Director, UNIDOS Center for HSI Community Coordination
Florida International University, United States
Johanna Delgado Acevedo is the UNIDOS: Center for HSI Community Coordination at Florida International University. UNIDOS is funded by the National Science Foundation’s HSI program to support and amplify STEM education researchers at Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs). Previously, she was an Associate Professor at Texas A&M University-Commerce, specializing in Wildlife Science and Conservation. She earned her Ph.D. in Wildlife Sciences from Texas A&M University - Kingsville, where she utilized molecular markers to investigate wild pig population structure in Texas. Additionally, her master's focused on the effects of habitat quality on the morphology of Puerto Rican amphibians, emphasizing environmentally induced phenotypic changes. Her professional journey includes serving as the Director of the Botanical Garden of the University of Puerto Rico, Visiting assistant professor at Sul Ross State University, and Research Coordinator for a collaboration agreement between the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico and Casa Pueblo (www.casapueblo.org), a grassroots organization.
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