RISE 2019 Conference

Transforming University Engagement In Pre- and Post-Disaster Environments: Lessons from Puerto Rico

Elvia Melendez-Akerman

Professor

University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras

 

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Elvia Melendez-Ackerman currently works at the Department of Environmental Sciences and Center for Applied Tropical Ecology and Conservation (CREST-CATEC), University of Puerto Rico at Rio Piedras. Elvia does research in Evolutionary Biology, Botany , Conservation, Urban Green Infrastructure and Socio-Ecological Systems. She has projects with IITF-Forest Service, USDA-NIFA and USFW and DRNA.