RISE 2019 Conference

Dr. Pablo Méndez-Lázaro is currently an Associated Professor and the Coordinator for the Master degree program at the Department of Environmental Health of the University of Puerto Rico, Graduate School of Public Health. During the last 11 years, he has been involved in multiple research studies regarding weather extreme events impacts on public health and resilience in Puerto Rico, USVI and the continental US. Pablo has authored and co-authored more than 25 scientific papers in peer reviewed journals and contributed seven books chapters. He is also a Co-author of the US Fourth National Climate Assessment (NCA4) for the Caribbean Region (Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands). He is an active Member of the Puerto Rico Climate Change Council, San Juan ULTRA (Urban Long Term Research Area) and active researcher in the following research projects: 1. Principal Investigator: “Early Warning of Synoptic Air Quality Events to Improve Health and Well Being in the Greater Caribbean Region” funded by NASA. 2. Principal Investigator: “Climate Change Action Plans in Coastal Communities of Puerto Rico to Improve Quality of Life: A collaborative approach” Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources-Coastal Zone Management Office and Climate Change. 3. Co-Principal Investigator: “Impact to Hurricane related stressors and response on oncology care and health outcomes of women with gynecological cancers in PR and USVI” funded by National Institute of Cancer (2018-2020) 4. City Co-Lead: UREx-SRN (Urban Resilience to Extreme weather events-Sustainability Research Network) funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF). 5. Researcher: “SCC-Planning: Building Resilient Coastal Cities through Smart and Connected Communities funded by National Science Foundation