Professors/Specialists by Department
Agro-Environmental Sciences
Ada N. Alvarado Ortiz
Integrated Pest Management
Areas of interest: Sustainable Management, Pesticides, Pollinators, Natural Enemies
Dania Rivera Ocasio
Ornamental
Areas of interest: Horticulture, Plants for Pollinators, Native Plants, Forests, Tree Production
Ermita Hernández Heredia
Vegetables
Areas of interest: Sustainable Production and Management, Alternative Production Systems, Organic Amendments, Biological Controls, Pest Management, Insects, and Diseases
José L. Zamora Echevarría
Tropical Fruit Production
Area of Interest: Use of Drones in Agricultural Production, Propagation and Artificial Floral Induction, Foliage Management, Nutrition, and Irrigation Systems
Edda L. Martínez Cález
Entomology
Areas of interest: Taxonomy, Integrated Pest Management, Beekeeping, Pollinators, Forest Pests
Sally González Miranda
Urban Forestry and Landscaping
Area of Interest: Arboriculture, Urban Forestry, Landscaping, Conservation, Sustainability
Wanda I. Almodóvar Caraballo
Plant pathology
Area of Interest: Diagnosis, Integrated Management, Exotic Diseases, Diseases of Starchy Crops, Diseases in Hydroponics
Daniel A. Bair Gallegos
Soils
Areas of interest: Soil Chemistry, Soil Health
Alfredo Aponte Zayas
Grass and Forage
Area of Interest: Pasture Management and Establishment, Grazing, Sustainable Pasture Management, Silvopasture, and Fertility
Agricultural Education
Gloriselle Negrón Ríos
Environmental Health
Area of Interest: Environmental Health, Care and Protection of Natural Resources
Ivys A. Figueroa Sánchez
Health
Area of Interest: Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
Anibal II Ruiz Lugo
Non-Formal Education Methodology and Programs
Area of Interest:
Methodologies and Strategies for Non-Formal Education, Logical Models, Extension Programs, Sustainable Production Systems, Ecological Intelligence
Lorna I. Campos
Food and Nutrition Specialist
Area of Interest: Nutritional Therapy for the Entire Life Cycle, Food Resource Management, Safe Food Handling, Healthy and Economical Recipes, Movement and Physical Activity
María del C. Rodríguez
Program Evaluation
Area of Interest: Quantitative Evaluation, Qualitative Evaluation, Logical Model
Roberto Rigau Llorens
External Resources
Area of Interest: Identification of External Funds for the CCA, Proposal Writing, Administration of Sponsored Projects, Identification of External Funds for Farmers, Identification of External Funds for Non-Profit Organizations
Ircha Martínez Rodríguez
Consumer Education
Area of Interest: Personal and Family Finance, Resource Management, Financial Health and Well-being, Leadership & Coaching, Professional Media Influence
Janis Del Rosario Morales
Positive Youth Development
Areas of interest: 4-H Projects, Fine Arts, 4-H SEA Traveling Theater, and Multimedia
Yvonne Laracuente Bernat
Well-being of Older Adults
Areas of interest: Education on Aging and the Elderly, Active and Healthy Aging, Ageism.
Economía Agrícola y Sociología Rural
Alexandra Gregory Crespo
Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology
Areas of interest: Price Analysis, Production Economics, Consumer Economics, Agricultural Accounting
Alwin J. Jiménez Maldonado
Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology
Areas of interest: Property Management, Agricultural Finance, Risk Management, Financial Analysis, Agricultural Insurance
Germán Ramos Cartagena
Community Resource Development
Areas of interest: Community Organization, Community Self-Management, Sustainable Development, Community and Social Entrepreneurship, Volunteering
Robinson Rodríguez Pérez
Community Resource Development
Area of Interest: Community Organization, Economic Development, Community Qualitative Research Self-Management and Resilience Poverty and Inequality
Felipe Veluk Gutierrez
Community Resource Development
Area of Interest: Rural Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Social Organization and Collective Leadership, Territorial Governance, and Community Forestry
Ciencia Animal
Jaime E. Curbelo Rodríguez
Physiology of the Mammary Gland
Area of Interest: Mastitis, Milk Quality, Agricultural Innovation, Heat Stress in Cattle, Diseases in Cattle
Carlos A. Nazario Pagán
Poultry farming
Areas of interest: Poultry Management, Commercial Fresh Egg Production, Commercial Broiler Production, Environmental Control, Poultry Nutrition
Ingeniería Agrícola y Biosistemas
