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Mayagüez, PR

Aftermaths: Community Responses to Climate Disaster

Project

UPR Student, Julianna M. Canabal Rodríguez, on COVID's Impact on Environmental Issues

Students working with Dr. Ricia Anne Chansky on the “Mi María” project at the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez shift their research to explore connections between the climate emergency and the public health crisis of COVID-19 in marginalized and underserved communities that are disproportionately impacted by both.

Professor Ricia Anne Chansky’s interview with Julianna M. Canabal Rodríguez. Courtesy of Dr. Ricia Anne Chansky.

Contributors

University Partners

University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez

Faculty Project Director
Ricia A. Chansky

Students
Yarelis Marcial Acevedo
Aixamar Ramos Acevedo
Jonathan S. Acevedo
Nicole Alayon
Rodniel Alviles-Morales
Pierucci Aponte Andujar
Isaac Rodriguez Aponte
Jaffet Oneil Tubens Bassat
Valerie Quinones Cordero
Jeremy A. Villafañe Diaz
Kidanny J. Medina Droz
Grace Lucca Feliciano
Ana Patron Fidalgo
Julisa Figueroa
Francheska Morales Garcia
Paola M. Rodriguez Garcia
Juan M. Perez Gonzalez
Jerry Hernandez-Merced
Kevin Lopez-Matias
Angelic Lucca
Naylah Ramos Martinez
Dabnerys Y. Sanchez Milián
Daysel M. Arroyo Morales
Pura Arroyo Morales
Daniela Mulero
Sharon Nieves
Tania Ocano
Joel Ortiz
Allyson Vargas Ortiz
Adriana Montes Pacheco
Sebastián Serrano Pagán
Andres Perez
Alex Ramos
Ricardo Ramos
Janely Rentas-Maldonado
Joe Centeno Reyes
Andrea Rodriguez
Edwin J. Santos Rodríguez
Bryan Ramos Romero
Jorge Sanchez
Maria Cecilia Inigo Sanchez
Fabiola del Valle Sánchez
Brenda Flores Santiago
Kiara Rivera-Santiago
Jose Segarra
Joseph F. Cortijo Tanco
Miguel Valazquez
Andrea Valdes Valderrama
Joelys Tardy Vargas
Mitchell Perez Velez
Kiara Velez Velez
Astrid Zapata-De Jesus

Community Partners

Fundación Surfrider Rincón

Steve Tamar

Fundación de Culebra

Luz Rivera Cantwell

Sandra Farms

Israel Gonzalez
Sandra Gonzalez