overview Dr. Ramos has more than 20 years of experience working with organic pest management in tropical agroecosystems. She has conducted work in Puerto Rico, Costa Rica and Brazil. She is deeply committed to the wellbeing of rural communities.
member of Entomological Society of America Member International Society of Arboriculture Member Sociedad Científica Latinoamericana de Agroecología Member University of Puerto Rico - Utuado Professor
selected publications academic article Terrestrial Slugs in Neotropical Agroecosystems. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems. 5. 2021 A multifunctional approach to resolve the conservation versus livelihoods dilema. Biological Conservation. 2019 A global synthesis of the effects of diversified farming systems on arthropod diversity within fields and across agricultural landscapes. Global Change Biology. 23:4946-4957. 2017 article Manejo de Malezas en Cafetales Orgánicos 2014 chapter Puerto Rico. In: Biological Control in Latin America and the Caribbean: Its Rich History and Bright Future. Wallingford, Oxfordshire: CAB International. 2020 newsletter Desde mí, desde nosotras: abriendo surcos en la agroecología puertorriqueña. Revista LEISA 36 (1) 2020
research overview Organic pest management; agroforestry systems; plant-insect interactions; horticulture and human health; school gardens; agroecology
education and training B.S. in Biology, University of Puerto Rico - Río Piedras Ph.D. in Entomology and Agroforestry Systems, University of Idaho and CATIE, Costa Rica