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  • Ayala-Cruz, Jorge , Full Professor
  • Báez Rivera, Emilio Ricardo, Catedrático
  • Abreu Báez, Nancy , Directora del Sistema de Bibliotecas Universidad de Puerto Rico Río Piedras Bibliotecario Jefe Biblioteca Angel Quintero Alfaro, Estudios Generales
  • Ackerman, James D. , Professor, Researcher, Director of the UPRRP Zoology Museum and Herbarium
  • Alvarez-Perez, Gisela , Assistant Professor
  • Angulo, Maria , Assistant Professor
  • Aponte-Garcia, Maribel , Full Professor
  • Aponte-Garcia, Maribel , Professor, joint appointment between the Graduate School of Business Administration (EGAE) of the School of Business Administration and the Center for Social Research (CIS) of the Faculty of Social Sciences, both at the University of Puerto Rico (UPR), Río Piedras Campus. Director and founder, Value and Supply Chains in International Trade Project. Coordinator, Graduate School of Business as member of the Latin American and Caribbean Social Science Research Council (CLACSO) Researcher, Federal Statistical Research Data Center, Faculty of Business Administration.
  • Aponte-Garcia, Maribel , Professor, joint appointment between the Graduate School of Business Administration (EGAE) of the School of Business Administration and the Center for Social Research (CIS) of the Faculty of Social Sciences, both at the University of Puerto Rico (UPR), Río Piedras Campus. Director and founder, Value and Supply Chains in International Trade Project. Coordinator, Graduate School of Business as member of the Latin American and Caribbean Social Science Research Council (CLACSO) Researcher, Federal Statistical Research Data Center, Faculty of Business Administration.
  • Aponte-Garcia, Marines , Full Professor
  • Arce Nazario, Rafael A. , Professor
  • Armstrong Pedersen, Clifton , Assistant Professor
  • Arroyo Cruzado, Gerardo , 2006 to present: Professor, Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas, Facultad de Estudios Generales UPR-RP Summer 07 y 08: Visiting Professor at Departamento de Biología de la Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo 2004-2011 Laboratory Coordinator, Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas, Facultad de Estudios Generales UPR-RP 2003-2004 Consultant Professor, Instituto 2000, Centro de Recursos para las Ciencias e Ingeniería, Universidad de Puerto Rico, Río Piedras 2002-2003 Consultant Professor, PR-SSI, Centro de Recursos para las Ciencias e Ingeniería, Universidad de Puerto Rico, Río Piedras 2000-2005 Associate Professor, Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas, Facultad de Estudios Generales, UPR-RP 1991-2000 Assistant Professor, Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas, Facultad de Estudios Generales, UPR-RP 1986-1991 Instructor, Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas, Facultad de Estudios Generales, UPR-RP
  • Avillan Leon, Petra E. , Cathedratica Asociado
  • Ayarza Real, Carlos J. , Assistant Professor
  • Barreto Orta, Maritza , Profesora Distinguida, Catedrática Escuela Graduada de Planificación Directora Instituto de Investigación y Planificación Costera de Puerto Rico (CoRePI)
  • Bayman Gupta, Paul , Professor / Catedratico
  • Bernabe, Raul , Assistant Professor
  • Bonilla Silva, Karen , Clinical Psychologist II
  • Borrero, Michelle , Professor Director, Center for Science and Math Education Research
  • Brown-Ewer , Scott , Full Professor
  • Báez-Díaz, Aníbal , Full Professor
  • Calderon-Abreu , Theany , Assistant Professor
  • Caraballo-Cueto, José , Catedrático Asociado
  • Carballeira, Néstor M. , Professor of Chemistry and Program Director UPR-RP RISE program
  • Cardona, Sofía Irene , Catedrática de Estudios Hispánicos
  • Cardona-Cardona, Rogelio J. , Full Professor
  • Castrillón-Velandia, Oscar Y. , Assistant Professor
  • Castro González, Karen C., Full Professor
  • Castro-Gonzáles, Segundo , Associate Professor
  • Cavallin Calanche, Humberto , Professor, Head of the Undergraduate Program on Environmental Design, Head of the Graduate Program in Architecture
  • Cavallin Calanche, Humberto , Professor, Head of the Undergraduate Program on Environmental Design, Head of the Graduate Program in Architecture
  • Charron-Vias, Marta Z. , Professor
  • Chen, Zhongfang , Professor
  • Chopel, Alison M. , Professor, Graduate School of Planning, University of Puerto Rico
  • Colón Parrilla, Wilma V., professor, Department of Biological Sciences
  • Corrada Bravo, Carlos J. , Professor
  • Correa Matos, Nancy J., Instructor, Assistant professor, Associate Professor, Professor, Research Assistant, Clinical Dietitian, Nutrition Specialist for Extension Services, Researcher, Entrepreneur-private practice
  • Cucher, Michael , Assistant Professor
  • Cuevas Viera, Elvira , -Full Professor – Department of Biology, University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras campus (September 4, 2001 - present). - Director –Center for Tropical Applied Ecology and Conservation, University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras campus (September 1st, 2002 – present ). - Associate Investigator II & III (September 1988 – April 1999), Full Associate Investigator (1999-2001) – Plant eco-physiology laboratory, Ecology Center, Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas, Caracas, Venezuela. - Scientific collaborator - USDA Forest Service International Institute of Tropical Forestry, Rio Piedras, PuertoRico (1988 – present) - Visiting Scientist, Plant eco-physiology laboratory, Centro de Ecología, IVIC, Caracas, Venezuela (2004 - 2015) - Adjunct faculty at the Department of Management and Conservation of Natural Tropical Resources, Faculty of Veterinary and Zootechnology, Universidad Autonoma de Yucatán, Mérida, México (May 2004 - June 2010). - Adjunct Professor - Department of Biology, University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras campus (August 2000 – July 2001) - Visiting Associate Professor - Department of Botany, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA (December 30 1994 - May 11, 1995). - Visiting Professor – School of Biological Sciences, Stanford University (September 1993 – July 1994). - Scientific Associate III – Terrestrial Ecology division, Center for Energy and Environmental Studies of the University of Puerto Rico (formerly Puerto Rico Nuclear Center, US Atomic Energy Commission) (July 1974 - July 1977)
  • Cumba-Avilés, Eduardo , Assistant Research Scientist
  • Cumba-Avilés, Eduardo , Assistant Research Scientist
  • Cunci, Lisandro , Assistant Professor, Researcher
  • Cáceres Cruz , Virgen , Ha sido Catedrática Auxiliar. Actualmente se desempaña en la investigación ocupando un puesto de auxiliar de investigación III en el Centro de Investigaciones Sociales, Facultad de Ciencias Sociales, UPRRP.
  • Cáceres, Virgen , Ha sido Catedrática Auxiliar. Actualmente se desempaña en la investigación ocupando un puesto de auxiliar de investigación III en el Centro de Investigaciones Sociales, Facultad de Ciencias Sociales, UPRRP
  • De los Santos-Corrada, Maria , Assistant Professor
  • de Pablos Escalante, Raúl E. , Catedrático del Departamento de Filosofía de la Facultad de Humanidades
  • Delgado Ortega, Richie , Professional Counselor, Professor, Researcher
  • Dávila Díaz, Kariluz , Assistant Professor, Researcher
  • Díaz Calcaño, Tamara , Professor of Humanities and Art History courses
  • Díaz-Ayala, Ramonita , Assistant Professor
  • Echevarría Díaz, Elbe , Catedrática Asociada
  • Echevarría Marín, Roberto , Assistant Professor
  • Eglée Pérez , María , Professor, Researcher
  • Encarnación Burgos, Angeliz E., Assistant Professor | Elance Colección Dr. Rafael Picó
  • Feliciano López, Vidalina , Clinical Psychologist
  • Fred Rivera, Ivette , Full Professor 1998 -
  • Fristoe, Trevor , Assistant Professor, University of Puerto Rico – Río Piedras, San Juan, Puerto Rico (2023-Present) Senior Research Associate, University of Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany (2018-2023) Postdoc, Washington University in St Louis, St Louis, MO (2015-2018)
  • Galarza-Garcia, Laura , Full Professor
  • Garcia-Arraras, Jose E. , Full Professor
  • Gaspar Concepción, Jessica Aymeé , Directora Interina, Departamento de Drama
  • Ghezzi, Alfredo , Associate Professor
  • Giovannetti-Torres, Jorge L. , Full Professor (2013), Department of Sociology and Anthropology, College of Social Sciences, University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras. Academic Coordinator, Social Science and Caribbean Archive, Institute of Caribbean Studies, 2021-Present. Acting Director, Institute of Caribbean Studies, 2023-2024.
  • Gong, Guihua , Professor
  • Gonzalez-Cerrud, Pedro , Full Professor
  • González López, Libia M. , Full Professor, Humanities Department, College of General Studies. Affiliated Researcher, Agricultural Experiment Station, UPRM (2020); Affiliated Researcher, Center for Social Research (CIS), College of Social Sciences, UPRRP (2023-2024)
  • González Torres, Nathalie , Librarian director
  • Gutiérrez Laboy, Roberto , Full Professor
  • Guzmán Merced, Rosa , Full Professor
  • Guzzardo Tamargo, Rosa E. , Assistant Professor, University of Puerto Rico, Río Pie-dras (2012) • Associate Professor, University of Puerto Rico, Río Pie-dras (2015) • Full Professor, University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras (2022)
  • Haddock, Jorge , Full Professor
  • Hernandez-Diaz, Arleen , Full Professor
  • Hernández-Aponte, Gerardo Alberto , Professor Humanities courses
  • Irizarry Odlum, Rafael L., Professor, Graduate School of Planning 1987 -
  • Irizarry-Robles, Carol Y., Assistant Researcher, Proposal Developer, Research Assistant
  • Izquierdo Collar, Yolanda M. , Catedráca del Departamento de Humanidades de la Facultad de Estudios Generales hasta junio de 2020 Directora interina del Departamemnto de Estudios Hispánicos, 2011-2012
  • Janwa, Heeralal , Tenured Full Professor, Researcher
  • Jiménez-Chafey, María Isabel , Project Coordinator, Associate Assistant Researcher,Psychology Instructor, Counseling Center Clinical Psychologist, Director of the Counseling Department for Student Development.
  • Jurado Andino, Michelle , Psychologist III (Clinical Faculty)
  • Keyantuo, Valentin , Professor
  • Lasalde-Dominicci, Jose A. , Professor of Biochemistry UPR Rio Piedras Campus, Department of Biology and Chemistry, Adjunct Professor Institute of Neurobiology, Director of the UPR Center for Neuroplasticity, Executive director UPR MSRC, UPR MSRC Scientific Director, Founder and Director of the UPR Clinical Bioreagent Center, Vice president of Research and Technology (2010 2017), Interim President University of Puerto Rico 2013.
  • Li, Liangqing , Professor of Mathematics
  • Lizardi-Pollock, Jorge L., Professor, Researcher, Director of CIUDAD and AACUPR.
  • Lluberes, Marie , Assistant Professor
  • Lobato-Vico , Manuel , Full Professor
  • Longobardi - Vergata, Teresa , Full Professor
  • Lopez-Palau , Sylvia , Full Professor
  • Lozada Rivera, Aida R., Associate Professor
  • Lugo Acevedo, María Luisa , Catedrática del Departamento de Estudios Hispánicos Coordinadora del Programa Graduado de Estudios Hispánicos
  • Lugo González, Jeanmary , Bibliotecaria I
  • López-Sierra, Héctor E. , Humanities Instructor at the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus, General Studies Division.
  • Maldonado-Vlaar, Carmen S., Professor of Neuroscience, Chair of the Department of Biology, Dean of Graduate Studies and Research, Director of Undergraduate Interdisciplinary Research Office (CRIIAS)
  • Martínez Vizcarrondo, Doris. E. , Catedrátíca
  • Massey, Steven , Postdoc 2004-2006 University of South Florida, Postdoc 2006-2008 University of Wyoming, Biology Dept, UPRRP from 2008 (full Professor)
  • Mathews, Dale T. , Assistant Professor
  • Medina, Luis A. , Professor, Researcher
  • Meléndez Ramos , Grisel E. , Associate Professor
  • Meléndez Ramos , Grisel E. , Associate Professor
  • Merced, Amelia , Assistant Professor (contract)
  • Morales-Cruz, Jennifer , Clinical Psychologist, Investigator
  • Mégret, Rémi , Associate Professor Interim Director, Computer Science department
  • Narvaez Cordoba, Maria Teresa, Full Professor
  • Navarro Diaz, Criseida , Professor Student Learning Assessment Coordinator Curriculum Committee, Chair Personnel Committee, Chair
  • Nieves Viera, Melitza , Professor
  • Nieves-Rodriguez, Elsa B. , Assistant Professor
  • Nytch, Christopher , Assistant Professor -Director, Institute for INnovation in Sustainability Training, Applications and Research in Agri-Environmental Sciences (IINSTAR-AS) -Associate Director, Luquillo Long-Term Ecological Research Program (LUQ-LTER) -President, RCE Puerto Rico-Red de Educación para el Desarrollo Sostenible (REDeS)
  • Náter, Miguel Ángel , Catedrático
  • Olmeda Avilés, Ángel , Assistant Professor
  • Orozco-Garcia, Juan C. , Assistant Professor
  • Ortiz Andrade, Bonny M., Biological Sciences Professor
  • Ortiz Ortiz, Yamil O. , Auxiliary Researcher, Professor
  • Ortiz Ubarri, José R., Professor
  • Ortiz-Laureano, Liz Johanna , GSPA Program Coordinator, since January 2024 GSPA representative at the Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration (NASPAA), since January 2024 Member: Institutional Committee for Academic Transformation, since October 2023 Member: GSPA Academic Affairs and Curriculum Committee, since January 2023 Member: GSPA Learning Assessment Committee, since January 2023 Coordinator: GSPA Library Committee, since January 2023 Researcher: Center for Multidisciplinary Studies on Government and Public Affairs (CEMGAP)
  • Ortiz-López, Luis A. , Professor
  • Ortiz-Rivera, María Mercedes , Catedrática Auxliar/ Coordinadora de práctica
  • Ortiz-Zuazaga, Humberto , Professor / Catedratico
  • Pagán-Jiménez, Jaime R. , Associate Researcher, Affiliated Researcher, Senior Researcher, Adjunct Professor
  • Palai, Ratnakar , Professor of Physics
  • Pantojas, Emilio , Senior Researcher
  • Parga Vázquez, Andrea , Professor
  • Paul, Justin , Full Professor
  • Pere, Myra M. , Full Professor
  • Pericchi Guerra, Luis Raul , Professor College of Natural Sciences University of Puerto Rico Rio Piedras and retired Professor from Universidad Simon Bolivar Caracas. Director of the Biostatistics and Bioinformatics Center UPRRP.
  • Peterson-Peguero, Esther A. , Associate Professor at University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus, Affiliated Assistant Investigator, University of Puerto Rico Comprehensive Cancer Center
  • Peña Rivera, Norma I., Graduate School of Planning Dr. Salvador M. Padilla Escabí, Interim Director 2018 -
  • Phillips, Pamela , Professor
  • Planas Casado, Robin , Assistant professor, architect, researcher. School of Architecture, University of Puerto Rico.
  • Pérez Marín, Carmen I. , catedrática de literatura hispanoamericana y espa;ola
  • Pérez Ortiz, Melanie , Catedrática Estudios Hispánicos
  • Pérez Rivera, Jaime Moisés , Catedrático Asociado Facultad de Ciencias Sociales Departamento de Sociología y Antropología
  • Pérez, Pedro , Professor of Biochemistry
  • Pérez-Ramírez, Rafael A., Assistant Professor
  • Pérez-Reyes, Omar , Assistant Professor
  • Quintero Ramírez, Graciela , Catedrática Auxiliar
  • Quintero-Rivera , Ángel , Full Professor; from 1992 1993 Dean of Graduate Studies and Research.
  • Quinteros, Alejandro , Full Professor
  • Ramirez Lugo, Juan S., Associate Professor, Director of Puerto Rico Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (PR-LSAMP)
  • Reyes Núñez, Grisell , Catedrática Asociada
  • Rivera Casellas, Zaira O., Full Professor – Department of Hispanic Studies, University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras. Interim Director – Graduate Program in Translation, University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras.
  • Rivera Crespo, Omayra , Assistant Professor, Community designer, Researcher, Participatory Design Consultant
  • Rivera De Jesús, Wilmer O., Assistant Professor/ Environmental Scientist
  • Rivera Rodríguez, Hilda , Professor Coordinator of Master Program
  • Rivera, José M. , Professor Emeritus, Journalist, Researcher
  • Rodriguez-Fernandez, Imilce A. , Assistant Professor
  • Rodriguez-Ramirez, Javier , Full Professor
  • Rodríguez Carrasquillo, Deliz , School Representative to the Graduate Board of the Faculty of Social Sciences Learning Assessment Coordinator Member of the Academic Affairs and Curriculum Committee Member of the Natural Disasters Committee Researcher at the Center for Multidisciplinary Studies on Government and Public Affairs (CEMGAP)
  • Rodríguez Centeno, Mabel Mayela , Catedrátic* Departamento de Humanidades Facultad de Estudios Generales Recinto de Río Piedras Universidad de Puerto Rico Miembr* Comité Interfacultativo Concentración Menor en Estudios de Mujer y Género Facultad de Estudios Generales Recinto de Río Piedras Universidad de Puerto Rico
  • Rodríguez Pedró, Rosángela , Librarian
  • Rodríguez, Rosa I. , Assistant Professor
  • Rodríguez-Martínez, José Arcadio , Associate Professor
  • Rodríguez-Torres, Edgardo , Full Professor
  • Rodríguez-Torres, Edgardo , Full Professor
  • Rodulfo, Jorge , Catedrático Auxiliar
  • Rosa-Rodríguez, Yarimar , Psychologist III / Director
  • Rosado Rodríguez, Efraín , Associate Professor
  • Rosario Santos, Angélica M. , Instructor
  • Rosim Fachini, Estevão , • Full Professor •Coordinator - Minor in Conservation of Tangible Cultural Heritage
  • Rubio Canabal, Ivelisse , Professor
  • Ruiz-Torres, Alex , Full Professor
  • Ríos Figueroa, Carmen , Full Professor
  • Ríos Villarini, Nadjah , ull Professor English Department College of General Studies
  • Sanchez-Morcilio, Rosarito , Full Professor
  • Santiago , Janine , Associate Professor of English College of General Studies
  • Santiago Bartolomei, Raúl , Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Planning 2021 -
  • Santiago Torres , Pedro J. , Professor and PIDC Coordinator
  • Santiago-Castro, Marisela , Full Professor
  • Schindler , Kurt , Assistant Professor
  • Serra Taylor, Jose , Trabajador Social IV
  • Shan, Lin , Associate Professor in the Department of Mathematics
  • Smith, Dorsía , Catedrática
  • Solivan Robles, Jennifer , Assistant Professor
  • Sánchez Zambrana, Carlos J. , Decano de la Facultad de Estudios Generales 2020 -
  • Tirado Avilés, Amílcar , Bibliotecario y Archivero, Archivo de Ciencias Sociales y del Caribe, Facultad de Ciencias Sociales, UPR-RP (2022-Presente). Director Asociado, Sistema de Bibliotecas, UPR-RP (2004-2012) Bibliotecario referencista, Sistema de Bibliotecas, UPR-RP (2000-2021) Centro de Estudios Puertorriqueños, Hunter College, City University of New York, Nueva York (1978-2000).
  • Toranzos, Gary A. , Professor, Researcher
  • Torres Cordero, Ariam L., • Postdoctoral Research Scholar at Columbia World Projects, Columbia University • Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Planning, University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras
  • Torres Díaz, Carlos M. , Assistant Professor
  • Torres Muñoz , María Elba , Professor Humanities courses Institute Interdisciplinary and Multicultural / Director Principal/ Research- Tiznando el país: Visualidades y Representaciones/INIM (Andrew W. Mellon Foundation)
  • Torres Vázquez, Yarelis , Bibliotecaria Auxiliar III, Coordinadora Servicios Bibliotecarios para Personas con Impedimentos (1999-2014) Bibliotecaria I – Biblioteca y Hemeroteca Puertorriqueña (2014-2019, 2020 al presente) Bibliotecaria jefe Biblioteca de Administración Pública (2019-2020) Directora auxiliar interina, Departamento de Colecciones del Sistema de Bibliotecas (octubre 2021 a febrero 2022)
  • Torrez-McMannis, Jimmy , Professor
  • Valera-Marquez, Juan B., Assistant Professor
  • Vargas Silva, Arnaldo J., Assistant Professor
  • Vega-Vilca, José , Full Professor
  • Velez, Daiver , Catedrático Auxiliar
  • Velázquez-Rosado , Wanda , Full Professor
  • Vicente Prado, Carlos Luis , Professor
  • Villafañe-Rodríguez, Camille , Full Professor
  • Vázquez Pagán , Jenice M., Catedrática Auxiliar
  • Vázquez, Nancy Viana , Assistant Professor, Academic Advisor
  • Vélez Cardona, Waldemiro , Catedrático en el Departamento de Ciencias Sociales de la Facultad de Estudios Generales, del Recinto de Río Piedras de la UPR
  • Vélez-Santiago, Alejandro Vélez-Santiago , Associate Professor of Mathematics
  • Wilson Fraites, Dinah M. , Librarian I, Library System, UPR-RP
  • Wu, Xianyong , Assistant professor, researcher
  • Zeno Santi, Rosael , Clinical Psychologist, Research
  • Álvarez Burgos, Marta , Full Professor