Associate Professor, Department of Ecology and Conservation Biology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-2258 USA

Core Faculty, Program in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-2475 USA

Investigador Asociado, Instituto Boliviano de Investigación Forestal,  Santa Cruz, Bolivia

Investigador Asociado, Museo de Historia Natural Noel Kempff Mercado, Santa Cruz, Bolivia

Ph.D. Botany, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida USA

B.S. Biology, Hope College, Holland, Michigan USA

Email: veldman (at) tamu (dot) edu

Doctoral Student,  Graduate Program in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Texas A&M University, College Station,  TX 77843-2475 USA

B.S. Biological Sciences, La Molina National Agrarian University (UNALM), Lima, Peru

Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Ecology and Conservation Biology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-2258 USA

Ph.D. History (Archaeobotany), Pompeu Fabra University, Barcelona, Spain

M.S. Terrestrial Ecology and Biodiversity Management, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

B.A. History, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

Research Interests: Dr. Ruiz-Pérez is an archaeologist and phytolith specialist. His research is mostly focused on tropical South America, where he investigates pre-Columbian cultivation systems, the effects of past anthropogenic land use on contemporary landscapes, and the millennial-scale role of fire in shaping savanna-forest mosaics.

Email: javier.ruizperez (at) ag (dot) tamu (dot) edu

Ph.D. Ecology and Conservation Biology (2023), Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-2258 USA

Currently: Postdoctoral Fellow, Michigan State University

M.S. Biodiversity, Pune University, India

B.S. Botany, Fergusson College, Pune University, India

Visiting Doctoral Student, Department of Ecology and Conservation Biology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-2258 USA

Doctoral Candidate, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Department of Biodiversity, Rio Claro, SP, Brazil. 

M.S. Plant Biology, São Paulo State University (UNESP), São Paulo, Brazil

B.S. Biological Sciences, Ouro Preto Federal University (UFOP), Minas Gerais, Brazil 

Masters of Science (2023, non-thesis),  Graduate Program in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Texas A&M University, College Station,  TX 77843-2475 USA

B.S. Biomathematics, Rhodes College, Memphis, Tennessee, USA

Visiting Doctoral Student, Department of Ecosystem Science & Management, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-2138 USA

Doctoral Candidate, Department of Forest Resources, Luiz de Queiroz College of Agriculture / University of São Paulo, São Paulo,  Brazil, 11 Pádua Dias Av.- Piracicaba - SP, Brasil 13418-900 

M.S. Biological Sciences, State University of Londrina, Paraná, Brazil 

B.S. Biological Sciences, State University of Londrina, Paraná, Brazil 

M.Sc. Ecosystem Science & Management (2020), Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
Thesis title:
Season of prescribed fire determines grassland restoration outcomes after fire exclusion and overgrazing

B.S. Biology, University of St. Thomas, Houston, Texas, USA

B.A. Theology, University of St. Thomas, Houston, Texas, USA

Postdoctoral Associate, Department of Ecosystem Science & Management, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-2138 USA

Currently: Visiting Research Scientist, Université de Montréal (Canada) 

Ph.D. Ecology and Evolution, University of Montpellier (France) 

M.S. Agronomy and Environmental Sciences, International Centre for Higher Education in Agricultural Sciences, Montpellier (France). 

B.S. Agronomy, International Centre for Higher Education in Agricultural Sciences, Montpellier (France) 

Research interests: Dr. Aleman studies savanna and forest history, biogeography and conservation. She uses interdisciplinary approaches (i.e., paleo-ecology, historical ecology, GIS, and modelling) to understand past and future responses of grass-dominated ecosystems to global environmental change.

Website: http://www.juliealeman.com/