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About Aldemaro Romero Jr.
Visiting Scholar. University of Miami.. Author of more than 1,100 articles and 30 books and monographs.
| July 2021 - Present | Visiting Scholar, University of Miami ‐ Department of Biology | |
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| July 2016 - Present | Professor, CUNY Bernard M Baruch College ‐ Natural Sciences | |
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| July 2009 - June 2016 | Professor, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville ‐ Biology | |
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| July 2003 - June 2009 | Professor, Arkansas State University - Main Campus ‐ Department of Biological Sciences | |
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| July 1998 - June 2003 | Associate Professor, Macalester College ‐ Environmental Studies | |
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| August 1996 - July 1998 | Assistant Professor, Florida Atlantic University ‐ Biology | |
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| 1994 - 1996 | Instructor, Miami-Dade Community College ‐ Biology | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Grants
| 2006 - 2006 | Genetic structure of the Southern Cavefish, Typhlichthys subterraneus. |
| National Speleological Society research grant. | |
| Role: PI | |
| $528.00 | |
| 2005 - 2005 | Ecological impact of whaling and dolphin fisheries on the populations of marine mammals in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. |
| ASU Faculty Research Grant. | |
| Role: PI | |
| $5,000.00 | |
| 2005 - 2005 | Status report for the Southern cavefish Typhlichthys subterraneus. |
| State Wildlife and Game Commission (Arkansas). | |
| Role: PI | |
| $37,351.00 | |
| 2001 - 2001 | Behavioral responses in “blind” cave fishes with developmentally induced eyes . |
| Wallace Research grant. | |
| Role: Co-PI | |
| Colleague(s): Melody Sakazaki | |
| $5,000.00 | |
| 2000 - 2000 | Paleoenvironment and taphonomy of the Alcover-Montral fossil quarries (Tarragona Province, NE Spain). |
| Wallace Faculty Travel grant. | |
| Role: Co-PI | |
| Colleague(s): Raymond Rogers | |
| $4,900.00 | |
| 2000 - 2000 | Project title: Distribution and exploitation of marine mammals in the Southern Caribbean. V: Tobago. |
| Wallace Faculty research grant. | |
| Role: PI | |
| $7,000.00 | |
| 1999 - 1999 | Distribution and exploitation of cetaceans in the Southern Caribbean. II: Grenada and Adjacent Waters. |
| Keck Student-Faculty Collaboration grant. | |
| Role: PI | |
| $4,520.00 | |
| 1999 - 1999 | Distribution and exploitation of cetaceans in the Southern Caribbean. III: Trinidad and Tobago. |
| Wallace Faculty research grant. | |
| Role: PI | |
| $6,200.00 | |
| 1993 - 1993 | Freshwater biological preserve design in Paraguaná, Venezuela. |
| Fauna & Flora Preservation Society research grant. | |
| Role: PI | |
| $7,500.00 | |
| 1991 - 1991 | Paraguaná Critical Areas Program. |
| Fauna & Flora Preservation Society research grant. | |
| Role: PI | |
| $7,500.00 | |
| 1988 - 1988 | Studies on orientation in fish migration. |
| Universidad Central de Venezuela research grant. | |
| Role: Co-PI | |
| Colleague(s): Luis Levin | |
| $15,000.00 | |
| 1986 - 1986 | Experimental analysis of the migratory behavior of fishes in continuous channels . |
| Universidad Central de Venezuela research grant. | |
| Renewal | |
| Role: Co-PI | |
| Colleague(s): Luis Levin, Pedro Belmonte | |
| $10,000.00 | |
| 1985 - 1985 | Experimental analysis of the migratory behavior of fishes in continuous channels . |
| Universidad Central de Venezuela research grant. | |
| Role: Co-PI | |
| Colleague(s): Luis Levin, Pedro Belmonte | |
| $10,000.00 | |
| 1983 - 1983 | Aggressive behavior between the surface (eyed) and cave (blind) forms of Astyanax fasciatus (Pisces: Characidae). |
| Sigma-Xi, The Scientific Research Society research grant. | |
| Role: PI | |
| $180.00 | |
| 1983 - 1983 | Project title: Reactions to light in cave populations of Trogloglanis pattersoni and Satan eurystomus (Pisces: Ictaluridae) |
| Southern Regional Education Board research grant. | |
| Role: PI | |
| Colleague(s): Steven M. Green | |
| $761.84 | |
| 1983 - 1983 | Variation in apparently neutral morphological characters of the cave populations of Astyanax fasciatus (Pisces: Characidae). |
| Explorers Club research grant. | |
| Role: PI | |
| $600.00 | |
| 1983 - 1983 | Variation in apparently neutral morphological characters of the cave populations of Astyanax fasciatus (Pisces: Characidae). |
| National Speleological Society research grant. | |
| Role: PI | |
| $300.00 | |
| 1982 - 1982 | Genetic basis of behavior and phenotypic variability in Astyanax fasciatus (Cuvier) (Pisces: Characidae) in different environments of Costa Rica. |
| Organization for Tropical Studies post-course award. | |
| Role: PI | |
| $1,500 | |
| 1982 - 1982 | Genetical, morphological, and behavioral studies on the evolutionary biology of the Astyanax-species complex of Middle America. |
| National Speleological Society research grant. | |
| Role: PI | |
| $255 | |
| 1981 - 1981 | The evolution of behavior in surface (eyed), cave (blind), and intermediate forms of Astyanax mexicanus (Pisces: Characidae). |
| Peter Nikolic Fellowship in Animal Behavior and Charles Tobach Fund award. | |
| Role: PI | |
| $330 |
Honors and Awards
- 2011 – Diversity initiatives. Minority Access, Washington, DC.
- 1997 - National Science Foundation’s sponsored Molecular Genetic Analysis Applied To Evolution, Ecology and Systematic Biology Course at San Francisco State Univ.
- 1995 – Travel Grant. Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society.
- 1993 - Humboldt Award to the Best Professional Nature Video. Latin American Institute of Social Research
- 1992 - Henri Pittier Medal. Ministry of the Environment and Renewable Natural Resources of Venezuela.
- 1990 – Municipal Award for Environmental Conservation. Sucre District.
- 1990 - Honorable Mention, CONICIT (Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Tecnológicas) National Science Award. Caracas, Venezuela.
- 1990 - Municipal Environmental Distinction. Caracas City Hall. Caracas, Venezuela.
- 1990 - Honorable Mention. Seguros Lara Award for Environmental Journalism for the TV programs "The Other Paraguaná," "Páramos Forever," and "In Search of the Spectacled Bear."
- 1989 - Honorable Mention. Humboldt Award for Documentaries on National Parks.
- 1984 - Travel grant. American Association for the Advancement of Science.
- 1983 - Honors Teaching Assistant Appointment (Department of Biology, University of Miami).
- 1982 - Travel grant. American Association for the Advancement of Science.
- 1982 - Outstanding Teaching Assistant for 1981-82 Academic Year (Department of Biology, University of Miami).
- 1982 - Honors Teaching Assistant Appointment (Department of Biology, University of Miami).
- 1981 - Outstanding Teaching Assistant for 1980-81 Academic Year (Department of Biology, University of Miami).
- 1981 - Teaching Assistant Appointment (Department of Biology, University of Miami).
- 1974 - Feijóo Prize (Spanish Science Journalism National Award). Spanish Association for Advancement of Science, Madrid, Spain.
- 1974 - Honorable Mention (First Latin American Congress of Science Journalism, Caracas).
Courses
- Animal Behavior (graduate and undergraduate, lecture)
- Behavioral Ecology (graduate and undergraduate, lecture)
- Biology and Geology of the Hawaiian Islands (undergraduate, field course)
- Biology of Fishes (undergraduate, lecture)
- Biology of Marine Mammals (graduate and undergraduate, lecture, lab, and field)
- Biospeleology: Life in Darkness (undergraduate and graduate, lecture and field)
- Cellular and General Biology (undergraduate, lab)
- Comparative Anatomy of Vertebrates (undergraduate, lab)
- Conservation Biology (undergraduate and graduate, lecture)
- Contemporary Biology (undergraduate, lecture)
- Environmental Analysis and Problem Solving (undergraduate, seminar)
- Environmental Issues in Latin America and the Caribbean (undergraduate, graduate, seminar)
- Environmental Science (graduate and undergraduate, lecture)
- Evolution (undergraduate, lecture)
- Evolutionary Paleontology (undergraduate, lecture)
- Field Studies in Marine Biology (undergraduate, field course)
- General Biology (lab for non-majors)
- General Genetics (undergraduate, lecture)
- History and Philosophy of Science (undergraduate, lecture
- History of Biological Ideas (graduate and undergraduate, lecture)
- Human Anatomy and Physiology (undergraduate, lecture and lab)
- Human Biology (undergraduate, lecture)
- Human Ecology (undergraduate, lecture)
- Introduction to the History and Philosophy of Science (undergraduate, lecture)
- Invertebrate Zoology (undergraduate, lecture and lab)
- Marine Biology (undergraduate, lecture, lab, and field)
- Molecular Genetics (undergraduate, lecture)
- Organismal Biology (undergraduate, lecture and lab)
- Population Genetics (undergraduate)
- Science Communication for Scientists (graduate)
- Science in the Cinema (undergraduate and graduate, lecture)
- Seminar on Evolutionary Biology (graduate)
- Seminar on Marine Biology (undergraduate, seminar)
- Senior Assignment in Biology (undergraduate)
- Senior Seminar in Environmental Studies (undergraduate, seminar)
- The Music of Aldemaro Romero Sr. (undergraduate)
| January 1981 - August 1984 | Ph.D., University of Miami ‐ Department of Biology | |
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| September 1970 - June 1978 | Licenciado, Universitat de Barcelona ‐ Department of Zoology | |
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