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1 Aixa Alemán-Díaz, PhD cell EDUCATION PhD 2017, May Department of Anthropology, American University, Washington, DC The Multiple Relationships among Residents and the Southwest Puerto Rican Coasts MA 2010, May Department of Anthropology, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ BA 2005, September Departments of Anthropology (Summa Cum Laude) & Psychology, The University of Michigan Conservation, Scientific Research, and Commerce: NOAA-Sea Grant Marine Extension Program Semester at Sea 2002, August-December The University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA ACADEMIC FELLOWSHIPS & GRANTS Present-2017 Sea Grant Knauss Ocean Policy Fellowship, Class Maryland Sea Grant 2015 American University CAS and CTRL- Tuition Remission Spring American University CAS Travel Grant ($500) American University Partial Tuition ($30,000) National Science Foundation Pre-Doctoral Fellowship NSF-GRFP ($152,000) Rutgers University Ralph Bunche Fellowship ($40,000) 2005 The University of Michigan International Institute ($2,000), Honors Program ($1,000), & Department of Anthropology ($1,000) U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) Undergraduate Scholarship Program UGSP ($60,000) 2002 NSEP-IIE Fellowship ($10,000) for Brazil and the SIT Program (Declined) 2001 The University of Michigan Leonard Watkins and Michigan Grant 1

2 SELECTED ENVIRONMENTAL EXPERIENCE Coastal Ecosystems and Resilience Specialist. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Air and Ocean Research, National Sea Grant Office Coordinate and collaborate with a Steering Committee from various state/local Sea Grant Programs on planning/preparedness, response, and recovery from extreme events. Conduct literature review and propose recommendations in a new area of restoration projects supported by Sea Grant. Coordinate ongoing Vision Teams for Sea Grant towards identifying priority goals and implementation steps for the next 10 years. Scientific Consultant. "Think before you drop it": A Research-based Litter Reduction Campaign in Nine Beaches of Guánica, Puerto Rico. Protectores de Cuencas, Inc ; 2016 Designed and developed a litter based reduction campaign among beach visitors. Design and analyzed a Spanish survey for beach visitors regarding their perception and activities around beach cleanups. Completed five technical reports to assist a local nonprofit organization with the first NOAA grant approved for the beaches located in the southwest of Puerto Rico. Graduate Research Assistant. Community Supported Fisheries (CSF) and Direct Marketing. National Sea Grant Law Center. The University of Mississippi School of Law. At-Distance Reviewed literature about community supported fisheries. Conducted a dozen of interviews with CSF business around the United States. Developed drafts for the 2016 publication on CSF titled Connecting Local Seafood Consumers: Direct Marketing 101. HIGHER EDUCATION AND ADMINISTRATION Instructor. Puerto Rico 2-week Visit. Sea Grant Knauss Professional Development. March- Present Design and implement social science curriculum and a field trip in a marine science 4- week camp for sophomore students in a program led by the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Sciences (UMCES) & Ana G Mendez System. Gurabo & Fajardo, PR. June 14 and 19. Design and implement social science curriculum and a field trip in 2-week program on Ethnography, Community and Environment co-organized by The University of Puerto Rico and Arizona State University. Fajardo, PR. June 20 and 21. 2

3 HIGHER EDUCATION AND ADMINISTRATION (cont.) Science Education Analyst. National Science Foundation (NSF). Alexandria, VA Analyzed and offered recommendations for the Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP), the Nation s flagship federal fellowship program, that receives nearly 12,000 applications and offer 2,000 awards annually across over 200 US institutions. Recruited and trained 33 Facilitators to conduct 49 Virtual Panels for NSF Merit Review. Conducted a grounded theory analysis from Fellow s responses to their annual reports. Designed and implemented a regional outreach effort in six institutions in Los Angeles area at Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSI s) and a community college focused on STEM. Held a Co-Chair committee position in the NSF Science Assistant Community of Practice (SACoP). Mentor & Supervisor. American University & University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez. Guánica, PR Supervised two undergraduate students from low income and first-generation backgrounds to learn and conduct data collection in the field. Assisted one of these students to apply for graduate school upon graduation and entered Urban and Environmental Planning Master s degree at the University of Puerto Rico. Educational Consultant. The University of Puerto Rico-Cayey. Cayey, PR Offered over 10 presentations to small and large groups, created a variety of written and online materials, and mentor 100 undergraduates at a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI). Forthcoming PUBLICATIONS A. Peer Review Articles Alemán-Díaz, Aixa. The Multiple Uses of Manglillo Balneario Beach, Puerto Rico. Cultural Anthropology Journal Alemán-Díaz, Aixa. Accepted. Book Review of The People, Place, and Space Reader (2014). Gieseking, Jack; Mangold, William; Katz, Cindi; Low, Setha and Susan Gaegert, eds. National Association of Student Anthropologists (NASA) Journal. 3

4 B. Research Reports and Other Publications 2018 Alemán-Díaz, Aixa. Hurricanes and their impacts on People in Puerto Rico and Caribbean. Espacialidades Magazine. The University of Puerto Rico- Rio Piedras, Department of Geography Final Report Data Analysis for NOAA Marine Debris Two-Year Project. Social Marketing and Community Based Consultant of Protectores de Cuencas, Inc. October Preliminary Report of Collected Data for NOAA Marine Debris Two-Year Project. Social Marketing and Community Based Consultant of Protectores de Cuencas, Inc. February First Report: Proposal of Research Design for Nine Beaches in a Two-Year NOAA Marine Debris Project. Social Marketing and Community Based Consultant of Protectores de Cuencas, Inc. October 31. INVITED TALK 2018 The Multiple Uses of Bahía Bioluminescent Bay, Puerto Rico. West Virginia University. Department of Geology & Geography. Fall The Multiplicity of Manglillo: The Protagonist in a Story about a Recreational Beach in Southwest Puerto Rico. Department of Anthropology, The University of Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh, PA. October 14. CONFERENCE AND PRESENTATIONS 2018 Poster. Rising Voices Workshop: Collaborative Science with Indigenous Knowledges for Climate Solutions. Duluth, MN. April Roundtable Panelist. Regional experiences of Knauss Fellows in the Mid Atlantic. Sea Grant Mid Atlantic meeting. Corolla, NC. March NOAA OAR, Sea Grant-National office NSGO representative. Sea Grant Vision Team on Weather and Climate. Raleigh, NC. March Roundtable Panelist. Anthropology Matters in Extension. Annual Meeting American Anthropological Association (AAA). Washington, DC. November Co-Presenter. Regional Outreach. Applying to NSF GRFP Fellowship. California State University (various campuses) & Santa Monica College. Los Angeles, CA. September

5 CONFERENCE AND PRESENTATIONS (cont.) 2017 Co-Presenter. Webinars of NSF GRFP for NSF REU students in the Geosciences. NSF Headquarters. NSF Headquarters. July 11 and Presenter. Constructing my Pathway to Graduate Studies and a Career Out of the Box. The University of Puerto Rico. Cayey, PR. Spring. Online video Chapter Two: The Multiplicity of Manglillo in relation to Recreational, Biodiversity Conservation, and Public Uses. Dissertation Writing Workshop, Anthropology & Environment Section. Annual Meeting of the American Anthropological Association (AAA). Denver, CO. November Beyond Particles and Waves: Anthropological Explorations of Light. Panel Co-Organizer with María Pérez, PhD Candidate at The University of Michigan and Panelist A Living Coast: The Phenomenon of Bioluminescence in Puerto Mosquito, Puerto Rico. Discussant and Chair: Stefan Helmreich, Ph.D. Annual Meeting of the American Anthropological Association (AAA). November The Commitment to Diversity in Earth System Science: Using Scientific Opportunity to Meet Global Needs. Poster Presentation. American Geophysical Union (AGU). San Francisco, CA. December Conservation, Research, and Commerce: Preliminary findings of the Challenges and Contributions of Extension Work in the Puerto Rico Sea Grant College Program. Poster Presentation. Annual Meeting of the American Anthropological Association (AAA). Washington DC. November. TEACHING, MENTORSHIP AND SERVICE 2018 Participant. Linton Poodry SACNAS Leadership Institute. Washington DC July Reviewer. NOAA Sea Grant Knauss Fellowship, Class Silver Spring, MD. May Writing Coach and Mentor. Posse Foundation, Washington DC Office. February-July. 5

6 TEACHING, MENTORSHIP AND SERVICE (cont.) 2016 Participant. The Art of Teaching, EDU 696, and Online Teaching Certification. Center for Teaching, Research, and Learning. American University. Washington, DC. January-May Instructor Summer Camp. Radiografías Artísticas Teachers Guide: A Five-Year UNESCO Theater Project for Building Cultures of Peace and Preventing Violence. The University of Puerto Rico. Cayey, PR. June Participant. The Greenberg Seminars for Effective Teaching. American University. Washington, DC. August-May Bilingual Instructor. Qualitative and Quantitative Research Methodologies Summer Field School. The University of Puerto Rico, the University of South Florida (USF), and Smithsonian. June Participant and Dream Team Leader. Minorities Striving and Pursuing Higher Degrees of Success in Earth System Sciences (MSPHDS) Professional Development Program. Institute for Broadening Participation (IBP). Washington DC, California & Florida. RELATED PROFESSIONAL TRAINING 2017 Co-organizer and Participant. NSF 2-day Science Communication Workshop. Ninja Coms and NSF Office of Public Affairs (OLPA) Participant. Excel Basic, Intermediate, & Pivot Table Trainings. NSF Academy Organizer. NSF GRFP Fellows Visit to NSF. The University of Chicago Participant. NSF Mentoring Program Participant. Environmental Communication Online Course Proyectos Ambientales y Educativos, Inc. Barceloneta, PR. October Participant. Course on Decolonizing Knowledge and Power: Post- Colonial Studies. Barcelona, Spain. July Participant. NSF-Summer Institute for Research Design (SIRD) in Cultural Anthropology. Beaufort, NC. July. 6

7 COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT Secretary. Washington Association of Professional Anthropologists Expert Volunteer. Beach Photo Contest sponsored by UNESCO (First Prize Puerto Rico). José Rodríguez de Soto-Elementary Public Guánica school, Puerto Rico. Teacher: Neysa Rosario, M.Ed Grant-writer. Light Touch Nonprofit Organization- Founder Psychology Department, American University and Founder & Director. The Mindfulness Center. Languages: Computer & Software: Relevant Skills: ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS Native Spanish and English (fully Bilingual) Brazilian Portuguese (Intermediate Speaking and Writing). Microsoft Office, WebEx webinar, Lotus Notes, Blackboard, Evernotes, Zotero, Endnotes, Kurzweil, Dragon, Livescribe Pen. Grant writing, Administrative and Management, Institutional Research, Professional Development, Careers in Sciences and STEM, HigherEd. PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS/AFFILIATIONS American Geophysical Union (AGU) 2018-Present Puerto Rican Studies Association (PRSA) 2018-Present Washington Association for Professional Anthropologists (WAPADC) Present-2015 Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS) Present-2017, 2009 References available upon request. 7

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