OUTREACH & EVENTS

Launch of the Magazine ‘Encuentros’ (2025)
University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras, Graduate School of Planning • San Juan, Puerto Rico, USA
Note: I am a member of the Editorial Board of the Magazine, an ongoing collaboration with the University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras’ Graduate School of Planning, the University of Central Florida’s Puerto Rico Research Hub, and Boston University

The Puerto Rico Federal Affairs Administration Invites the Puerto Rico Research Hub (2025)
Puerto Rico Federal Affairs Administration, Orlando Office • Orlando, Florida, USA

Tidal Cities Project: Exploration Phase and Outreach (2025)
San Juan | Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico, USA

Research on the Road: The Puerto Ricans in Florida Project Meets the Students (2025)
Aguadilla | Mayagüez | San Juan | Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico, USA

Disaster Preparedness for Island Regions: Outreach Trip to Hawai’i (2025)
Honolulu, Hawai’i, USA

2025 Puerto Rico Day at the Capitol (2025)
Florida State Capital • Tallahassee, Florida, USA
Note: The project I co-led, 2024 Puerto Ricans in Florida Survey,conducted by the University of Central Florida’s Puerto Rico Research Hub, was used to set the agenda and inform the discussions during the 2025 Puerto Rico Day at the Capitol

2024 Puerto Ricans in Florida Survey in Washington D.C. (2024)
The White House & U.S. Congress • Washington D.C., District of Columbia, USA
Note: I briefed Gretchen Sierra-Zorita, Former Director of Puerto Rico and the Territories/Former Senior Advisor for the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs at The White House, on the project I co-led, 2024 Puerto Ricans in Florida Survey during the University of Central Florida’s Puerto Rico Research Hub visit to Washington D.C.

GUEST SPEAKER INVITATION

A Night Under the Stars: Celebrating Our International Scholars (2025)
University of Central Florida – UCF Global & UCF Postdoctoral Affairs Office • Orlando, Florida, USA

Research Agenda and Career Advice for SPSIA Doctoral Alumni (2025)
University of Central Florida – School of Politics, Security, and International Affairs • Virtual

How the National Model United Nations Helps College Students Strengthen Skills for Their Future Career: The Experience in Academia, Research, and Science (2025)
Washington University in St. Louis – Department of Political Science • Virtual, as part of the International Organizational Research class

Silent Waves: The Impact of Post-Disaster Flooding on Health and Well-Being in Puerto Rico (2024)
Tulane University – Department of River-Coastal Science and Engineering • New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Living in a Waterworld: How Climate Change Intensifies Flooding of Atlantic Tropical Storms (2024)
Federal Emergency Management Agency Higher Education – Community Webinars

The Hurricane Season: Preparedness Tips and Tricks (2024)
Bridges International Association – Café • Orlando, Florida, USA

The 2023 Year in Review: Flooding Events in Europe (2024)
Association of Floodplain State Managers • Annual Meeting in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

Navigating the Storm: Unraveling Puerto Rico’s Resilience Challenges Amidst Flood Risks and Climate Migrations (2024)
Association of Floodplain State Managers • Expedition to Puerto Rico

The Impacts of Academia, Industry, Government, and Civil Society on Sustainable Development (2023)
IEEE Ethics 2023 Conference

Climate Security and Community Resilience (2023)
Capacity Building International

The Italian Security Apparatus (2022)
Universidad San Francisco de Quito

Using Technologies to Predict and Plan for Disasters (2021)
Central Florida Disasters Medical Coalition Conference

Response to Humanitarian Crisis in this Decade of Action (2021)
Youth Sustainability Development Conference (YSDC)

The Emergency Management within the United Nations System (2020)
MUN Impact Global Conference

Cybersecurity when Working from Home (2020)
Microsoft NYC Changemakers

Humanitarian Logistics (2020)
University of Central Florida, Department of Industrial Engineering and Management Systems

PODCAST EPISODES

Resilience to Relocation: Navigating Climate-Induced Migration with Sara Belligoni (2023)
“Crisis. Conflict. Emergency Management” hosted by Capacity Building International