cwc people
Jessica Acosta
304 Walker Building
Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA 16802
Telephone: 814.865.5611
FAX: 814.863.7943
E-mail: jza119@psu.edu
education:
- Pennsylvania State University - M.S. Geography (in progress)
- University of Puerto Rico (Rio Piedras Campus) - B.S. Environmental Sciences
selected awards and recognitions
- “The Chancellor’s List” Academic Nomination (2005-2006)
- Bunton Waller Graduate Award (Penn State University, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences Fellowship, 2005-2007)
educational and professional work
- 2005–present: Thesis research for Masters degree in Geography: Geographic analysis of habitat change for endemic animal species of Puerto Rico (Advisor: Robert P. Brooks, Ph.D.), Penn State University
- Fall 2006–present: Research Assistant: ESRI Project on Multi-scale Map Design & Data Modeling (Advisor: Cindy A. Brewer, Ph.D.), Department of Geography, Penn State University
- Summer 2006: International Institute of Tropical Forestry, San Juan, Puerto Rico: Volunteer work for the USDA Forest Service ( Puerto Rico – Gap Analysis Program)(Advisor: Bill A. Gould, Ph.D.)
- Fall 2005: Teacher Assistant: Introduction to Physical Geography undergraduate course (Advisor: Brent Yarnal, Ph.D.), Department of Geography, Penn State University
- 2003–2005: Geographic Mapping Technologies Corp., San Juan, Puerto Rico: GIS Analyst
- Summer 2004: ESRI Student Assistantship Program, San Diego, California: ESRI International User Conference Student Assistant
- 2002–2003: University of Puerto Rico: Undergraduate research for Bachelors degree in Environmental Sciences: Descriptive study of the trees of the Rio Piedras Campus Urban Forest (Advisor: Jose A. Mollinelli, Ph.D.)
- Summer 2002: HACU National Internship Program - Washington, DC: Intern student at USDA - Cooperative State Research Education and Extension Service (CSREES)