Intern

Maria Grisales is a Ph. D. Student in Biomedical Sciences at the University of Central Florida and Graduate Research Assistant at the UCF’s Puerto Rico Research Hub.

Estefany Londono is a Ph. D. Student in Sociology at the University of Central Florida.

Ian Beltran, originally from San Juan, Puerto Rico, has earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics along with two minors in Philosophy and Writing & Rhetoric. By day, Ian serves as a legal assistant at a law firm in Downtown Orlando. In the evenings, he shares his passion for dance and color guard by working with students…

Daniel Serpas-Medina started to work at the Puerto Rico Research Hub in May of 2023, working closely with Dr. Rivera while seeing the research process in action. Daniel is excited to continue working to help the Hub achieve its goals in the future!

Darya (Dasha) Sulkouskaya is a fourth-year student at the University of Central Florida majoring in Biomedical Sciences and Spanish on a pre-health track. She currently does research on the medical infrastructure and supply of physicians In Puerto Rico.

Lisa Rodriguez is a Ph. D. Student in the Sociology Department at the University of Central Florida whose research interests surround social inequalities in Puerto Rico. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology from California State University – Sacramento. Lisa’s current research interests are community organizing in Puerto Rico, disaster recovery, and inequalities in the…

Raphael Merritt is an intern for the Puerto Rico Research Hub. He completed his undergraduate degree in International and Global Studies with a minor in Latin American Studies in the Spring of 2022 and has since returned to UCF as a graduate student in the school’s graduate certificate program in Geographic Information Systems (GIS). During…