User:Elena M. Lopez

Contact Info



 * Elena M. Lopez, PhD
 * Nick: "Nena"
 * Interests: Education, Research, Technology
 * Environmental and Comparative Endocrinology
 * Department of Integrative Physiology
 * University of Colorado, Boulder
 * Boulder, CO 80309-0354, USA
 * Elena.Lopez at colorado dot edu
 * Curriculum Vitae: http://rintintin.colorado.edu/~lopezem/vitae.html
 * LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/elenamlopez
 * Email me through OpenWetWare

Education

 * 2008, PhD, Integrative Physiology, CU Boulder
 * 2001, MA, Environmental, Population, Organismic Biology, CU Boulder
 * 1996, BA, Environmental Studies, Univ. of Southern California
 * 1994, AA, Liberal Arts, Mount San Antonio College

Research interests

 * Human and Comparative Physiology, Environmental Biology
 * Anatomy and Physiology of Humans and Vertebrates
 * Endocrinology and Endocrine Disruption
 * Reproduction and Reproductive Disruption
 * Ecotoxicology and Chemistry
 * Aquatic and Terrestrial Biology
 * Ecology and Ecosystems Biology
 * Conservation and Environmental Science
 * Fish Biology
 * Herpetology


 * Public Health Research and Policy Issues
 * Patterns of environmental endocrine disruption in human populations as a factor of environmental health
 * Exploration of genetic, environmental, socioeconomic, and cultural factors as determinants of disease
 * Analysis and implementation of science policy to provide adequate solutions to public health issues


 * Technology, Culture and Society
 * The role of social media in civic engagement, politics, and education
 * Identifying causes and solutions for retaining underrepresented demographics in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM)