Ferialab Biosafety Laboratory
Research in this lab is focused on understanding the present and future distribution of species. There are seven main lines of research related to Global Change Ecology, Endangered species, Invasive species and vector borne diseases, Food Security, and Habitat Restoration.
About Ferialab
Research in this lab is focused on understanding the present and future distribution of species. Our main lines of research are:
- Global Change Ecology
- Endangered species
- Invasive species
- and vector borne diseases
- Food Security
- Habitat Restoration
About Dr. Feria
A native of Mexico City, Dr. Feria joined the UTRGV (former UTPA) Biology Department as an Assistant Professor in 2008. She earned both her B.S. in Biology with honors (1997) and an M.S. in Animal Biology (2001) from The National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). She then went on to complete a doctoral degree in Biology at the University of Missouri-St. Louis (2007) and subsequently finished two post-doctoral appointments (Missouri Botanical Garden-Center for Conservation and Sustainable Development and UNAM, Mexico) before coming to UTPA.
Dr. Feria research focus on understanding present and future distribution of living organisms using Geographical Information System (GIS) technologies and Species Distribution Models. Her lines of research are related to endangered, invasive, and vector borne disease species, food security, habitat restoration, and sustainability. She teaches several undergraduate and graduate classes including Global Change Ecology, Conservation Biology, and Biological Problems.