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Ed Boles
Senior Lecturer
Waste Management, Watershed Ecology and Management
B.Sc. Biology (University of Southern Mississippi)
M.Sc. Biology (University of Southern Mississippi)
Ph.D. Environmental Science (JacksonStateUniversity)
Email: ubboles@yahoo.com
Dr. Boles primary interest is in aquatic ecology (freshwater and marine ecosystems), particularly in macroinvertebrate taxonomy and watershed ecology and management. He has done extensive research in Belize, has lots of consulting and teaching experience in Belize and abroad. Dr Boles teaches courses in Watershed Ecology, Coastal Zone Management, Marine Ecology, Environmental Geology and Environmental Impact Assessment. He has published several articles on range environmental topics. He is also a field course instructor for School for International, Belize Audubon Society, Christian Environmental Association, Belize Ministry of Natural Resources Forest Department and visiting university groups.
Leandra Cho-Ricketts
Lecturer
Marine Ecology, Coastal Zone Management, Protected Areas Management, People and Parks,
B.Sc. Zoology, Upper Second (University of the West Indies, Mona)
Ph.D. Marine Sciences (University of the West Indies, Mona)
Email: lcricketts@btl.net
Dr. Cho-Ricketts primary interest is coral reef ecology and management, particularly coral community dynamics, coral health, recruitment and coral reef restoration.She has conducted groundbreaking research on herbivoreˇVnutrient dynamics on coral reefs. Prior to joining UB, Dr. Cho-Ricketts was the Director of the Coastal Zone Management Institute, the national agency responsible for coastal zone management in Belize, where she directed national monitoring programs for coral reefs, water quality, manatee research and coastal planning.She teaches courses in marine ecology, coastal zone management and protected areas management. She has published several articles on coral reef communities and coastal zone management.She has also provided technical assistance to SATIIM and Belize Audubon Society through various consultancies and has conducted environmental project evaluations for the UNDP GEF Small Grants Programme.
Arlenie Perez
Lecturer
Environmental Conservation and Development, Environmental Research Design and Field Methods
B.Sc. Biology (University of Belize)
M.Sc. Natural Resources Management (University of the West Indies, Cave Hill)
Email: aperez@ub.edu.bz or arlenieperez@belizemail.net
A former Marine Biologist, Ms. Perez primary interest is in marine habitat and socioeconomic monitoring and data handling and analysis. She teaches courses in Environmental Conservation and Development, Data handling and analysis for Natural Resource Management and Environmental Research Design and Field Methods. Her consulting experience is in social surveys; social and environmental planning and marine monitoring.
Philip A. Morgan
Lecturer
MontanaUniversity (2001)-Ph.D. in watershed hydrology
TrentUniversity (1993)-Master of Science in environmental science
MankatoStateUniversity (1988)-Bachelor of Science in Chemistry with minors in Math and Biology
BelizeTechnicalCollege (1985)-Associate of Science with majors in Chemistry and Biology
-GCE A’level in Chemistry and Biology
EXPERIENCE:
-Acting director Marine Research Center/NRM Program, UCB.
-Chemistry/Natural Resources Management lecturer at UCB (1993-2003).
RESEARCH/INTERESTS
*Published a paper, “Laboratory studies on the leaching of aldicarb through a tropical soil from Belize, Central America.”Journal of Water Air and Soil Pollution 81: 49-65, 1995. Kluwer Academic Publishers. Printed in the Netherlands.
*Published a paper along with Dr. Thiagarajan, in UCB Journal entitled “Water quality monitoring and geophysical exploration of an aquifer at Calabash caye, Belize.
*Project: “Forest conservation, clearance, sustainable use and tainting of groundwater reserves in the Maya Tri-National Region.”
*Project:”Appraisal of sediments in the Belize river with Department of the Environment and DelawareUniversity”.
*Dissertation project, “Estimates of nonpoint source pollution to watersheds in Belize using AGNPS (agricultural nonpoint source pollution model).
*Completed a field study entitled “Water quality monitoring and geophysical logging of an aquifer at Calabash Cay, Belize”.Funded by PAIGH.
Natural Resources Management Programme
Telephone: (501) 822-3680
Fax: (501) 822-3930
E-mail: aperez@ub.edu.bz or ubboles@yahoo.com or lcricketts@btl.net