Roberto Ponce Velez
Graduate Student Advisee
Students
Areas of Expertise:
Fisheries
Roberto is a life-long Oregonian and fisher, as well as an avid storyteller. He has traded his field work as a landscaper for that of an ecologist, and is driven by the interactions of fish and humans. Through his work, Roberto aims to integrate fish ecology and science communication to uplift underrepresented communities in fisheries. He earned his Bachelors of Science in Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Sciences at Oregon State University and is an alumni of both Udall and Goldwater foundations. In his undergrad, his research looked at the effects of changing macroinvertebrate community heterogeneity on Goose Lake Redband trout, an endemic species to the Goose Lake Basin. While working for the Fish and Wildlife Service, he focused on Bull Trout and Pacific Lamprey conservation and partnership alongside the Nez Perce Tribe. For his Masters, Roberto is a part of the EvoME project, where he studies trophic interactions and the effects of thermal stressors on Arctic Grayling, a species ubiquitous within Arctic riparian ecosystems. Beyond work, Roberto enjoys fly-fishing, lifting weights, and playing guitar. Stay fishy!
Graduate Advisor: Erik Schoen