Andrea C EncaladaAndrea C. Encalada is a full Professor in the Department of Life & Environmental Sciences, BIOSFERA Institute, Universidad San Francisco de Quit. Encalada received her undergraduate Biology degree from Potificia Universidad Catolica del Ecuador, and ater her Ph.D. on Freshwater Ecology from Cornell University in Ithaca, NY. Since 2007, Encalada is a visiting scientist at the Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal, and since 2016 she is an Adjunct Professor at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Encalada's research interests include aquatic insects life history, tropical stream ecology, leaf litter decomposition, climate change, biomonitoring, and Andean-Amazon rivers.. Encalada is an editor on two journals, has published 60 papers, and authored two books. Read More Read Less