Graduate Students

Flavia Rey de Castro Pastor

Masters Student

freydeca@syr.edu

Education:
In progress:
M.A. Geography, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
Advisor:  Dr. Thomas Perreault
Master of Public Administration, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
2006  B.S. Geography (minor-Computer Science), University of North Alabama, Florence, AL

Research Interests:
My main research interests are nature-society relationships, natural resource management, and political ecology. I am mainly interested in the human-environment relations in the Andes of Latin America. In particular, my thesis examines the relationship between climate change, glacial retreat, water availability, and rural livelihood vulnerability in the Cordillera Blanca, in the central Andes of Peru.

Fieldwork:
Huaraz/Caraz, Peru (Climate change, glacial recession, water rights and livelihood vulnerability in the Andes of Peru)

Honors and Awards:
2010        Summer Research Grant, Maxwell School, Syracuse University
2009-10   De Sardon-Glass Fellowship, Moynihan Institute, Syracuse University
2005        Geography Intern, National Geographic Society. Education Department: Washington, D.C.

 Committee Members:
Thomas Perreault (advisor), Farhana Sultana