I am a Ph.D. student in Biology at Temple University and a member of the Sewall Conservation Ecology Lab. My current interests center on forest ecology, ecological restoration, functional diversity, and ecosystem resilience, particularly understanding how ecosystems reorganize and recover following disturbance.

Beyond research, I care deeply about education, mentorship, collaboration, and making ecological knowledge accessible to different communities. These values have remained central throughout my journey and continue to shape the scientist, and person, I hope to become.

https://monialencar.github.io/ecology/index.html