Brian Napoletano

Dr. Brian Napoletano serves as a Senior Researcher at the Center for Research in Environmental Geography (CIGA) within the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), based in Morelia, Michoacán. His scholarly work integrates landscape ecology with territorial systems science to address critical environmental and social dynamics across Mexican landscapes.

His educational foundation includes a Bachelor of Arts in Telecommunications from Michigan State University (2001), a Master of Science in Zoology with thesis research on acoustic signal analysis in ecological contexts (2004), and a PhD in Forestry and Natural Resources from Purdue University focusing on habitat contributions to continental biodiversity trends (2011).

Research priorities are organized around three interconnected domains:

• Advanced studies in landscape ecology and territorial systems science, emphasizing ecological policy frameworks, territorial change mechanisms, and biogeographical patterns
• Analysis of territorial conflicts arising from development projects and resource governance
• Investigation of ecological-social interactions in urban peripheries, particularly examining landscape transformations in marginalized zones

Dr. Napoletano maintains active research operations at CIGA's Morelia campus (Old Highway to Pátzcuaro No. 8701), with primary contact via brian@ciga.unam.mx or institutional switchboard at +52 (443) 322-2777.