Yunuen Reygadas

Dr. Yunuen Reygadas is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Geosciences at Texas Tech University. Her work focuses on remote sensing and spatiotemporal statistical analysis applied to environmental modeling, particularly in Latin American regions with complex land-use dynamics. She holds a B.A. in Geography (2009) and M.S. in Environmental Geography (2012) from Mexico's National Autonomous University, and a Ph.D. in Geographic Information Science from Texas State University (2019).

Education:

• B.A. Geography, 2009 – National Autonomous University of Mexico
• M.S. Environmental Geography, 2012 – National Autonomous University of Mexico
• Ph.D. Geographic Information Science, 2019 – Texas State University

Research Interests:

• Remote sensing of tropical forests
• Land-use/land-cover change impacts
• Climate-human-environment interactions
• Deforestation dynamics in contested regions
• Integration of local knowledge with satellite data

Her research emphasizes fragmented tropical landscapes in Latin America, particularly analyzing deforestation patterns driven by illegal activities like narco-cattle ranching. Methodologically, she leverages MODIS, Landsat, and lidar data for long-term environmental monitoring. Current work includes developing open-source algorithms to map forest disturbances and assess degradation through spatiotemporal analysis.

Advising & Grants: While specific grants or advisees are not listed, her courses (GIST 2300, 3301, 5301) indicate active teaching roles in remote sensing and geospatial technologies.

Labs/Teams: Affiliated with Texas Tech's Department of Geosciences, focusing on interdisciplinary environmental research.