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Dr. Aldemaro Romero
Baruch College

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Research Keywords & Expertise

0 Environmental Science
0 Marine Mammals
0 Ecology and Conservation
0 Speleobiology
0 History And Philosophy Of Science

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Marine Mammals
Environmental Science
Ecology and Conservation

Honors and Awards

Humboldt Award to the Best Professional Nature Video.

Award for the best Nature video documentary which I scripted, produced, and directed.

Latin American Institute of Social Research.


National Science Award. Honor Mention.

Award to the best scientific research work.

CONICIT (Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Tecnológicas)


Feijóo Prize (Spanish Science Journalism National Award).

Annual award for the best job in science journalism in Spain.

Spanish Association for Advancement of Science, Madrid, Spain.




Career Timeline

Baruch College

University Educator/Researcher

01 July 2016 - 01 January 2021


Baruch College

Institute, Department or Faculty Head

01 July 2016 - 01 June 2020


Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

University Educator/Researcher

01 July 2009 - 01 June 2016


Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

Institute, Department or Faculty Head

01 July 2009 - 01 December 2014


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Short Biography

Aldemaro Romero Jr. is a public intellectual and a college professor with experience in higher education leadership. He received his bachelor’s degree in Biology from the University of Barcelona, Spain, and his Ph.D. in Biology from the University of Miami, Florida. He has published more than 1,100 pieces, including more than 30 books and monographs. He has developed a significant number of outreach programs that include, but are not limited to, the use of traditional media and emerging electronic, social ones. He has produced/directed/written/hosted hundreds of TV and radio shows while writing hundreds of non-academic pieces in the form of regular newspaper columns and magazine articles. His academic interests range from environmental and evolutionary biology to history and philosophy of science, science communication, and higher education. He has been awarded numerous grants as well as prizes for his research and science communication work.

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Journal article
Published: 29 October 2020 in Diversity
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Ramón Margalef proposed in 1968 that ecosystems could be better understood if they were viewed as cybernetic systems. I tested this hypothesis in the case of hypogean ecosystems using available pieces of evidence. I looked on how information on feedbacks, stability, succession, organization, diversity, and energy flows in the hypogean environment fit the cybernetics hypothesis. The results were that there are convincing arguments that the application of the concept of cybernetics in biospeleology can be beneficial to broadening our understanding of cave biota in terms of their structure. I also make the case that this approach can provide more clarity about how cave biota has evolved through time and the implications for their conservation.

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Aldemaro Romero. Hypogean Communities as Cybernetic Systems: Implications for the Evolution of Cave Biotas. Diversity 2020, 12, 413 .

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Aldemaro Romero. Hypogean Communities as Cybernetic Systems: Implications for the Evolution of Cave Biotas. Diversity. 2020; 12 (11):413.

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Aldemaro Romero. 2020. "Hypogean Communities as Cybernetic Systems: Implications for the Evolution of Cave Biotas." Diversity 12, no. 11: 413.

Journal article
Published: 01 August 2018 in Environmental Research
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Aldemaro Romero. Herbert L. Needleman (1927-2017). Environmental Research 2018, 165, 507 -509.

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Aldemaro Romero. Herbert L. Needleman (1927-2017). Environmental Research. 2018; 165 ():507-509.

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Aldemaro Romero. 2018. "Herbert L. Needleman (1927-2017)." Environmental Research 165, no. : 507-509.

Journal article
Published: 31 May 2016 in International Journal for Innovation Education and Research
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Environmental academic programs in U.S. institutions of higher education have traditionally lacked definition of their nature and unifying principles. In order to ascertain how these programs are presently constituted in U.S. institutions of higher education, we surveyed 1050 environmental programs/departments between November 2013 and March of 2014. The states with the highest number of those programs/departments were New York (100), Pennsylvania (92), California (76), Ohio (56), Massachusetts (54), while those with the lowest numbers are Oklahoma, and Utah (4), Delaware (3), Arkansas, Hawaii, South Dakota, and Wyoming (2), North Dakota (1), and Idaho (0). However, when the state population is taken into account and the number of programs per 1,000,000 inhabitants is calculated, the results vary greatly for the ones that were at the top in absolute numbers but remain basically the same for those that were at the bottom in absolute number. Thus, the states with the highest number of programs/departments per 1,000,000 inhabitants are Vermont (30.364), Montana (15.160), Maine (15.056), the District of Columbia (14.957), Alaska (14.080), and Rhode Island (10.451), and at the bottom we find Idaho (0), Arkansas (0.686), Oklahoma (1.066), Texas (1.352), Florida (1.436), Utah (1.447), Hawaii (1.470), and North Dakota (1.487). The names Environmental Science and Environmental Studies are, by far, the most common ones being applied to these programs, accounting for 52.40% of the programs in our study. Environmental programs are also housed in departments of Biology/Ecology/Conservation (9.93%), Policy/Analysis/Planning (7.19%), and Geology (4.79%). Between 1900 (the year of the first program was created) and 1958, only 14 programs were established. For the period 1959-1999, there is a dramatic increase in the number of programs. There are two big "waves" in the creation of programs: one between 1965 and 1976 (with a high peak in 1970) and another starting 1988 and, probably, continuing to this date, with a peak in 1997. Representatives of the programs surveyed cited students and faculty demand and job market opportunities as the most common reasons behind the creation of these programs. The high diversity of names and emphases found in this study is consistent with the premise that Environmental Studies is a field where there is a lack of unifying principles and clarity of what environmental studies programs should be.

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Aldemaro Romero; Michael Nate. Not All Are Created Equal. International Journal for Innovation Education and Research 2016, 4, 92 -108.

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Aldemaro Romero, Michael Nate. Not All Are Created Equal. International Journal for Innovation Education and Research. 2016; 4 (5):92-108.

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Aldemaro Romero; Michael Nate. 2016. "Not All Are Created Equal." International Journal for Innovation Education and Research 4, no. 5: 92-108.

Journal article
Published: 14 May 2016 in Environmental Biology of Fishes
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Aldemaro Romero; Aldemaro Romero. Living in obscurity: Danté Fenolio— life in the dark. Environmental Biology of Fishes 2016, 99, 509 -511.

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Aldemaro Romero, Aldemaro Romero. Living in obscurity: Danté Fenolio— life in the dark. Environmental Biology of Fishes. 2016; 99 (5):509-511.

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Aldemaro Romero; Aldemaro Romero. 2016. "Living in obscurity: Danté Fenolio— life in the dark." Environmental Biology of Fishes 99, no. 5: 509-511.

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Published: 27 April 2016 in Research Ideas and Outcomes
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The influence of religion on science: the case of the idea of predestination in biospeleolog

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Aldemaro Romero Jr.. The influence of religion on science: the case of the idea of predestination in biospeleology. Research Ideas and Outcomes 2016, 2, e9015 .

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Aldemaro Romero Jr.. The influence of religion on science: the case of the idea of predestination in biospeleology. Research Ideas and Outcomes. 2016; 2 ():e9015.

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Aldemaro Romero Jr.. 2016. "The influence of religion on science: the case of the idea of predestination in biospeleology." Research Ideas and Outcomes 2, no. : e9015.

Book
Published: 05 August 2013 in Cave biology: It's not a job, it's an adventure
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Aldemaro Romero. Cave biology: It's not a job, it's an adventure. Cave biology: It's not a job, it's an adventure 2013, 1 .

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Aldemaro Romero. Cave biology: It's not a job, it's an adventure. Cave biology: It's not a job, it's an adventure. 2013; ():1.

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Aldemaro Romero. 2013. "Cave biology: It's not a job, it's an adventure." Cave biology: It's not a job, it's an adventure , no. : 1.

Book
Published: 03 August 2013 in Nobody's Dolphins
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Aldemaro Romero. Nobody's Dolphins. Nobody's Dolphins 2013, 1 .

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Aldemaro Romero. Nobody's Dolphins. Nobody's Dolphins. 2013; ():1.

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Aldemaro Romero. 2013. "Nobody's Dolphins." Nobody's Dolphins , no. : 1.

Book chapter
Published: 07 November 2012 in New Approaches to the Study of Marine Mammals
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When Whales Became Mammals: The Scientific Journey of Cetaceans From Fish to Mammals in the History of Science | InTechOpen, Published on: 2012-11-07. Authors: Aldemaro Romero

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Aldemaro Romero. When Whales Became Mammals: The Scientific Journey of Cetaceans From Fish to Mammals in the History of Science. New Approaches to the Study of Marine Mammals 2012, 1 .

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Aldemaro Romero. When Whales Became Mammals: The Scientific Journey of Cetaceans From Fish to Mammals in the History of Science. New Approaches to the Study of Marine Mammals. 2012; ():1.

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Aldemaro Romero. 2012. "When Whales Became Mammals: The Scientific Journey of Cetaceans From Fish to Mammals in the History of Science." New Approaches to the Study of Marine Mammals , no. : 1.

Reference entry
Published: 05 October 2012 in Encyclopedia of Science and Technology Communication
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Aldemaro Romero; Susanna Priest. National Academies, U.S. Encyclopedia of Science and Technology Communication 2012, 1 .

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Aldemaro Romero, Susanna Priest. National Academies, U.S. Encyclopedia of Science and Technology Communication. 2012; ():1.

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Aldemaro Romero; Susanna Priest. 2012. "National Academies, U.S." Encyclopedia of Science and Technology Communication , no. : 1.

Reference entry
Published: 05 October 2012 in Encyclopedia of Science and Technology Communication
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Aldemaro Romero; Susanna Priest. National Science Foundation, U.S. Encyclopedia of Science and Technology Communication 2012, 1 .

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Aldemaro Romero, Susanna Priest. National Science Foundation, U.S. Encyclopedia of Science and Technology Communication. 2012; ():1.

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Aldemaro Romero; Susanna Priest. 2012. "National Science Foundation, U.S." Encyclopedia of Science and Technology Communication , no. : 1.

Book chapter
Published: 01 January 2012 in Adventures in the Wild
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Aldemaro Romero. Nobody’s Dolphins. Adventures in the Wild 2012, 11 -20.

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Aldemaro Romero. Nobody’s Dolphins. Adventures in the Wild. 2012; ():11-20.

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Aldemaro Romero. 2012. "Nobody’s Dolphins." Adventures in the Wild , no. : 11-20.

Book chapter
Published: 01 January 2012 in Adventures in the Wild
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Aldemaro Romero; Joy Trauth. Cave Biology:. Adventures in the Wild 2012, 123 -134.

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Aldemaro Romero, Joy Trauth. Cave Biology:. Adventures in the Wild. 2012; ():123-134.

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Aldemaro Romero; Joy Trauth. 2012. "Cave Biology:." Adventures in the Wild , no. : 123-134.

Book chapter
Published: 01 January 2012 in Adventures in the Wild
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Joy Trauth; Aldemaro Romero. Back Matter. Adventures in the Wild 2012, 185 -185.

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Joy Trauth, Aldemaro Romero. Back Matter. Adventures in the Wild. 2012; ():185-185.

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Joy Trauth; Aldemaro Romero. 2012. "Back Matter." Adventures in the Wild , no. : 185-185.

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Published: 01 January 2012 in Adventures in the Wild
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Joy Trauth; Aldemaro Romero. About the Authors. Adventures in the Wild 2012, 169 -174.

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Joy Trauth, Aldemaro Romero. About the Authors. Adventures in the Wild. 2012; ():169-174.

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Joy Trauth; Aldemaro Romero. 2012. "About the Authors." Adventures in the Wild , no. : 169-174.

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Published: 01 January 2012 in Adventures in the Wild
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Joy Trauth; Aldemaro Romero. Front Matter. Adventures in the Wild 2012, 1 .

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Joy Trauth, Aldemaro Romero. Front Matter. Adventures in the Wild. 2012; ():1.

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Joy Trauth; Aldemaro Romero. 2012. "Front Matter." Adventures in the Wild , no. : 1.

Journal article
Published: 05 January 2011
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Aldemaro Romero. Medusoid cnidarians from the montral-alcover lagerstätten (Triassic), Northeastern Spain. 2011, 1 .

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Aldemaro Romero. Medusoid cnidarians from the montral-alcover lagerstätten (Triassic), Northeastern Spain. . 2011; ():1.

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Aldemaro Romero. 2011. "Medusoid cnidarians from the montral-alcover lagerstätten (Triassic), Northeastern Spain." , no. : 1.

Journal article
Published: 01 January 2011 in American Scientist
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Aldemaro Romero. The Evolution of Cave Life. American Scientist 2011, 99, 1 .

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Aldemaro Romero. The Evolution of Cave Life. American Scientist. 2011; 99 (2):1.

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Aldemaro Romero. 2011. "The Evolution of Cave Life." American Scientist 99, no. 2: 1.

Journal article
Published: 15 April 2010 in The Open Conservation Biology Journal
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Aldemaro Romero; Joel E. Creswell. Deplete Locally, Impact Globally: Environmental History of Shore- Whaling in Barbados, W.I.~!2009-07-26~!2010-01-01~!2010-04-06~! The Open Conservation Biology Journal 2010, 4, 19 -27.

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Aldemaro Romero, Joel E. Creswell. Deplete Locally, Impact Globally: Environmental History of Shore- Whaling in Barbados, W.I.~!2009-07-26~!2010-01-01~!2010-04-06~! The Open Conservation Biology Journal. 2010; 4 (1):19-27.

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Aldemaro Romero; Joel E. Creswell. 2010. "Deplete Locally, Impact Globally: Environmental History of Shore- Whaling in Barbados, W.I.~!2009-07-26~!2010-01-01~!2010-04-06~!" The Open Conservation Biology Journal 4, no. 1: 19-27.

Book chapter
Published: 24 December 2009 in Cave Biology
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Aldemaro Romero. Cave conservation and management. Cave Biology 2009, 182 -208.

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Aldemaro Romero. Cave conservation and management. Cave Biology. 2009; ():182-208.

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Aldemaro Romero. 2009. "Cave conservation and management." Cave Biology , no. : 182-208.

Book chapter
Published: 24 December 2009 in Cave Biology
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Aldemaro Romero. Epilogue. Cave Biology 2009, 209 -215.

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Aldemaro Romero. Epilogue. Cave Biology. 2009; ():209-215.

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Aldemaro Romero. 2009. "Epilogue." Cave Biology , no. : 209-215.