Jessica Duchicela is an Associate Professor of Ecology at the Life Science Department, Universidad de las Fuerzas Armadas. She completed her Ph.D. studies at Indiana University Bloomington in 2013. She has focused her studies on the interaction between arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF). She has 14 publications with 330 citations and an h-index of 7 (Scopus, 23 November 2023). She is a recipient of several national and international prizes, including the Matilde Hidalgo Junior Scientist Award, Fulbright Faculty Development Grant (2007), and Indiana University research and teaching assistant grants (2009–2013).