Luis Gutierrez

Luis Gutierrez is a PhD student within the Biology and Society program working with Beth Polidoro and Ann Kinzig. His research deals with using IUCN Redlist methodology to conduct species and ecosystem assessments of coral habitat. Broadly, he is interested in the reduction in ecosystem services as a result of species and habitat loss within coral reef ecosystems. He uses traits and functions associated with species to link species loss to ecosystem service impacts in Puerto Rican reef habitats. 

He graduated from Arizona State University with a BS in Biological Sciences (Conservation Biology & Ecology) with minors in Sustainability and Spanish. While in undergrad he completed an honors thesis that dealt with understanding barriers preventing minority students from entering into environmental fields of study.