{"id":19638,"date":"2025-03-18T20:02:06","date_gmt":"2025-03-18T20:02:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/ramp-up\/?page_id=19638"},"modified":"2025-06-27T17:17:30","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T17:17:30","slug":"emma-j-hoza-frederick-2024-2025","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/ramp-up\/emma-j-hoza-frederick-2024-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Emma J. Hoza Frederick (2024-2025)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"19638\" class=\"elementor elementor-19638\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e2200af elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e2200af\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-35b2010\" data-id=\"35b2010\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffee9e5 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ffee9e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"13f8280\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/emma-hoza-frederick\">http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/emma-hoza-frederick<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-205c53d\" data-id=\"205c53d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-c8ac45f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c8ac45f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2501d19\" data-id=\"2501d19\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1b1601 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e1b1601\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Short Bio<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e587764\" data-id=\"e587764\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de5e03b elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"de5e03b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-936ad15 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"936ad15\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4f5ad60\" data-id=\"4f5ad60\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49ecbf2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"49ecbf2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>My name is <strong>Emma Hoza <\/strong><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b>and<span data-contrast=\"none\"> I\u2019m from Vermont. I<span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251884298 BCX0\">\u00a0graduated from the University of Vermont in 2024 with a <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed GrammarErrorHighlight SCXW251884298 BCX0\">Bachelor\u2019s degree in Mathematics<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251884298 BCX0\"> and minors in Biology and Computer Science. At UPR-RP, I am working in the Chiquillo Lab studying the globally invasive seagrass, Halophila <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW251884298 BCX0\">stipulacea<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251884298 BCX0\">. My research question asks whether microbes are <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251884298 BCX0\">facilitating<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251884298 BCX0\"> the spread of H. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW251884298 BCX0\">stipulacea<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251884298 BCX0\"> in the Mediterranean Sea. I will also investigate Caribbean seagrasses to <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251884298 BCX0\">determine<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251884298 BCX0\"> whether they <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251884298 BCX0\">exhibit<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251884298 BCX0\"> the same trends as those in the Mediterranean Sea.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1773102 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1773102\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;zoomIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><b>A fun fact or hobby: <\/b><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251884298 BCX0\">In my free time, I love to cook and spend time outside. Following RaMP-UP program, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251884298 BCX0\">I&#8217;m<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251884298 BCX0\"> interested in continuing to develop as a researcher in graduate school or gain further professional experience.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-20679ef elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"20679ef\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8ed0157\" data-id=\"8ed0157\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ec93d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0ec93d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Research<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-08c2a11\" data-id=\"08c2a11\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-276df64 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"276df64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b1d2bd3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b1d2bd3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a920407\" data-id=\"a920407\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6844c0e elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6844c0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mentor:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d3a0842\" data-id=\"d3a0842\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9ac9ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c9ac9ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW13312384 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW13312384 BCX0\">Kelcie Chiquillo, PhD<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-7b6fdac elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7b6fdac\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-faa0b89\" data-id=\"faa0b89\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5555ffa 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data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d8ca90c\" data-id=\"d8ca90c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f883f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9f883f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><span class=\"TextRun SCXW56042402 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW56042402 BCX0\">Microbial diversity might <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW56042402 BCX0\">facilitate<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW56042402 BCX0\"> the growth and invasion success of the seagrass Halophila <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW56042402 BCX0\">stipulacea<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW56042402 BCX0\"> in the Mediterranean Sea\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-8856cd9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8856cd9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-715732c\" data-id=\"715732c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1851c3 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e1851c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW176474976 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW176474976 BCX0\">Project Description:<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW176474976 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d0787a8\" data-id=\"d0787a8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-124fec4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"124fec4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW183871814 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW183871814 BCX0\">Seagrasses are enormously critical parts of ecosystems, serving as food sources, nurseries, preventatives against erosion and pathogens, and prominent carbon sinks. 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I\u00a0graduated from the University of Vermont in 2024 with a Bachelor\u2019s degree in Mathematics and minors in Biology and Computer Science. 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