Skip to main content

Gerardo Lopez, M.A.T, M.Ed, PhD

VIP Faculty Director
Associate Professor, 4-H Youth Development STEM
Associate Professor, School of Animal and Comparative Biomedical Sciences
Associate Professor, American Indian Studies-GIDP
Associate Specialist, 4-H Youth Development STEM
Resolution enhanced image of University of Arizona VIP Faculty Director Gerardo Lopez
lopezg3@arizona.edu
Pronouns:
he, him, his

Gerardo (Jerry) Lopez, M.A.T., M.Ed., Ph.D. is an Associate Professor & Extension specialist focusing on STEM, food safety, and environmental microbiology in the School of Animal and Comparative Biomedical Sciences.  

Dr. Lopez leads a statewide Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Leadership Team that implements a 4-H STEM Program, bringing STEM projects to urban and rural youth across the state of Arizona.

He also offers undergraduate and graduate research opportunities through his food safety and environmental microbiology research, focused on the protozoan parasite Cyclospora cayetanensis in agricultural waters and fresh produce to understand potential sources of Cyclospora contamination and prevent Cyclosporiasis infections. His VIP team is Investigating the Foodborne Parasite Cyclospora in Environmental Waters.