Rahanna Juman

Rahanna Alicia Juman PhD
Academic background
Alma mater	University of the West Indies (PhD) University of Washington (post-doc fellowship)
Thesis	Characterisation and Ecology of the Bon Accord Lagoon, Tobago, West Indies  (2008)

Rahanna Alicia Juman is an ecologist and author who specializes on the wetlands of Trinidad and Tobago.

Education and awards

Juman has a PhD in Zoology from The University of the West Indies. ^[1]

She has been awarded several post-doctoral fellowships, including the University of Washington's Hubert H. Humphrey fellowship 2010 to 2011. ^[1]

In 2002, Juman was awarded a $10,000 prize from the L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Awards. ^[2]

Career

Juman researches seagrass beds and mangrove forests. ^[1]

Juman is Deputy Director, Research at the Institute of Marine Affairs in Trinidad and Tobago. ^[3]

She was also recently elected Vice Chair of the International Oceanographic Commission (IOC) IOCARRIBE Board in 2025. The IOC is a committee of UNESCO, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. ^[4]

Selected publications

• Juman, Rahanna A. Wetlands of Trinidad & Tobago, 2010, Prospect Press, ISBN 9789769508262 ^{[5] [6]}
• Juman, Rahanna A. The structure and productivity of the Thalassia testudinum community in Bon Accord Lagoon, Tobago.Revista de Biología Tropical 53 (2005): 219–227. ^{[7] [8]}

References

1. "Rahanna Juman | Our Thirsty Planet". Pacific Lutheran University. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
2. "L'Oréal And Unesco Present The 4Th Edition Of The Program For Women In Science" (PDF). L'Oreal. 6 March 2002.
3. "The Organisation". Institute of Marine Affairs. Retrieved 2024-06-10.
4. "Dr. Rahanna Juman elected Vice Chair to the IOCARIBE Board". Institute of Marine Affairs. Retrieved 2025-11-01.
5. Hilton, Anne (2010-03-11). "Why TT's wetlands are important". Trinidad and Tobago Newsday Archives. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
6. Gobin, Judith (2011-12-31). "Book Review - Wetlands of Trinidad and Tobago by Rahanna Juman". Living World, Journal of the Trinidad and Tobago Field Naturalists' Club. ISSN   1029-3299.
7. Ewe, Sharon ML, et al. "Spatial and temporal patterns of aboveground net primary productivity (ANPP) along two freshwater-estuarine transects in the Florida Coastal Everglades." Hydrobiologia 569.1 (2006): 459-474.
8. Cortés, Jorge, et al. "The CARICOMP network of Caribbean Marine Laboratories (1985–2007): history, key findings, and lessons learned." Frontiers in Marine Science (2019): 519.

External links

• Institute of Marine Affairs, Trinidad and Tobago