Dr. Rocha teaches Microbiology, General BIology for Engineers, Introduction to BIology for Biology majors, and Foundations of Biology for non-majors. Currently she’s conducting research in bacterial ecology in relation to climate change, especifically in the detection and characterization of potential human pathogens present in nuisance flooding waters affecting the Charleston peninsula. Two bacterial pathogens from the genus Vibrio, V. parahaemolyticus and V. vulnificus, are under study.
Research Interests
Bacterial Pathogenesis
Degrees
- Ph.D. with Honors in Pathology and Laboratory Medicine – Medical University of South Carolina
- B.S. in Microbiology – Universidad de Los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia