Alejandra Correa-Bedoya is a Doctoral student at the Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB).She focuses on assessing aquatic insects distribution patterns across the Magdalena-Cauca River Basin in Colombia, thereby identifying key biodiversity regions and evaluating habitat fragmentation from existing and planned hydropower dams.

Career
  • 2025 - present - Doctoral student at IGB, funded by the Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD)
  • 2023-2025 - Junior lecturer at University of Antioquia
  • 2023-2024 - Expert Consultant on Bioassessment at European Commission – Joint Research Center JRC
  • 2022-2023 - Research Assistant, University of Antioquia
  • 2014-2020 - Environmental Consultant in Sustainable Water Management in Colombia
Interests
  • Freshwater biodiversity
  • Species modelling distribution
  • Conservation planning
  • Bioassessment
  • Citizen science
Education

  • MSc in Environmental Science with specialization in Applied Aquatic Ecology for Sustainability, 2020-2022

    Institute for Water Education IHE Delft, The Netherlands

  • BSc in Biology, 2008-2014

    University of Antioquia, Colombia