Dr. Johel Padilla-Villanueva, DrPH

Dr. Johel Padilla-Villanueva, DrPH

Auxiliary Professor (UPR Carolina) · Adjunct (UPR Medical Sciences Campus) · Independent Researcher

Auxiliary Professor, University of Puerto Rico at Carolina

Adjunct Professor, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus

Independent Researcher — Systemic Tau (τ_s) and RECD

Profile

Investigador independiente y profesor universitario en salud ambiental, dinámica de enfermedades vectoriales y marcos teóricos para sistemas complejos. Tesis DrPH (UPR, 2022): dinámica espaciotemporal de Aedes aegypti en el Caño Martín Peña, San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Programa actual: Systemic Tau (τ_s) y el Reloj Extramental Discreto (RECD) — métricas ordinales, tiempo discreto anidado, dependencia de orden superior (excess³ / Φ₃) y alerta temprana (dengue). Software: Academy Learning Tau y Systemic Tau. Monografías: Systemic Tau and the Discrete Architecture of Time (2.ª ed.) y El acto de ser relacional-discreto (Leonardo Polo).

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Education

DrPH (Doctor of Public Health) — Environmental Health

2016-08-01
2022-11-01

University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus

M.Sc. Environmental Health

2012-08-01
2014-05-01

University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus

B.S. General Biology

1997-08-01
2002-05-01

University of Puerto Rico, Bayamón

B.A. + M.A. (Licentiate in Ecclesiastical Studies)

2004-09-01
2009-06-01

Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain

Research lines

Systemic Tau (τ_s) and RECD Ordinal methods, renormalization, and complex systems excess³ and higher-order dependence Dengue early warning and environmental health Philosophy of physics and Leonardo Polo Open educational software and reproducible research
Research program

Work centers on Systemic Tau (τ_s) and the Discrete Extramental Clock (RECD): multivariate ordinal metrics, discrete extramental time, and higher-order dependence (excess³ / Φ₃), with applications to early warning (dengue) and open software.

In philosophy of physics, I continue Polo’s project with El acto de ser relacional-discreto. The program synthesis is Systemic Tau and the Discrete Architecture of Time (2nd ed., ISBN 979-8-18776-367-2).

Experience

Auxiliary Professor (Biology)

University of Puerto Rico at Carolina

Instructor for CIBI-3001 Introduction to Biology (undergraduate, dual-enrollment high school students). Focus on critical thinking, scientific inquiry, and hands-on labs.

Adjunct Professor (Environmental Health)

Graduate School of Public Health, University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus

Instructor for SAAM-6528 Introduction to Environmental Health (graduate level). Integrates theory, case studies, and current research in public health.

Project Manager / Research Assistant / Preceptor

University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus

Led database research projects, trained team members, supported graduate students in historic demography and public health studies.

GIS Specialist

Resource Center for Science and Engineering (EPA-UPR-RCSE)

Created and refined rural community maps using ArcGIS/ArcScene for federal grant projects on water supply (Aguas Buenas, PR).

Doctoral Student Intern / Vector Research

Puerto Rico Science, Technology & Research Trust / CDC Dengue Branch

Conducted studies on Aedes sp. mosquitoes using nonlinear spatio-temporal techniques. CDC San Juan Dengue Branch & PRVCU internship.

Education

DrPH (Doctor of Public Health) — Environmental Health

University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus

Dissertation: Dinámica espaciotemporal de la población del mosquito Aedes aegypti (L.) en la zona del Caño Martín Peña en San Juan de Puerto Rico durante los años epidemiológicos 2018–2019; Repercusiones a la salud para los residentes de las comunidades aledañas. (ProQuest 2728033618)

M.Sc. Environmental Health

University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus

B.S. General Biology

University of Puerto Rico, Bayamón

B.A. + M.A. (Licentiate in Ecclesiastical Studies)

Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain

Skills
Research & Data Analysis
R Programming & Statistical Analysis
ArcGIS / Spatial Analysis & Mapping
Data Management & Databases
Nonlinear / Spatiotemporal Analysis
Teaching & Communication
University Teaching (Undergrad & Graduate)
Academic Writing & Publications
Conference Presentations (APHA, AAAS, local)
Public Health Training & Mentorship
Languages
100%
Spanish Native
80%
English Professional proficiency