Professora da UFPA-Belém, possui Graduação em Fisiologia Animal - Universite de Toulouse III (França), mestrado em Ciências Naturais - Universite de Toulouse III (França) e PhD pela Universidade Malaya (Malásia). Trabalhou no Instituto de Hidrobiologia da Academia de Ciências Chinesa in Wuhan, China, no Instituto Hidráulico Dinamarquês (Danish Hydraulic Institute DHI) in Borneu, at the the zoological department of Malaya University in Malaysia. Atualmente é Professora da Universidade Federal do Pará (Instituto de Ciências Biológicas) onde participa dos cursos de Ciências Biológicas e Engenharia Sanitária e Ambiental. Tem experiência na área de Ecossistemas Aquáticos, Impactos Ambientais, Pesca Artesanal, Educação Inclusiva (deficiência intelectual) e Educação Ambiental.
Valerie Sarpedonti is currently a lecturer at the Institute of Biological Sciences at the Federal University of Pará State - UFPA, Brazil. She graduated in Animal Physiology at the University of Toulouse III (France), got her Msc in Ecophysiology also in Toulouse, and her PhD at Malaya University, Kuala Lumpur Malaysia in 2001. At the UFPA, she is involved in Graduation courses in Biological Sciences and Environmental Engineering and post-graduation course in Aquatic Ecosystems and Fisheries. Besides research, Dr. Sarpedonti develops various activities in the field of inclusive education and extension. Before joining the UFPA, she worked at the Institute of Hydrobiology of the Chinese Academic of Sciences, Wuhan China, Danish Hydraulic Institute in Borneo, and at the department of Zoology of Malaya University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
