Aixa Alemán-Díaz is a program manager of diversity, equity, and inclusion at the American Geophysical Union. Previously, she was a Mellon/ACLS public fellow and an engagement project manager at the Washington Center for Equitable Growth. Her research examines senses of place, issues of access, and the multiple uses of coasts, including public and protected areas, among residents of Puerto Rico, a society marked by inequality. Alemán-Díaz pursued her B.A., a double major in psychology and anthropology, at the University of Michigan, and upon graduation, she completed a year at the National Institutes of Health conducting social and behavioral research. She holds a Ph.D. from American University and a M.A. from Rutgers University in sociocultural anthropology.