Education

• M.A. Latin American Studies
  San Diego State University
  January 2006 - May 2008
  Concentration in Cultural Anthropology and Education Technology
• TEFL Certificate
  Seattle University
• B.A. Sociology
  University of California, Santa Barbara
  September 1998- June 2002 

Work Experience

• Project Coordinator 
  Web-Based Language and Culture Exchange
  September - October 2008
  This was a LARC sponsored project that took place at  Two Brothers Foundation in the favela of Rocinha, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
              -  Connect students at Two Brothers Foundation, San Diego State University, and Kansas University through online exchange activities (surveys, forums, profiles, message, video conference)
              - Coordinate Digital Story Production with Students and Staff
              - Daily report to LARC with blog - Intercultural Connections
              - Final project report coming soon
  
• Project Coordinator
  Zimatlan Digital History Project
   June 23 - July 28, 2008
  This project took place at CENTEOTL, a community development NGO located in Zimatlan, Oaxaca, Mexico, that focuses on micro-finance, community projects, and youth education.
  Responsibilities:
  
  - Manage 6 SDSU graduate students
  - Teach and organize technology and media development workshops
  - Web design and development
  
  
  
• Graduate Assistant
  Fall Semester 2007
  
  1. Center for Latin American Studies, SDSU
     Webmaster – Updating, web design, e-bulletin
  2. Language Acquisition Resource Center, SDSU
     Cultura – Project design, development, teacher training
     
• Graduate Assistant
  Summer Semester 2007
  
  1. Ethnographic Field Methods Course (Anthro 520) in Oaxaca, Mexico led by Dr. Ramona Perez
     
• Graduate Assistant
  Spring 2007 / Fall 2006 Semesters
  
  1. Center for Latin American Studies, SDSU
     Webmaster – Updating, web design, e-bulletin
  2. Language Acquisition Resource Center, SDSU
     Video editing: “Rocinha: At Home on the Big Hill”
• Graduate Assistant
  Spring Semeter 2006
  1. Language Acquisition Resource Center, SDSU
     Program evaluator: “Baja Literature website”
     

• English as a Foreign Language (EFL) Teacher
  

1. London English School (Neipu, Taiwan)
2. The Centers for Interamerican Studies CEDEI)

 Fieldwork

• VIIDAI Fall 2007 (San Quintin, Baja California, Mexico)
  Focus groups with truckers on lifestyle, health, and risk behavior. Collaborative research with UC epidemiologists.
  

• Thesis Field Research - June - August 2007 (Oaxaca, Mexico)
  Participant observation at middle school, volunteer ESL teaching, multimedia development with students,  semi-structured interviews with teachers, staff, and administrators.
  Title: "Education Technology in Santa María Atzompa, Mexico: Attitudes, Needs, and Application" (abstract)
  

• VIIDAI Spring 2007 (San Quintin, BC, Mexico)
  Door-to-Door Recipe Collection, Interviews, and Head of Household Focus Groups: Food and Culture Change

• VIIDAI Fall 2006 (San Quintin, BC, Mexico)
  Breakfast taste testing for school breakfast program
  

• Ethnographic Field Methods: Anthro 520 (Oaxaca, Mexico)
  Tourist Questionnaires, Community Food Fair, Life History Interviews

Publications

• Education Technology in Santa María Atzompa, Mexico:
  Attitudes, Needs, and Application
  M.A. Thesis - Latin American Studies
  San Diego State University
  - View Abstract / Download  Thesis (pdf)
  

Professional Conferences

• Society for Applied Anthropology (SfAA)
  68th Annual Meeting - Memphis, Tennessee
  March 25 - 29, 2008 (link)
  - Global Commodities in a Local School: Mexico's Telesecundaria and Education Technology
  Focus - Community and the computer
  
• 29th Annual Ethnography in Education Research Forum
  University of Pennsylvania, Feb. 29 - March 1, 2008 (link)
  - Global Commodities in a Local School: Mexico's Telesecundaria and Education Technology
  Focus - Ethnographic research in education: intimate participation
  
• Cultura Conference, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) October 12-13, 2007
  - Tech Fair: “Captivating Job Aids: Training Cultura Newbies”
  
• 2007 Séptimo Simposio Internacional Bienal de Estudios Oaxaqueños, 2-4 Augusto (Oaxaca, Mexico)
  - Tecnología Educacional en la Telesecundaria de Atzompa
  

Language

• Spanish - Advanced oral, intermediate writing
• Portuguese - Intermediate
  

Computer Skills

• Microsoft Office
  
• Web Design / Development - Dreamweaver, Page Creator
  
• Instructional Design - Adobe Captivate, Key Note, Moodle
• Video Production / Editing - Final Cut Express, iMovie, PhotoStory3
  
• Music Recording / Editing - Sound, Garage Band
• Online Tools - Google Apps, Blogger, Wordpress, Flickr, Picasa, Youtube