BREEZY OCAÑA FLAQUER

Professional Appointments

Adjunct Lecturer, San Diego State University (2021–Present)

Invited Lecturer Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo (UASD, 2024-2028)
Lecturer, San Diego State University (2024)
NationalAstronomyEducationCoordinator(IAU)–DominicanRepublic(2021–Present)
Interim President, Caribbean Astronomy for Inclusion (2021–Present)
Postdoctoral Fellow, CAUP Portugal (2012–2014)
Postdoctoral Fellow, NCRA India (2011–2012)
Support Astronomer, IRAM Spain (2006–2010)

Teaching & Academic Mentoring

ASTRO 101 Instructor – San Diego State University during Spring Semester 2024
Supervision of Master’s thesis (UASD): Design of Innovative Teaching Strategies for the Understanding of Solar Eclipse Content in Sixth–Grade Elementary Students at Ramón Antonio Tejada School, School Year 2025—2026. District 14–02 of Cabrera, Nagua. Dominican Republic.
Supervision of undergraduate internship (UASD): eclipse sonification project
Astronomy Instructor (Outschool): K–12 online astronomy courses
Future Lecturer Cohort 2026 – 2028 (Planned): Invited Lecturer in Astronomy and Cosmology for Master's students specializing in Physics Education, School of Physics, Faculty of Sciences, Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo (UASD), Dominican Republic.

Curriculum Development & Academic Service

2024–2025: Curriculum advisor for Physics program revision: Advised the revision of the undergraduate Physics curriculum at UASD. Oﬃcially approved by

University Council Resolution 2025-180 (September 11, 2025), School of Physics, Faculty of Sciences.

2024: Development of Space Sciences undergraduate curriculum (UASD): Designed competency-based undergraduate courses in Astronomy, Astronomy Laboratory, Positional Astronomy, and Astrophysics. These courses were developed as a specialized Space Sciences track for Physics, Atmospheric Sciences, and Geophysics degree programs at UASD. School of Physics, Faculty of Sciences, Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo (UASD), Dominican Republic. (Astronomy, Astrophysics, Laboratory courses)
2024: IAU–OAE Teacher Training Program in Astronomy (TTP Grant) Contributed as NAEC team member to an international teacher training initiative

in Astronomy for university instructors preparing future secondary school teachers in Mathematics and Physics Education. The program was funded by the International Astronomical Union Oﬃce of Astronomy for Education (IAU–OAE). Implemented at the Institute of Physics, UASD(August–December 2024), with a total budget of €1,500

2023: Graduate Curriculum Development in Astronomy and Cosmology. Designed a competency-based graduate course in Astronomy and Cosmology as a

core requirement for the Master's in Physics Education program at UASD. School of Physics, Faculty of Sciences, Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo (UASD), Dominican Republic.