Resume

• 2007

  English

  French

  Portuguese

  Italian

  Spanish

  M.A. Geography

  Thesis "Evaluating Social Capital as it Affects Community Development in Rio's Favelas". Involved a case study of three NGOs in several favela communities in Rio.

  Geography

  Columbian College of Arts and Sciences

  The George Washington University

  MA

  -Thesis “Evaluating Social Capital as it Affects Community Development in Rio’s Favelas” involved a case study of three NGOs in several favela communities in Rio.

  Geography

• 2004

  B.S. Honors

  Thesis "Favelas in Brazil". Focused on housing development and low income settlements in Rio.

  Geography

  Department of Geography

  College of Behavioral and Social Sciences

  University of Maryland at College

  Honors in Geography

  -Thesis “Favelas in Brazil”. Focused on housing development and low income settlements in Rio.\n\n-Awarded the Robert Harper's Award for Excellence in Writing for the paper "Valley Region of the Appalachian Mountains and Subsequent Karst Regions in the State of Virginia

  " published on the Department’s web page: www.geog.umd.edu/academic/undergrad/awards.html.\n\n-Graduated with Honors in Geography from the University of Maryland at College Park.

  Geography

• 2002

  n/a

  -Transferred after sophomore year to the University of Maryland with a 3.3 GPA

  Anthropology

  Department

  Transferred after sophomore year to

  Anthropology

  Syracuse University

• Social Media

  Spanish

  Teaching

  Portuguese

  Social Networking

  Research

  Human Geography

  Geography

  Urban Geography

  Cultural Geography

  Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

  Qualitative Research

  Editing

  Community Development

  GIS

  Worms

  Jamie L.

  Worms

  Catalytic Communities

  Action Without Boarders/Idealist

  The George Washington University

  World Resources Institute

  Smith College

  Louisiana State University

  Ecological Society of America

  Bedford Central School District

  Louisiana State University

  Georgia State University

  -Taught nearly 600 students

  hosted office hours

  reviewed course material

  organized and led exam reviews

  maintained e-mail and Moodle correspondences

  wrote exam questions

  graded in-class assignments

  exams

  and essays\n-Supervised by Dr. Craig Colten

  Dr. Andrew Sluyter

  and Dr. Amy Potter\n

  Louisiana State University

  Instructor

  Human Geography: Americas & Europe

  fall 2013

  spring 2014

  summer 2014

  -Taught nearly 500 students introductory concepts in world regional geography with an emphasis on globalization patterns and the analysis of human-environmental interactions\n-Supervised two graduate teaching assistants

  Louisiana State University

  Ecological Society of America

  Washington D.C.

  -Managed the sale of print and web advertisement space for \"Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment\"\n-Supervised by Elizabeth Biggs and Annie Drinkard\n

  Marketing and Communications

  Northamption

  MA

  \tTaught Landscapes of Work

  Wealth

  and Power: The Economic Geography of Latin America

  which critically examines the economic history of Latin America through poignant and thematic literature. This special studies resulted in a student-faculty produced ArcGIS Story Map which will be presented at “Celebrating Collaborations: Students and Faculty Working Together” at Smith College and at the Association of American Geographer’s Annual Meeting in New Orleans\n\tTaught Introduction to Latin American Studies a multidisciplinary

  thematically organized introduction to the physical and cultural geography of Latin America. Created and implemented a WordPress Blog platform for students to submit their work

  share ideas

  and have discussions.\n\tParticipated in The Sherrerd Center for Teaching and Learning’s “Pedagogical Partnership” a voluntary teacher training program that pairs professors with expert student learners to help cultivate an inclusive

  inventive

  and innovative classroom experience\n\tHosted a three-part speaking series called “Making Place: Conversations on Class

  Gender

  Race

  and Social Space in Latin/x America” in which I invited other faculty members to discuss various topics related to our research interests with the students\n\tScheduled to teach Inquiry and Interpretation in Latin American Studies: Methods in Geography which prepares students to and perform their own qualitative and quantitative research| spring 2018\n\tScheduled to teach Favelas in Brazil: The Commodification of Places of Protest a seminar designed to understand the transformation of social space including the approaches and consequences to favela integration in the urban realm\n\tScheduled to teach Mapping the Cultural Geography of Latin America: Landscapes of Development and Identity which surveys a variety of topics in culture

  geography

  politics

  history

  literature

  language

  and the arts through readings

  films

  discussions

  and guest lectures\n\n

  Assistant Professor in Latin American Cultural Geography in Latin American & Latina/o Studies

  Smith College

  Rio de Janeiro

  Brazil

  -Wrote

  compiled

  and edited daily social media content in English and Portuguese to increase global visibility of community solutions in Rio’s favelas\n-Provided contextual and translation support to members of the United Nations

  University groups

  and other foreign researchers and journalists \n-Supervised by Dr. Theresa Williamson\n

  Editorial Intern

  Catalytic Communities

  Washington

  D.C

  -Conducted research and compiled an annotated bibliography for a tri-country economy-based international migration study\n-Supervised by Dr. Marie Price and Dr. Elizabeth Chacko\n

  Research Assistant

  The George Washington University

  -Engaged in cultural

  historical

  ethnographic

  linguistic

  and landscape oriented research\n-Facilitated the creation of an additional laboratory and distributed audio-visual equipment \n

  Louisiana State University

  World Resources Institute

  Washington

  D.C.

  -Provided technical and logistical support for the development of high quality map layouts for atlas publications while researching

  creating

  and editing informational database layers using ArcMap 9.1\n-Supervised by Ms. Florence Landsberg and Ms. Susan Minnemeyer\n

  GIS Intern

  Rio de Janeiro

  Brazil

  -Conducted a five-month mental mapping exercise with favela residents\n-Supervised by Dr. Andrew Sluyter\n

  Dissertation Research in Morro da Providência

  Louisiana State University

  Atlanta

  Teaching three sections of Human Geography and one section of Economic Geography

  Visiting Faculty

  Georgia State University

  Bedford Central School District

  New York

  -Taught K-12

  Substitute Teacher and Teacher’s Aide

  Bedford Central School District

  Rio de Janeiro

  Brazil

  -Maintained a WordPress blog

  “Keepin’ it Rio” to share research and cultural experiences\n-Supervised by Ms. Celeste Hamilton Dennis\n

  Guest Blogger

  Action Without Boarders/Idealist