Resume

• 991095

  Seminar In Ethnographic Analysis

  Research Procedures in Science Education

  Qualitative Research – interviewing and analysis of interviews using NVivo 9 and Dedoose

  Action Research in Science Education

  Survey Research – collecting and analyzing surveys using Liker scale

  Qualitative Research Methods in Education

  Introduction to Educational Research I: Methodology

  Secondary School Teacher License in Chemistry

  Department of Education

  Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

• 4767

  Professional Chemistry License

  Examining Board of Chemists of Puerto Rico

  Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

• 2009

  Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

  Dissertation: Examining the effects of laboratory instruction on high school chemistry students’ conceptual understanding of chemical equilibrium\nAdvisor: Dr. Mary B. Nakhleh

  Chemistry Education

  National Science Teachers Association (NSTA); Indiana Hoosier Association Science Teachers Incorporated (HASTI); SACNAS; Latino Graduate Student Organization (Purdue Univ.)

  Puerto Rican Student Association (Purdue Univ.); Association for the Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD); American Educational Research Association (AERA)

  Colegio de Químicos de Puerto Rico; International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC); Federación Latinoamericana de Química (FLAQ)

  Purdue University

• 2003

  MSEd

  Thesis: Assessing the factors that affect the way(s) high school chemistry students write effective laboratory reports\nAdvisor: Dr. Mary B. Nakhleh

  Chemistry Education

  SACNAS Purdue University Chapter; Indiana Hoosier Association Science Teachers Incorporated (HASTI); SACNAS; Latino Graduate Student Organization (Purdue Univ.); Puerto Rican Student Association (Purdue Univ.); Association for the Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD); Kappa Delta Pi International Honor Society in Education (KDP); Curriculum and Instruction Graduate Student Association (Purdue Univ.); American Educational Research Association (AERA)

  Purdue University

• 1999

  MS

  Thesis: Study of the interaction of cis-[Pt(NH3)2(benzothiazole)Cl]NO3 with DNA and other nucleic acids constituents by Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy\nAdvisor: Dr. Mayra E. Cádiz

  Chemistry-Bioinorganic

  Colegio de Químicos de Puerto Rico; International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC); Federación Latinoamericana de Química (FLAQ); Future Teacher Association (UPR

  Mayagüez Campus); ACS Student Chapter Campus (UPR

  Mayagüez Campus); American Chemical Society; Mu Alpha Phi Sorority

  University of Puerto Rico-Mayagüez

• 1993

  BS

  Chemistry & Education Major\nSecondary School Teacher License in Chemistry

  Chemistry

  Colegio de Químicos de Puerto Rico; International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC); Federación Latinoamericana de Química (FLAQ); Future Teacher Association (UPR

  Mayagüez Campus); ACS Student Chapter Campus (UPR

  Mayagüez Campus); American Chemical Society; Mu Alpha Phi Sorority

  University of Puerto Rico- Mayagüez

  Cum Laude

• 740

  Graduate School Summer Research Grant

  $2

  Purdue University

  Teaching Honor Roll

  Undergraduate course EAS 102 labs – scores 4.5

  Purdue University - Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Department

  Midwest Crossroads AGEP Scholar Program

  $8

  000 Scholarship per semester

  summer included

  January - July 2011

  Purdue University - AGEP

  2008 SACNAS National Conference Outstanding Oral Presentation Award

  Certificate and monetary award $500

  SACNAS

  Jane & Michael Wilson Doctoral Award in Science Education for 2010-2011

  $1

  000 Scholarship

  Purdue University - College of Education

  Midwest Crossroads AGEP Student Travel Award

  $500

  to attend the 243rd ACS National Meeting

  San Diego

  California\n

  Purdue University - AGEP

  Midwest Crossroads AGEP Scholar Program

  $3

  000 Scholarship per semester

  summer included

  January 2009 – December 2010

  Purdue University - AGEP

  The Institute on Teaching and Mentoring 2010 Awardee

  All expenses for registration

  lodging and travel awarded

  The Compact for Faculty Diversity

  Tampa

  Florida

  3rd Junior Faculty Professional Development Conference and The Institute on Teaching and Mentoring 2012 Awardee

  All expenses for registration

  lodging and travel awarded

  The Compact for Faculty Diversity

  The Institute on Teaching and Mentoring 2011 Awardee

  All expenses for registration

  lodging and travel awarded sponsored

  The Compact for Faculty Diversity

  Atlanta

  Georgia

  2010 SACNAS National Conference Financial Aid Award

  All expenses for lodging and travel awarded

  SACNAS

  2011 SACNAS Midwest Regional Meeting Financial Aid Award

  All expenses for mileage and registration fees awarded

  SACNAS Student Chapter - Purdue University

  2012 SACNAS National Conference Financial Aid Award

  All expenses for lodging and travel awarded.

  SACNAS

• Teaching

  Qualitative Research

  Public Speaking

  Education

  Characterization

  RAMAN

  Survey Research

  Research

  Secondary Education

  Tutoring

  Elementary Education

  Science

  Higher Education

  Spectroscopy

  Laboratory

  Chemistry Education

  Chemistry

  Curriculum Design

  Educational Research

  UV/Vis

  Selecting the Thesis Advisor

  Rovira-Figueroa

  N. D.

  and Martinez-Hernandez

  K. J. (2012). Selecting the Thesis Advisor. In Midwest Crossroads AGEP Alliance (Ed.)

  Journey to the PhD: A compendium of scholar experiences in the Midwest Crossroads AGEP West Lafayette

  Indiana: Purdue University Press. (in press)

  Selecting the Thesis Advisor

  Nakhleh

  M.

  Harle

  M.

  Yaman

  F.

  Weller

  J.

  Freemyer

  S.

  Representations of Chemical Reactions Project

  Assessing the factors that affect the way(s) high school chemistry students write effective laboratory reports.

  Study of the interaction of cis-[Pt(NH3)2(benzothiazole)Cl]NO3 with DNA and other nucleic acids constituents by Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy

  Yaman

  F.

  Nakhleh

  M.

  Harle

  M.

  Weller

  J

  Freemyer

  S

  Freemyer

  S.

  Rovira-Figueroa

  N.D.

  Weller

  J.

  Yaman

  F.

  Harle

  M.

  and Nakhleh

  M. (2010). Visualizing chemical reactions: An online student tutorial. The Hoosier Science Teacher

  34(1)

  20-26.

  Visualizing chemical reactions: An online student tutorial

  Rovira

  N. D. (2004). Advanced Chemistry 4th to 6th. In N. Bangel & S. M. Moon (Eds.)

  A teacher's guide to the Purdue Three-Stage Model. Indianapolis: Indiana.

  Advanced Chemistry 4th to 6th

  University of Wisconsin-Madison

  Ivy Tech Community College - Technology Division

  St. John Fisher College

  University of Puerto Rico

  SUNY Geneseo

  Purdue University - Curriculum & Instruction Department

  Ivy Tech Community College - General Education Division

  West Lafayette School Corporation

  Kids Connection at Wabash Center

  Total Quality Management Services

  West Lafayette

  Indiana

  - Enrichment programs for gifted and talented youth\n- Provided learning activities at appropriate level and pace \n- Stimulated students to pursue higher level goals and critical thinking \n- Exposed students to a broad variety of ideas

  topics

  and problem solving experiences\n- Courses taught: Challenging Chemistry (Grade level 3-4); Chemical Explorations (Grade level 3-4); Experimental Chemistry (Grade level 3-4); Advanced Chemistry (Grade level 5-6); Forensic Science (Grade Level 5-6); Research Chemistry (Grade levels 5-6 and 7-9); Applied Chemistry (Grade level 7-9); Investigative Chemistry (Grade levels 7-9 and 10-12); Physical Chemistry (Grade levels 7-9 and 10-12); Analytic Chemistry (Grade level 10-12); Biochemistry (Grade levels 5-6

  7-9

  and 10-12); Instrumental Analysis (Grade level 10-12); Organic Chemistry (Grade level 10-12)

  Curriculum Designer and Instructor

  Purdue University - Gifted Education Resource Institute

  West Lafayette

  Indiana

  - Identified ways the SGMM approaches to improve gender equity in engineering project have impacted sophomore engineering students’ interests in engineering: persistence and proposed career goals\n- Analyzed results from follow up students’ interviews

  Research Assistant

  Purdue University - C&I Dep. and Eng. Ed. Grant Small Group Mathematical Modeling (SGMM)

  West Lafayette

  Indiana

  - Tutored undergraduate athletic students on Spanish

  Education

  and Chemistry courses

  Tutor

  Purdue University - Athletic Department Tutorial Program

  West Lafayette

  Indiana

  - Investigated in what way(s) students’ perceptions and attitudes

  integrating laboratory classroom instruction

  and the type of laboratory activities/experiments allow high school and undergraduate chemistry students to write effective laboratory reports\n- Investigated how students could write a scientific laboratory report that (1) demonstrates conceptual understanding

  (2) meets the experiments’ objectives

  (3) show reflection of the learning experience\n- Understood how writing an effective laboratory report can help students learn chemistry

  Research Assistant

  Purdue University - Department of Chemistry

  Geneseo

  NY

  - Courses taught: Teaching Science and Math to Children (Undergraduate course CURR 316) and Classroom Management in the Elementary School (Undergraduate course EDUC 326)\n- Modeled contemporary teaching/ learning strategies for mathematics and science instruction in early childhood and elementary classrooms\n- Utilized and discussed instructional techniques that integrate hands-on learning

  manipulatives

  the student’s environment

  functional uses of mathematics and science

  and assessment strategies appropriate for all students.\n- Modeled different approaches to establish and maintain well-managed classrooms\n- Utilized case analysis

  role-playing

  cooperative learning

  technology

  and simulated practice to demonstrate how to apply principles of classroom management to actual teaching situations

  Adjunct Lecturer

  SUNY Geneseo

  - Courses taught: Instrumentation Laboratory (Undergraduate course ILT 202); Introduction to the Chemical Industry (Undergraduate course ILT 102)\n- Conducted lecture

  supervised

  assisted

  and graded tests

  assignments

  and projects\n- Supervised and assisted technology major students in the four hours lab period

  Adjunct Faculty

  Lafayette

  Indiana Area

  Ivy Tech Community College - Technology Division

  Mayagüez

  Puerto Rico

  - Graded exam quizzes

  and assignments for Organic Chemistry course for majors

  Organic Chemistry Course Teaching Assistant

  University of Puerto Rico - Chemistry Department

  - Course taught: General Chemistry II Laboratory (Undergraduate course CHM 106)\n- Supervised and assisted science major students in the four hours lab period\n- Graded lab reports and assignments

  Adjunct Faculty

  Lafayette

  Indiana Area

  Ivy Tech Community College - General Education Division

  Chemistry Department

  - Courses taught: General Chemistry Lecture I & II

  General Chemistry Labs I & II

  and Chemistry Workshop\n- Supervise and assist science major students in the three hours lab period\n- Grade lab reports and assignments\n- Administer

  collect and analyze General Chemistry Diagnostic Exam\n- Organize and coordinate small group tutoring sessions\n- Develop CHEM 100

  Adjunct Faculty

  St. John Fisher College

  West Lafayette

  Indiana

  - Course taught: Teaching Science in the Middle/Junior High School (Undergraduate course EDCI 428)\n- Stated and discussed goals for middle level science teaching based on an informed position\n- Described teaching strategies which motivate students and which foster learning\n- Observed and critiqued student’s science lesson employing appropriate strategies

  Secondary Science Method Course Teaching Assistant

  Purdue University - Curriculum & Instruction Department

  Chemistry Department

  - Coordinate student support services for the general chemistry lecture and laboratory first year program\n- Coordinate General Chemistry I and II Laboratory (Undergraduate courses CHEM 103L and 104L)\n- Train the adjunct faculty\n- Set the syllabus and coordinate student laboratory make-up\n- Responsible for the General Chemistry Diagnostic Testing program\n- Organize and coordinate small group tutoring sessions\n- Develop and staff technical writing help sessions

  General Chemistry Coordinator

  St. John Fisher College

  Mayagüez

  Puerto Rico

  - Courses taught: Organic Chemistry Laboratories for Chemistry majors (Undergraduate course CHM 3071

  3072); Organic Chemistry Laboratory for Agronomy majors (Undergraduate course CHM 3061)\n- Supervised and assisted science

  engineer or agronomy major students in the four hours period lab\n- Graded lab reports

  quizzes

  and assignments

  Organic Chemistry Course Teaching Assistant

  University of Puerto Rico - Chemistry Department

  Mayagüez

  Puerto Rico

  - Course taught: General Chemistry Laboratory (Undergraduate course CHM 3001)\n- Supervised and assisted science and engineer major students in the three hours period laboratory\n- Graded lab reports

  quizzes

  and assignments

  Instructor

  University of Puerto Rico - Chemistry Department

  West Lafayette

  Indiana

  - Course taught: Exploring Teaching as a Career (Undergraduate course EDCI 205)\n- Conducted lecture

  supervised

  and assisted education and liberal arts major students\n- Supervised students in their field experiences\n- Graded assignments

  quizzes

  and projects

  Introduction to Education Course Instructor

  Purdue University - Curriculum & Instruction Department

  Río Piedras

  Puerto Rico

  - Worked with Puerto Rico Statewide Systemic Initiative (PR-SSI) to reform the traditional classroom education in Puerto Rico as science specialist\n- Modeled K-12 science concepts using constructivism techniques

  Workshop Organizer & Speaker

  University of Puerto Rico

  West Lafayette

  Indiana

  - Courses taught: Supervised Teaching in Chemistry Education (Undergraduate course EDCI 498T); Supervised Teaching in Earth/ Space Science (Graduate course EDCI 695)\n- Observed and engaged the student in the teaching process\n- Helped the student to attain a satisfactory professional experience\n- Observed the student’s progress in meeting certain standards of professionalism\n- Monitored student’s teaching methods and techniques in the subject matter area\n- Discussed student’s general progress and offered constructive advice\n- Met with the cooperating teacher to obtain opinions and observations of the student’s progress and development

  University Supervisor

  Purdue University - Curriculum & Instruction Department

  Barceloneta

  Puerto Rico

  - Provided computer validation services to: Quality Control & Raw Materials Laboratories

  Automation & Information Technology Division

  and Manufacture Department at Merck Sharp and Dohme

  Barceloneta

  Puerto Rico

  Computer Validation Specialist

  Total Quality Management Services

  West Lafayette

  Indiana

  - Assisted planning the Multicultural Visitation Program\n- Encouraged undergraduate students from Hispanic Service Institutions to pursue a graduate education\n- Made students aware of the many career opportunities available at Purdue University\n- Established ties between faculty and students on the Purdue University campus and Hispanic Serving Institutions\n- Increased minority graduate enrollment on the Purdue University campus\n- Planned 7th Annual AGEP Research Conference

  Graduate Assistant

  Purdue University - Midwest Crossroads Alliance for Graduate Education & the Professoriate (AGEP)

  West Lafayette

  Indiana

  - Course taught: Earth Science for Elementary Teachers (Undergraduate course EAS 102)\n- Supervised and assisted elementary pre-service teachers in the four hours lab period and lecture\n- Supervised students in their field experience and field trip\n- Graded record books

  quizzes

  tests

  and assignments\n- Facilitated Teaching Assistant Training (Fall Semester)

  Earth Science Course Teaching Assistant

  Purdue University - Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Department

  Mayagüez

  Puerto Rico

  - Courses taught: General Chemistry Laboratories (Undergraduate course CHM 3001

  3002)\n- Supervised and assisted science

  engineer & science major students in the four hours period lab\n- Graded lab reports

  quizzes

  and assignments

  General Chemistry Course Teaching Assistant

  University of Puerto Rico - Chemistry Department

  College of Engineering

  - Course taught: Introductory Chemistry course and laboratory\n- Provided quality instruction to the needs of the student cohort\n- Acted as role model to students in the program\n- Worked closely and cooperatively with ESP and university staff

  Visiting Associate Lecturer with the Engineering Summer Program (ESP)

  University of Wisconsin-Madison

  West Lafayette

  Indiana

  - Indiana Substitute Teacher's Certificate (No.SC-367635)

  Substitute Teacher

  West Lafayette School Corporation

  - Assisted the teacher and therapist in implementing training activities

  Teacher Aide Substitute

  Lafayette

  Indiana Area

  Kids Connection at Wabash Center

  Mayagüez

  Puerto Rico

  - Used Raman and UV-Vis spectroscopy to determine the interactions of DNA with cisplatin and platinum(II) complexes\n- Knowledge using GRAMS 6.0 (Galactic) to analyze the Raman spectra\n- Expertise typing and using Microsoft Office (Word

  Excel

  Power Point

  Outlook

  Publisher

  Visio)

  Research Assistant

  University of Puerto Rico - Chemistry Department

  West Lafayette

  Indiana

  - Directed

  organized

  and planned mentoring programs with local high school students in order to increase recruitment

  retention

  and graduation of Latinos in higher education\n- Represented the LCC through collaboration and coordination of student leadership activities

  programs

  and services\n- Served as the co-coordinator and advisor for the Embajadores: a volunteer student programming board for the LCC\n- Assisted with various LCC program planning and weekly activities serving as facilitator

  moderator

  participant

  and assistant to programming when necessitated\n- Co-supervised work-study students\n- Assisted planning the Latino Leadership Retreats\n- Assisted with development of the Latino Graduate Student Organization (LGSO); worked with graduate school to identify ways to recruit and retain Latino/a graduate students\n- LCC fundraising and promotion\n- Assisted with strategic planning of the LCC

  Graduate Assistant

  Purdue University - Latino Cultural Center

  Río Piedras

  Puerto Rico

  - Sponsored by Puerto Rico Graduate Teaching Fellows in K-12 (PR-GK12)\n- Professional developer of K-12 teachers in the areas of science and mathematics

  Research Assistant

  University of Puerto Rico - Chemistry Department

  Mayagüez

  Puerto Rico

  - Tutored and trained undergraduate students in their research work

  Undergraduate Research Mentor

  University of Puerto Rico - Chemistry Department

  West Lafayette

  Indiana

  - Course taught: Fundamentals of Chemistry Lab. (Undergraduate course CHM 200)\n- Supervised and assisted elementary pre-service teachers in the three hours lab period\n- Graded lab reports

  quizzes

  and assignments

  General Chemistry Course Teaching Assistant

  Purdue University - Chemistry Department

  English

  Spanish

  Midwest Crossroads AGEP Student Travel Award

  ~$1000

  to attend the 21st BCCE

  University of North Texas

  Denton

  Texas

  Purdue University - AGEP

  Midwest Crossroads AGEP Student Travel Award

  ~$3000

  to attend the 241st ACS National Meeting

  Anaheim

  California

  Purdue University - AGEP

  Teaching Honor Roll

  Undergraduate course EAS 102 labs – scores 4.5

  Purdue University - Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Department

  2009 SACNAS National Conference Financial Aid Award

  All expenses for lodging and travel awarded

  SACNAS

  Midwest Crossroads AGEP Scholar Program

  $1

  500 Scholarship

  January - May 2012

  Purdue University - AGEP

  Midwest Crossroads AGEP Student Travel Award

  $265

  to attend the Chemical Education Research Graduate Student Conference

  Miami University

  Oxford

  Ohio

  Purdue University - AGEP

  Midwest Crossroads AGEP Scholar Program

  $3

  000 Scholarship

  August - December 2011

  Purdue University - AGEP