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Article 1: <\/strong>Common Final Cumulative Exam in <\/strong>Anatomy and Physiology: A Decade of
\nSummative Assessment Reveals Most Challenging Concepts and Prompts
\nVarious Interventions<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n

\"\"<\/a>Abass Abdullahi, Ph.D.<\/span>
\n<\/strong>Professor
\n<\/strong>Department of Biological Sciences
\n<\/strong>Bronx Community College of the City University of New York<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>Dr. Abass Abdullahi <\/strong>has a background in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, where he has mainly worked on carbohydrate metabolism and related gene expression under changing environmental conditions using various models like diatoms, bacteria and recently yeasts (Pichia pastoris<\/em>). He has successfully obtained PSC CUNY and CUNY Collaborative grants and a recent US patent through CUNY\u2019s research foundation. This was on collaborative work with City College related to the \u201cPurification of Recombinant Human \u03b1-Galactosidase A with C-terminal Truncation with Increased Activity\u201d. Dr. Abdullahi has also helped design Bronx Community College of CUNY\u2019s Biotechnology program, which he coordinated until recently and still teaches in the program on a course in Cell and Molecular Biology. Dr. Abdullahi<\/strong> also has interests in pedagogical research including distance learning, assessment, teaching with technology and other innovative teaching strategies. He has been involved in departmental assessment for one of the largest courses, Anatomy and Physiology I and II, for a very long time and still serves as one of the coordinators for A&P. He has published and presented widely in the region and nationally as well as help mentor a number of students and junior faculty.<\/p>\n

Contact information:
\nEmail: Abass.Abdullahi@bcc.cuny.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

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Article 2: <\/strong>El l\u00edder y la motivaci\u00f3n en la organizaci\u00f3n<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n

\"\"<\/a>Angiemarie Rivera, Ph.D Ed.D<\/span>
\n<\/strong>Keiser University<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Dr. Angiemarie Rivera holds a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Notre Dame in Liberal Arts, a Master’s Degree in Education with a concentration in Administration and Educational Supervision from Dowling College, a Doctorate in Education with a Concentration in Curriculum and Instruction at the Inter-American University of Puerto Rico, and a Doctorate in Education with a concentration in Adults from the University of Berne. Dr. Rivera has worked as an elementary education leader in a private educational institution in Puerto Rico. She has also served as a professor at the undergraduate and graduate level at the University of Puerto Rico, Inter-American University of Puerto Rico, Universidad del Este (Ana G. M\u00e9ndez), National University College Online in the Master’s Program in Education with a concentration in Educational Leadership. She is also working as a graduate professor in the Educational Graduate Program Master and Doctorate Degree at Keiser University.<\/p>\n

Contact information:
\nEmail: anrivera@keiseruniversity.edu\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Brenda Morales, Ph.D<\/span>
\n<\/strong>Keiser University <\/strong><\/h4>\n

Dr. Brenda Lee Morales holds a Bachelor’s Degree in General Elementary Education from Universidad del Turabo in Puerto Rico. A few years later he completed a Master’s degree in Educational Administration at the same institution. In 2016, he completed a PhD in Educational Leadership at Keiser University where he had already earned a Specialist in Education degree. Finally, in the academic aspect, Dr. Morales holds a Post Doctorate in Business Administration with a concentration in Finance from Walden University. She is currently doing another Post-Doctorate at Walden University in the Human Resources area. In terms of work and professional career, she has 27 years of experience working in the field of education in several positions as a teacher, Curriculum Specialist, Director of Federal Educational Proposals, Academic Dean, among others. Dr. Morales has worked at all levels of the education system in Puerto Rico, from Head Start to High School and at the university level. Eleven years ago, she began as Director of Federal Proposals and Professor of University Institutions and recently served as Dean of Academic and Student Affairs at Humacao Community College in Puerto Rico, where she also offered online courses at university level at the Master’s and PhD level.<\/p>\n

Contact information:
\nEmail: bmorales@keiseruniversity.ed<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Exi Resto de Leon, MASJ<\/span><\/strong>
\nKeiser University<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Exi Resto de Le\u00f3n has a Bachelor of Arts degree with a concentration in Social Work and a minor degree in Psychology from the Ana G. M\u00e9ndez University System in Cupey, Puerto Rico. Later I completed my master\u2019s degree in the Justice Systems Program with a specialty in Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Processes from the University of the Sacred Heart (USC) in San Juan, Puerto Rico. For the year two thousand and sixteen I presented my first publication entitled Dominican Women of San Juan de Puerto Rico and health services; Inequity and Diversity. I have been an advisor to master\u2019s students at the University of the Sacred Heart in the preparation of their thesis projects. I am currently pursuing doctoral studies in educational leadership at Keiser University.<\/p>\n

Contact information:
\nEmail: EResto@student.KeiserUniversity.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Ang\u00e9lica M. Vega, MSEM<\/span>
\n<\/strong>Keiser University<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Ang\u00e9lica M. Vega de Jes\u00fas holds a Bachelor\u2019s degree from the University of Puerto Rico, R\u00edo Piedras Campus in Arts Secondary Education, a Master Degree in Science of Environmental Management with a concentration in Environmental Assessment and Risk Management from Metropolitan University of Puerto Rico (Ana G. M\u00e9ndez).<\/p>\n

Ang\u00e9lica M. Vega de Jes\u00fas works as a high school teacher in the public system of the Puerto Rico Department of Education. She has taught science courses such as biology, earth sciences, chemistry, environmental sciences and physics. She is also working as a biology teacher in the Ram\u00f3n Qui\u00f1ones Medina High School in Yabucoa, Puerto Rico.<\/p>\n

Contact information:
\nEmail: A.VegaDeJesus@student.keiseruniversity.edu<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

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Article 3: <\/span><\/strong>Evaluaci\u00f3n de un curso en l\u00ednea de Matem\u00e1tica Remedial<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Dr. Liana I. Guti\u00e9rrez Moreno<\/span>
\n<\/strong>Institute of Statistics and Computerized Information Systems<\/strong>
\nCollege of Business Administration
\nUniversity of Puerto Rico<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Dr. Guti\u00e9rrez Moreno is a professor of the College of Business Administration of the University of Puerto Rico, R\u00edo Piedras Campus. She has a Master Degree in Applied Mathematics from the University of Puerto Rico, Mayag\u00fcez Campus and a Doctorate in Curriculum and Teaching in Mathematics from the University of Puerto Rico, R\u00edo Piedras Campus.\u00a0With over 15 years of experience in higher education, she worked on various professional development projects for teachers and as designer of online Mathematics modules. Her areas of interest are online education, program evaluation, finite element method, numerical analysis and numerical linear algebra.<\/p>\n

Contact information:
\nEmail: liana.gutierrez@upr.edu<\/a>
\nORCID ID:\u00a00000-0002-9608-9905<\/p>\n

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Article 4: <\/strong>Impacts Pre-Freshman Immersion Summer Programs have on STEM undergraduate minority students in a Hispanic Serving Institution: An Exploratory Design<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

\"\"<\/a>Carmen Peraza Gonz\u00e1lez<\/span>
\n<\/strong>Professor
\nUniversidad Ana G. M\u00e9ndez-Carolina
\n<\/strong>Educational Researcher of HSI STEM Title III Program <\/strong><\/h4>\n

Dr. Carmen Peraza is a Professor at Universidad Ana G. M\u00e9ndez Carolina Campus, with over 30 years of experience. She has a PhD in Educational Research, a MA in Education, and a BA in Math Education. Dr. Peraza has published in topic areas such as research methodology, math phobia, and transdisciplinary approaches. She is also the author of various books including a Practical Guide for Action Research<\/em>, which has been adopted by the Puerto Rico Department of Education. In addition, she did the technical revision of the Spanish version of the well-known Mathematical ideas <\/em>book by Charles D. Miller et al. Currently, Dr. Peraza is an active member of the Association of Math Teachers of PR and the Puerto Rican Union of Qualitative Research, and serves as peer-reviewed for various Latin-American journals. She was the PI of a Department of Education Title V proposal for the Integration of Math and Geography and is currently serving as the Educational Researcher in the DE HSI-STEM Title III proposal Competency Development Approaches:\u00a0 Increasing STEM Awareness and Retention to Narrow the Achievement Gap of Hispanic Students <\/em>awarded to UNE.<\/p>\n

Contact information:
\nEmail: ue_cperaza<\/a>@suagm.edu
\nPhone: 787-257-7373 ext. 2176<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Dr. Marielis E. Rivera Ruiz
\n(Corresponding author)<\/span><\/span>
\n<\/strong>Dean School of Science and Technology
\n<\/strong>Director of HSI STEM Title III Program
\n<\/strong>Universidad Ana G. M\u00e9ndez-Carolina<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Dr. Marielis Rivera is the Dean of the School at the of Science and Technology of Universidad Ana G. M\u00e9ndez Carolina Campus. She holds a Ph.D. in Biochemistry and postdoctoral experience in Pharmacology from the University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus. Currently is the principal investigator of the DE Title III HSI-STEM program Competency Development Approaches: Increasing STEM Awareness and Retention to Narrow the Achievement Gap of Hispanic Students and oversees the implementation of other programs funded by DE-MSIEP, NIH-RISE, and USDA-WAMS. Dr. Rivera has published in topic areas such as post transcriptional regulation, antifungal drugs, electrical remodeling in the heart and learning strategies in STEM education.<\/p>\n

Contact information:
\nEmail: Mrivera966@suagm.edu<\/a>
\nPhone: 787-257-7373 ext. 3938<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Dr. Nilda G. Medina<\/span>
\n<\/strong>Associate Professor
\nUniversidad Ana G. M\u00e9ndez-Carolina<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Dr. Nilda G. Medina is an Associate Professor at the School of Social and Human Sciences of Universidad Ana G. M\u00e9ndez (UAGM), Carolina. She holds a PhD in Academic-Research Psychology from the University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus and a Master Degree in General Psychology from New York University (NYU). From 2011 to 2015 she was a Research Professor in UAGM\u2019s Project VIAS-RIMI and is currently Principal Investigator of several research projects, including Project ECO-RED (Effects of air pollutants on respiratory health and cognition of Puerto Rican children – R15MD010201), funded by the National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Dr. Medina has several publications in professional journals such as Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education, and Action (John Hopkins University Press), the Puerto Rican Journal of Psychology, among others. In addition, she has participated as a speaker in academic and professional forums sponsored by the Inter-American Psychological Society, the American Psychological Association, the National Association of School Psychology and the Puerto Rico Psychology Association, among others. Likewise, she has worked as a school psychologist in the public and private sector. Her research interests include neurocognitive development, language development, learning disabilities, school violence and school climate.<\/p>\n

Contact information:
\nEmail: nmedina18@suagm.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Wined Ramirez Lopez<\/span>
\n<\/strong>Scientific Writing Specialist
\nUniversidad Ana G. M\u00e9ndez-Carolina<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Mrs. Wined Ramirez-Lopez holds a master’s degree in Public Health from the University of Puerto Rico-Medical School. She is currently the Scientific Writing Specialist for the Universidad Ana G. Mendez- Carolina Campus School of Science and Technology. Her task is to assist students with developing scientific writing, among others. Before becoming a Scientific Writer, she was a Research Assistant at the Center for Public Health Preparedness. There she was tasked with the Hazard Vulnerability Analysis and Risk Assessment of the Health Care System in Puerto Rico. Mrs. Ramirez-Lopez’s research experience consists of evaluating the implementation of a sanitary system in a developing community in Haiti and the effects that antibiotic Monensin has on soil bacteria.<\/p>\n

Contact information:
\nEmail: wiramirez@suagm.edu<\/a>
\nPhone: (787) 257-7373 Ext. 3220<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Dr. Frances N. Lugo- Alvarado<\/span>
\n<\/strong>Auxiliary Director
\n<\/strong>School of Science and Technology
\nUniversidad Ana G. M\u00e9ndez- Carolina Campus<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Dr. Frances Lugo is currently the Program Director for the School of Science and Technology at Universidad Ana G. Mendez- Carolina Campus. Her task is to work alongside the School faculty to develop and implement educational strategies to improve students learning. Before becoming the program director for that university, she was the curriculum specialist. As a specialist, her role was to create activities for the development of competency as well as develop the pre-immersion program named “BootCamp,\u201d and biweekly seminars. \u00a0<\/strong>Dr. Lugo’s research experience consists of studying the synthesis of materials that can absorb greenhouse gases as well as determining heavy metal algae bioabsorption, and concentration of heavy metals in Puerto Rico freshwater.<\/p>\n

Contact information:
\nEmails: lugof2@suagm.edu<\/a>; flugo18@gmail.com\u00a0<\/a>
\nPhone: 787-257-7373 x. 3219<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Sara\u00ed Torres Ru\u00edz<\/span> <\/strong>
\nInternal Evaluator
\nYouth Educational Success Project
\nUniversidad Ana G. M\u00e9ndez- Carolina Campus<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Sarai Torres\u00a0has a master’s degree in Educational Research and Evaluation from the University of Puerto Rico, R\u00edo Piedras. Obtained a bachelor’s degree in Information Systems and Accounting from the Interamerican University of P.R., Bayam\u00f3n Campus. For nearly 10 years has evaluated STEM focused projects from Ana G. M\u00e9ndez University, Universidad del Sagrado Coraz\u00f3n and is currently the Internal and Data Evaluator for the Youth Educational Success Project at Global Education Exchange Opportunities.\u00a0She has worked as a workshop designer focused on new technologies, use of platforms and educational applications for K-12 teachers.<\/p>\n

Contact information:
\nEmail:saritoru@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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Article 5: <\/strong>La matr\u00edcula universitaria a distancia de Puerto Rico: retos y oportunidades <\/strong><\/h3>\n

\"\"<\/a>Dr. Marcos Torres-Nazario<\/span>
\n<\/strong>Full professor
\n<\/strong>Distance Education Department
\n<\/strong>Inter-American University of Puerto Rico-Ponce Campus<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Dr. Marcos Torres-Nazario teaches online and face-to-face courses of statistics and research, at the Inter American University of Puerto Rico (IAUPR) Ponce Campus. He received the degree of Doctor of Education in Educational Administration from the Inter American University Metro Campus. Also completed a Post Master Certificate in Institutional Research from Florida State University. In 2013 completed a Master Degree in Research and Evaluation at the University of Puerto Rico, R\u00edo Piedras Campus. During the Summer of 2015 completed the ELearning Expert Certificate from FATLA.<\/p>\n

Contact info:
\nEmail: mtorres@ponce.inter.edu<\/a>
\nPhone: (787) 284-1912 X-2049
\nFax: (787) 841-0103<\/p>\n

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Article 6: <\/strong>La presencia social de los profesores de los cursos en l\u00ednea y su relaci\u00f3n con el aprovechamiento acad\u00e9mico y la satisfacci\u00f3n de los estudiantes con el curso<\/strong><\/h3>\n

P\"\"<\/a>eggy Y. Santiago<\/span>
\n<\/strong>Professor
\n<\/strong>University of Puerto Rico, Bayam\u00f3n Campus<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Peggy Y. Santiago is professor at the University of Puerto Rico at Bayam\u00f3n. Her master\u2019s degree in Business Education and doctoral degree in Education and Curriculum has enabled her to engage in the profound process of teaching and learning. She has also participated in the process of assessing students learning outcomes and program assessment as part of the accreditation process of Office System Department. She is certified as teacher by the Education Department of Puerto Rico, Microsoft User Specialist in Word and PowerPoint, and as Microsoft Certified Educator.<\/p>\n

Under her authorship are various articles published in Revista APEC associated to distance education issues, educational philosophy, and teaching-learning assessment. Likewise, she is coauthor of two books associated with an abbreviation system as well as a productivity program. The author believes that through education the human being thinking process is constantly transformed.<\/p>\n

Contact information:
\nEmail: peggy.santiago@upr.edu<\/a>
\nPhone: (787) 993-0000, extension 3360<\/p>\n

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Article 7: <\/strong>Manejo del tiempo desde la perspectiva acad\u00e9mica, profesional y personal<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\"\"<\/a>Angiemarie Rivera, Ph.D Ed.D<\/span>
\n<\/strong>Keiser University<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

Dr. Angiemarie Rivera holds a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Notre Dame in Liberal Arts, a Master’s Degree in Education with a concentration in Administration and Educational Supervision from Dowling College, a Doctorate in Education with a Concentration in Curriculum and Instruction at the Inter-American University of Puerto Rico, and a Doctorate in Education with a concentration in Adults from the University of Berne. Dr. Rivera has worked as an elementary education leader in a private educational institution in Puerto Rico. She has also served as a professor at the undergraduate and graduate level at the University of Puerto Rico, Inter-American University of Puerto Rico, Universidad del Este (Ana G. M\u00e9ndez), National University College Online in the Master’s Program in Education with a concentration in Educational Leadership. She is also working as a graduate professor in the Educational Graduate Program Master and Doctorate Degree at Keiser University.<\/p>\n

Contact information:
\nEmail: anrivera@keiseruniversity.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Marlie Toledo<\/span>
\n<\/strong>Keiser University<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Marlie Toledo holds a Bachelor\u2019s Degree in Biology with two Sub-Concentrations in Pre-Technology Medical and Biomedical Science from Interamerican University of Puerto Rico. Completed a Master Degree of Education in Curriculum and Teaching in Biology from the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico. Marlie Toledo has been a professor at universities such as Interamerican University of Puerto Rico and Turabo University form Puerto Rico. She has served as a Board Member of Directors at universities.<\/p>\n

Contact information:
\nEmail: M.Toledo5@student.keiseruniversity.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Brenda Morales, Ph.D<\/span>
\n<\/strong>Keiser University<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Dr. Brenda Lee Morales holds a Bachelor’s Degree in General Elementary Education from Universidad del Turabo in Puerto Rico. A few years later he completed a Master’s degree in Educational Administration at the same institution. In 2016, he completed a PhD in Educational Leadership at Keiser University where he had already earned a Specialist in Education degree. Finally, in the academic aspect, Dr. Morales holds a Post Doctorate in Business Administration with a concentration in Finance from Walden University. She is currently doing another Post-Doctorate at Walden University in the Human Resources area. In terms of work and professional career, she has 27 years of experience working in the field of education in several positions as a teacher, Curriculum Specialist, Director of Federal Educational Proposals, Academic Dean, among others. Dr. Morales has worked at all levels of the education system in Puerto Rico, from Head Start to High School and at the university level. Eleven years ago, she began as Director of Federal Proposals and Professor of University Institutions and recently served as Dean of Academic and Student Affairs at Humacao Community College in Puerto Rico, where she also offered online courses at university level at the Master’s and PhD level.<\/p>\n

Contact information:
\nEmail: bmorales@keiseruniversity.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Exi Resto de Leon<\/span><\/strong>, MASJ<\/span>
\n<\/strong>Keiser University<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Exi Resto de Le\u00f3n has a Bachelor of Arts degree with a concentration in Social Work and a minor degree in Psychology from the Ana G. M\u00e9ndez University System in Cupey, Puerto Rico. Later I completed my master\u2019s degree in the Justice Systems Program with a specialty in Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Processes from the University of the Sacred Heart (USC) in San Juan, Puerto Rico. For the year two thousand and sixteen I presented my first publication entitled Dominican Women of San Juan de Puerto Rico and health services; Inequity and Diversity. I have been an advisor to master\u2019s students at the University of the Sacred Heart in the preparation of their thesis projects. I am currently pursuing doctoral studies in educational leadership at Keiser University.<\/p>\n

Contact information:
\nEmail: EResto@student.KeiserUniversity.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Gerardo Oca\u00f1a<\/span>
\n<\/strong>Keiser University<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Gerardo Oca\u00f1a holds a Bachelor\u2019s degree from the Interamerican University of Puerto Rico in Arts with a concentration in Political Sciences and International Relations, a Master\u2019s Degree in Adults Education and Training from University of Phoenix. At this moment, Gerardo is a student of the doctoral Program in Educational Leadership at Keiser University. Gerardo has been corporate trainer and instructor in some areas like banking, U.S. Federal Reserve Bank System and airline industry for the last 15 years.<\/p>\n

Contact information:
\nEmail: G.Ocana1@student.keiseruniversity.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Ang\u00e9lica M. Vega, MSEM<\/span>
\n<\/strong>Keiser University<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Ang\u00e9lica M. Vega de Jes\u00fas holds a Bachelor\u2019s degree from the University of Puerto Rico, R\u00edo Piedras Campus in Arts Secondary Education, a Master Degree in Science of Environmental Management with a concentration in Environmental Assessment and Risk Management from Metropolitan University of Puerto Rico (Ana G. M\u00e9ndez). Ang\u00e9lica M. Vega de Jes\u00fas works as a high school teacher in the public system of the Puerto Rico Department of Education. She has taught science courses such as biology, earth sciences, chemistry, environmental sciences and physics. She is also working as a biology teacher in the Ram\u00f3n Qui\u00f1ones Medina High School in Yabucoa, Puerto Rico.<\/p>\n

Contact information:
\nEmail: A.VegaDeJesus@student.keiseruniversity.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Noelia Rodriguez<\/span>
\n<\/strong>Keiser University<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Noelia Rodriguez holds a Bachelor\u2019s Degree from the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico in Science of General Elementary Education, a Master\u2019s Degree in Business Administration from University of Phoenix and actually is a candidate student of a Doctorate Degree in Philosophy in Leadership of Education at Keiser University. Noelia Rodriguez has worked as a Customer Service Supervisor in NeoDeck Corp. in Ponce, Puerto Rico. She also has served as a Case Management Counselor at Augusta Correctional Center in Craigsville, Virginia and she is currently working as an Elementary Dual Language Teacher in Harrisonburg City Public Schools<\/p>\n

Contact information:
\nEmail: N.Rodriguez58@student.keiseruniversity.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

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Article 8: <\/strong>Peculiaridades de las redes sociales <\/strong><\/h3>\n

\"\"<\/a>Elizabeth D\u00edaz Rodriguez EdD, MCE<\/span><\/strong>
\n<\/strong>Ana G. M\u00e9ndez University, Puerto Rico<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Dr. Elizabeth D\u00edaz Rodriguez has\u00a0had\u00a0the\u00a0privilege\u00a0of teaching, mentoring students and\u00a0teachers, and\u00a0participating\u00a0in\u00a0community-based\u00a0education\u00a0in Puerto Rico. She has served as schoolteacher for elementary through high school for 30 years. Her areas\u00a0of\u00a0expertise include\u00a0curriculum development, distance\u00a0education, science teaching and\u00a0education. With over 17 years of experience in higher education Mrs. D\u00edaz currently teaches face to face, online and hybrid courses\u00a0at the Ana G. M\u00e9ndez University of Puerto Rico.\u00a0In\u00a0addition,\u00a0has certifications\u00a0in Distance learning, Construction of Virtual Environments, Microsoft Educator,\u00a0Cybercrime,\u00a0Designer modules\u00a0and\u00a0IRB,\u00a0RCR, HIPS.\u00a0She\u00a0achieved\u00a0her Bachelor\u2019s\u00a0Degree\u00a0in\u00a0Teaching\u00a0in Biology\u00a0Education\u00a0from the Rio\u00a0Piedras University\u00a0Campus, of the\u00a0University\u00a0of Puerto Rico, a\u00a0Master\u00a0Degree\u00a0in Science\u00a0Education\u00a0from the Cambridge\u00a0College\u00a0and a Doctorate in Curriculum and\u00a0Teaching.\u00a0She has been editor of the educational journal Conectate AHORA and has written some articles.<\/p>\n

Contact information:
\nEmail: edrcc@yahoo.com
\nTwitter: @elidi
\nM\u00e9todos de ense\u00f1anza<\/a>_Scoopit
\nC0<\/a>_Scoopit<\/a>
\nRecurso de referencia para clases de ciencia. Scoopit<\/a><\/p>\n

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Article 9: <\/strong>Reframing the Narrative of Hispanic Student Success: From Pipelines to
\nEcosystems<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>\"\"<\/a>Jeanette Morales<\/span>
\n<\/strong>Director for PK-Initiatives
\n<\/strong>Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU)<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Jeanette Morales<\/strong> is the director for PK-12 initiatives for the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities. She joined HACU in August 2006. In this position, she works with school districts to better serve their Hispanic populations and help increase the number of Hispanics in post-secondary education. Among the programs she coordinates are professional development programs for high school counselors and university tours for middle and high students. She serves as a liaison to help bridge the gap between school districts and institutions of higher education.\u00a0 Morales has more than 25 years\u2019 experience working with first-generation, minority students. Her prior experience includes working at the Center for Health Policy Development. She helped launch the Upward Bound Math & Science program at University of Texas at San Antonio working with students from South Texas. At Communities in Schools of San Antonio, she worked with Upward Bound and Educational Talent Search programs assisting middle and high school students from rural communities develop their skills for post-secondary success. She created a grade specific curriculum to help students navigate their way through the college admission and financial aid processes.\u00a0 Morales was born and raised in San Antonio, Texas. She earned a bachelor\u2019s from St. Mary\u2019s University and a master\u2019s from the University of Texas at San Antonio where she is currently enrolled as a doctoral candidate in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies.<\/p>\n

Contact information:
\nEmail: \u00a0Jeanette.morales@hacu.net<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>David Ortiz<\/span><\/strong>
\nSenior Vice President\/Chief Operating Officer
\nHispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU)<\/strong><\/h4>\n

David A. Ortiz<\/strong>, Ph.D., senior vice president and chief operating officer for HACU, previously served as the executive director for policy analysis and information at HACU. Before joining HACU, he oversaw a 2.5 million-dollar Title V federal grant at the University of the Incarnate Word, and has served in various faculty and administrative roles at Indiana University, Baylor University, Oklahoma State University, and Concordia University. His research and work on Hispanic higher education has been recognized by the White House Initiative on Education Excellence for Hispanics, Texas Association of College and University Student Personnel Administrators, National Orientation Directors Association, National College Learning Center Association, National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations, and the Association of Fraternity Advisors. Ortiz has served as the vice president of the Alliance of Hispanic Serving Institution Educators, executive council member of ACPA\/College Student Educators International, national executive deputy of Chi Alpha Epsilon Honor Society, and national president of Omega Delta Phi, Fraternity, Inc.\u00a0 He earned his doctorate from Indiana University Bloomington and has a master\u2019s and bachelor\u2019s from Texas A&M University, College Station.<\/p>\n

Contact information:
\nEmail: David.ortiz@hacu.net<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u00a0<\/strong>Article 10: <\/strong>Re-Imagining Strategic Enrollment Management in Higher Education<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\"\"<\/a>Alicia B. Harvey-Smith, Ph.D.<\/span>
\n<\/strong>President\/CEO
\nPittsburgh Technical College<\/strong><\/h4>\n

With nearly three decades of experience in academic leadership Dr. Harvey- Smith<\/strong> is a learning-centered educator with extensive <\/strong>experience in leadership, strategic planning, enrollment management, government and corporate partnerships, and student achievement. Dr. Harvey-Smith earned a Ph.D. from the University of Maryland; Master of Science degree from The Johns Hopkins University; Bachelor of Science degree from Morgan State University, and a Certificate of Completion from Harvard University\u2019s Graduate School of Education Seminars for Presidential Leadership. Her presidential peers elected her to the Board of Directors of the American Association of Community Colleges, and she served on the Association\u2019s Executive Board.<\/p>\n

Contact information:
\nPittsburg Technical College
\nAddress: 1111 Mckee Road, Oakdale, PA 15071
\nPhone: (412) 809-5100<\/a><\/p>\n

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Article 11: <\/strong>The Impact of Blended Learning on Retention, Performance and Persistence in an Allied Health Gateway Lab\/Lecture Course in an Urban Community College <\/strong><\/h3>\n

\"\"<\/a>Carlos Liachovitzky<\/span>
\n<\/strong>Lecturer
\n<\/strong>Department of Biological Sciences
\nBronx Community College of the City University of New York<\/strong><\/p>\n

Carlos Liachovitzky is a faculty mentor in the Online Course Development program at the Center for Teaching, Learning, and Technology at Bronx Community College of The City University of New York. He teaches face-to-face and blended courses in the Department of Biology, and coordinates Anatomy and Physiology, an Allied Health professions gateway course. Carlos has been following the Open Educational Resources movement for a while, and has published an OER Anatomy and Physiology Preparatory textbook (https:\/\/academicworks.cuny.edu\/bx_oers\/1\/<\/a>). He received his Master\u2019s degrees from Stony Brook University and Fordham University, and his Licenciatura<\/em> from University of Buenos Aires, Argentina.<\/p>\n

Contact information:
\nEmail: Carlos.Liachovitzky@bcc.cuny.edu<\/a>
\nAddress: Bronx Community College of the City University of New York
\n2155 University Avenue, Bronx, New York, 10453<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Alexander Wolf<\/span>
\n<\/strong>Associate Professor
\nDepartment of Biological Sciences
\nBronx Community College of the City University of New York<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Wolf holds a PhD in Developmental Biology from the University of Chicago. In my more than 10 years of teaching at the community college level, I have instructed numerous sections of Anatomy and Physiology, as well as Microbiology, for Allied Health majors. I also have extensive experience conducting pedagogical research, including studies on the use of active learning in the classroom, the use of the flipped model, on effective methods for teaching evolution in a General Biology classroom, and on framing a General Biology course using the threshold concepts model.<\/p>\n

Contact information:
\nEmail: Alexander.Wolf@bcc.cuny.edu<\/a>
\nAddress: Bronx Community College of the City University of New York
\n2155 University Avenue, Bronx, New York, 10453<\/p>\n

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Article 12: <\/strong>Using Hispanic Memoirs to Create a Culturally Sustaining Common Read Program <\/strong><\/h3>\n

\"\"<\/a>Beth\u00a0Counihan, Ph.D.<\/span>
\n<\/strong>Associate Professor, Department of English
\n<\/strong>Queensborough Community College-CUNY<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Beth\u00a0Counihan\u00a0is an Associate Professor and the Co-Deputy Chair of the Department of English at Queensborough Community College of the City University of New York.\u00a0 While in an administrative position at Lehman College, she worked on the HETS Virtual Plaza FIPSE grant. She has been teaching at Queensborough since Fall 2001 and her interests include High Impact Practices, reading theory and pedagogy, and nature across the curriculum.\u00a0 Her work has been published in\u00a0English Education<\/em>,\u00a0Community College Humanities Review<\/em>\u00a0and the collection\u00a0\u200bWhat is College Reading?<\/em><\/p>\n

Contact info:
\nEmail: bcounihan@qcc.cuny.edu\u200b<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Robin R. Ford<\/span>
\n<\/strong>Assistant Professor of English
\nQueensborough Community College
\nCity University of New York<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Robin R. Ford (Ph.D. New York University) is an Assistant Professor of English at Queensborough Community College, City University of New York. A queer, black, woman, whose scholarship is both academic and personal, her focuses include the use of graphic genre works to teach critical literacy, intersectionality of race, gender and sexuality, social justice, and critical interrogation of the spaces we occupy. She has presented scholarship on race and space, popular culture, and the creation of identity through literacy at AERA, PAMLA and CCCC conferences. She has been published in\u00a0Salon.com<\/a>, the Kenyon Review, The Conversant, and appeared on NPR\u2019s \u201cOn Point, with Tom Ashbrook.\u201d Her work can be found on\u00a0www.robinrford.wordpress.com<\/a>.\u200b<\/p>\n

Contact information:
\nEmail:\u00a0rford@qcc.cuny.edu<\/a>
\nTwitter handle: \u00a0@Dr.RobinWriting<\/a><\/p>\n

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Article 13: Utilizing Simulation to Foster Nursing Skills in a Cohort of Community College Students<\/h3>\n

Ronette A. Shaw, <\/b><\/span>MSN, FNP, R.N.<\/span>
\n(First Author)<\/span>
\nAssistant Professor
\nNursing Program, Allied Health Department
\nHostos Community College of the City University of New York
\n<\/b>
\nRonette Shaw is an Assistant Professor at Hostos Community College of the City University of New York (CUNY). As a member of the Allied Health department she is a faculty in the nursing department and appointed liaison to the Office of Educational Technology. Educational background includes an MSN from the College of New Rochelle where she also obtained her current license as a Family Nurse Practitioner. Currently she is teaching in the licensed practical nursing (LPN) program at Hostos Community College and enjoys introducing variations to learning into the classroom setting and capture the interest of learners. As a member of Educational Technology, the opportunity to include new and innovative technology in the classroom has been infused into her teaching instruction to meet the needs of the diverse student population as they prepare to enter into professional practice.<\/h4>\n

Contact information:
\nE-mail: RSHAW@hostos.cuny.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Dr. Elys Vasquez-Iscan<\/span><\/strong>
\n(Corresponding author)
\nAssistant Professor
\nEducation Department, Health Education Unit Coordinator, Hostos Community College of the City University of New York<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Dr. Elys Vasquez-Iscan teaches online and hybrid courses in the Health Education Unit at Hostos Community College of the City University of New York. Her research interests entail analyzing HIV and its intersection with gender and violence and health inequities; online research to identify coping responses to stress among vulnerable populations; developing strategies for multicultural sensitivity among health professionals; evaluating the impact of e-health on health disparities; capacity building for local and international disease prevention efforts; utilization of community based participatory research for health promotion and community empowerment. She has been the recipient of a Fulbright Fellowship and an\u00a0ELEVATE Fellowship from the University of Pennsylvania Center for Minority Serving Institutions. She enjoys teaching the diverse Hostos student population due to the wealth of life experience that they bring into the classroom.<\/p>\n

Contact information:
\nE-mail: evasquez-iscan@hostos.cuny.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

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