Professional info
Dr. Garcia is an educator and consultant with 15 years of experience. She is a Gates and Hord Scholar and obtained her Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts in Teaching through a dual degree honors program at Manhattanville College. She completed her doctorate in criminal justice at the Graduate Center / John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY. Her research areas of interest include: Legal and social issues relating to crime and delinquency, education and gender, corrections and issues relating to prison reentry, theory and deviance, and drug policy. She recently completed the Educational Leadership program with the College of Saint Rose.
Languages
Proficient in Spanish
Work experience
Educator
2000 - present
Instruct, implement, and deliver Advanced Placement United States History to juniors. Teach Criminal and Civil Law classes to juniors and seniors. Tutor at girls’ group home in White Plains. Teach PSAT, SAT, ACT exam prep in summer enrichment program. AVID site team. Senior Class Advisor 2007. Coordinated the Girls Step Team. Developed Immigration curriculum for Gilder Lehrman Program. Taught Global Studies lessons to tenth graders including inclusion and ESOL students.
Administrative intern
2014 - 2015
Created curriculum improvement plan including new APUSH curriculum, devised study center to improve learning outcomes for at risk learners, co-chaired department meetings, conducted observations, and facilitated data assessment days.
Adjunct Lecturer
2005 - 2014
Adjunct Lecturer, John Jay College (CUNY); Mercy College; BCC: (CUNY)
Instructed an introductory criminal justice and civics course to undergraduates at the university. Lessons included the use of technology, e.g. powerpoint, films, student presentations and a mock trial.
Curriculum Specialist
2009
Online Curriculum Developer, Metropolitan College of NY
Developed online curriculum for Introduction to Sociology and Business Law.
Education
The College of Saint Rose, NY
Educational Leadership Program: (SBL), May. 2015
The HistoryMakers, Chicago
National Endowment for the Humanities: African American Political History, Summer 2012
University of the West Indies: Barbados, Cave Hill
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History: Seminar on Caribbean Slave Trade, 2010
The Graduate Center, (CUNY) Ph.D., 2009: Criminology
Dissertation: “The Gatekeeping Behind Meritocracy: Voices of NYC High Students”
Center for Public Policy, Prague: Summer School on Crime, Law, & Psychology
Certificate of Completion, Summer 2008
The Graduate Center, (CUNY) Master of Philosophy in Criminal Justice, 2008
John Jay College of Criminal Justice (CUNY)
Master of Arts, 2008
Yale University, CT
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History: Seminar on the Cold War, 2002
Manhattanville College, Purchase, NY
Bachelor of Arts (with Departmental Honors), 2001
Major: Sociology; Minor: Political Science
Master of Arts in Teaching, 2001
Certified Secondary Social Studies Teacher, 2001
Cuernavaca Language School, Mexico
Spanish Language Certificate of Completion, Summer 2000
Skills
Microsoft Office, SPSS, ArcGIS (ArcMap), Performance Plus, AVID Trained. Professional Speaker: National Press Club, Hord Gala 10th Anniversary & 21st Gala,
Western Connecticut State University, Manhattanville College
2010 - present
2010 - present