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Lisa Acevedo

Undergraduate Academic Advising
Jeannine Rainbolt College of Education
lacevedo@ou.edu

I am the Lead Academic Advisor in the Jeannine Rainbolt College of Education at OU, for undergraduate degree programs. I have a bachelor's degree in Political Science and a master's degree in Political Science-Public Administration. I am United State Navy Veteran and served on active duty for 10 years before being honorably discharged. When I returned to college after serving in the Navy I was an adult student, a veteran student, and a transfer student and I had to learn how to navigate college life all while caring for my family. My research while completing my master's degree and today continues to focus on increasing higher education graduation rates for Latinos through public policy at the state level and through academic advisement.

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Michael Aguilar

Information Technology
Technology Strategist
mike.aguilar@ou.edu

I'm an MBA that also runs his own photography business. I've been shooting for over 15 years. I'm a veteran mechanic from the US Army as well and believe heavily in equality and diversity where it logically make sense.

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Christina Audas

Modern Languages, Literature & Linguistics
Spanish Instructor
Christina.Audas-1@ou.edu

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Quentin Avila

Chemistry and Biochemistry
Graduate Research Assistant
quentin.ibere@gmail.com

I am French but my father is Spanish. I arrived here almost 2
years ago, I have been doing research since in Medicinal/Organic Chemistry. Besides chemistry, I am really interested in art in general (particularly movies).

Gaby Baez

History
Graduate Student
margaretta.g.baez-1@ou.edu

I am almost done with my history MA about 18th century parteras in Mexico. I am Mexican American. Interests: decolonization and thinking about how Latinxs come from multiple diasporas and it can be confusing on what to claim, but I am oriented towards indigeneity and my Nahua ancestors.

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Diana Cardenas Biggerstaff

Human Resources
Associate HR Director
dbiggerstaff@ou.edu

I have been working in higher education for over 25 years in the Human Resources profession. My
ancestors descended from Spain and are part of the Tejano legacy of South Texas. My daily goal is to learn something new every day and make a positive impact.


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George Bogaski

University College
Analyst: Student Retention and Enrollment Management
g@ou.edu

My passion is figuring what are the keys to student success and how we can encourage that in all students. While trained as an historian, my interest has turned towards predictive analytics. Personally, I am a first generation American who immigrated from Mexico City to Oklahoma at a young age. I am proud father of four boys.

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Vicky Bumgarner

Leadership & Volunteerism
Volunteer Coordinator
Student Affairs
Coordinator of Special Projects
vicky@ou.edu

I came to Norman for college after living much of my childhood in Houston, Texas. I was born in Argentina to a Peruvian father and an English mother and we immigrated to the United State when I was just two years old. Nineteen years later we finished the process of becoming naturalized U.S. Citizens. 

Mauricio Carvallo

Psychology
Associate Professor
mcarvallo@ou.edu

I was born and raised in Chile and immigrated to the U.S. 32 years ago. I have lived in L.A., Upstate New York, and finally settled down in Norman, OK. My main research interests are stereotyping and prejudice, culture of honor, and implicit self-esteem.

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Reinaldo Cortes Quantip

Communication
Political Communication
rcortes@ou.edu

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Amanda Cuellar

English
GTA
acuellar@ou.edu

I am a graduate student currently working on my dissertation. My research areas include border theory and border politics, which are influenced by my upbringing in the border area of El Paso, Texas and Cd. Juarez, Mexico.

Lionel del Valle Rivera

Central Mail
OU Mail Carrier
Lionel61@ou.edu

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Jose Diaz

ECE
Graduate Research Assistant
jdiaz@ou.edu

I'm a puertorrican student currently working south campus in the Advanced Radar Research Center (ARRC) next to the Weather Center. I mostly design antennas for weather radars and phased array systems. I'm going to be here for the next couple of years.

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Jordan Droira

Philosophy
Graduate Assistant
jordan.i.droira-1@ou.edu

I'm interested in virtue ethics and philosophy of religion. I'm Ecuadorian-American, bilingual, and occasionally afraid of Oklahoman weather.


Javier Elizondo

K20 Center
Digital Game Based Learning Producer
elizondoj@ou.edu

Javier Elizondo is the Digital Game Based Learning producer at
the K20 Center for Educational and Community Renewal in the University of Oklahoma. He received is M.A in Broadcasting and Production from the University of Western Illinois. His work focuses on the research based implementation of game mechanics to pursue instructional goals. Research papers based on his work have been published by the International Journal of Gaming and Computer-Mediated Simulations, International Journal of Game-Based Learning, Computers in Human Behavior. He has presented his work in leading conferences in the game development field such as International Communication Association, the Serious Games Summit at the Game Developers Conference, National Education Computer Conference and GLS (Games+Learning+Society) 

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Mark Esquivel

School of Visual Arts
Graduate Assistant
Art History PhD Student
mark.esquivel@ou.edu

Transindigenous Visual Expression in Photography & New Media

Jennifer Ferré

National Resource Center for Youth Services
Program Developer Specialist
jferre@ou.edu

I am first generation American, daughter of Argentinian immigrants. I have more than 15 of social service experience serving Latino families from the greater NYC area. I am a community activist, justice seeker.


Charlene Gallegos McCright

Charlene Gallegos McCright
Marketing and Supply Chain Management
Instructor
charlene@ou.edu

I have taught Gateway to College Learning, a Freshman Seminar called "Let's Get Down to Business" for students interested in pursuing a business degree, Strategies for Success, Introduction to Marketing and my current assignment, Negotiation and Selling.

I previously held positions as an academic counselor and as the Director in Price Academic Advising Services.

My father was a career Air Force officer, so I have lived in many places, but I think of my home as Colorado Springs although I have lived in Oklahoma for many years.

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Music Director
Singing Sooners
tonyg@ou.edu

Tony recently retired in 2014 from Norman North High School
after 35 years of teaching. His choirs and his soloists gained national reputation. A native of the east barrios of Brownsville, Texas, Tony completed his masters degree from the University
of Oklahoma, and completed course work toward a doctorate.
He is currently adjunct music teacher at OU and at OCU. He and his wife Toni enjoy attending concerts and visiting grandchildren in San Antonio. Thank you for your work in promoting our culture in the fabric of our country's population.

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Alberto Guardiola Mata Jr.

Human Relations
Professor Emiritus
agmata@ou.edu

I was among the 1960s first Chicano student at OU-- like Tomas Rivera and a handful of others who found refuge and oasis on this campus.Y es when a few great professors and staff members reached out to us and then in our classes & the seminars and exchanges--- a nexus was established and strong ties served as catalyst. Several professors helped and mentored me. They assisted my choice between law school or further doctoral studies and even the choice of school. I will be forever appreciative of their time, wisdom and efforts on my behalf --- they did not have to do it. But they did did! I wound up working with the first Mexican American PhD Sociologist in Julian Samora and a cohort of 8 other NIMH funded Mexican-American Cohorts from different disciplines. I completed doctoral thesis on Southside Chicago Mexican Blue Collar Steel Mill Youth Drug Using and assumed my professional at Northeastern State Illinois; then spent year at UC Berkeley teaching two which have reflect my two area of research intererest: Chicano Health & Help Seeking and Chicano Drug use & abuse; I would go to accept an appointment with the University of Wisconsin Community Education. In due course I would receive an NIMH postdoctoral Fellowship in Mental Health Evaluation at UCLA. First first work on preliminary work outreach survey Vietnam GIs in need of services due PST and related issues. Next I worked with Joan Moore On the Women and Heroin project. I would University of Wisconsin but 1981 was offered a position at the UT Texas School of Social Work where I kept teaching my two main interest but added social health & social policy : by teaching History of Social Welfare, Social Welfare Policy. In 1986 I would receive and I accepted a second an NIH postdoctoral Fellowship in National Institute on Cancer and Smoking Prevention an worked of survey on followup hard to reach study in Laredo and Eagle Pass Texas of five Year study. I got selected to work in Washington DC help to rebuild up SAMSHA as federal employee an IPA (INTER-AGENCY PERSONNEL ACT ) In less than three I was to Nancy Reagan JUST SAY White House Conference's across as agency senior liaison for seven regional sites. It was cut short as i was later assigned to Presidential Commission HIV/AIDS as SAMSHA Research Senior Advsior which would last until the completion of the report. I would report this detailed assignment and offered a position with National on Drug Abuse Institute to work with then on Two major nation: the National Aids Demonstration Research Projects and Community Branch Five model Contract Projects Both had us covering the Us cities in 53 cities seeking to model outreach, education, testing, prevention and followup with different population and settings. I would stay with NIDA until august 14 1991 when in august 15 I would Join OU until my retirement. Between there I had three major community research projects One in El Paso, One San Antonio, one in Laredo and five major training-teaching Dallas, one in El Paso, One San Antonio, one in Laredo and also Tulsa. From Drs Henderson, to Samora to policy wonks that took me in at NIH, HIMH. State Dept, Foundations ONE Has to just pay forward . For me it started with my parents, and their many for our us! Their fifth and seventh grade and hard work and value for knowledge and ser sabio was not lost on us! All 6 of us have BA Or BS. In terms of My two sisters one OT and Special Education ! Two oF my brothers are JDs.

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Phillip Gutierrez

Physics & Astronomy
Professor
pgutierrez@ou.edu

My research interest are in the field of experimental high energy particle. I lead a team of OU postdocs and students exploring the data produced at the CERN Large Hadron Collider.

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Jorge Guzman

Center for Spatial Analysis
Department of Microbiology and Plant Biology
Postdoctoral Researcher
jorge.guzman@ou.edu

I am a scientist using and developing models to better
understand complex system responses at the surface and sub-surface domains. My expertise encompasses hydrological, environmental, and feedbacks processes (physical, chemical
and biological) linked to surface-subsurface water interactions.

Falen Leblanc

NRCYS
Assistant Director
fleblanc@ou.edu

My job focuses on creating best practices of service to youth and young adults in the foster care system. My personal background: I am biracial, my mother is white and my father is Mexican. I interacted daily with a strong Hispanic community while I was living in Idaho where I call home. Oklahoma is my recent home of one year and I have noticed a very different opinion of Mexicans. I am very thankful for the organizing of this group and hope to play a major role in the work planned for us!

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Araceli Lopez

Office of Research Services
Financial Coordinator
chely@ou.edu

I always seeking for new adventures in life. I love to learn, travel, dance and have a lots of friends.


Luis Miguel Macías

MLLL
Graduate Teaching Assistant
luis.m.macias-1@ou.edu

Luis Miguel Macías was born in the border city of El Paso, Texas and grew up in Cd. Juárez, Mexico. In 2011, he obtained his bachelor's degree from St. Mary's University in San Antonio,
Texas and in 2013, he received his first master's degree from
the University of Alcalá de Henares in Madrid, Spain. In 2015, he began his second master's degree at the University of Oklahoma in Spanish Literature. Macías expects to graduate in Fall of 2017 and his research interests include modern and contemprary Spanish poetry as well as literary theory. Luis Miguel is also the president of the Tierra Tinta Conference at the University of Oklahoma and the president of BABEL, a multilingual creative writing organization. Mr. Macías' interests include writing poetry and producing video-poetry.

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Michael Mares

Sam Noble Museum
Director/Professor
mamares@ou.edu

Museum director and scientist, Michael A. Mares, PhD, has a rodent, a bat, and a parasite named after him. Mares, the world's foremost expert on the natural history of desert rodents and desert rodent evolution, is responsible for the discovery of many species new to science. When he isn't setting up field research in the deserts of Argentina, Iran, Egypt, or the United States, Mares is a professor of zoology at Oklahoma University and director of the Sam Noble Museum, one of the world’s great university natural history museums. Under Mares' leadership, and after raising more than $45 million dollars, the Sam Noble Museum was built for Oklahoma, opening in 2000.
Mares was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, grew up in New Mexico, and enrolled as an undergraduate biology major at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque in 1963, with his sights set on a career in medicine. Less than two years later, his focus had shifted to zoology, and he took his first foreign field-research trip to Mexico in 1966. Mares received an MA degree from Fort Hays Kansas State University and a PhD from the University of Texas at Austin. He is an evolutionary biologist, a systematist, an explorer for unknown species of mammals, and an expert in museums.
Mares has published 12 books and more than 200 scientific papers. He is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, former president of the Natural Science Collections Alliance, and current president of the American Society of Mammalogists. He lives in Norman, Oklahoma and Kirkland, Washington, with his wife Lynn. In addition to his administrative work, teaching and research, he is also a screenwriter.
Mares has been a Fulbright Scholar, a Ford Foundation Fellow, and a National Chicano Fellow and has served on many national committees, as well as the Congressional Commission on the Future of the Smithsonian Institution.

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Lily Martinez

College of Professional and Continuing Studies
Program Director
lmartinez@ou.edu


Lily Martinez is the Program Director for the Laurance Reid Gas Conditioning Conference, the Gas Compressor Short Course, the Corrosion Control Course, and the Blowout Prevention School, in the Lifelong Learning department.  We offer certification credits for conferences, courses, and seminars for all engineers in the oil and gas industry.

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Lisa Morales

Gallogly College of Engineering
Executive Director, Diversity and Inclusion
lmorales@ou.edu

As the Executive Director of Diversity and Inclusion for the Gallogly College of Engineering, Lisa Morales’ responsibilities include managing the Diversity Initiatives within the Gallogly College of Engineering and directing the Diversity and Inclusion Program and the Multicultural Engineering Program to include recruitment, retention, scholarships, communications, and first-year orientation as it relates to underrepresented students in the Gallogly College of Engineering. She has been working in the Gallogly College of Engineering since 2010. Prior to working in the Gallogly College of Engineering she was an Assistant Director for Diversity Enrichment Programs in Recruitment Services (2007-2010). She previously worked as an educator in the Oklahoma City Public Schools district. Lisa is also a returned Peace Corps volunteer and served in Paraguay, South America as an education volunteer (2002-2004). She received her B.S. in Education and her Master’s in Public Administration both from the University of Oklahoma.

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Paulo Moreira

MLLL
Professor
paulo.moreira@ou.edu

I was born and raised in Brazil and speak both Portuguese [my native language] and Spanish. Latin American Literature and Culture with emphasis on Brazilian and Mexican Literatures and Cultures.

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Hernan Moreno

Geography and Environmental Sustainability
Assistant Professor
moreno@ou.edu 

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Jess Mudhar

Administration & Finance
Summer Programs Coordinator
jmudhar@ou.edu

I have been at OU since 2008, completed my bachelors in 2012, masters in 2014 and have decided to stay at OU full time. I love student development, I come from a small OK town and love helping students with the transition from high school to college. Hobbies I enjoy include time with family/friends, photography, wood projects.



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Elisa Murillo

Meteorology
Graduate Research Assistant
murillem@ou.edu

I am from Baton Rouge, Louisiana and graduated with my B.S. in Atmospheric Science in 2016. I am interested in severe weather students, along with connecting meteorological research with operations. I have also dancing in companies for several years
and consider it one of my greatest passions.

 

Quy Nguyen

Quy Nguyen
Student Life
Director
qnguyen@ou.edu

He received his Bachelor of Business Administration with a focus on Marketing and Management in 2005 and his Masters in Human Relations in 2007. One of his passions has been his work with the Children’s Hospital Foundation in Oklahoma City. In 2013, Quy was honored as the volunteer of the year for his work done with Soonerthon. He has also been honored by the OU Student Government Association for his work with advising students.

M Camila Prado

Regional and City Planning
City Planner
camila.prado@ou.edu

Camila Prado is a graduate student in Regional and City Planning at the University of Oklahoma (May 2017). She completed her undergraduate degree in Environmental Engineering from El Bosque University, Colombia in 2014. She worked in climate change projects to investigate, organize and locate the adaptation measures to climate change according to the extreme event it was related to and where it happened. She also worked with surrounding communities of the capital-region in Colombia and their approach to adapt to climate change. She is interested in Environmental Planning, Economic and Community Development, and International Development. Currently, she is graduate assistant working with Dr Bryce Lowery’s research project on the effect of climate change on food security in Oklahoma. She has synthesized, compiled and analyzed available research on the effects of climate change on food security. This investigation has shown her the importance of planning to reduce the vulnerability of communities and different sectors to face the climate change.


Minerva Quiñones

College of Liberal Studies
Future Student Services Staff Assistant II
mquinones@ou.edu

I was born and raised in Chicago, IL, and I am of Puerto Rican descent (as told to me by a Historian). I lived in Puerto Rico for over three years. In that time, I lived through two hurricanes—Hortense (1996) and George (1998). I was amazed to see the
trees swaying. They looked like rubber. During hurricane George, we were without water for three weeks and without power for
one month. I worked for San Juan Methodist Church, which had school during the week. There, I was called “la gringa”. I moved to Oklahoma in November of 2012. I started working for Financial Aid at the College of Liberal Studies (CLS) through PEAK, and then for the CLS directly. I left shortly to work for the Latino Community Development Agency in Oklahoma City. A year later, I learned about a vacancy at CLS. Needless to say, I got the job and have been here for 3 years now. Customer Service is key at the work place, and I am able to provide that at CLS. Outside of work, I enjoy my family (my grandson the most), painting, singing, and dancing.

Ariel Ray

International Admissions and Recruitment
International Admissions Counselor
arielray@ou.edu

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Matthew Reyes

Construction Science
Assistant Professor
mdreyes@ou.edu

My main research is regarding finding ways to enable and empower the Latino community in the construction industry. I
am also interested in taking students abroad to study - I a specifically hoping to take a group to Puebla in the future.

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Gabriela Ríos

English
Assistant Professor
grios@ou.edu

I bring together rhetoric and composition, Chicana/o/x Studies, and American Indian and Indigenous studies in order to offer an account of how indigenous communities create knowledge, resist colonialism, and continue/reshape culture and "tradition." Additionally, I interrogate how indigeneity or indigenous technologies and theories travel across social movements and public discourses. I am most interested in Chicana/o/x and other Latin American communities and contexts.

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Alexander Rodriguez

Data Science and Analytics
Graduate Research Assistant
arodriguezca@ou.edu

Alexander started his Master’s in Data Science and Analytics in the Summer of 2016 as a part of the interdisciplinary Community Resilience CORE Research Lab at OU which is a part of the broader NIST-funded Center of Excellence on Community Resilience. He will be building both mathematical optimization models and predictive models to develop resilience intervention strategies. He completed his B.Sc. in Mechatronics Engineering at Universidad Nacional de Ingenieria, Peru. During his undergrad, he worked on several predictive analytics projects. In his senior year, he was awarded with a scholarship to spend one year as an exchange student at OU, in which he joined a project at the Systems Realization Laboratory. After graduating, he spent one year in the Maintenance Department of a LNG plant, in which he experimented on the application of prognostics and system health management for some automated devices. Then he got a position on Business Intelligence for a short period before coming to OU. Alexander likes to engage in a variety of projects to effect social change. In his spare time, he enjoys reading about several kinds of scientific knowledge and also watching soccer on TV.

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Francisco (Frank) Rodriquez

College of Liberal Studies
Director of Operations and Student Support Services
frankr@ou.edu

Frank Rodriquez is a graduate of the University of Oklahoma's Master of Liberal Studies program, and is all but dissertation in his Education Doctorate from Oklahoma State University. His master’s thesis, Baseball, Apple Pie, Branch Davidians: David Koresh in the Context of the American Religion, received the MLS Academic Achievement Award in 1996. His undergraduate degree was earned at East Central University where he studied English and minored in Mass Communications. As a student he received the East Central University Alpha Chi Award for Essay Writing and East Central University's Fine Arts Award. Prior to his career in higher education, Frank spent several years as a professional journalist. As a reporter and editor, he received the Thomson Newspaper's Regional Award for Outstanding Editorial Achievement, the Oklahoma Human Rights Commission's Human Rights Award for reporting, and numerous awards and recognition from the Oklahoma Press Association for column writing and news reporting. Frank has worked at the University of Oklahoma's College of Liberal Studies since 1992. His current title is Director of Operations and Student Support Services. He began his career as an Oklahoma higher education administrator in 1988 at the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma. His academic interests include the social construction of knowledge, paradigm shifts, change in higher education, terrorism, politics and religion. His personal hobbies include playing guitar, writing fiction and poetry, and enjoying fine food and beverage with colleagues, family and friends.


Melissa Sadir

Sam Noble Museum of Natural History
Collections Manager of Recent Invertebrates
melissa.sadir@ou.edu

Growing up in South America, I became entranced by biological diversity. Now, as a Biologist working as a Collections Manager for the Sam Noble Museum here on OU's campus, I am interested in exploring the diversity of insects of the region and in scientific illustration. My belief is that science can be done in a variety of forms, not just in a lab coat. Professional science can be performed out in the field, in a lab, at home, and even in art. My work is also about outreach, and encouraging growth of Latinx presence in STEAM fields.

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Racquel-María Sapién

Anthropology
Assistant Professor
racquel@ou.edu

Since 2005, I have worked with speakers of Kari'nja (as spoken in Suriname) on documentation, description, preservation, and revitalization of this endangered Cariban language. I am interested in all aspects of endangered languages research, and have special interests in morphosyntax, methods for revitalization, and community-collaborative research methodologies.

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Gabriel Serrano

Philosophy
Staff III
nata@ou.edu

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Carol Silva

National Institute for Risk and Resilience/Political Science
Director, Professor
clsilva@ou.edu

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Daniel Simon

World Literature Today & English
Asst Dir & Editor in Chief of WLT Magazine
dsimon@ou.edu

I've been working in teaching and publishing for 20+ years. I taught high school Spanish, and my wife is a first-generation college graduate from El Salvador. I'm also a poet and literary translator from French and Spanish. I have a PhD in comparative literature from Indiana University, Bloomington.
WLT's internship and other student programs: http://ou.edu/content/wlt/programs.html

Javier Tellez

Geology
Research Assistant
jjtellezr@ou.edu

I would like share with people my background and research interest.

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Justin Tiger

American Indian Student Association
President
jtiger@ou.edu

President of AISA, member of Society of Native American Gentlemen (OU's only Native Fraternity), US Army Veteran and from Southern California.

Yoana Walschap

Mewbourne College of Earth and Energy
Energy Institute of the Americas
Director
ywalschap@ou.edu

Yoana Walschap is the Director of the Energy Institute of the Americas (EIA) in the Mewbourne College of Earth and Energy, located at the University of Oklahoma. A U.S. citizen born in Colombia, Walschap has vast experience providing educational opportunities in Latin America and Europe. She has been associated with the Institute since its establishment in 1995 and was named director in 2002. During her 22 years working with the Institute, she has been exceptionally successful in expanding the international educational outreach and research activities of the former Sarkeys Energy Center and the current Mewbourne College, making it possible for over 400 Latin American students to study here at OU. In the past 15 years, she has coordinated over 80 short courses for the Oil and Gas industry in different countries, mainly in Colombia, Peru, Bolivia and Argentina. Walschap is the Study Abroad Liaison and International Programs Coordinator for the Mewbourne College, coordinating faculty-led courses, seeking qualified graduate students, providing teaching and research opportunities for faculty, promoting internships at OU for Latin American students, supporting international students and staying connected with international alumni. She organizes the faculty-led course for the college. The number of students participating in these programs has tripled since 2011. Yoana Walschap has been very active in the Hispanic and Colombian community in Oklahoma organizing cultural, educational and civic events. She is involved in several non-profit organizations such as the OU Colombian Student Association (COLSA), the Colombian OU Alumni Association (COUAA) and Smile Education Foundation in Norman and the Latino Community Development Agency in Oklahoma City.

Stephanie Yeager

Information Technology
Executive Assistant/Program Spec.
syeager@ou.edu

I was born in La Paz Bolivia, to a Bolivian Father and an American mother. I moved to Enid Oklahoma (mothers home town) when I was 12 years old in 1998. I am fluent in spanish and know a little portuguese (brazilian). my educational and professional background is in science, I got my degree from OK-State in 2009 in Biological Sciences and worked for 4 years at OMRF in medical research. I worked for the Cardiovascular Biology department researching the Lymphatic system development using mouse models. Now I work in IT for The CIO and VP, Loretta Early I provide her and the AVP's support and do research for them as well as help launch new projects. At the same time I am creating an IT Student employee internship program to help our student employees have a pipeline into a great career. I am also a volunteer for Oklahoma Women in Stem, I am on their executive committee and we are working to help push bills that will benefit girls and women pursuing or in STEM Fields. Then, I am the Social and Community Relations Chair for Oklahoma Women in Tech. My job is to talk to members of the OKC community who are interested in promoting Technology at their schoos/jobs/ etc. We are working to bridge the gender gap in this field and get women equal pay as well as encourage girls to pursue Tech as a career. One day I would like to start my own not for profit to help underrepresented minority groups to succeed in school, get into college, and get great careers through internships or networking. I am married to my high school sweetie and we will be celebrating our 15th anniversary this week. We have two small children, a 5 year old Son- Alexander and a 2 year old daughter- Camilla. In my spare time I like to lift weights, hang out with my family, read, and do projects around the house.

Edgar Zamora

Political Science
Graduate Teaching Assistant
edgar.zamora-1@ou.edu