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Amanda Alise Price,
Originally from North Carolina, Amanda is a McKnight Doctoral
Fellow in her third year as a PhD student of Exercise Physiology. In her tenure
as a graduate student she has served two terms on the GSA Executive Board,
serving as Secretary during the 2010-2011 academic year, and as President
during the 2011-2012 academic year. She has also served on a number of
university committees including those of the Board of Trustees and Faculty
Senate. In the fall of 2011, Amanda was tapped into Alpha Epsilon Lambda,
the National Honor Society for Graduate and Professional Students. She was also
featured in the 2010-2011 University of Miami Graduate School Annual Report.
Amanda is excited to continue advocating for the rights of graduate students
and improving the graduate student experience as she serves her third term with
the GSA Executive Board this year. Amanda obtained her B.S.Ed. in Exercise
Physiology with Sports Medicine and Chemistry Minors on the Pre-Medical Track,
Cum Laude, from the University of Miami and was the recipient of the School of
Education Dean's Award for Scholarship in Exercise Physiology as an
undergraduate in the spring of 2010. Amanda's research is centered on the
prevention and treatment of obesity and its related diseases. Most importantly,
she is a true Cane through and through and bleeds orange and green, of course.
Go CANES!!! |
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Marcia McNutt,
Marcia is McKnight Doctoral Fellow in the Clinical Health Psychology PhD program. Her research interests include minority health and
behavioral risk factors of chronic disease. Before coming to the U, she earned a Master's in Public Health at Emory University in Atlanta,
GA, and a B.S. in Psychology at the University of Alabama (Roll Tide!). Originally from Birmingham, AL, Marcia is used to Miami's summer heat.
She enjoys good food, staying active, watching college football, and, most of all, dancing. |
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Alisa Bé,
Alisa is a third-year Phd student in English specializing in Victorian Literature.
She received her B.A. double majoring in English and International Relations with a minor in
Philosophy from Flinders University, Australia in 2005 and her M.A. in English Language and
Literature from Pusan National University, South Korea in 2008. Alisa has been an active
Senator representing the English Department since August 2011 and is incredibly excited to
embark on her new role as the GSA Secretary during the current academic year. When she is not
teaching or studying, Alisa enjoys hitting the gym, listening to classical music, and reading. |
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Diego Romero,
Diego is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Civil, Architectural and
Environmental Engineering. Originally from Argentina, he graduated from the University
of Miami with both his B.S. and M.S. degrees. A true Cane, Diego is always looking to
help improve the school and its student population. He is an instructor at UM's salsa
dancing organization SalsaCraze where hundreds of students are introduced to the Miami
Latin vive and has served as a GSA senator during the 2011-2012 school year. Currently
in his final year as a Doctoral student, Diego's research is centered on recycling of waste
materials in concrete to promote sustainability. It's all about The U! Go CANES! |
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Edwing Medina,
Originally from Caracas, Venezuela, and a resident of New York City for 34 years, Edwing
is a McKnight Doctoral Fellow in his second year as a PhD student of Teaching &
Learning (Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics [STEM] Education). He
served on the GSA as Senator during the 2011-2012 school year. He is excited to
continue his involvement with the Senate in an expanded role as Parliamentarian,
as well as a member of the Student Activities Center Advisory Committee during
the current school year. Edwing obtained his B.A. in Economics and Journalism
(double major) from New York University (under a full Presidential Scholarship).
He enjoyed a 10-year career in the music industry, working for music icon Tony
Bennett, then at Columbia Record's Artists & Repertoire/Release Planning
department, and then for former Sony Music CEO & Chairman (and Mariah Carey
ex-husband) Thomas D. Mottola. In 2001, he began a career in education,
returning to work for a New York City community-based organization that he was
enrolled in while in high school, serving as its Deputy Director and helping
thousands of minority public high school students visit, apply to, and be
awarded scholarships to attend some of the most competitive universities in the
country, including UM. During this time, he returned to school to earn his M.S.
Ed. in Mathematics Education (Grades 7-12) at the City University of New York's
Queens College and became a New York State-certified secondary mathematics
teacher. He also began an 8-year tenure with New York City's largest municipal
employee union (District Council 37), preparing hundreds of its adult members
(during weeknights and weekends) to prepare for professional placement and
promotion exams in English (to Speakers of Other Languages) and Mathematics.
Today, Edwing's research combines many of his interests through the School of
Education and Human Development's I.E.S.-funded Language in Mathematics project,
focusing on English Learners(ELs) and their teachers' use of Mathematics and
Academic Language in classrooms, textbooks, and assessments. He is also
exploring a growing interest in how Mathematics teachers' conceptual mathematics
knowledge affects their ELs' learning and achievement, and the development of
ELs' and teachers' mathematics proficiencies in virtual learning environments. |
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Tracy McLeod,
Tracy is a doctoral candidate for a Ph.D. degree in Special Education in the Department of
Teaching and Learning. She began her journey to the Ph.D. at the University of Wisconsin
in the Department of Rehabilitation Psychology and Special Education. However, she opted
for a transfer to the University of Miami to complete her doctoral studies primarily
because of the university and program suitability, cultural diversity, and her research
interest which includes issues relating to culturally and linguistically diverse students
and their families; disproportionate representation; injustices and inequities that
minority students and students with disability may face in the education system and
society in general.
Tracy earned a diploma in Primary Education with emphasis in Biology from Bethlehem
Moravian College in Jamaica, West Indies. She also holds a BS in Sociology/Criminal
Justice and MS in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Wisconsin. Tracy is
currently working on her dissertation which focuses on exploring the role of culturally
based concepts of disability and special education in first generation English--speaking
West Indian Families experiences with the special education system.
Tracy is not new to the GSA body. She served as a senator during the 2011 - 2012 academic school year, where she contributed ideas/thoughts to discussions that ultimately led to sound resolutions. Tracy is excited about her expanded role as the GSA Media Relations Officer. She hopes to use this opportunity to positively contribute to all graduate students' experiences at the University of Miami.
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Brad Rittenhouse,
Brad is a second year student in the Department of English hoping to study pop
culture and postmodern literature. He earned his BA in English from Allegheny
College in Pennsylvania. He looks forward to serving the graduate
student community and helping to make UM the best it can be. In his spare time,
he enjoys bicycling, camping, and watching Pittsburgh sports. Go Canes! |
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