Doctor of Philosophy, Human Development, Learning and Culture

University of British Columbia — 2017–2026 (expected)

Imagining and co-creating socially just futures: A hybrid YPAR project utilizing documentary filmmaking to construct knowledge with refugee youth

Supervisor: Dr. Jennifer A. Vadeboncoeur

Master of Arts, Human Development, Learning and Culture

University of British Columbia — 2014–2017

Exploring definitions of social justice: A qualitative study of moral dialogues with university students

Supervisor: Dr. Jennifer A. Vadeboncoeur

Masters, Human Rights

Universidad Estatal a Distancia — 2013–2014

Human rights education in the curriculum and school culture in public education centers in the area of Los Santos: An action research proposal (approved with distinction)

Supervisor: Dr. Daniel Camacho

Licenciatura, Psychology

University of Costa Rica — 2009–2011

Moral development and attachment styles among rural school adolescents (approved with distinction)

Supervisor: Dr. Javier Tapia Balladares

Bachelors, Psychology

University of Costa Rica — 2000–2007

Minor in Arts, Specialization in Dance-Ballet

Conservatory of Castella — 1990–1996

President's Academic Excellence Initiative PhD Award

University of British Columbia — 2019–2025

$1,800 per year

Four Year UBC Funding Fellowship

University of British Columbia — 2017–2021

$18,200 per year plus tuition

ECPS Scholarship Continuing Students

University of British Columbia — 2016–2017

$4,700 per year

ECPS Scholarship Continuing Students

University of British Columbia — 2015–2016

$7,000 per year

International Tuition Award

University of British Columbia — 2014–2026

$1,800 per year

Masters Fellowship Funding 50% tuition covered per two years (declined in lieu of offer to study at UBC)

New School for Social Research — 2014

$50,000

Research Grant Graduate Students

University of Costa Rica, Social Research Institute — 2010–2011

$5,000

Engaging Young People as Community Co-Educators in Higher Education: A Toolkit Based Upon the Six Rs for Decolonizing Higher Education

University of British Columbia / Centre for Community Engaged Learning (CCEL) — 2024–2025

PI: Natacha Monestel Mora & Dr. Jennifer A. Vadeboncoeur

$5,000

Sessional Lecturer

University of British Columbia, Educational and Counselling Psychology, and Special Education (ECPS) — Present

• EPSE 503 Cultural Perspectives on Learning, Development and Media (Winter Term 2 2025–2026)

Sessional Lecturer

University of British Columbia, Institute of Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice (GRSJ) — 2023–present

• GRSJ 415 Critical Racial and Anti-Colonial Feminist Approaches (Winter Term 2 2025–2026)
• GRSJ 101 Introduction to Social Justice (Winter Term 1 2025–2026)
• GRSJ 304 Gaming the System: Digital Media, Social Justice, and Video Games (Winter Term 1 2024–2025)
• GRSJ 226 Human Rights and Artistic Expression: Thinking Beyond the Legal (Winter Term 2 2023–2024 & 2024–2025)
• GRSJ 301 Gender, Race and Indigeneity in Canada and the Global South (Winter Term 2 2023–2024, 2024–2025 & 2025–2026)
• GRSJ 310 Gender, Race, Social Justice and Health (Winter Term 1 2023–2024 & 2025–2026)

Graduate Teaching Assistant

University of British Columbia, Educational Studies (EDST) — 2022–2023

• EDST 404 Ethics in Education (sections T04, T07, T08) (Summer Term 1 2022–2023, 2023–2024 & 2024–2025)

Graduate Teaching Assistant

University of British Columbia, Educational and Counselling Psychology, and Special Education (ECPS) — 2021–2023

• EPSE 310 Assessment and Learning in the Classroom (section 309) (Winter Term 2 2021–2022 & 2022–2023)
• EPSE 308 Development, Learning and Culture in the Classroom (section 107 Indigenous Cohort) (Winter Term 1 2021–2022 & 2022–2023)

Instructor

National University of Costa Rica, Latin American Studies Institute, Human Rights and Peace Education Program — 2020

• Research Methods (hybrid) (Winter Term 1 2020)

Instructor

University of Costa Rica, Department of Psychology (Rodrigo Facio Campus) — 2013

• Research Projects in School Contexts (Winter Term 2 2013)

Online Tutor

Regional Cooperation Center for Adult Education in Latin America, Human Rights Education Master’s Program — 2012–2016

• Education on Human Rights II (Winter Term 2 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016)
• Education on Human Rights I (Winter Term 1 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016)

Instructor

University of Costa Rica, Department of Psychology — 2012

• Psychology of Human Development I (Winter Term 1 2012)

Instructor

University of Costa Rica, Department of Psychology (Atlantic Campus) — 2011

• School Psychology (seminar) (Winter Term 2 2011)
• School Psychology (lecture) (Winter Term 1 2011)

Amber Douma

Master Student, Human Rights

Daniel Fernández

Master Student, Human Rights and Peace Education

Jimena Palma

Master Student, Human Rights and Peace Education

Dylanna Rodríguez

Master Student, Human Rights and Peace Education

Xiomara Brenes Roldan

Master Student, Human Rights Education

Project Coordinator

UBC Centre for Community Engaged Learning (CCEL) — Present

Engaging Young People as Community Co-Educators in University Classrooms: A Toolkit Based Upon the Six Rs for Decolonizing Higher Education

PI: Natacha Monestel Mora

Project Coordinator

UBC Human Development, Learning, and Culture (HDLC) — 2022–2024

Curriculum Enhancement Project for Anti-Racism and Decolonization

PI: Dr. Jennifer Vadeboncoeur & Dr. Surita Jhangiani, UBC Faculty of Education

Project Coordinator

UBC HDLC & Chilliwack Social Research and Planning Council — 2022–2024

Mapping Transitions Through and Beyond the Chilliwack Youth Health Centre Society: An Examination of "Radiating Influence" Through Chilliwack

PI: Dr. Jennifer Vadeboncoeur, Chilliwack Social Research and Planning Council

UBC Sustainability Scholar

UBC Sustainability / The City of Vancouver — 2022

Research to Understand the Benefits of Granting Practices that Support Grassroots Organizing (vs Non-Profit Community Organizations)

Graduate Academic Assistant

UBC Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy — 2021–2023

Decolonizing Together: Facing and Challenging Racism and Discrimination in Teacher Education

PI: Dr. Shannon Leddy, UBC Faculty of Education

Youth Program Evaluator, Designer and Facilitator

MOSAIC, Vancouver, B.C. — 2020–2021

Different Programs Supporting Newcomer Youth in BC

HDLC Student Area Representative

UBC Human Development, Learning, and Culture (HDLC) — 2015–2016

Providing support and advice for HDLC students on topics related to university life, including helping students navigate the Faculty of Education, ECPS Department, and HDLC Program.

Project Coordinator

UBC Learning Exchange Community Engagement — 2015

Mapping a Visual Representation of the Downtown East Side Community Network.

Graduate Academic Assistant

UBC Human Development, Learning, and Culture — 2015

Dadaab Secondary Teacher Education Program Evaluation Report

PI: Dr. Jennifer Vadeboncoeur, UBC Faculty of Education

Project Coordinator

UNICEF Costa Rica / Ministry of Education — 2012–2014

Programa Convivir (Program to prevent violence in schools)

Project Coordinator

Inter-American Development Bank / Omar Dengo Foundation / Costa Rica Ministry of Education — 2012

Assessment of Costs and Benefits of Different Uses of ICT in Education

Instructional Designer

Ministry of Education / Aura Interactiva — 2011

E-Learning Courses: Ethics, Aesthetics and Citizenship.

Workshops Designer, Coordinator and Facilitator

Inter-American Institute of Human Rights — 2010–2012

Human Rights Education for Violence Prevention: Methodological Approaches.

Instructional Designer

Aura Interactiva — 2008–2010

E-Learning Courses for Various Government Institutions.

Project Manager and Facilitator

Inter-American Institute of Human Rights — 2007–2008

Guidelines for Psychosocial Analysis of Human Rights Violations Videos.

Graduate Research Assistant

2022–2023

A Two-Eyed Seeing Approach: How Do Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Youth Cope with Cyber-Aggression?

PI: Dr. Johanna Sam, UBC Faculty of Education

Graduate Research Assistant

2021

Designing a Place-based App for Multimodal Research into Children's Relations with Nature: A Literature Review and Pilot Study

PI: Dr. Jennifer A. Vadeboncoeur, UBC Faculty of Education

Graduate Research Assistant

2016

Understanding Children's Social and Emotional Competence in Kindergarten: An Examination of the Convergent and Discriminant Validity of the Heart-Mind Index.

PI: Kimberly Schonert-Reichl, UBC Human Early Learning Partnership

Graduate Research Assistant

2015–2016

Investigating the Changing Role of University Research in the Canadian Knowledge Economy: Faculty Perspectives on Knowledge, Teaching, and Research

PI: Dr. Jennifer A. Vadeboncoeur, UBC Faculty of Education

Researcher/Coordinator

2010–2012

Inter-American Report on Human Rights Education

PI: Inter-American Institute of Human Rights

Research Assistant

2003–2004

Theory of Mind: The Cognitive and Psychosocial Development of Children

PI: Dr. Athanasios Chasiotis and Dr. Domingo Campos, UCR-Psychological Research Institute / Universität Osnabrück

Research Assistant

2003–2004

Representations of Cultural Diversity and Attitudes Toward Ethnic Minority Groups

PI: Dr. Vanessa Smith, University of Costa Rica-Psychological Research Institute

Research Assistant

2002–2003

Personal Identity Development, Moral Reflection and Action Among Young Adolescents from San Jose

PI: Dr. Javier Tapia, University of Costa Rica-Psychological Research Institute

Researcher

2005–2006

Market Researcher for Multiple Projects

PI: Vox Populi

Network of Learning Sciences in Canada

Member, Social media coordinator, and Symposium moderator — 2022–present

Learning as Engagement and Participation (L.E.A.P) Research Group, Human Development, Learning, and Culture, Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, and Special Education, University of British Columbia

Member — 2014–present

Decolonizing Teaching, Indigenizing Learning Team, Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy, University of British Columbia

Member — 2022–2023

BC Hub, Engaged Philosophical Inquiry Consortium (EPIC). Vancouver Institute for Philosophy for Children

Member — 2014

Area of Human Development, Learning, and Culture, Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, and Special Education, University of British Columbia

Member — 2009–2012

Socio-Emotional Development and Cognitive Development Research Group, Psychological Research Institute, University of Costa Rica

Member — 2010

Culture, Institutions and Subjectivity Research Program, Social Research Institute, University of Costa Rica

Member

Inter-American Institute of Human Rights

2007

Training in psychological support for victims who suffered serious violations of human rights in the proceedings

Student Representative, Search Committee, Assistant Professor for HDLC in Socio Emotional Learning and Teaching Education

University of British Columbia

2023–2024

Moderator and Member of Organizing Team, Decolonizing Together Symposium

University of British Columbia

2022–2023

Volunteer, International Conference on Philosophy for Children: Identity and Philosophical Inquiry in an Age of Diversity Conference

University of British Columbia

2015

Facilitator, English and Spanish courses

University of British Columbia-Learning Exchange Centre

2015

Project Coordinator, Community Engagement Project. Mapping a visual representation of the Downtown East Side Community Network.

University of British Columbia-Learning Exchange

2015

Reviewer, Journal of Social and Political Psychology

2014–2015

Reviewer, Mind, Culture, and Activity

2018–2019

Reviewer, Learning, Culture, and Social Interaction

2024–2026