MARIA JOSE ATHIE MARTINEZ
2022-April 2024
Graduate Academic Assistant- Pharmaceutical Sciences, FNHA: Cultural Safety and Humility for Pharmaceutical Professionals, Work to develop the first two courses on Cultural Safety and Humility courses for pharmacy professionals based on the experiences and advice of a First Nations Advisory Group, and Pharmacy Advisory Group from B.C.
2022-June 2024
Graduate Academic Assistant- Sauder School of Business, UBC TLEF project: Enhancing Business Education with Indigenous Knowledge, Work under the supervision of Benjamin Wells, and the Dean’s office. Developing workshops, educational resources, and support for the Faculty’s teachers, TAs and sessionals. Team work with Students, Faculty members and Staff.
June 2024-Current
Graduate Academic Assistant – ICEDAR Indigenous Collaborative for Education, Development, Advocacy and Reciprocity, Support in the development of ICEDAR website, protocol and conceptions of understanding and collaboration between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people.
April 2024-current
Graduate Academic Assistant – Faculty of Forestry and Earth Sciences- Bachelor of Indigenous Land Stewardship, Developing the Syllabus of BILS 105-Ways of Knowing with Shandin Pete
2021 - April 2022
Graduate Research Assistant - European Studies department, UBC Immigration Narrative group under the SSHRC grant on Vancouver
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“The Counter-Narratives of Colonialism within Colonial Institutions through Storywork”.
Work under the PI Dr. Markus Hallensleben.
2020 - 2021
Graduate Academic Assistant- Indigenous Education Curriculum Development for Indigenous
Education Office at University of British Columbia. Work under the PI Dr. Jan Hare.
August-Dec 2021
Graduate Assistant- IT Liason for Faculty and Sessional Lecturers on Graduate Courses
For Department of Educational Studies, faculty of Education, UBC, during the transition of Online to hybrid and presence courses within COVID. Work under the supervision of Ms. Shermila Salgadoe and Dr. Natasha Boškić.
2019-2020
Reviewer of Indigenous Education papers applied to the Canadian Society for the Studies of Education - annual conference in 2020.
2019 - 2020
Research Assistant: Stakeholder and developer of the Educational Resources for the “Land-based Mathematical” course piloted at the BEd and NITEP in January 2020. Work under the PI
Dr. Cynthia Nicol, Dr. Jan Hare and Dr. Hart Banak.
2018-2019
Research Assistant- National Centre for Collaboration in Indigenous Education
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Conduct interviews, coding and reviewing the interviews.
2018 - 2021
Teacher Assistant- University of British Columbia, Faculty of Education
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TA for EDUC 440 Indigenous Education in Canada, course for Teacher Candidates (TEO) with Shannon Leddy
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TA for EPSE 310 Assessment and learning in the classroom, course for Teacher Candidates (TEO) with Shawna Faber
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TA for EPSE 311: Cultivating supportive school and classroom environments, course for Teacher Candidates (TEO) with Surita Jhangiani
2012-2016
Research Assistant– Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
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Collaboration on two book chapters writing Indigenous and Inclusive education sections.
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Analysis of pedagogy graduate programs in Mexico
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Teacher and research assistant of the experience of teachers taking the diploma “Community and education” in Yucatan for Public teachers in Mayan communities.
2011 - 2012
Pedagogy, Curriculum & Evaluation Coordinator –Centro de Diseño, Cine y Television, Mexico City
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Developed strategy to internationalize and systematize the process of Curriculum Design, Implementation, Training teachers and Evaluation of the 7 Bachelors and 1 MA.
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Review, design and implementation strategy to get international accreditation for all degrees and the Higher Education Institution
2008 - 2010
Graduate Research Assistant – University of British Columbia, Faculty of Education, Vancouver, BC
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Project coordinator of an Early Childhood Aboriginal Literacy curriculum with Dr. Jan Hare
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Culturally responsive education learning project with Dr. Cynthia Nicol.
2011-2012
Research Assistant and Curriculum reviewer – Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico City
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Collaboration on quantitative research of 8 State evaluation centers. Analysis results and coordination of Yucatan study case. Work done with Dr. Marisol Silva Laya.
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University curriculum review working team. Work done with Dr. Araceli Delgado Fresan.
2004 - 2006
Researcher assistant – Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico City
Research Institute for the Educational Development (Instituto de Investigación para el Desarrollo de la Educación)
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Collaboration on a mixed method research in rural and Nahuatl communities, work done with Dr. Carlos Muñoz Izquierdo: Interview process development, SPSS and NVivo Data Base creation, and Results Interpretation.
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Collaboration on a qualitative research on innovative schools, work done with Dr. Enrique Pieck Gochicoa: schools identification, experience systematization, comparison and results interpretation, and papers collaboration and creation.
2006-2008
Program Manager Assistant – Universidad Iberoamericana, México City
Intercultural and Indigenous Studies Program (Programa de Interculturalidad y Asuntos Indígenas)
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Collaboration on the creation of the Intercultural Ñöñho Institute (Indigenous University) curricula.
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Collaboration on the creation of the Ayuuk Studies Center (Centro de Estudios Ayuuk – Ayuuk Indigenous Intercultural University) curricula.
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Action research participation to improve indigenous post-secondary students’ learning to learn skills.
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Creation and supervision of an intercultural education online course.
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Creation and participation of courses, seminaries, and conferences related to indigenous and intercultural issues.
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Collaboration and creation of 3 papers related to indigenous and intercultural education two for scientific magazines and one chapter book.
WORK EXPERIENCE
