MARA JAVIERA DE LOS ROS ESCOBAR

1124 South Atherton Street State College, PA 16801 mud248@psu.edu

OBJECTIVES
I am Fulbright scholar, candidate for the M.Ed. degree in Higher Education, and I have a
Bachelor degree in Political Science. I have teaching experience and I have also worked in two
relevant areas of higher education administration: academic affaires and student affaires. After
my graduation from my M.Ed. program, I will continue my studies in the Ph.D. in Higher
Education at Penn State University, in which I have been accepted.
EDUCATION
PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY
M. Ed in Higher Education Candidate
Cumulative GPA: 4.0/ 4.0
PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF CHILE
Title: Political Scientist
Academic Degree: Bachelors Degree in Political Science
Cumulative GPA: 6.04 / 7.0

Expected July 2015

2006

Courses and Diplomas:

STANFORD UNIVERSITY
Stanford Technology Ventures Program (STVP)

2012

THE NEWFIELD NETWORK

Life Coach, The Newfield Network

2009

HONORS AND AWARDS

STUDENT WRITING GROUP AWARD
Department of Education Policy Studies, Penn State University
Advisor: Professor Karly Ford

2015

FULBRIGHT SCHOLARSCHIP
University attended: Pennsylvania State University, University Park, USA

2014

BECAS CHILE SCHOLARSCHIP

University attended: Pennsylvania State University, University Park, USA

2014

BADEN-WRTTEMBERG SCHOLARSHIP
University attended: Heidelberg University, Germany.

2003

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF CHILE
Student Affairs Coordinator at the College

2011-2013

Design and implementation of academic support programs.

Planning and execution of Academic Advising and Peer Mentoring programs offered to
first year students.
Coordination of Talento + Inclusin (Colleges Access and Equity Program).
Design and implementation of support programs for first year students.

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Academic Coordinator at the Humanities Institute

2008-2009

Coordination of academic activities within the department of MA in Contemporary

Thought, as well as its Honors program.
Extension activities management (seminars and master classes).
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF CHILE
2009-2011
Political Science Institute
Assistant Professor
Course: Introduction to Political Theory. This course provides a study of the approaches of
the continuities and breaks in the history of political thought, through the review of the work of
Occidents most important political theorists.
DIEGO PORTALES UNIVERSITY
School of Political Science

2008

Assistant Professor
Course: Human Rights: a Contemporary Review. This is a General Education course which
introduces contemporary political thought of Human Rights, through the study of its
fundamental concepts.
ARCOS PROFESSIONAL INSTITUTE

2008-2011

Professor
Course: Communication Theory. This course serves as an introduction to classic and
contemporary theories of communication.
DIEGO PORTALES UNIVERSITY
2006-2008
School of Political Science
Teaching Assistant
Courses: Ethics and Politics, Modern Political Theory, Biopolitics: an Introduction
Professor: Vanessa Lemm
PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF CHILE
Institute of Philosophy
Teaching Assistant
Course: Nietzsche: A Critique of Modernity Professor: Vanessa Lemm

2008

PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF CHILE

2003-2007
Political Science Institute
Teaching Assistant
Course: Introduction to Political Theory. Professors: Toms Chuaqui and Miguel Vatter.
PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF CHILE
Institute of Philosophy
Teaching Assistant
Course: Ethics". Professor: Aldo Calcagni

2003-2006

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College of Education
Teaching Assistant
Course: Education from the Philosophical Perspective". Professor: Aldo Calcagni

2002

WORKING PAPERS
Leaning in or Blocked out?: Women in STEM Careers in 24 Countries with Karly Ford.
Accepted proposal for AERA 2015

SEMINARS
Speaker

2008

Title: "Governing Childhood: A Look at Liberal Education"

Research presented on Sept. 24th of 2008 at the international conference Michel Foucault,
Neoliberalism and Biopolitics.
Speaker

2006

Title: The Limits on Arendt: The Conjure of Violence

Paper presented at the 8th Chilean Seminar of Political Science.

TEXT EDITING EXPERIENCE

Reference Editor

2008

Hegel, Pensador de la Actualidad: Coleccin de Ensayos sobre la Fenomenologa del espritu y

otros textos. Edited by Vanessa Lemm and Juan Ormeo. Published by Editorial Universidad
Diego Portales, Santiago.
Reference Editor

2007

Nietzsche's Animal Philosophy, by Vanessa Lemm. Published by Fordham University Press,

New York.
Bibliography Author

2007

Bibliography chapter for the book Hannah Arendt: sobrevivir al /del totalitarismo. Edited by
Miguel Vatter and Horst Nitschak. Published by LOM, Santiago.

BOARD MEMBER EXPERIENCE

PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF CHILE
Political Science Student Association: Student Trustee (Elected)
Student representative in curricular councils
Advocate for students in expulsion process
Participation in the Academic Council

SKILLS
Fluent in Spanish, English and German.

2005