September 2020
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Candidate in History (Latin America)
University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), Department of History. Los Angeles, California.
Prospectus: “Prohibido Olvidar: Revolutionary Movements in the Making of the Central American Working Class, 1920-1960”
June 2019
Master of Arts (MA) in History (Latin America)
University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), Department of History. Los Angeles, California.
MA Capstone Project: “Eternos Indocumentados: Central American Refugees in the U.S.”
May 2013
Master of Arts (MA) in Documentary Film and History
Syracuse University, Newhouse School of Public Communications & Maxwell School of Public Affairs. Syracuse, New York.
MA Documentary Thesis: “Children of the Diaspora: For Peace and Democracy”
June 2012
Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Political Science (Theory) with Highest Honors; Minors in Latin American Studies & Labor and Workplace Studies; Honors in College of Letters and Sciences
University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), Department of Political Science. Los Angeles, California.
Senior Honors Thesis in Political Science: “Since Farabundo Martí: An analysis of the challenges and revolutionary advances of Salvadoran youth in the student movement”
Summer 2011
Certificate Program on the Political and Socioeconomic Reality of El Salvador – Mellon Mays Fellow
National University of El Salvador, Department of Social Sciences and Law. San Salvador, El Salvador.
Summer 2010
Leadership Alliance Summer Research Program – Political Science Fellow
Columbia University, Department of Political Science. New York City, New York.
Fall 2009
Semester at Sea Study Abroad Program – Diversity Scholar 2009
Institute of Shipboard Education, University of Virginia, Charlottesville. Charlottesville, Virginia.
June 2008
Otis Teens, Educators, and Mentors (OTEAM) Program – Senior Graduate in Digital Media
Otis College of Art & Design. Los Angeles, California.
High School with Highest Honors; Honors in History and Calculus
High Tech High – Los Angeles, California Distinguished School (2008). Los Angeles, California.
LANGUAGE STUDY
Summer 2020
Curso Introductorio a la Lengua Náhuat de El Salvador
Universidad Centroamericana “José Simón Cañas”. San Salvador, El Salvador.
Summer 2019
Advanced (Level 4) Nahuatl Language and Cultural Immersion Program
University of Utah, Center for Latin American Studies. Salt Lake City, Utah.
Winter 2019
Advanced Nahuatl Language and Cultural Immersion Program
Instituto de Docencia e Investigación Etnológica de Zacatecas, Mexico (IDIEZ). Zacatecas, Mexico.
Summer 2018
Intermediate Nahuatl Language and Cultural Immersion Program
University of Utah, Center for Latin American Studies. Salt Lake City, Utah.
Summer 2009
Advanced Spanish & Latin American Literature Program
Universidad Argentina de la Empresa, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
LANGUAGE ABILITIES
English – Reading, writing and oral abilities: fluent.
Spanish – Reading, writing and oral abilities: fluent.
Nahuatl (Chicontepec, México) – Reading, writing, and oral abilities: modern (advanced); classical (intermediate).
Nahuát-Pipil (El Salvador) – Reading, writing, and oral abilities: modern (beginning).
Portuguese (Brazil) – Reading, writing, and oral abilities: beginning.
