Honor Society® member
Lisa Lopez-Escobar
Graduate Assistant at UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, Department of Teaching and Learning, Policy and Leadership
- Georgetown University
- Urban Education
- Class of 2020
- USA
Member since December 2022
About
LiLo (she/her) is a second year PhD student in the Teaching and Learning, Policy, and Leadership department with a specialization in Urban Education at the University of Maryland, College Park. Having spent her early professional career working in after-school spaces with Latinx immigrant youth, her research seeks to create spaces of belonging, healing and joy for adolescent newcomers in schools
Education
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University of Maryland, College Park
PhD Urban Education
2021 – 2026
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Georgetown University
M.A. Educational Transformation
2019 – 2020
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New York University
B.A Global Liberal Studies & Latin American Studies
2013 – 2017
Honors and awards
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COE Scholarship
University of Maryland's College of Education (COE) scholarships offered to talented undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in an academic programs.
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Founder's Day Award
NYU's Founder's Day award is given to those in the top 35% of their graduating senior class.
Goals and interests
- Career goal
After receiving my doctorate, I envision partnering with local community-based organizations and eventually create my own CBO to implement Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR) projects across schools and school districts that will empower youth to create the change they wish to see in their classrooms
- Graduate school interests
In my current doctoral studies I am interested in Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR), Chicana Femenist approaches to educational research, community-school partnerships and creating eco-systems of care in schools for marginalized youth.
- Outside the classroom
Sustainable fashion, kickboxing, hiking, painting, watching anime and playing with my dalmatian.
Experience
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Graduate Assistant
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, Department of Teaching and Learning, Policy and Leadership
Aug 2021 – Aug 2025
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Program Coordinator
THE ASPEN INSTITUTE, Education & Society Program
Apr 2021 – Aug 2021
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DC Office Director/Bilingual Paralegal
MIL MUJERES LEGAL SERVICES
Aug 2020 – Apr 2021
Volunteering
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Community Volunteer
New Hamphire Estates Elementary School
Aug 2021 – Jun 2023
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Assistant Coach
South Bronx United
Feb 2016 – May 2016
Languages
- English (US) Fluent
- Spanish Fluent
- Portuguese (Brasil) Intermediate
- Japanese Beginner
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