Biography
Julie Salazar is a Ph.D. student in the School of Education at University of California, Irvine working with Dr. Andres Bustamante. She received her B.A in Psychology from California State University, Northridge and a minor in Child and Adolescent Development. During her undergraduate studies, Julie conducted research related to culture, gender, education, technology and esports. During her last year she served as the Director of Outreach for the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, where she hosted workshops for K-12 students with the interest to promote STEM learning in underrepresented communities. Julie also worked in the Division of Biological Sciences at University of California, San Diego where she conducted research looking at the impact of active learning in co-taught classrooms. Julie plans to pursue research in STEM learning within Latinx communities and to one day help create interventions that can support informal STEM learning.
Julie Salazar is a Ph.D. student in the School of Education at University of California, Irvine working with Dr. Andres Bustamante. She received her B.A in Psychology from California State University, Northridge and a minor in Child and Adolescent Development. During her undergraduate studies, Julie conducted research related to culture, gender, education, technology and esports. During her last year she served as the Director of Outreach for the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, where she hosted workshops for K-12 students with the interest to promote STEM learning in underrepresented communities. Julie also worked in the Division of Biological Sciences at University of California, San Diego where she conducted research looking at the impact of active learning in co-taught classrooms. Julie plans to pursue research in STEM learning within Latinx communities and to one day help create interventions that can support informal STEM learning.
