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Dr. Laura Cano Amaya

  • Dir, International Employment - Global Operations
Portrait of Dr. Laura Cano Amaya
  • Collins, Kristina Henry (Principal), Percent Contribution: %50, Cano Amaya, Laura (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %50. Mentoring Matters STEM Learning Communities, Equity & Access Committee, Texas State University, $5000.00. (Funded: January 18, 2018 - June 30, 2018). Grant.
  • Cano Amaya, Laura. Dissertation Research Grant, Association of American Geographers. (Funded: 2013). Grant.
  • Cano Amaya, Laura. International Geographical Union Travel Grant, Association of American Geographers. (Funded: 2012). Grant.
  • Cano Amaya, Laura (Co-Principal). Mentoring Matters STEM Learning Communities, Texas State University, Institutional (Higher Ed), $5000.00. (Funded: November 2017 - October 2018). Grant.
  • Cano Amaya, Laura (Co-Principal). NASA MUREP Future Aerospace-engineers and Mathematicians Academy, NASA MUREP Aerospace Academy, $411466.00. (Funded: 2015 - 2018). Grant.
  • Cano Amaya, L., Betancourt, T., Collins, K. H., Hinojosa, O., & Corona, C. (2018). Undergraduate Research Experiences - Mentoring, Awareness, and Perceptions: A Case Study at a Hispanic Serving Institution. International Journal of STEM Education, 5, 9. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40594-018-0105-8
  • Ortiz, A., Cano Amaya, L., Kawaguchi Warshauer, H., Garcia Torres, S., Scanlo, E., & Pruit, M. (2017). They choose to attend academic summer camps? A mixed methods study exploring motivation for and the impact of a NASA academic summer pre-engineering camp upon middle school students in a Latino community. In American Society for Engineering Education 2017 Conference Proceeding.
  • Boakye, O. A., & Cano Amaya, L. (2016). Influential People in Female Students Decision to Select Academy/Academic Focus: An International Comparative Study.
  • Cano Amaya, L., & Ramirez, M. (2016). Engaging Latino Families in STEM Education: Improving Parental Awareness and Confidence.
  • Cano Amaya, L., Martinez Ortiz, A., Vomvoridi-Ivanovic, E., Sorto, M. A., Close, E., Dickinson, G., … Bowman, A. (2016). LBJ Institute for STEM Education and Research, Texas State University.
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  • Award / Honor Recipient: Texas State Graduate College Scholarship. 2013 - 2014
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Texas State Associated Student Government Scholarship. 2013 - 2014
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Texas State University Geography Department Dissertation Travel Stipend. 2013
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Texas State Associated Student Government Star Travel Award. 2013
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Texas State Amita Malwade Graduate Scholarship in Human Geography. 2013
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  1. Member

    Hispanic Policy Network

  2. Member

    Dept. of Curriculum and Instruction Scholarship Review Committee

  3. Mano Amiga San Marcos

  4. Other

    Future Engineers and Mathematicians Academy

  5. Other

    National Center for Research in Geography Education Project-Based Learning

  6. Travis Elementary University Resources Liaison

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