Faculty Profile for Dr. Laura Cano Amaya

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Dr. Laura Cano Amaya
Dir, International Employment — VP TXST Global
ASBN 207
phone: (512) 245-7802
Scholarly/Creative Work
Awards
Grants
Service

Selected Scholarly/Creative Work

  • 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.

Selected Awards

  • Award / Honor Recipient: Texas State Associated Student Government Scholarship. 2013 - 2014
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Texas State Graduate College Scholarship. 2013 - 2014
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Texas State Amita Malwade Graduate Scholarship in Human Geography. 2013
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Texas State Associated Student Government Star Travel Award. 2013
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Texas State Quarterly Team Award. 2013

Selected Grants

  • Collins, Kristina Henry (Principal), Cano Amaya, Laura (Co-Principal). 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.

Selected Service Activities

Member
Hispanic Policy Network
2009-Present
Member
Dept. of Curriculum and Instruction Scholarship Review Committee
2017
Other
Mano Amiga San Marcos
2017
Project Assistant Director
Future Engineers and Mathematicians Academy
2015-2017
Research Group Member
National Center for Research in Geography Education Project-Based Learning
2016