Maria O. Email & Phone Number

Pico Rivera, Ca, Us

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Conducted market research through in-field interviews of users/customers. Client list ranged from national retail chains to telecom providers

Fullerton, California, United States

Responsible for contacting and communicating with different non-profit organizations, human rights groups, government officials and other speakers for participation in the class.

Los Angeles, California

Responsible for screening and interviewing select households for the “East Los Angeles/Boyle Heights Food Study”. Worked as part of an interviewer team with UCLA and Vela. Responsible for conducting interviews using CAPI, documenting field attempts/phone calls, obtaining informed consent, and paying respondents for participation in the study. Required to attend weekly staff meetings and communication with supervisor and project director.

Responsible for field data collection for the Migrant Education Program Re-interviews. Conducted in-home interviews with migrant workers throughout Los Angeles and Kern/Tulare counties. Responsible for contacting parents/legal guardians of students, conducting interviews, and scheduling/phone reminders to respondents. Required to maintain contact logs and daily/weekly communication with supervisor.

Santa Monica, California

Part of research team for the Los Angeles Project on Newlywed Development in association with UCLA. Responsible for interviewing newlywed couples throughout Los Angeles using CAPI (computer assisted personal interviewing). Required to obtain prior written consent with participants.Required to attend bi-weekly staff meetings with research team of interviewers, supervisor and project director.

Santa Fe Springs, California

Worked as a Bilingual Education Program specialist with English Learner students at Santa Fe High School. Responsible for tracking student grades, CELDT testing and tracking, providing information for parents, and maintaining confidential files on student progress.

San Diego, California

Translation of interviews from Spanish to English. Translation of question guides, informed consent and other research instruments approved by the Institutional Review Board. Coding of interviews and data input in Excel spreadsheet.

Responsible for tutoring k-12 students in Language arts. Worked closely with parents and area supervisor to determine the needs of the student, based on grade level standardized tests scores.

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Ethnic Studies

Activities and Societies: Cum Laude

Master Of Arts (Ma), Ethnic Studies