Magdalena Madany-Saa
State College,PA
Summary
-Multi-skilled researcher employing southern epistemologies to address social and cognitive injustices in the Global South.
-Talented Manager with expert team leadership, planning and organizational skills built during successful career. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy.
-Diligent trainer and mentor
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Graduate Researcher
Penn State University
08.2022 - Current
Work as a co-organizer of Global Virtual Forum https://gvf.la.psu.edu enhancing interdisciplinary research and Southern Epistemologies. Co-editor of the Multilingual Matters series "Decolonial Voices" based on Forum interviews with leading decolonial scholars.
TESL Instructor
Penn State University
06.2018 - 08.2022
Prepared Penn State pre-service teachers for the challenges of their future work in multilingual and multicultural classrooms. I have taught courses within the TESL Certification program with Immersion in Ecuador (WLED 400, WLED 444, WLED 483, APLNG 493, APLNG 484)
Adjunct Professor
Universidad Central De Ecuador
06.2012 - 07.2017
Professor of Masters programs for English Teachers
- ESP (English for Specific Purposes)
- NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming)
- Developing Skills and Competencies in English
Manager and Academic Consultant
Pearson Education Ecuador
01.2004 - 07.2016
-Leader of academic projects in Higher Education in Ecuador with the Ecuadorian government entities.
-Trainings for ELT teachers
Education
Ph.D. - Education
08.2023
Master of Arts - Latin American Studies
08.2000
Bachelor of Arts - Spanish And Iberian Studies
05.1998
Skills
- Academic Publications
- Qualitative Research
- Peer Review
- Educational Enrichment
- Course Planning
- Academic Administration
Accomplishments
2023 AAAL’s Indigenous Language Scholarship Support Fund
2022 Esperanto Foundation Studies Dissertation Fellowship
2021 FLAS Fellowship to study Kichwa in Ecuador, The Pennsylvania State University on
behalf of the US Department of Education
2021 Graduate Student International Dissertation Award, The Pennsylvania State University
Languages
Polish
Native or Bilingual
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
English
Full Professional
Italian
Limited Working
Kichwa
Elementary
Timeline
Graduate Researcher - Penn State University
08.2022 - Current
TESL Instructor - Penn State University
06.2018 - 08.2022
Adjunct Professor - Universidad Central De Ecuador
06.2012 - 07.2017
Manager and Academic Consultant - Pearson Education Ecuador
01.2004 - 07.2016
Penn State University - Ph.D., Education
Universidad Andina Simon Bolivar - Master of Arts, Latin American Studies
Warsaw University - Bachelor of Arts, Spanish And Iberian Studies