Teaching
Teaching-Related Publications
Duenas, Maria D. 2021. "How to Teach Engaging Discussion Sections as a Teaching Assistant." Get a Life, PhD Blog (http://getalifephd.blogspot.com/2021/02/how-to-teach-engaging-discussion.html)
Duenas, Maria D. 2020. "Naming Racisms: Identifying and Responding to Biological and Colorblind Racisms." Class Activity published in TRAILS: Teaching Resources and Innovations Library for Sociology. Washington DC: American Sociological Association. (http://trails.asanet.org/Pages/Resource.aspx?ResourceID=13826)
Duenas, Maria D. 2018. "Four Social Situations: A Class Activity to Teach Goffman’s Impression Management Through Inductive Learning." Class Activity published in TRAILS: Teaching Resources and Innovations Library for Sociology. Washington DC: American Sociological Association. (http://trails.asanet.org/Pages/Resource.aspx?ResourceID=13625)
Duenas, Maria D. 2018. “Sociology Teaching Resources.” Student Sociologist 11(2):10
Duenas, Maria D. 2020. "Naming Racisms: Identifying and Responding to Biological and Colorblind Racisms." Class Activity published in TRAILS: Teaching Resources and Innovations Library for Sociology. Washington DC: American Sociological Association. (http://trails.asanet.org/Pages/Resource.aspx?ResourceID=13826)
Duenas, Maria D. 2018. "Four Social Situations: A Class Activity to Teach Goffman’s Impression Management Through Inductive Learning." Class Activity published in TRAILS: Teaching Resources and Innovations Library for Sociology. Washington DC: American Sociological Association. (http://trails.asanet.org/Pages/Resource.aspx?ResourceID=13625)
Duenas, Maria D. 2018. “Sociology Teaching Resources.” Student Sociologist 11(2):10
Teaching Experience
2020-, 2019 Teaching Fellow, University of California, Merced
2015-2018 Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of California, Merced
2016-2018 Instructional Intern, Center for Engaged Teaching and Learning, University of California, Merced
2013-2015 Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of South Florida
2007-2010 Sociology Teaching and Research Assistant, New College of Florida
2015-2018 Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of California, Merced
2016-2018 Instructional Intern, Center for Engaged Teaching and Learning, University of California, Merced
2013-2015 Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of South Florida
2007-2010 Sociology Teaching and Research Assistant, New College of Florida
Teaching Certificates
University of California, Merced, Center for Engaged Teaching and Learning:
University of South Florida:
NSF Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP):
- Developing Teaching Strategies Certificate (Feb 2018)
- Improving Teaching by Assessing Learning Certificate (Dec 2016)
- Mastering the Classroom with First Generation College Students Certificate (Sept 2016)
University of South Florida:
- Preparing for College Teaching Certificate Course (Summer 2014), Academy of Teaching and Learning Excellence
- Semester Course: Teaching Sociology Seminar, Grade: A (Fall 2014) with Dr. Maralee Mayberry
NSF Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP):
- Summer Pedagogy Institute (June 2019)
- A week and a half long training institution on assessment, diversity and inclusion, high impact practices, how people learn, interdisciplinary instruction, and research in undergraduate instruction
- A week and a half long training institution on assessment, diversity and inclusion, high impact practices, how people learn, interdisciplinary instruction, and research in undergraduate instruction
- Assessment as Pedagogy course, Fall 2019, UC Merced
Courses Taught - Instructor of Record
- Advanced Race and Ethnicity (online)
- Sociology of Race and Racism (online)
- Immigration (online)
Courses Taught - Teaching Assistant
- Advanced Race and Ethnicity
- Sociology of Race and Racism
- Topics in Immigration
- Introduction to Sociology (online and face-to-face)
- Social Psychology (online)
- Contemporary Social Problems
- Upper Division Undergraduate Research Independent Study
Teaching Interests
Sociology of Race and Ethnicity, Sociology of Immigration, the Sociology of the Family, Sociology of Latina/o/xs
Fellowships
2021 UC Merced Sociology Department Graduate Student Teaching Award
2019 UC Merced Center for Engaged Teaching and Learning Fellowship
2019 UC Merced Center for Engaged Teaching and Learning Fellowship
Teaching-Related Research Projects
I am currently working on a teaching-related research project with Dr. Tanya Golash-Boza and two undergraduate students. Supported by a grant from UC Merced's Center for Engaged Teaching and Learning, the research team developed videos for each chapter of Golash-Boza's textbook, Race and Racisms: A Critical Approach. To access the videos, click here. We are conducting a study to examine how videos help student learning.
Teaching-Related Conference Presentations
Invited Speaker, “Critical Dialogue II: In Their Voices - Considering the Needs of Graduate Student Teachers.” ASA Directors of Graduate Studies Conference, August 2016, Seattle, WA
