Ph.D., Sustainability Education, Prescott College
M.S., Environmental Engineering, Penn State
B.S., Industrial Engineering, Penn State
Awards
Adjunct Faculty of the Year, 2014
Professional Interests
Citizen Science
Social Ecology
National Parks
Connected Learning
Connecting underrepresented students in the sciences
Personal Interests
When not teaching I love enjoying the mountains with my family. I do my share of trail running, rafting, and fly fishing in the summer and when winter hits I'm either skiing or playing hockey.
Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction, New Mexico State University
M.A. in Applied Linguistics, Texas Tech University
B.A. in Spanish Philology, Linguistics, and Literature, Universidad de Costa Rica
Awards
Full-time Faculty of the Year 2017-2018, Vail Valley Campus, Colorado Mountain College
Honors Graduate, Graduate School, New Mexico State University, 2014
Academic and Leadership Stole. Hispanic Faculty/Staff Caucus, New Mexico State University, 2014
Recent Publication
Glazewski, K. D., Villa, E., Burbano de Lara, L., Costa-Guerra, B., & Pacheco, R. (2018). Leadership Implications for Creative Partnerships: Expressions of Emerging Agency, Identity, and Participation among Latino Children in an Afterschool Film Program. National Forum of Educational Administration and Supervision Journal – Special Issue in Arts-Based Learning.
Professional Interests/Associations
Mujeres Activas en Letras y Cambio Social-MALCS, 2017-Present
Colorado Association of Bilingual Education 2016-Present
American Educational Research Association, 2011-Present
National Association of Multicultural Education, 2008-Present
Director of the Bachelor of Applied Science, Business Faculty and Assistant Dean of Instruction for Business and IT 970-947-8464 | mstepp@coloradomtn.edu