Karen Velasquez

Biography:

Karen Velasquez holds a Ph.D. in Anthropology and Education and a M.Ed in International Education Development from Columbia University, Teachers College in New York City. Karen is interested in how people learn through experience in diverse social contexts, and her work highlights the transformative impact of experiential learning on students’ lives. At UD she collaborates with faculty and staff who integrate innovative experiential pedagogies in their courses and programs, and she showcases students’ reflections on experiential learning through digital storytelling in her Experiential Learning Lab workshop. She is originally a Queens, New York City native of Colombian descent.

Education

• Ed.M. Teachers College of Columbia University (2009 — 2011)
• M.A. Columbia University in the City of New York (2008 — 2009)
• B.A. Fordham University (2004 — 2008)

Companies

• Director of Experiential Learning University of Dayton (2016)
• Assistant Professor of Cooperative Education Antioch College (2014 — 2016)
• Adjunct Professor of Cultural Anthropology Fordham University (2011 — 2014)