I am an educator who has worked in the field for over a decade.
Contact information and full curriculum vitae is available below.
When I am not posting, you can find me at a coffee shop writing, mentoring young people, exploring the local gourmet eats, or planning my next trip.
I am a literacy scholar, mentor, content designer, and hot yoga regular in San José, California.
My goal is to provide students with access to diverse experiences in both academic and social settings. I believe in using technology to make learning accessible for all students by offering them hands-on experience, real-world tools, and collaborative relationships with others. Through research and teaching, we can foster understanding and compassion within our communities, celebrate diversity, and grow together.
What I do
Academic Coaching
Research and Consulting
Curriculum Development
Academic Editing
Skill Sets
Research
Digital Ethnography, cloud-based qualitative data management,
Large data, survey design, collection, statistical testing, data visualizations
Teaching
Lower division university courses, teacher professional development
K-12 literacy diagnosis and intervention
Technical
Qualtrics, Moodle, PASW SPSS, iMovie, Any Video Converter, Microsoft Office Suite.
Previous Experiences
Undergraduate Research Supervisor at University of California, Santa Barbara
(2019 – 2021)
Guided two research assistants through the research cycle (proposal writing, IRB human subjects approval, on-site data collection, data processing, and reporting.
Co-presented preliminary findings at regional, national, and international conferences.
Associate Researcher at University of California, Santa Barbara
(2016 – 2021)
Designed and conducted pilot studies under the Principal Investigator.
Collected survey and demographic data for program evaluation.
Completed research apprenticeship and first set research field work alongside undergraduate volunteers at a local after school program.
University Teaching Assistant at University of California Santa Barbara
(2016-2021)
Facilitated discussion sections for courses in the following departments: Education, Asian American Studies, Black Studies, Classics, Global Studies, History, Sociology, and Interdisciplinary (cross-listed)
Held office hours, led individual and study groups, Graded approximately 1200 pages/academic quarter and maintained grade book/spreadsheets for up to 75 students per term
Provided technical support for instructor on record with classroom technology during in-person lectures, launched webinars for classes with up to 600 students, provided remote support with the Moodle-based learning platform Gauchospace.
Lilly C. Lew Ph.D. 