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Dr. Maria Romo Chavira received her Bachelor of Science in psychology, Master of Arts in Educational Psychology, and her Doctor of Philosophy in Educational Psychology degrees from the University of Arizona. Dr. Chavira is currently a full time professor in the Psychology Department at Mesa Community College. She teaches research methods, statistics, and introductory to psychology. She is currently exploring the use of technology with the adult learner and has developed an Internet course for research methods and statistics.

Previously, Dr. Chavira was the Assistant to the Associate Executive Director for Academic and Student Affairs at the Arizona Board of Regents (ABOR). She facilitated the flow of information from the Chief Academic Officers to the Senior Associates to the Presidents and the Council of Presidents. She also assisted in the development of information and recommendations on policy issues for the admissions offices and oversaw the Arizona-Sonora Educational Exchange Program. Dr. Chavira also developed a recruitment model and program for minority transfer students while at the University of Arizona. She has significant experience working with high school counselors and students in trying to help minority students achieve a baccalaureate degree.

Dr. Chavira has also worked with the Council of Chief State School Officers in Washington, DC where she investigated school to work transition programs in several states, and provided research reviews in the areas of adolescent pregnancy, disabled youth, migrant/rural adolescents, and high school dropouts. Dr. Chavira also researched the assessment of students who speak English as a second language.

Dr. Chavira's research specialty is in the area of cultural differences in memory and reasoning in children, which is linked to the development of assessment tools. Dr. Chavira has had the opportunity to travel abroad to present her research in the hopes of helping to build a better understanding of how children from culturally different groups learn.

f e l l o w s about maria chavira