JENNIFER LESLIE ROZO

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5629 S. Sunrise Peak Rd l Tucson, AZ 85747

Phone: 520-612-3347 l E-Mail: jenniferlrozo@gmail.com

Website: http://jenniferlrozo.wixsite.com/teachingportfolio
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E DUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
! Master of Education expected May 2017, Teach Arizona Program, University of Arizona. 2016-2017.
NES General Science (Secondary) certification exam passed Dec. 2016.
Doctor of Philosophy Student (ABD) in Anthropology/ Archaeology, Univ. of Chicago. 2005-2015.
Master of Arts awarded in Anthropology/ Archaeology, University of Chicago. 2003-2005.
Bachelor of Arts with Honors awarded in Anthropology/ Archaeology, Univ. of Chicago. 1999-2003.
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TEACHING EXPERIENCE
! Student Teacher. July 2016-May 2017.
8th Grade General Science. Desert Sky Middle School, Vail, AZ.
Mentor Teacher (DSMS): Brandon Sherwood. Teach Arizona Supervisor: Len Anderson.
Planned and implemented lessons according to 5E model and backwards design, for topics in the
life sciences, chemistry, and physics.
Designed laboratory activities and hands-on demonstrations of scientific concepts, as well as
student assignments and assessments.
Actively built relationships with students and parents beyond the classroom setting through
tutoring, conferences, blog posts, and other communications.
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Lecturer. Winter 2011, Winter 2012, Spring 2013.
Self, Culture and Society. Division of the Social Sciences, University of Chicago.
Prepared lesson plans using a Great Books close-reading approach to introduce foundational
concepts in the social sciences to undergraduates.
Mentored students outside of class on a one-on-one basis, provided extensive written feedback
on all student assignments, and used student work to tailor each class discussion.
Collaborated with colleagues on the overall curriculum during weekly staff meetings.
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Teaching Assistant and Event Coordinator. Spring 2011.
Calumet Quarter. Environmental Studies, University of Chicago.
Professor: Reuben Keller.
Coordinated weekly field trips and guest lecture events on topics related to local environmental
histories, as part of a study abroad at home program for undergraduates.
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Teaching and Research Assistant. Summer 2005, 2007, 2008.
Archaeological Field School in Paa-ko, NM. Department of Anthropology, University of Chicago.
Field School Director: Mark Lycett.
Supervised undergraduate and graduate students field work activities during an intensive
archaeological excavation project in New Mexico.
Provided ongoing feedback and guidance on students individual field work and paperwork, and
produced summaries of the groups findings for official reports.
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Teaching Assistant/ Teaching Intern. 2005-2006, 2008-2009.
Various departments, University of Chicago.
Acted as a teaching assistant for 7 different courses in the anthropology, social sciences, and
environmental studies departments; course formats included labs, lectures, and discussions.
TEACHING PROFESSIONALIZATION
! Member, National Science Teachers Association and AZ Science Teachers Association. 2016-present.
Arizona Science Teachers Association Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ. November 2016.
Pedagogy course. Department of Anthropology, University of Chicago. Winter 2014.
Individual teaching consultation. Center for Teaching and Learning, Univ. of Chicago. Winter 2012.
Workshops on teaching. Center for Teaching and Learning, Univ. of Chicago. 2004-2013.
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ORGANIZATIONAL AND M ANAGEMENT S KILLS
!Laboratory Manager for the Paleobotanical Laboratory. 2007-2008.
Department of Anthropology, University of Chicago. Supervisor: Kathy Morrison.
Organized weekly student volunteer activities and developed a formal lab management procedure
for labeling, storing, and organizing archaeological materials.
Research Assistant, Regimes of Knowledge: Indigenous Intellectual Rights. 2004-2006.
Center for Cultural Policy, University of Chicago. Supervisor: Manuela Carneiro da Cunha.
Hired initially for a one-year position to build a research database on international patent law and
Amazonian case studies, and was so successful that funding was found for a second year.
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PROFESSIONAL ORAL AND WRITTEN COMMUNICATION SKILLS
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PhD Thesis Proposal. Transforming Landscapes, Transforming Lives: People, Plants, Livestock and
the Landscapes of Production in Spanish Colonial New Mexico. Univ. of Chicago. 2012.
Conference presentations at the Society for American Archaeologys annual meetings. April 2007
[talk]; April 2007 [poster]; April 2009 [poster]; April 2011 [talk]; April 2012 [talk].
Colloquium presentations at the University of Chicago. Center for Latin American Studies: October 6,
2004. Program on the Global Environment: June 3, 2009.
Article (as Jennifer Schaffer). Schaffer, Yazicioglu, and Marshall. To the Trowels Edge: An Interview
with Ian Hodder. Exchange. May 2006. http://ucexchange.uchicago.edu/interviews/hodder.html
Co-Editor: Articles and Interviews (as Jennifer Schaffer). Exchange, Univ. of Chicago. 2005-2006.
http://ucexchange.uchicago.edu/about/about.html
Masters Thesis (as Jennifer Schaffer). Lingering Effects: The Legacy of the Chim and the Social
Production of History in the Spanish Colonial Period, Per. University of Chicago. June 2005.
B.A. Honors Thesis (as Jennifer Schaffer). Cultural Ideologies and Spatial Forms: Evaluating Duality
at Wari Sites in Moquegua, Per. University of Chicago. June 2003.
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OTHER RELATED EXPERIENCE
!Dance Instructor in lindyhop and blues dance (all ages). Chicago Swing Dance Society 2000-2006 and
2009-2011; Ohio Swing Dance Society 2006-2009; Tucson Blues Dancers 2015-2016.
Tutor and Tutoring Coordinator for K-12 students. National Honor Society, Saline, MI. 1997-1999.
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A WARDS AND HONORS
! Doolittle-Harrison Fellowships and Lichtstern Travel Grants awarded 2007 and 2009.
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship - Honorable Mention awarded 2005.
Center for Latin American Studies Tinker Field Research Grant awarded 2004.
Phi Beta Kappa, Illinois chapter awarded 2003.
Field Museum of Natural Historys Cultural Collections Committee Fieldwork Internship 2002.
University of Chicago Deans List awarded 1999- 2003.
Valedictorian, Saline High School, MI awarded 1999.
National Merit Scholar awarded 1999.
International Order of Foresters Scholarship, National Honor Society Scholarship awarded 1999.