Cesar Concepcion

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César E. Concepción-Acevedo
Puerto Rico

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EDUCATION

University of Puerto Rico at Rio Piedras
MA in Sociology

08-2011 - Present
San Juan, Puerto Rico

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University of Puerto Rico
BA. in General Social Science

2005 - 2009
Mayagüez, Puerto Rico

Cum Laude Grade Point Average

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University of Massachusetts at Amherst
Exchange Program in Sociology

01-2009 - 05-2009
Amherst, Massachusetts

3.50 Grade Point Average

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WORK EXPERIENCE

Tanama, COAI, Inc.
Program Coordinator

04-2010 - Present
Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico

The skills and goals achieved while working in a Community Based Non-Profit Organization Project aimed to prevent HIV/AIDS among transgender youth include: effectively supervised staff, presented fulfilled scheduled reports of program objectives, created staff meetings, managed monthly schedules, oversaw project branding. Also had the opportunity to organize activities to fulfill program goals such as focal groups (transcripts), evaluations, outreach work and the full deployment of Effective Based Interventions such as SISTA. Successfully developed online presence by creating the projects webpage and developed a Youtube campaign complemented with the latest online social network tools such as Twitter and Facebook to help increase the knowledge of the project among its targeted population.

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ACHE Coaí Inc.
Community Outreach Link

02-2010 - 04-2010
Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico

Skills and goals achieved while working in this position include: conducting group interventions to promote HIV and AIDS prevention, created branding strategies and activities that increased participation and conducted field work with diverse population.

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Tropical Institute of Energy, Environment and Society
Research Assistant and Webmaster

09-2009 - 12-2009
University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez

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Center for College Access
Tutor

09-2009 - 12-2009
University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez

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Center of Research Excellence in Science and Technology
Web Designer

08-2009 - 12-2009
University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez

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Center for Internet Enhanced Education
Team Leader and Technology Assistant

2006 - 2008
University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez

Skills and goals achieved while working in this position include: organized and conducted workshops to professors and students on Web 2.0 technologies targeted to academia and productivity. Trained staff and manage the group schedule and successfully digitalized documents repository to increase access.

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Biotechnology Mentorship Initiative to Develop Scientist Program
Blog Manager

01-2008 - 04-2008
University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez

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Institute for the Development of Online Learning and Teaching
Workshop Assistant

2005 - 2008
University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez

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Center for Collaborative Adaptive Sensing of the Atmosphere
Technology Assistant

08-2009 - 12-2009
University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez

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Center for Family Strengthening of Puerto Rico, Home Builders
Volunteer

01-2006 - 09-2006
Mayagüez, Puerto Rico

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RESEARCH INTERESTS

Computer Mediated Communications, Power, Politics, Gender, Online Civic Engagement.

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RESEARCH

2009-Concepción, C., Kavanaugh, A., Pérez-Quiñones, M. Social Networks: A Mirror of Society.

2008-Concepción, C., Meraz, S. Internet Use Among a Minority Group: The Play of Identity Politics in Geographical Spaces.

2005-Concepción, C., Nuñez-Molina, M.Investigación Cualitativa: Razones y Actitudes de Usuarios Dependientes a la Mensajería Instantánea en el Recinto Universitario de Mayagüez

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PRESENTATIONS

October, 2009- Concepción, C., Kavanaugh, A., Pérez-Quiñones, M.Social Networks: A Mirror of Society. Poster Presented at the University of Puerto Rico-Mayagüez during a Poster Symposium. Mayagüez, Puerto Rico

July, 2009- Concepción, C., Kavanaugh, A., Pérez-Quiñones, M.Social Networks: A Mirror of Society. Poster Presented at Virginia Polytechnic Institute of Technology and State University (VirginiaTech), Research Experience for Undergraduate (REU) at the Human Computer Interactions (HCI) Symposium, Blacksburg, Virginia.

July, 2008- Concepción, C., Meraz, S.. Internet Use Among a Minority Group: The Play of Identity Politics in Geographical Spaces. Round table presentation at the Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC) Summer Research Opportunities Program (SROP) Conference, East Lansing, Michigan.

July, 2008- Concepción, C., Meraz, S. . Internet Use Among a Minority Group: The Play of Identity Politics in Geographical Spaces. PowerPoint presented at the University of Illinois at Chicago's (UIC's) Summer Research Opportunities Program (SROP) Symposium, Chicago, Illinois.

February, 2008- Concepción, C. Bioblogs- Usability of blogs for the Bio Minds program. Powerpoint offered during the Kick Off meeting of the Bio Minds Program.

February, 2008- Concepción, C., Nuñez-Molina, M. Aplicaciones de los Marcadores Sociales para la Enseñanza e Investigación. Powerpoint presented at the Second Annual EduBlogs Congress. Mayagüez, Puerto Rico.

April, 2008- Concepción, C. ... y los estudiantes? Educación de la Nueva Generación. Round table presentation during Library Week.

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SKILLS

Languages
  • Spanish proficient (Native)
  • English proficient

Computer Literacy
Office Suite (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Pages, Keynote)
Familiar with SPSS
File Tranfer Protocol (FTP)
HTML
Content Management Tool (Joomla!)
Web 2.0 Tools (RSS, Social Bookmarking, Social Neworks, Blog Creation and Management, etc.)
C-Map Tools
Online Course Management (WebCt, Blackboard, Edu 2.0)

Research Courses
  • 2006: Research Methods in the Social Sciences. (Sociology)
  • 2005: Research Methods in Social Science using technologies of information.
  • 2005: Bibliography and Library Research in the Social Sciences
  • Present: Research Methods in Sociology
  • Present: Quantitative Research Methods

Certificates
Introduction to Photoshop
Institutional Review Board Training in Human Subjects Protection 05/09
Training in Comprehensive Introduction to Effective STD/HIV Behavioral Interventions
Training in Proposal Writing
Training in Rapid HIV Testing and Counseling
Basic Concepts of HIV and STD's

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AWARDS AND HONORS

  • Summer Research Opportunities Program (SROP) in the University of Illinois at Chicago.
  • Admitted in the National Student Exchange Program hosted by University of Massachusetts at Amherst
  • Research Experience for Undergraduate (REU) at the Human and Computer Interaction (HCI) Labs in Virginia Polytechnic Institute of Technology and State University.
  • Honor Roll Student 2005-2006 and 2007-2008
  • Deans list award during spring 2009 at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
  • Golden Key International Honour Society Member

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CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS

2009-12-2009: Unión de Estudiantes en Sociología (UES), Vice-president.

2008-present: Puerto Rican Studies Association, Member.

2008-2009: Círculo Colegial en las Ciencias Sociales, President and founder.

2007-2009: Member of the Organization Committee for the Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium on Social Sciences.

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REFERENCES

Mario Núñez Molina, Psychology Professor
Psychology
University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez
Mayaguez, PR 00682, Puerto Rico

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José Mulinelli, Executive Director
Coaí Inc.

tel: (787)793-7550
Bayamón, PR. Puerto Rico

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