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Piya CV 071112 CURRICULUM VITAE Piya C. Sorcar [email protected] | [email protected] 460 S. California Avenue, Suite 303, Palo Alto, California 94306 EDUCATION Stanford University Ph.D., Learning Sciences and Technology Design 2009 M.A., Learning, Design and Technology 2006 University of Colorado at Boulder B.S., Information Technology 2001 B.A., Economics, summa cum laude 2001 B.S., Journalism & Mass Communication, with honors 2001 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Adjunct Affiliate, Center for Primary Care and Outcomes Research at 2012 – current Stanford University School of Medicine; Center for Health Policy at Stanford University Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies Visiting Scholar, Stanford University Department of Communication 2012 – current Founder and CEO, TeachAIDS, Stanford, CA 2009 – current Founding Board Member, Board of Directors, XRI, Palo Alto, CA 2006 – current Director of Marketing, Manick Sorcar Productions, Arvada, CO 2003 – 2005 Economic Research Analyst, Analysis Group, Denver, CO 2002 – 2003 Associate/TiE Coordinator, iSherpa Venture Capital, Denver, CO 2000 – 2001 Publicist, NBC Denver 9News, Denver, CO 1997 – 1998 Research Assistant, IBM, Denver, CO 1997 Consultant for Education Videos, Manick Sorcar Productions, Arvada, CO 1990 – 2003 Rule of Twenty-One (2003): Bronze Plaque, 51st Columbus International Film Festival, Animation The Woodcutter’s Daughter (1999): Finalist, 40th Annual New York Festivals, Best Children’s Program The Sage and The Mouse (1993): Silver Medal, 36th International Film Festival, Best Children’s Program Sniff (1993): Golden Eagle, Council on International Non-Theatrical Events (CINE), Overall Achievement Finalist Deepa & Rupa: A Fairy Tale from India (1990): Gold Plaque, Chicago International Film Festival, Best Children’s Program LAB EXPERIENCE Lab Member, Communication Between Humans & Interactive Media 2007 – current School of Humanities and Sciences, Stanford University Lab Member, Dunia Moja Africa Project 2008 – 2009 School of Education, Stanford University Lab Member, Learning in Information and Formal Learning Environments 2008 – 2009 School of Medicine, Stanford University Lab Member, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences 2007 – 2009 School of Medicine, Stanford University Lab Member, Kozmetsky Global Collaboratory 2006 – 2009 Stanford University TEACHING EXPERIENCE Team Lead, Experimental Research and Advanced User Interfaces, Stanford University 2007 – 2009 Master's Program Advisor, Learning, Design and Technology Program, Stanford University 2006 – 2007 Co-Founder and Course Instructor, Brainstorming India: Entrepreneurship Models 2006 for Social Venture Projects, Management Science & Engineering, Stanford University) AWARDS & RECOGNITION Commencement Speaker: Department of Economics, University of Colorado at Boulder 2012 Named as one of “100 Great Disruptive Heroes” by The Jensen Group 2012 MIT Technology Review TR35 Award (world’s top 35 innovators under 35) 2011 Barclays Bank Grant Award, towards Botswana software 2011 Greig Family Foundation Grant Award, towards TeachAIDS software 2011 Distinguished Alumnus, Stanford School of Education Main Orientation 2010 UNICEF Grant Award, towards Botswana software 2010 Nimmagadda Foundation Grant Award, towards Indian software 2010 Yahoo! Employee Foundation Grant Award, towards Botswana software 2010 Burns Family Foundation Grant Award, towards African software 2010 Selection, Stanford University Leading Matters Production 2007 Dissertation Grant from Time Warner, California 2007 Graduate Community Service Award, Stanford University Asian American Activities Center 2007 Grant from Vinod and Neeru Khosla to develop Indian HIV/AIDS curriculum 2006 Sutter Fellowship Grant 2006 Grant from Medical Research Information Center, South Korea 2006 – 2007 The Lena Kay Rufus Memorial Scholarship Fund of the Lutheran Community Foundation 2006 Chancellor’s Equity and Excellence Award 2001 Val B. and Helen W. Fischer Award 2001 Grant, American Medical Association/American Psychiatric Association 2001 Jacob Van Ek Award 2001 Kappa Tau Alpha 2001 Service Learning Scholarship 2000 Howard R. Swearer Student Humanitarian Award Nominee 2000 Community Service Scholarship, University of Colorado at Boulder 2000 Martin Schmidt Memorial Scholarship 1999 President's Leadership Class Scholar, University of Colorado Boulder 1996 – 1998 Special Dean Scholarship, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Colorado at Boulder 1996 First Bank Scholarship 1996 Kiwanis Club Scholarship 1996 D.A.R.E. Scholarship 1996 National Institute of Health Scholarship 1994 Nominee, Regional Emmy Award for Lead Actress, for Deepa and Rupa: A Fairy Tale from India 1990 SELECTED PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS Sorcar, P.C. “Social Entrepreneurship and Research-based Health Interventions” upcoming 2012 Speaker, The World Summit on Innovation & Entrepreneurship, Boston, MA Sorcar, P.C. “National ‘TeachAIDS Day’ in Botswana” 2012 Article, Huffington Post, June 18, 2012 Sorcar, P.C. “Commencement Address: Lifetime of Learning” 2012 Commencement Speaker, Department of Economics, University of Colorado at Boulder Sorcar, P.C. “Three Lessons about Quality” 2012 Speaker, Behance 99% Conference, The Time Center, New York City, NY Sorcar, P.C. “Anything You Can Do, I Can Do Backwards in Heels” 2012 Speaker, South By Southwest, Austin, TX Sorcar, P.C. “Social Entrepreneurship: Lessons Learned” 2012 Keynote Speaker, Entrepreneurship Bootcamp, Stanford University Sorcar, P.C. “Social Entrepreneurship Business Models and Practices” 2012 Guest Lecturer, Technovation Challenge, Twitter, San Francisco, CA Sorcar, P.C. “Global AIDS Education: Lessons Learned” 2012 Keynote Speaker, Global & International Media Journalism & Mass Communication, University of Colorado at Boulder Sorcar, P.C. “Teaching Taboo Topics to Save Lives” 2011 Speaker, TEDxWomen, The Paley Center for Media, Los Angeles, CA Sorcar, P.C. “TeachAIDS” 2011 Speaker & Panelist, Technology Review’s emtech Conference, MIT Media Lab, Cambridge, MA Sorcar, P.C. “Adolescence: Vulnerability, Fertility, HIV/AIDS” 2011 Guest Lecturer, Human Biology, Critical Issues in International Women's Health, Stanford University Sorcar, P.C. “Evidence-based Health Practices” 2011 Speaker, NetIP National Conference, Washington, D.C. Sorcar, P.C. “A New Approach to Global HIV/AIDS Education” 2010 Article, Huffington Post, December 1, 2010 Sorcar, P.C. “Implementing Educational Health Interventions in Africa: The Challenges and Discoveries” 2010 Keynote Speaker, Distinguished Alumnus Address, Stanford School of Education Main Orientation Sorcar, P.C. “Implementing Educational Health Interventions in Africa: The Challenges and Discoveries” 2010 Guest Lecturer, African Studies, Plagues and Politics: Critical Links Between Politics, Economics, and Infectious Diseases in Africa, Stanford University Sorcar, P.C. “Teaching Taboo Topics Through Technology” 2010 Book Chapter, “Handbook of Research on Digital Media and Advertising”, Editors: Matt Eastin & Terry Daugherty Sorcar, P.C. “Teaching Taboo Topics Without Talking About Them: 2009 An Epistemic Study Of A New Approach To HIV/AIDS Prevention Education in India” Doctoral Dissertation, Stanford University Sorcar, P.C. “Teaching Taboos Without Talking About Them” 2008 Speaker, International Conference of the Learning Sciences, Institute of Utrecht University, Netherlands. Kim, P., Sorcar, P.C., Um, S., Chung, H., Lee, Young. (2008). "Effects of episodic variations in 2008 web-based avian influenza education: influence of fear and humor on perception, comprehension, retention and behavior" Health Education Research Sorcar, P.C. “Culturally Appropriate HIV/AIDS Education: India Case Study” 2008 Speaker, South Asia Conference, Stanford University Sorcar, P.C. “Developing Culturally-Appropriate Learning Materials: African Contexts” 2008 Guest Lecturer, AIDS in Africa, African Studies, Stanford University Sorcar, P.C. “Developing Culturally-Appropriate Learning Materials for Online Environments” 2008 Speaker, Symposium on African Health, California Institute of Technology (Caltech) Sorcar, P.C. “Teaching Taboos Without Talking About Them” 2008 Speaker, Unite for Sight 5th Annual International Health Conference, Yale University Sorcar, P.C. “Culturally Appropriate HIV/AIDS Education: India Case Study” 2008 Speaker, Comparative & International Education Society Conference, Columbia University Sorcar, P.C. “Interactive Teaching AIDS Project” 2008 Speaker, MediaX Conference, Stanford University Sorcar, P.C. “Culturally-Appropriate HIV/AIDS Education: India Case Study” 2008 Speaker, Asia-Pacific Advanced Network, Hawaii Sorcar, P.C. “Interactive Teaching AIDS: Promoting Awareness Despite Cultural Barriers” 2008 Keynote Speaker, FACES for the Future Summer Medical Academy, Children’s Hospital & Research Center, Oakland, CA Sorcar, P.C. "HIV/AIDS Education India Despite Current Ban on Sex Education” 2007 Guest Lecturer, Global HIV/AIDS, School of Medicine, Stanford University Sorcar, P.C. "Building a Better Tomorrow" 2007 Convocation Speaker, School of Education, Stanford University Sorcar, P.C. "HIV/AIDS in India: 'A Window of Hope' " 2007 Article, ECONOMICS Newsletter, Department of Economics, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Colorado at Boulder Sorcar, P.C. "Design Process for HIV/AIDS Education Materials in Developing Countries" 2007 Guest Lecturer, AIDS in Africa, School of Medicine, Stanford University Sorcar, P.C. "Interactive Teaching AIDS: Promoting Awareness Despite Social Barriers " 2007 Speaker,
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