ANANDA DRAKE MARIN

Northwestern University ~ School of Education and Social Policy 307 Annenberg Hall ~ 2120 Campus Drive Evanston, IL 60208 (773) 505-3068 ~ [email protected]

EDUCATION

Ph.D. in Learning Sciences Expected December 2013 Northwestern University, Evanston, IL Dissertation Title: Learning to attend and observe: Adult-child meaning making in the natural world Committee: Douglas L. Medin (Chair), Carol D. Lee (Co-chair), Reed Stevens, Tarajean Yazzie-Mintz

Master in Public Policy 2002 Harvard University, Kennedy School of Government, Cambridge, MA

Bachelor of Arts in Sociology 1998 Yale University, New Haven, CT

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Culture, Cognition and Development; Design Research; Executive Function; Folk Biology; Indigenous Knowledge Systems; Learning in Informal Environments; Science Learning; Social Justice and Equity; Teacher Sense-making

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Research Assistant 2012-present Cultural Epistemologies and Science-related Practices: Living and Learning in Relationships This collaborative research project between the American Indian Center of Chicago, University of Washington, Northwestern University and the Menominee Language and Culture Commission examines the relationship between culture and science-related practices among families with young children, ages 3- to 5-years old. The project uses a mixed methods approach including cognitive studies and design experiments.

Principal Investigators: Megan Bang, Douglas L. Medin, Karen Washinawatok, Sandra Waxman Funding: National Science Foundation (Award # 1109590)

Curriculum Designer and Teacher 2005-2010 Cultural Context of Learning: Native American Science Education Project Served as a curriculum designer and teacher for a community based design research project. This was a collaborative research project between the American Indian Center of Chicago, University of Washington, Northwestern University and the Menominee Language and Culture Commission. The goal of the project was to improve science learning for Native American students by designing learning environments that build on

Curriculum Vitae ~ Ananda Marin Page 1 students’ community based repertoires of practice and simultaneously explore basic cognitive research on knowledge construction and knowledge organization.

Principal Investigators: Megan Bang, Douglas L. Medin, Karen Washinawatok Funding: National Science Foundation (Award # 0815112)

Assistant Dean, Student Services 2006-2008 2002-2008 City Colleges of Chicago, Harry S Truman College, Chicago, IL Developed and managed the Student Success & Leadership Institute, Truman College’s student success center. Hired, trained and supervised 15+ staff members. Collaborated across the college to ensure delivery of a student orientation program and support services. Designed and implemented an early alert program and referral program.

Director of Student Support Services 2005-2006 City Colleges of Chicago, Harry S Truman College, Chicago, IL Led staff in program development and managed the operation of daily support services. Provided support for the Studio Classroom project which linked classroom redesign, technology and student support services.

PeopleSoft Facilitator 2004 City Colleges of Chicago, Harry S Truman College, Chicago, IL Assisted with a variety of aspects in the PeopleSoft SA implementation. Participated in weekly implementation team meetings, trained Truman employees on the PeopleSoft application and developed practice materials. Facilitated implementation of the Help Desk process.

College Advisor 2002-2005 City Colleges of Chicago, Harry S Truman College, Chicago, IL Consistently provided recruitment, enrollment, advocacy and retention services. Represented Truman College in an official capacity to various community organizations including those of the Chicago American Indian community, activities included: recruiting and retaining Native American high school drop-outs ages 16-21, and serving as a delegate board member for the General Service Area of California Indian Manpower Consortium, Inc. – Chicago Based Operations.

Research Assistant 2001-2002 Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development, Cambridge, MA Supported the work of Honoring Contributions in the Governance of American Indian Nations, an awards program that identifies and shares exceptional practices in tribal governance. Researched information on outstanding programs in Indian Country, drafted program descriptions for press materials, and generated a master list of media contacts.

Supervisor: Andrew Lee

Community Services Associate 1999-2000 Chicago Children’s Museum (CCM), Chicago, IL Supported the work of the Community Services department. Worked with partner Chicago Public Schools and communities to deliver: supplemental reading programs, teen support programs and exhibit development. Co-chaired the Diversity Initiative, an institution-wide program to evaluate the state of diversity and group dynamics at CCM.

Curriculum Vitae ~ Ananda Marin Page 2 Assistant to the Vice President of Community Services & Strategic Initiatives 1998-1999 Chicago Children’s Museum (CCM), Chicago, IL Responsible for researching demographics of Chicago, Cook County, and collar counties. Designed and edited newsletters. Maintained departmental databases. Co-chaired the Diversity and Inclusivity Committee.

Public Policy Intern 1996 Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation, Washington DC Researched legislative amendments. Summarized congressional testimonies and legislative documents.

Counselor 1995-1996 JumpStart, New Haven, CT Tutored kindergarten students one-on-one in a classroom setting to increase literacy skills. Facilitated weekly programming sessions and coordinated group activities.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Teaching Assistant 2009-2012 School of Education and Social Policy, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL Assisted in undergraduate and masters level courses including:

Educating the Exceptional Child, TEACH_ED 327/MS_ED 427 (Summer 2012/Spring 2012) Instructor: Kit Harper

Gender and the Life Course, SESP 317 (Winter 2012) Instructor: Regina Lopata Logan

Culture and Cognition, LOC_351 (Fall 2011) Instructor: Sonya Sachdeva

Social Contexts of Education, TEACH_ED 302/ MS_ED 402 (Winter 2011/Winter 2009) Instructor: Carol D. Lee

Introduction to Community Development, SESP 202 (Winter 2010) Instructor: John (Jody) Kretzmann

Lecturer 2004-2007 City Colleges of Chicago, Harry S Truman College, Chicago, IL

Taught INTDSP 101: College Success Seminar (a first-year experience course that explores issues of self and community) during the summer 2007 and fall 2007 semesters.

Designed and taught an introductory Native American history course during the spring 2004, fall 2004 and fall 2005 semesters.

Curriculum Vitae ~ Ananda Marin Page 3 GED Instructor 2001 Institute for Native American Development, Harry S Truman College, Chicago, IL Provided group and individual GED instruction for program participants in five academic areas. Supervised summer youth workers from a federal JTPA program.

HONORS, AWARDS, AND FELLOWSHIPS

Dissertation Year Fellowship, Northwestern University 2011-2012

AERA Minority Dissertation Fellowship (awarded and declined) 2011-2012

Graduate Research Grant, Northwestern University 2011

Multidisciplinary Program in Education Sciences Fellowship, Northwestern University 2008-2011

Public Policy and International Affairs (PPIA) Fellowship, Academy for Educational Development 1997

PUBLICATIONS

Book Chapters

Medin, D., ojalehto, b., Marin, A., & Bang, M. (in press). Culture and epistemologies: putting culture back into the ecosystem. To appear in M. Gelfand, CY Chiu, & Y-Y. Hong (Eds.), Advances in Culture and Psychology Series, Oxford University Press.

Journal Articles

Submitted or In Preparation

Bang, M., Alfonso, J., Faber, L., Marin, A., Marin, M., Waxman, S., Woodring, J., & Medin, M. (submitted). Perspective taking and psychological distance in children’s picture books: Differences between Native and non-Native authored books. Early Childhood Research Quarterly.

Marin, A. & Bang, M. (in preparation). “Look it, this is how you know:” The Nature of Attentional Directives and Relationships with the Natural World. Cognition & Instruction.

Marin, A & Bang, M. (in preparation). Repatriating science teaching and learning: Finding our way to storywork. Journal of American Indian Education.

Published, In Press or Accepted

Bang, M., Curley, L., Kessel, A., Marin, A., Suzukovich, E., & Strack, G. (in press). Muskrat theories, tobacco in the streets and living Chicago as indigenous land. Environmental Education Research.

Bang, M. Marin, A., Faber, L., & Suzukovich III, E. (in press). Repatriating indigenous technologies in an urban Indian community. Urban Education.

Curriculum Vitae ~ Ananda Marin Page 4 Dehghani, M., Bang, M., Medin, D., Marin, A., Leddon, E., & Waxman, S. (accepted). Implicit epistemologies in text in children’s books: Native and non-Native authored books. International Journal of Science Education.

Hermes, M., Bang, M., & Marin, A. (2012). Designing indigenous language revitalization. Harvard Educational Review, 82(3), 381-402.

Unpublished Manuscripts

Bowen, J. & Drake, A. (2002). Making American Indian Community Development a “Powerful Public Idea.” Strengthening the American Indian Community in Illinois. Unpublished manuscript, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA.

Bowen, J. & Drake, A. (2001). Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Pottawatomi: Strengthening a Nation. Unpublished manuscript, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA.

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

Marin, A. (April 2013). The Cultural Nature of Observation, Attention and Meaning-Making about the Natural World. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association. San Francisco, CA.

Marin, A., & Bang, M. (April 2013). The Nature of Attentional Directives and Relationships with the Natural World. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association. San Francisco, CA.

Bang, M. & Marin, A. (March 2012). Mediating Meanings and Pedagogy through Storywork: Teacher’s Storytelling of Land-Based Experience. Presented at the annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching.

Marin, A., Bang, M., & Medin, D. (June 2011). Ascribing internal states to non-human kinds: A comparison of Native American and European American authored children’s books. Presented at the annual meeting of the Jean Piaget Society. Berkeley, CA.

Bang, M., Alfonso, J., Bellenger, A., Curley, L., Faber, L., Kessel, A., Marin, A., Medin, M., Soto, C., Suzukovich, E., & Strack, G. (April 2011). Community Based Design Research: Transforming Teaching and Learning and Rebuilding Community Capacity. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association. New Orleans, LA.

Marin, A. & Kessel, A. (April 2011). From Starbucks to Muskrat: Seeing and voicing place. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association. New Orleans, LA.

Marin, A., Bang, M., & Medin, M. (June 2010). Mental state expressions in American Indian and European American authored children books. Presented at the annual research conference of the Institute of Education Sciences. National Harbor, MD.

Curriculum Vitae ~ Ananda Marin Page 5 Bang, M. & Marin, A. (April/May 2010). Reframing teacher learning as a socio-cultural situative activity: American Indian teachers teaching science. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association. Denver, CO.

Bang, M. & Marin, A. (February, 2010). “We know from our elders there are spirits in there [River]”: Reconstructing science education towards lived survivance, sovereignty, and sustainability. Presented at the Symposium on Indigenous Education in the 21st Century, American Educational Research Association. Tempe, AZ.

Marin, A. (June, 2009). Situating Teacher Knowledge in an American Indian Community-Based Curriculum Design and Implementation Project. Presented at the annual research conference of the Institute of Education Sciences. Washington DC.

Assaf, R., Drake Marin, A., & Lara, J. (April, 2007). The Studio Classroom: Where Technology and Student Services Meet. Presented at the annual meeting of the Higher Learning Commission. Chicago, IL.

SERVICE

Ad Hoc Reviewing Journal of American Indian Education (2011-2012)

Community Service American Indian Center Board of Directors (2004-2007)

First Nations Film & Video Festival (2004-2005)

Independent Consultant (2003-2005) Provided consulting services and strategic planning services to American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES) and the American Indian Workforce Community Council. Provided grant-writing services to the Coalition of the American Indian Community of Chicago.

Co-Director, Native American Youth of Tomorrow (1999-2000) Selected by the Board of Directors of Chicago Native American Urban Indian Retreat to co-direct Native American Youth of Tomorrow, a volunteer-based tutor/mentor program.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

American Educational Research Association (AERA) National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST)

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