Department of Human & Community Development, University of Illinois

                                                                                                           
                    

Graduate Students


MARIA GALARZA-HERAS

  • BS in Industrial and Systems Engineering at ITESM, Mexico
  • MS in Business Administration at Universidad de Alcala, Spain
  • Currently working on my PHD in Human & Community Development

Advisor: Angela Wiley

Professional/Research Interests: Immigrant families, family resiliency, programs that improve the quality of life of immigrant families in central Illinois.
        
Honors and Awards:

  • 2008-2011 Scholarship by CONACYT(Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología).
  • 1997-1998 Scholarship by CONACYT
  • 1985-1989 Scholarship by ITESM

Assistantships held as a Graduate Student at Illinois: ...

  • Teaching Assistant for Intro to Family Studies (HDFS 120)
  • Project coordinator (Latino needs Assessment Project) for Professor Angela Wiley and Marcela Raffaelli.

I chose Illinois because of the multidisciplinary program, excellent faculty and friendly environment.

Hometown: Mexico

Hobbies: Reading, traveling, cooking.