Cecilia Contreras

Ed.D. in Educational Leadership
Researcher at New Mexico State University
Director of Research-Oriented Learning Experiences (ROLE) & Latinx Mentoring Programs

[Research, Creativity and Economic Development @NMSUVPR]

#NMSUResearch - Dr. Luis Garcia Carrillo, associate professor of Electrical Engineering, is funded by @ArmyResearchLab to create the Robotics and Autonomy Research and Teaching Studio @NMSU, advancing intelligent multi-agent networked systems. @NMSUResearch @CoresNmsu

[NMSU Research Cores Program @CoresNmsu]

Meet a new NMSU core program - the STEM+ Education Research Institute (SERI). Big things coming from this group - join us!!

SERI Conference: Wednesday October 30th. Sign up!!

[New Mexico State @nmsu]

Today, we are honored to recognize and award our remarkably talented professors at the Fall 2024 Convocation. Congratulations to all the amazing award recipients. Go Aggies!  🤠 ✨

[Research, Creativity and Economic Development @NMSUVPR]

#NMSUResearch #NMSUStudentSuccess - Into its second year of existence, Dr. Susan Brown, interim director of the STEM+ Education Research Institute @NMSU, reports 11 proposals awarded, 15 in review, 9 journal publications ... Great start!!! @NMSUResearch @CoresNmsu

[Cecilia Contreras @conhac]

@josebaca__ Felicidades Jose! Disfruta esta experiencia.

[Jose Baca @josebaca__]

Excited to be selected by NASA to participate as an alternate crewmember in HERA for a simulated mission to Mars.

Thank you for the opportunity to be part of the training program, and to live & work like an astronaut!

https://t.co/rB0YOt7AMS

Let's reach Mars!
#NASA #JSC #HERA

[Cecilia Contreras @conhac]

@MariRodPhD @UTSA @TeamELPS @UTSACOEHD @UTSAGradSchool @UCEA @DivA_EdLead Congratulations, Mariela!

[NMSU Research Cores Program @CoresNmsu]

Extremely fortunate to have visited the research enterprise @UCBerkeley last week - many thanks to AVCR Dr. Lok Siu and many others who made this trip invaluable. @richlyons, who will be Berkeley's next chancellor, gave a tour and truly motivating insights. Thank you, sir!

[Jose Baca @josebaca__]

Another successful semester of our After-School Engineering program at elementary school💡💯. Thrilled to see the growth & creativity from our #youngengineers . Thank you #nsf #nsfcrest CREST-GEIMS for helping inspire the next generation of innovators! 👏 #STEM @IslandCampus 🏝🤙

[Cecilia Contreras @conhac]

Dr. Concepcion Miller from @DACCNMSU presented our research at the Council for the Study of Community Colleges, a collaborative effort between @NMSU and @DACCNMSU. Thanks to Drs. Miller and Maryanne Long for their work. @CSCCResearch @CoresNmsu

[Jose Baca @josebaca__]

Amazing time with the Tuloso-Midway ISD group 💯 Autonomous Systems, Robotics and Drones experience @IslandCampus 🏝🤙 #STEM #tamucc

[NMSU Research Cores Program @CoresNmsu]

Dr. Cecilia Contreras (@conhac) of @nmsucores has been accepted to the NSF INCLUDES Alliance, Engineering PLUS stEm PEER Academy! Dr. Contreras is an NMSU research leader in high-impact, evidence-based practices for STEM higher education. Well done!

[Cecilia Contreras @conhac]

Enjoyed #AERA2024, I attended great sessions, met a new friend from Colombia, and presented my research on "Latina faculty adopting a culturally relevant curriculum at an HSI." Also, first time in Philadelphia 😊

[NMSU ROLE @nmsu_role]

Our students presented their research at the Undergraduate Research and Creative Arts Symposium! URCAS 2024, with a poster and a talk. Very proud of the ROLE students and their work! @nmsu @honorsnmsu @NMSU_engineer @NMSU @lurogaca @conhac

[NMSU ROLE @nmsu_role]

Our students have been working on their projects "Defense Object Detection and Avoidance" and "UAS Disaster Response Victim Identification" and doing bi-weekly progress project presentations. Thank you for your commitment and effort! @nmsu @NMSU_engineer @lurogaca @conhac

[Cecilia Contreras @conhac]

The @Nmsu_LatinxSTEM program organized two interesting and informative sessions. One on graduate school - with a faculty and graduate students panel. And another with faculty mentors sharing their journeys. Great and inspiring talks! @nmsu @nmsugradschool @nmsu

[Cecilia Contreras @conhac]

@CrystalEGarcia Congratulation!

[Cecilia Contreras @conhac]

@CrystalEGarcia @DiverseIssues Congratulations!

[Cecilia Contreras @conhac]

Great Presentations performed by @nmsu_role, @Nmsu_LatinxSTEM, and WisCom graduate and undergraduate students at Research and Creativity Week #RCW2024. Great job and very proud of each one of them! @nmsu @CoresNmsu @lurogaca @NMSU_engineer