Resume summary:
Dr. De León is a renowned educational and sociocultural researcher with international publications, a member of the Global Young Academy and the National Research System of Panama, and a researcher associated with INDICASAT, UDI and USMA. She is currently director and co-founder of the Educational Research Center of Panama, and President of Praxia Educational Consultants.
She served as Director of Social Participation and international and intercultural education programs, also teaching and researching, at Stanford University, and previously at Western Kentucky University, where she obtained a Doctorate in Education with an emphasis on higher education and organizational leadership. non profit.
She has been an advisor, consultant and member of boards of directors for MEDUCA and SENACYT; the Smithsonian Institution; NGOs in education; schools and universities; and the Science Foundation in Panama; among others. Her achievements have been recognized through awards for excellence in teaching, research and public work.
Academic Titles and Affiliations
-Ph.D. in Educational Leadership at Western Kentucky University, 2013.
-Master’s Degree in Folklore Studies at Graduate Institution(s), Western Kentucky University, 2010.
-Postgraduate in Gender Studies at Graduate Institution(s), Western Kentucky University, 2010.
-Bachelor’s Degree in Integrated Art Education at Undergraduate Institution(s), Western Kentucky University, 2006.
Publications:
-Perspectivas vecinas: Modelos lineales jerárquicos de las pruebas de lectura de tercer grado del ERCE Factores asociados de Colombia, Costa Rica, República Dominicana y Panamá. Revista Caribeña de Investigación Educativa RECIE, 2024.
-Unequal literacy development and access to online education in public versus private Panamanian schools during COVID-19 pandemic. Frontiers in Education, 2023.
-Reading performance of primary public school students in Panama reduced by COVID-19 pandemic disparately between public and private schools. Frontiers in Education, 2022.
-Descripción de la Población Adulta con Trastorno del Espectro Autista (TEA) en la Ciudad de Panamá. Revista Investigación y Pensamiento Crítico, 2023.
-Prácticas docentes de aula en la enseñanza del pensamiento computacional en escuelas medias oficiales y particulares de la región metropolitana de la Ciudad de Panamá. Revista Anual Acción Y Reflexión Educativa, 2021.
-“Percepciones e Intervenciones Relacionadas a la Deserción Escolar en Escuelas Oficiales de Panamá” Revista Investigación y Pensamiento Crítico, 2021.
-‘’Diagnóstico de género sobre la educación de las mujeres en Panamá’’ Revista Anual Acción Y Reflexión Educativa, 2020.
Current projects:
-Experiencias de escolarización.
-The Global State of Young Scientists in Latin America and the Caribbean.
-Dengue Cap.
-Enseñanza de la Lectoescritura.
-Apoyo al aprendizaje de la lectura a través de un programa de entrenamiento de capacidades psicolingüísticas en escolares de poblaciones expuestas a vulnerabilidad socioeconómico.
-Relación entre factores socioeconómicos, psicolingüísticos y pedagógicos y el rendimiento lector de niñas y niños de nivel primario en Panamá.
-Diagnóstico para el proyecto PRISA: Programa de fortalecimiento de capacidades de supervisores del sistema educativo de Panamá.
-Investigación Acción Participativa (IAP): “La Ciencia no es cosa de hombres”.
-Adaptación cultural de un instrumento para medir habilidades funcionales de Adultos con diagnóstico de Trastorno del Espectro Autista en Panamá.
Nadia De León, Phd
Highest degree of education: Ph.D., Doctorate in Educational Leadership at Western Kentucky University, 2013.
Category: Associate Researcher