MAGGIE MELO (SHE/HER)

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Fellowships

•Fellow. American Fellowships Dissertation, American Association of University Women (AAUW). 2017-2018. $20,000.
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Fellow. Digital Pedagogy Lab, University of Wisconsin-Madison, (2015). $1,200.

Awards

•Peter W. Likins Inclusive Excellence Award. Office of Diversity and Inclusion, University of Arizona. (2017)
•Southwest Popular/ American Culture Association, Popular Culture Pedagogy Graduate Student Paper Award: "Teaching Technical Writing through the Design and Running Escape Rooms" (2017)

•Professional Writing Teaching Award. University of Arizona Writing Program. (2016).
• Aaron Swartz Award for Best Webtext. Writing Commons. (2015)
  • For webtext: Creating 'Viral' Impressions: Composing Infographics for the Classroom and Work Space, read by over 2,400 students and instructors. Webtext received 119 votes at the public online poll, and deemed the editorial board's favorite.
•"Audience Favorite" data visualization (Team "Dream Weavers"). Arizona Migrahack hackathon ($750) (2015)
  • "The project, which is mobile-friendly and easily shareable on several social media platforms, won the Audience Favorite award at Arizona. Team members included four journalists, a computer science student and a doctoral student in English who calls herself a “digital humanist.”
•Best mobile app. idea: "Song Scholar." 1000 Pitches competition, Innovate UA ($1,000) (2014)
  • "An annual competition expanding to 8 universities across the nation where students pitch solutions to problems they see around the world and in their own community."
• #DefineRhetoric 2014 winner, Harlot digital magazine (2014)
  • An annual rhetoric definition competition that takes place on Twitter and is hosted by Harlot.
•"Community Game Changer" Award for "DailyPhoDo" mobile app concept, Hackathon: Code for Tucson ($100) (2014)
  • Instagram "DailyPhoDo" (daily photo donation) challenge that gives back to local communities in need.
• Ruth Gardner Teaching Award (Nominated) (2014)
• Global Recognition Gold Award (2), Bank of America (2012)
• Outstanding Teach Back Award, Six Flags Parks (2009)
• Guest Service Superstar, Six Flags Parks (2005 & 2009)
• Academic Excellence Award, California Lutheran University (2008)

Scholarships

• Computers and Writing Conference/Graduate Research Network Travel Award (2014). $225.
• English Graduate Union Travel Scholarship, University of Arizona (2014, 2015). $325.
• Magic Mountain Scholarship Award, Six Flags Parks (2009). $1,000.
• John and Marjorie Scholarship, California Lutheran University (2008). $750.

Grants

•Student Faculty Interaction Grant, Student Affairs and Enrollment Management, University of Arizona (2016). $500.
• Innovative Learning Catalyst Grant, Focused-associational Thinking Virtual Reality (FAT-VR). Project team: E. Bentley, C. Chaterdon, J. Cortez, and K. McAllister (2015). $5,000.

Service

• Judge, University of Arizona Pitchfest, 2016
• Volunteer, Hack Arizona, ​2016
•Student Ambassador, Tech Launch Arizona, February 2015- January 2016
•Community Organizer, Code for Tucson, 2014-Present
• Volunteer writer, Arizona International Film Festival, 2014
• Volunteer, Tucson Festival of Books, 2014
• Essay reader for The Student’s Guide to First-Year Writing essay contest, 2014
• Volunteer, Samaritan Center Simi Valley, 2013
• Registration table volunteer, Papers Please, 2013
• UofA Writing Program website contributor, 2013
• Sigma Tau Delta- Alpha Eta Gamma, President, 2007-2009
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