Rwany Sibaja
Doctoral Candidate—Latin American History
Graduate Research Assistant—Center for History & New Media
George Mason University
5708 Hollow Oak Lane #103
Centreville, VA 20121
rsibaja@gmu.edu
EDUCATION
George Mason University, Ph.D. in History, August 2009—present
Dissertation Topic—¡Animales! Civility, Disorder, and Class Tension in Argentinean Soccer, 1955-1970
Dissertation Committee: Matthew Karush, Joan Bristol, and John Nauright
Areas of Concentration: Modern Latin America and 20th Century Argentina; Digital History and New Media; Modern Britain
University of North Carolina-Greensboro, M.A. in History, May 2005
M.A. Thesis (presented at Graduate History Conference May 2005) English Hooliganism and its Response to Government Policies and Media Portrayal, 1965-2002
Areas of Concentration: Modern Britain and Latin America
Elon University, B.A. in History and Social Studies Education (9-12), May 1998
Fields of Study: History and (9-12) Social Studies Education; Spanish
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
George Mason University
Instructor- EDUC 500: Latin American History, Oct 2010-Feb 2011
Research Assistant- Center for History and New Media (educational projects), 2010-ongoing
Teaching Assistant
- Hidden in Plain Sight (online course), Spring 2011
- American History Digitized (Alaska Understanding American History Virtual Classroom), 2010-2011
- HIST 100: Western Civilization, 2009-2010
Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools
Program Manager: K-12 Social Studies (Curriculum & Instruction), 2006-2008
Managed Social Studies budget and curriculum across 74 schools; assisted and guided teachers with the design and implementation of curriculum and new courses in Social Studies; represented system on a state-wide educators' trip to India (2007) and as a liaison for global education projects through UNC-Chapel Hill World View program
Orange County Schools/ Davidson County Schools
Instructor- Foreign Language and Social Studies, 2008-2009/ 1998-2006
Designed and taught courses in Advanced Placement European History, World History, and Spanish
FELLOWSHIPS AND HONORS
- Rudolph and Louise Fishel Endowed Scholarship- 2011
- McKinnon-Morton Dissertation Research Fellowship- 2011
- George Mason University, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Dean's Challenge Award (History)- 2011
- George Mason University Graduate Fellowship- Aug 2009-ongoing
- North Carolina Teaching Fellows Scholarship (Elon University)
- Elon Honors Fellows Recipient
PUBLICATIONS and CONFERENCE PAPERS
“Digital Tools for Teaching and Learning American History,” presented to the American Historical Association, Chicago, Jan 5-8, 2012
“Digital Humanities: a Hands-On Workshop—Digital Storytelling,” presented to the American Historical Association, Chicago, Jan 5-8, 2012
“A Crisis of Identity in Argentinean Fútbol: A view from the press (1955-1970),” presented at the Sport and the Global South Conference, Fairfax (VA), Nov 15-16, 2011
Various entries on soccer in Latin America in Sports Around the World: History, Culture, and Practice (ABC Clio, 2012)—forthcoming
“ The Digital Classroom,”presented to the Teaching American History Annual Project Directors Conference, Washington D.C., Aug 9-10, 2011
“Digital Tools for Teaching and Learning American History,” presented to the American Historical Association, Boston, Jan 6-9, 2011
“U.S.-Latin American Relations Through the Prism of Costa Rican Democracy,” presented at World View—an International Program for Educators: “Latin America and North Carolina,” and the Consortium in Latin American and Caribbean Studies at UNC-Chapel Hill and Duke University, Chapel Hill, Mar 25-26, 2008
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Web Developer and Designer
Web Review Author-Teachinghistory.org, 2010-ongoing
Graduate Committee Representative, 2010-2011
Reader for Advanced Placement European History—College Board, 2005-2011
Member
- American Historical Association
- Conference for Latin American Historians
- Latin American Studies Association
- Phi Kappa Phi
