MARIAPOPO
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Writer. Lecturer.
Entrepreneur. CEO.
Education Equity Activist.
Equity indicators report reveals systemic barriers to college access and success for low-income and non-traditional students.
Master's Project
INTERSECT:
Accelerating tech careers through flex skills.
Stanford Graduate School of Education,
MS in Learning Design and Technology - '23
FEATURES
Portrait of Technologists
Cherwell's - How Do We Make The World Better?
Popo - Technology Leadership
A peek inside recreational vehicle communities in the Bay Area
Peninsula Press
Ad hoc communities comprised of transient recreational vehicles continue to grow in the Bay Area.
by Maria Popo, Elisa Lupin-Jimenez and Jenny Kim
How To Be Quietly Famous
Article - Forbes Coaches Council
Tech Education
Panel interview with Ann Trujillo, Anchor 7NEWS Denver, and Sherita Ceasar SVP Engineering at Comcast, and Maria Popo, President Ubee Interactive.
Tech Entrepreneur
Kami Guildner's Today’s Extraordinary Women Radio guest – Maria Popo is an entrepreneur, globally recognized for launching five successful startups inside Foxconn, 3Com and 3M plus two companies from the ground up.
Literature Reviews
Writing-To-Learn Techniques Improve Test Performance
This paper explores concepts on writing-to-learn (WTL) as a tool to improve subject comprehension, retention, and test scores. It answers the question, “What is writing-to-learn and how do I apply it?” The findings are based on qualitative and quantitative data from several studies. The research examines WTL techniques and summarizes them for the reader.
July 2021
Does Social Media Result in Informed Voters?
This paper explores social media’s impact on voters and answers the question, “How does political social media, with its broad range of opinions and questionable data, impact voters?” The findings are based on a literature review of existing articles and papers. It examines the connection between the interested voter and the informed vote. The paper utilizes sources to identify social media users’ habits related to political search trends, social media engagement and the impact of the data itself. The data was analyzed both in support and counter to the argument which was based on the findings. The research concludes that increased engagement by voters leads to their analysis of the validity of social media sourced news resulting in an informed vote.
March 2021
Power in the Workplace
Literature review of workplace mentoring and social groups in the United States, China and South Africa.
March 2021
Women's Influence on America
This historical literature review examines women's roles in establishing new laws in America to protect their rights. Examines 18th through 21st centuries.
May 2021