T YLER H. M ATTA
1106 SE 13th Ave. #305, Portland, OR 97214
[email protected]
Education
2018
Ph.D. in Educational Leadership, University of Oregon. (expected)
Focus: Quantitative Methods. Advisor: Dr. Keith Zvoch.
2007
MS in Art and Design Education, Pratt Institute.
Thesis: An Educational Opportunity for Artistically Motivated Students.
2007
BFA in Fine Arts, Pratt Institute.
Concentration: Sculpture
Research Experience
2014–present
Northwest Evaluation Association, Kingsbury Center. Portland, OR
Research Associate, Supervisor: Dr. Yeow Meng Thum
2014–present
Center for Assessment, Statistics, & Evaluation, University of Oregon. Eugene, OR
Graduate Fellow, Director: Dr. Dave DeGarmo
2013–present
Behavioral Research and Teaching, University of Oregon. Eugene, OR
Research Assistant, Director: Dr. Gerald Tindal
2011–13
Graduate School of Education, Portland State University. Portland, OR
Research Associate, Co-PIs: Dr. Moti Hara & Dr. Esperanza De La Vega
Professional Experience
2013–14
School of Business Administration, Portland State University. Portland, OR
Manager of Student Learning Assessment
2011–12
Center for Academic Excellence, Portland State University. Portland, OR.
Assessment Associate
2008
2007–08
City College Academy for the Arts, NYC Public Schools. New York, NY
Art Teacher: Grade 6
Salome Urena Middle School (IS218M), NYC Public Schools. New York, NY
Art Teacher: Grades 6, 7, & 8
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Refereed Research Presentations
2014
De La Vega, E., & Matta, T. Social Justice Leadership Model: Awareness, Reflection, and Action.
American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting. Philadelphia, PA.
2013
Matta, T., & De La Vega, E. Intersections of Social Justice and Closing the Achievement Gap: An
Exploration with School Leaders. American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting. San
Francisco, CA.
De La Vega., Hara, M., Burk, P., Matta, T. Shugerman, S. Multiple Views on Closing the Achievement
Gap in Thirteen Oregon Schools. American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting. San
Francisco, CA.
Matta, T. Improving Program Action by Improving Assessment Measures. Association for Institutional Research Annual Conference. Long Beach, CA.
De La Vega., Matta, T. Intersections of Social Justice, Culturally Responsive Practice, and Closing the
Achievement Gap: An Exploration with School Leaders. University of Illinois’ Center for Culturally
Responsive Evaluation and Assessment Inaugural Conference. Chicago, IL.
2012
Matta, T. A Multi-disciplinary Model for Assessing Campus-wide Student Learning Outcomes. American Evaluation Association Annual Conference. Minneapolis, MN.
Teaching Experience
2012–13
School of Business Administration, Portland State University.
BA301: Research and Analysis of Business Problems.
Computer Skills
Statistical
Packages
Highly Proficient in Stata; Proficient in Mplis, SAS, SPSS, Winsteps, Facets; Familiar with R
Operating
Systems
Proficient in Mac OSX, Windows XP & 7.
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