Carolina Bown
Research Interest
Female leadership
Nonprofit Organizations
Indigenous Communities
Ecuador
Spanish Heritage Speakers
Study Abroad
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Selected Publications
Bown, Carolina D. (2017) Culturally situated leadership in the Ecuadorian Andes. vol. 11. no. 3. pp. 6-20. Journal of Leadership Studies.
Bown, Carolina D. (2016) Sumak Kawsay among Indigenous Women Leaders of Ecuador. Creative Social Change: Leadership for a Healthy World. pp. 231-246. Emerald.
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Current Courses
IDIS 490 INTERNSHIP IN IDIS (Spring 2020)Provide practical experience in using the theory and skills of interdisciplinary studies in public service and professional environments. May be taken for up to eight credit hours. Prerequisite: Permission of the IDIS internship coordinator. Four hours or more per week.SPAN 101 ELEMENTARY SPANISH I (Spring 2020)Beginning spoken and written Spanish with emphasis on the sound system and the basic structures of the language. Three hours per week with enhancement. Meets General Education IIIA or IIIC.SPAN 300 TOPICS IN SPANISH (Spring 2020)Study of an author, period, movement, genre or theme. Topic varies semester to semester. May be repeated once with new content. Prerequisite/Corequisite: SPAN 310 or SPAN 313. Three hours per week with enhancement.
- Awards/Honors
Fulton Award for Excellence in Civic EngagementPresented by The Fulton School of Liberal Arts
United Nations “WE Empower Challenge” Program CoachPresented by International Leadership Association
Fulton Award for Excellence in International EducationPresented by Fulton School of Liberal Arts
- Professional Memberships
International Leadership Association
Latin American Studies Association
Mid-Atlantic Council of Latin American Studies
- Grants and Sponsored Research
LASA grant for non-tenured faculty, Latin American Studies Association
- Presentations
Female Leadership under the Andean CosmovisionNovember, 27 2018X Annual Conference ALASRU, Montevideo, Uruguay
Indigenousness in Ecuador: The Contrast of Official Data versus the Perceptions of Mass Media and White-MestizosDecember, 1 2017116th Annual Meeting of the American Anthropological Association: Anthropology Matters! , Washington, DC
Leadership for a Healthy WorldNovember, 3 2016International Leadership Association's 18th Annual Global Conference, Atlanta, Georgia
- Artistic Highlights
- Service Activities and Community Relations
*Campus Director, Nonprofit Leadership Alliance (2016 - present)
*Founding Member, SU Women's Forum
*Director, SU Global Program in Ecuador (2009, 2013, 2015, 2017)
*Advisor, SUNLA Student Association
*Advisory Board Member, Media Literacy Institute at SU- External Collaboration Highlights
*Council Representative, Ecuadorian Studies Section at LASA (Latin American Studies Association) (2017-2019; 2013-2014)
*Expert on Ecuadorian issues, American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA). (2016 - present) - Awards/Honors