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Rwany Sibaja is a Ph.D candidate at George Mason University in Fairfax, VA, concentrating on Modern Latin American History while also minoring in both Digital History/ New Media and Modern Britain.

Currently writing a dissertation, he enjoys spending time with his wife and two children usually with a good cup of coffee.

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Rwany Sibaja

Doctoral Candidate Latin American History

George Mason University

5708 Hollow Oak Lane #103

Centreville, VA 20121

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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), 2010-2012

Teaching AssistantHidden in Plain Sight (online course), Spring 2011 and 2012American History Digitized (Alaska Understanding American History Virtual Classroom), 2010-2011HIST 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 HONORSGeorge Mason University, Dissertation Completion Award- 2012-2013Charles and Polly Webber Outstanding Graduate Student Award (History)- 2011-2012Rudolph and Louise Fishel Endowed Scholarship- 2011McKinnon-Morton Dissertation Research Fellowship- 2011George Mason University, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Dean's Challenge Award (History)- 2011George Mason University Graduate Fellowship- Aug 2009-ongoingNorth Carolina Teaching Fellows Scholarship (Elon University)

PUBLICATIONS and CONFERENCE PAPERS"Sweden, 1958: The Beginning of an Identity Crisis in Argentine Football," to be presented at the Latin American Studies Association Conference, Washington D.C., May 29-June 1, 2013"Measuring ‘Success’ and Defining a ‘Crisis’ in Argentine and Brazilian Football," Panel Chair, to be presented at the Latin American Studies Association Conference, Washington D.C., May 29-June 1, 2013"The Limits of Intervention: Soccer, Politics, and Identity in Perón's Argentina," presented at the Sport and the Global South Conference II, Fairfax (VA), Nov 12-14, 2012Various entries on soccer in Latin America in Sports Around the World: History, Culture, and Practice (ABC Clio, 2012)“” 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“ The Digital Classroom,”presented to the Teaching American History Annual Project Directors Conference, Washington D.C., Aug 9-10, 2011“” presented to the American Historical Association, Boston, Jan 6-9, 2011“” 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 DesignerMiner's Son, Miner's Photographer

Web Review Author-Teachinghistory.org, 2010-ongoing

Graduate Committee Representative, 2010-2011

Reader for Advanced Placement European History College Board, 2005-2011

MemberAmerican Historical AssociationConference for Latin American HistoriansLatin American Studies Association

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