Linda L. Garica
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Linda
L. Garcia, Ph.D. has conducted research on the Learning Studio
environment and the Millennial generation students. She has
facilitated focus groups with faculty and students to understand how
the Learning Studios impact engagement in the classroom. She has served
as a higher education consultant to colleges and to the Learning Spaces
Research Program initiative conducted by Herman Miller, Inc. As a
former development
research associate at The University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas
Southmost College (UTB/TSC), Dr. Garcia had the experience in
developing grant proposals (state, federal, private) with
administrators, faculty, local schools, and community organizations.
The goals were to increase college retention, graduation rates, and
help students transition into the workforce or the next level of higher
education. Currently, she is employed at Lone Star College-Tomball
(Texas) as a Progam Manager for Educational Services, and she is the
Lead for Achieving the Dream (AtD) at this campus.
Additionally, Dr. Garcia is a adjunct instructor for Bellevue University and Lone Star College-Tomball.
Dr. Garcia has also worked for ADISA Public Relations, Inc. as a public
relations assistant; the National Institute for Staff and
Organizational Development (NISOD) as a Hook'Em Up newsletter editor
and membership liaison; and Estrella Mountain Community College
(Arizona) as a doctoral intern. She earned her Bachelor's in Journalism
and Doctorate in Educational Administration (Community College Leadership Program) from The University of
Texas at Austin, and she received her Master's in Interdisciplinary
Studies from The University of Texas at Brownsville.
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