Radhika Rao, Ed.D.
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CURRICULUM VITAE

(Includes selected teaching experience in graduate undergraduate, K-12, homeschool groups, afterschool, and community settings.)

Education


Ed.D. (June 2009), Culture, Communities, and Education [2003-2009]

Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE). Thesis Topic: Youth Theatre and Social Justice Education. 

Ed.M. Education. 2005. Harvard Graduate School of Education.

M.A. 2002. Sociology. Delhi School of Economics, Delhi University.

B.A. 1998. Psychology. Lady Shri Ram College for Women, Delhi University


Current Recurring Work

-       Resident Artist/Teaching Artist/Actor/Summer Camp Manager: SF Shakespeare Festival

-       Summer Camp Theatre Intensive Acting Teacher/Director, New Conservatory Theatre. 

-       Teaching Artist (Theatre, Improvisation, & Creative Writing): Young Audiences of Northern California

-       After-School Theater Teaching Artist (New Conservatory Theatre Center, San Carlos Children’s Theater, 

        Fogg Theatre)

-     Theatre Teacher, “Team Friend” & “Friends Play Group” (A social skills based class for kids with social challenges),   

       San Carlos Children’s Theater.

-       Educational Artist: Standardized Patient Program (UCSF, Samuel Merritt,      Stanford)

-       Improviser/Assembly & Teaching Artist: Leela Improv, San Francisco.

-       Actor (see Acting Resume)

 
Experience working in Public/Private/Charter schools in the following school districts:

San Mateo, Santa Clara, Alameda, North San Diego, San Diego, Boston, Cambridge, and India. 

 
Relevant Employment History

2014: Lead Organizer: ARTSpiration! The Young Audiences of Northern California Teaching Artist Institute (Feb 28-Mar 1, 2014)

2013: Interim Director of Arts Learning: Young Audiences of Northern  California.

2014: Producer, Leela Femprov Fest, The bay area’s first all-women improv fest. 

2013: Actor/Stage Manager: Dinner Detective of San Francisco.

Summer 2013: Consultant and Teacher Trainer (Global Educational Academy, Los Angeles): Common Core and Arts Education Training. 

2010-2012: Instructor, VPA321: Integrating Arts in the Classroom, Visual and Performing Arts Department, California State University, San Marcos (CSUSM).

2012: Teaching Artist/Actor: Playwrights Project, San Diego.

2011-2012: Writer/Actor, Roar Improv Theater, San Diego

2011-2012: Writer/Actor, Odds, Bobs, Hammer, and Tongs, San Diego.

2011- 2012: Literary Director, Encinitas Theatre Consortium

 2011-2012: Educational Artist.  STEPPS program, California Western School of Law, San Diego. 

2011-2012: Educational Artist UCSD School of Medicine, Standardized Patient Program, San Diego

2012: Educational Artist. USD School of Nursing, Standardized Patient Program, San Diego. 

2010-2012: Study Guide Developer/Teaching Artist, Student Matinee Program: The Old Globe, San Diego. 

2011-2012. Drama Teaching Artist, TELL: Theater for English Language Learners, CENTER ARTES, Maryland Elementary School, Vista, CA. 

2009-2010. Drama Teaching Artist, SUAVE program, TrioSSS (Social Justice & Equity Program) Center ARTES, San Diego. 

2009-2011. Drama Teaching Artist, My Story: Teaching Literacy through the Arts, California Center for the Arts, Escondido (CCAE)

2010. Research Assistant. San Diego, National Opinion Researcher Center. “Teaching Artists”. Principal Investigator: Nick Rabkin. 

 2009-2011. Program Coordinator, Teaching Artist, and Staff Writer: Center ARTES, California State University, San Marcos (CSUSM)

 2008-09, Instructor, Arts in Education, Harvard Graduate School of Education. (S310M: Creative Empowerment: Engaging Youth in the Community through the Arts). 

2008-09, Instructor, Academic Writing Services, Harvard Graduate School of Education

2008-2009, Teacher Educator/Drama Instructor, University of Middle East, Boston, MA.

2006. Teaching Artist/Researcher. Summer Theatre Project, Mayors Youth Summer Employment Program, Cambridge Rindge and Latin High School, Cambridge, MA.

2005-2007, Drama instructor/Drama Workshop leader, Peace Games, Boston, MA. 

2004-2008: Teaching Fellow, Arts in Education Program, Harvard Graduate School of Education

 2003-2004, Summer Theatre Teaching Assistant, Underground Railway Theater, Boston, MA. 

 2003. Director, Katkatha Puppetry Group, New Delhi

 1999-2003: Teaching Artist, Curriculum Developer, iDiscoveri Educational Services, New Delhi, India

 1998-2002: Actor, Assistant Director, Public Relations: ASMITA Theatre Group, New Delhi, India

Theatre Training

Improv Comedy, Theatre of the Oppressed, Forum Theatre, Meisner Technique, Proscenium and Street Theatre, Process Drama, Puppetry.

Languages Spoken

English, Hindi, Urdu (First Language/Fluent spoken and written). 

Spanish (Basic, Conversational level)

Volunteer Work:

Member-Peace Commission, Cambridge (2008-09), MA. Big Sister-Boys and Girls Club (2008-2009). Theatre Bay Area, Leela Improv.


Professional memberships

Theatre Bay Area, Leela Improv, American Association of Theatre Education; American Educational Research Association; Curriculum and Pedagogy; International Congress for Qualitative Inquiry; Peaceable Schools Institute; Theater Communications Group.

Current Board Membership:

BreakArts, Fooniferse

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