Florencia Gabriele
Lecturer, Department of Business and Economics
Education
Ph.D., Northeastern University; M.A., Northeastern University; M.Aief, Brandeis University; B.A., Emmanuel College
ECONOMICS AND STATISTICAL TRAINING
MIT - JPAL Poverty Lab,
Statistical Training for randomized experiments in Economics
Harvard University - John F. Kennedy School of Government
INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN TRAINING
Certificate in Instructional Design and Technology, Emmanuel College, December 2021
Quality Matters Teaching Online Certificate , December 2020
Instructional Design for Online Tutoring, InterAmerican Development Bank. December 2020
e-Learning Certification, Massbay Community College, 2015
e-Learning Certification, Northeastern University , 2011
About Me
Teaching economics is as much fun as learning it. As a student, I chose to become an economics major because I was looking for answers to understand what was going on in my native country, Argentina, and economic classes open up into continuing reading about political science, public policy, behavior, finance and so on. One thing led the to the other. Today, teaching economics grants me the opportunity to share my passion with my students. There is always something going on in my life, my students' lives, the country and the world that we can analyze in class, and there is no aspect of life that is outside the purview of economics.
Other than economics and political science, I have a love for the physical, mental and spiritual training that I receive in my martial arts classes. I love the pilgrimages that I had the opportunity to be part of at the birthplace of the martial arts at the Shaolin Temple in Deng Feng China where I have taken classes and performed.
I hope that everyone knows that the doors of my office are always open. Anyone can make an apt to see me (profgabriele.youcanbook.me). Make sure that you stop by my office in ADM 433 to say hi or to chat about class.
What I Love About Emmanuel
I love Emmanuel College as a faculty member as much as I loved it as a student. The spirit of community has not changed at all. I joined Emmanuel when it was an all-women's school. During that time Emmanuel was transitioning into a co-ed college. Since then, the classrooms got larger and the campus has been beautifully renovated. Emmanuel is truly a special place. It is a welcoming college, that has the best of all worlds. Students can have close contact with their professors, they get help and they are encouraged to do their best. We are a team who thrives to help our students to succeed. We communicate with our students outside the classroom, with flexible office hours, and field trips and activities.
Courses I Teach
Economics Department:
Principles of Macroeconomics
History of Economic Thought
Personal Finance
Political International Economic Relations
Economic View of the World
Senior Seminar
Political Science and IS Department:
Comparative Politics of Developing Countries,
Political International Economic Relations,
Introduction to Comparative Politics,
Capstone International Studies Seminar
History Department:
History of Contemporary Latin America
Publications and Presentations
PUBLICATIONS
- Geerling, Wooten,Mateer and Gabriele, "Breaking Down the Language Barrier: Using Pop Culture from Across the Globe to Teach Microeconomics." Journal of Economic Education
- Moryl R, Gabriele F, Desvira J, "HeadsUp! Econ: Making exam review sessions fun and effective," published in The Journal of Economic Education, Volume 50 Issue 4
NONREFEREED PRESENTATIONS
- Special Faculty Workshop on Creating Accessible Materials, Cambridge College, March 2021
- Creating and Engaging Presence in your online class, Cambridge College, March 2021
- Google Tools for Educators, Cambridge College, February 2020
- Emotional Intelligence for Educators, Cambridge College, October 2020
- Instructional Design Principles for your online course, October 2020
- Incorporating OERs in times of COVID19, Emmanuel College Level Up, June 2020
- Level Up, Emmanuel College OER to increase engagement in the classroom, May 2019
- 2019 Simmons World Challenge Series, Public Health in Argentina, Simmons University, May 2019
- Be Bold for Change, incorporation OERs in the classroom. Learning Brain Series, Emmanuel College March 2019
- OERs at Northeastern University, CPS Faculty Development Conference, October 2018
- Colleges of the Fenway Academic Technology Showcase, COF Innovative Teaching Showcase , April 2018
- OERs at Emmanuel College / HeadsUp!, Games in the classroom
- “Use of OERs in the classroom.” Poster Presentation, CPS, Northeastern Faculty Conference, November 2017
- OERs at Emmanuel, Level Up!, Emmanuel College, September 2017
- Faculty Showcase “Teaching Transforms,” Teaching with OERs at Emmanuel College, May 2017
- HUELLAS Leadership and Empowerment Summit, Emmanuel College, April 2017 & 2016
- Globalization and Intergovernmental Organizations, Northeastern University, October 2009
PEER REVIEWED CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
- Can Data Assist Our Equity Practices? (Gabriele, DaCunha,St Onge, Jankey), October 2021
- HyFlex - The Future of Educational Delivery is NOW!, Northeastern University, CPS, September 2021
- Can Data Assist Our Equity Practices? (Gabriele, DaCunha,St Onge, Jankey)Creating Cognitive, Social and Teaching Presence through Games and Active Learning Strategies for the Online Classroom, Conference on Teaching & Research in Economic Education (CTREE), June 2021
- Teaching History of Economic Thought Through Social Media and Interactive Games, Conference on Teaching & Research in Economic Education (CTREE), June 2021History of Economic Thought made alive through student artifacts - A collaborative book. With Diane Zydlewski and Meaghan Price, Northeast OER Conference, May 2021
- “Classical Economist in Social Media”, APEE April 2021
- “Learn It, Share It”,. APEE April 2021
- Gamification and Active Learning. Humanitas University, Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico, March 2021
- How to create effective and engaging review sessions? Techniques and apps for any classroom modality. Colleges of the Fenway Teaching and Learning Conference, March 2021
- The Inclusive Economist: Celebrating Cultural and Linguistic Diversity Through Pop Culture AEA, Geerling, Wooten, Mateer and Gabriele, January 2021
- 5 Apps and 5 Techniques to Create Engaging Online Classes, Open Educational Conference, Virtual, November 2020
- How to Have Effective Review Sessions? 5 Techniques and 5 Apps for Any Type of Classroom or Modality, NETA virtual conference, October 2020
- Learn It, Share It – a project in personal finance, Symposium on Economic Teaching, New Orleans, January 2020
- The growing need for intercultural competence in higher education (with Stephen Lyons), poster presentation, Discovery without Boundaries, CPS Faculty Conference, September 2019
- OERs in the online and hybrid classroom (with Stephen Lyons), poster presentation, Discovery without Boundaries, CPS Faculty Conference, September 2019
- Incorporating Open Educational Resources and Simulations to the classroom (with Stephen Lyons), Discovery without Boundaries, CPS Faculty Conference, September 2019
- The Use of Open Educational Resources (OERs) in the classroom, Conference for Advancing Evidence-Based Learning, Northeastern University, April 2019
- Learn It – Share it, Colleges of the Fenway Teaching and Learning Conference, Teaching Demo, November 2018
- Learn It – Share It, Colleges of the Fenway Teaching and Learning Conference, Poster Presentation, November 2018
- Pay it Forward- Learn Something, Teach Something, NETA Conference, Arizona, October 2018
- Use of Videos to Increase Engagement and Retention in the Economics Classroom, NETA Conference, Arizona, October 2018
- Use of Videos to Increase Engagement and Concept Retention in the Classroom, AP Economics Conference 2018, St Louis Federal Reserve Bank, July 2018
- Use of Student-Created Videos in Principle Classes, AP Economics Conference 2018, St Louis Federal Reserve Bank, July 2018
- Heads Up! Making Economics Exam Reviews fun and effective, with Rebecca Moryl CTREE, American Economist Association, San Antonio, TX, June 2018
- Heads Up, with Rebecca Moryl NETA Conference, Indianapolis, November 2017
- Faculty Showcase “Teaching Transforms,” Teaching with OERs at Emmanuel College, September 2017
- Delegative Democracies: The Case of Argentina » Authoritarianism and Authoritarian Tendencies Panel at NPSA Conference, Boston, MA, November 2012
- “Bolivarian Nationalism in Venezuela”: Nationalism Conference, Global Studies Association and Pace University, New York, NY, June 2008
- “Global PACTs: Teaching Civil Society in a Multicultural Context” (with Denise Horn). International Students Association Annual Meeting, March 2007
- “Global PACTs: Teaching Civil Society in a Multicultural Context” (with Denise Horn). American Political Science Association Teaching and Learning Conference, Charlotte, NC, February
TEACHING AWARDS
- Best in Class – First Place, National Economics Teaching Association, October 2018
AWARDS
- 2021 Equity Minded Teaching Workshop grant
- 2021 Young Scholar Award Association of Private Enterprise Education (APEE)
- 2020 Young Scholar Award Association of Private Enterprise Education (APEE)
- Mentor, Multicultural Mentoring Program, Massbay Community College, Leader, Multicultural Mentoring Program, Massbay Community College (2016/17)
- The Spirit of Shaolin, SDSS (2017)
- Best Paper Award, Northeastern University (2007)
- Merit-based scholarship, Brandeis University (2003-2005)
GRANTS
- Expanding Diversity in Undergraduate Classes with Advancements in (the) Teaching (of) Economics (EDUCATE) Workshop, American Economist Association, Chicago, Summer 2022
- STEM Culturally Inclusive Teaching Institute, Summer 2022
- Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Institute, Summer 2022
- Faculty Fellow for Faculty Development Team, Higher Education Innovation Fellowship (HEIF), designed an equity-focus curriculum for statewide professional development for community college faculty, Fall 2022
- Equity Minded Teaching Workshop grant, Massbay Community College, Summer 2021
- NEH Cares workshop, for Online Teaching, Massbay Community College, Summer 2020
- Go Open Grant Level II- 2016– The Massachusetts Community College Open Education Council
- Grant funded the creation of Open Educational Resources to be used in Principles of Macroeconomic classes.
- Go Open Grant Leve II 2017 – The Massachusetts Community College Open Education Council
- Grant funded the creation of Open Educational Resources to be used in Principles of Microeconomics classes.
OTHER
- FBI Citizens Academy – Class of 2018, FBI Chelsea, MA, Spring 2018
Research Focus
Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, Informal Economy, Political Economy, Behavioral Economics Informal Economy, Microcredit, Democratization in Latin America; Behavioral Economics (applied to Personal Finance)
