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    <h1>Michael Anthony DeAnda</h1>
    <h2>Curriculum Vitae</h2>
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    <h3>Education</h3>
    <h5>Master of Science</h5>
    <p>
    Interactive Media and Game Development <br />
    Worcester Polytechnic Institute (May 2013) <br />
    Thesis Chair: Brian Moriarty <br />
    Thesis Title: TRANS-Gression: the Game
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    <h5>Bachelor of Science</h5>
    <p>
    Interactive Media and Game Design and Humanities and Arts<br />
    Worcester Polytechnic Institute (May 2012)<br />
  	<strong>High Distinction</strong>
	  </p>

    <h3>Publications</h3>

    <h5>Journal Articles: Peer Reviewed</h5>
    <p>
    “The Image of Guadalupe: Reflections of a Young Artist” <strong>New Theology Review</strong>. Vol. 23, Number 3, 2010.
    </p>

    <h5>Featured Media Projects</h5>
    <p>
    “Guadalupe Inspire” Digital painting. Cover. <strong>New Theology Review</strong>. Vol. 23, Number 3, 2010.<br />
    “We Go Forth” Digital photograph. Cover. <strong>New Theology Review</strong>. Vol. 24, Number 2, 2011.
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    <h3>University Experience: Teaching</h3>
    <h5>Diocesan Class Co-Developed and Co-Taught</h5>
    <p>Tepeyac Institute of El Paso, TX</p>
    <ul>
      <li>
        Gaming at the Table of God
      </li>
    </ul>

    <h3>Scholarly Presentations</h3>
    <p>
    “TRANS-Gression: the Game” Southwest Pop American Culture Association, February 2014. Received an Honorable Mention.<br/>
    “TRANS-Gression: the Game” Mid Atlantic Pop American Culture Association, November, 2013.<br/>
    “Gender and Gaming Experiences” GaymerX, August 2013.<br/>
    “Reflections on Porn… I Mean the Soul Calibur V Ad” Southwest Pop Culture Association/American Culture Association, February 2013.
    </p>

    <h3>Media Projects</h3>
    <p>
    <strong>TRANS-Gression</strong>. Table-top game. Published on The Game Crafter.
    </p>
    <ul>
      <li>
        Developed a game that created a space for discussion about queer identity by requiring players to negotiate their own gender identity through play.
      </li>
    </ul>
    <p>
    <strong>Santa Fe Trails</strong>. Design of a mobile application. Submitted to the Santa Fe Complex (SFX).
    </p>
    <ul>
      <li>
        Investigated the conditions of multi-purpose trails in Santa Fe, NM and designed a mobile application for users to better navigate, receive information about and socialize during their use of the trails.
      </li>
    </ul>

    <h5>In Development</h5>
    <p>
    <strong>SUPER TUCK! Drag Queen RPG</strong>. Computer game. STEAM (Potential publisher).
    </p>
    <ul>
      <li>
        Translating the experience of forming a drag haus and competing in a ball to a game.
      </li>
    </ul>

    <p>
    <strong>Untitled Game</strong>. Table-top Game. The Game Crafter.
    </p>
    <ul>
      <li>
        Provide a structured space in which participants of sensitivity training may engage in reflecting up the experience of being "in the closet."
      </li>
    </ul>

    <p>
    <strong>Terraforming: Race to World’s End</strong>. Table-top game. The Game Crafter.
    </p>
    <ul>
      <li>
        Creating a space that allows players to impact the map on which they play, experiencing
the joy of shaudenfreude.
      </li>
    </ul>

    <h3>Professional and Research Experience</h3>
    <p>
    Illinois Institute of Technology, (Chicago, IL) <br />
    Graduate Teaching Assistant for Carly Koceruk, Ph.D.
    </p>
    <ul>
      <li>
        Evaluated student performance, kept attendance record and provided feedback for 20 students.
      </li>
      <li>
        Moderated class discussion and exercises during professor's time of absence.
      </li>
      <li>
        Compiled articles on 90's Games for Girls Movement, created a comprehensive bibliography and submitted research to professor.
      </li>
      <li>
        Collected research on surveillance games for a future media project.
      </li>
    </ul>

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    <p>
    Cobb All American Martial Arts, (El Paso, TX) <br />
	  Tae kwon do instructor. (8/15/2013-8/13/2014)
	  </p>
	  <ul>
	    <li>
        Prepare classes focused on instilling discipline and confidence while teaching self-defense techniques to students ranging in agents from ages 3 to 50.
      </li>
      <li>
        Reflect on classes and make necessary improvements in teaching styles.
      </li>
      <li>
        Challenge students to preserver in their training.
      </li>
      <li>
        Report students’ progress to Master Cobb, the company owner and main instructor, and parents.
      </li>
      <li>
        Recommend students for testing for their next belt when I observe that they display maturity and mastery at their current level.
      </li>
      <li>
        Continue personal training for self-discipline and opportunity to earn higher ranking.
      </li>
      </ul>
    <p>
    Worcester Polytechnic Institute, (Worcester, MA) <br />
    Research Assistant for Jennifer deWinter. Ph.D. (3/4/2013-3/15/2013)
    </p>
    <ul>
      <li>
        Compiled data on the top selling computer games in Japan from the 1970s to the present.
      </li>
      <li>
        Compared sales, figures, and companies of the top ten selling computer games in Japan from 1980 to present.
      </li>
      <li>
        Researched the climate previous to and during the Japanese videogame market crash.
      </li>
      <li>
        Identified computer gaming trends, including arcade gaming, in Japan.
      </li>
      <li>
        Organized market reports, analysis, charts, graphs, and articles.
      </li>
    </ul>
    <p>
    International House, Worcester Polytechnic Institute (Worcester, MA) <br />
    Conversation Partner for International Teaching Assistants (09/2010-05/2013)
    </p>
    <ul>
      <li>
        Scheduled semiweekly meetings with assigned international teaching assistants.
      </li>
      <li>
        Developed dialogical lessons to encourage the English-speaking skills of international teaching assistants within a safe space.
      </li>
      <li>
        Tutored international teaching assistants on English grammar, pronunciation and sentence structure.
      </li>
      <li>
        Assisted in welcoming international students to the WPI campus.
      </li>
    </ul>
    <p>
    Catholic Theological Union (Chicago, IL) (9/6/2012-10/5/2012) <br />
	  Commissioned Artist
	  </p>
	  <ul>
	    <li>
	      Researched the writings of Gilberto Cavazos-Gonzalez.
      </li>
      <li>
        Developed a painting, “Eclipse,” informed by Cavazos-Gonzalez’s theological contributions.
      </li>
      <li>
        Wrote a reflective piece on the painting to be presented at his tenure celebration.
      </li>
    </ul>
    <p>
    Hispanic Theological Initiative (Princeton, NJ) <br />
	  Recommended Volunteer Artist (10/3/2011-11/30/2011)
	  </p>
	  <ul>
	    <li>
        Donated painting to Hispanic Theological Initiative to be auctioned off at their Quinceanera celebration in order to raise money for scholarships.
      </li>
      </ul>

  <h3>Scholarly Organizations</h3>
  <p>
  Mid Atlantic Pop American Culture Association <br />
	2013-present: Student Membership
  </p>
  <p>
  Southwest Pop Culture Association/American Culture Association <br />
	2012-present: Student Membership
	</p>

  <h3>Volunteer work</h3>
  <p>
  International AIDS Empowerment (IAE) El Paso <br />
	December 6, 2013 to present
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