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Education

 

• Doctor of Education - Higher Ed. Leadership - Nova Southeastern University, FL, USA

• Education Specialist - Nova Southeastern University, FL, USA 

• Master of Applied Sociology -  University of Central Florida, FL, USA

• Bachelor of Sociology- Political Science - University of Central Florida, FL, USA 

• Associate of Sociology - Miami Dade College, FL, USA   

 

Certifications & Lifelong Learning 

 

• Inclusive Leadership: The Power of Workplace Diversity

• Education Leadership Administration 

• Social Sciences Teaching Certification

• Certified Transformational Life Coach (NLP)

• Mindfulness Meditation Teacher

• Certified Yoga Teacher 300

 

 

Service:

 

• Val Margarit Academy

• Professor - Executive Education Leadership

• Associate Dean of Academics

• Associate Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences

• Dissertation Committee Co-Chair & Adviser

• Facilitator - Faculty Training and Development

• Transformational Coach & Mentor

• Best -Selling Author 

• Advocate for Equity, Equality, Human Rights, Education

• Mentor to First Generation Students/Leaders

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Awards and Honors 

 

• Distinguished Professor, 2020

• Best Presentation Paper Award, ICCE, Dublin, Ireland, 2019

• Teacher of the year - NDHS, 2009

• Excellence in Education, The David & Annette Jorgensen Award, 2009

• Outstanding Civic Service Law-Related Education, 2008

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Peer-Reviewed Journal 

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• Margarit, V., & Kennedy, J. (2019). Students’ Variables Predicting Timely Graduation at a Community College.  Journal of Higher Education Theory and Practice, 19 (6), 2019

 

Dissertation 

• Margarit, V. (2014). The Relationship Between Selected Background, Financial, Academic, and Instructional Integration Variables and Timely Graduation at Community College. (Doctoral Dissertation). Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL.

 

Books

• Margarit, V. (2017). Why Not YOU? How to Become an Empowered Woman. (2017). Professional Woman Network: Louisville, KY. ISBN: 978-0-578-194 72-1

• Margarit, V. (2018). The Successful Student Mindset. Change Your Mind, Change Your Reality. [Kindle Version]. ASIN: B07GR SKYSS

 

Book Chapter

• Margarit, V. (2021). Transformative Teaching and Heutagogy. In S. Hase & Blaschke (Eds.), Unleashing the Power of Learner Agency. EdTech Books. https://edtechbooks.org/up/transform

 

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