Background
Mario Yepes-Baraya was born on October 10, 1946, in Bogota, Colombia. Son of Mario Yepes Mantilla and Leonor Baraya. Arrived in the United States in 1963 with a scholarship from the American Field Service.
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Mario Yepes-Baraya
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Mario Yepes-Baraya, American. Educational Research and Evaluation Consultant. Grantee, United States Information Agency, 1998; recipient, Peer Recognition Award, Educational Testing Service, 1997; fellow, Latin American Teaching Fellowships, Tufts University Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, 1974-76; scholar, Latin American Scholarship Program of American Universities, Harvard University, 1969-74; scholar, American Field Service, 1963-64.
Education
Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry, State University of New York at Buffalo, 1972. Master of Education in Science Education, State University of New York at Buffalo, 1974. Doctor of Philosophy in Research and Evaluation in Education, State University of New York at Buffalo, 1986.
Career
Research and evaluation consultant in education and health with the World Bank and UNESCO in Colombia, Venezuela and Peru, 1979-1984. Assistant director for program development, research and evaluation, SUNY College at Buffalo, 1984-1990. Assistant professor of education, SUNY Fredonia, 1990-1992. Program administrator and research scientist, Educational Testing Service, Princeton, NJ, 1992-2001. Director of content development, Harcourt Educational Measurement, Lawrenceville, NJ, 2001-2003. Senior research specialist, Scholastic Education, New York, NY, 2005-2008. Senior advisor for research and development, Educational Testing Service, Princeton, NJ, 2009-2012. Professional learning consultant, Math Solutions, Lawrenceville, NJ, 2017-2017. Research consultant, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, 2017-2019.
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Membership
American Education Research Association (AERA) - past
Connections
Married Jean A. Vannier, July 19, 1974. Children: Julia E. Yepes, Nicholas A. Yepes.
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Nationality
American
Education
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1972
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1974
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1986
State University of New York at Buffalo , Doctor of Philosophy in Research and Evaluation in Education
Career
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1974 - 1976
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1976 - 1977
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1977 - 1979
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1979 - 1981
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1981 - 1982
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1984 - 1990
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1989 - 1991
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1992 - 2001
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2001 - 2003
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2005
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Awards
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Grantee, United States Information Agency, 1998. Recipient, Peer Recognition Award, Educational Testing Service, 1997. Fellow, Latin American Teaching Fellowships Program, Tufts University Fletcher School Law and Diplomacy, 1974-1976. Scholar, Latin American Scholarship Program of American Universities, Harvard University, 1969-1974.Grantee, United States Information Agency, 1998. Recipient, Peer Recognition Award, Educational Testing Service, 1997. Fellow, Latin American Teaching Fellowships Program, Tufts University Fletcher School Law and Diplomacy, 1974-1976. Scholar, Latin American Scholarship Program of American Universities, Harvard University, 1969-1974.