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Renee Romero

Science Librarian & WI+RE Co-Founder

Renee Romero is a Sciences Librarian at UCLA Library, and one of the founders of WI+RE. She works on outreach initiatives, and serves as a liaison to the science and engineering community and the Interracial Dynamics Cluster. Renee enjoys devising practical steps to reach theoretical ideals, and critically examining the ways we think, learn, and teach.

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My WI+RE Portfolio

My Contributions

8 Workshops: Avoiding Plagiarism and Citing Sources 5-star editor review on merlot.org Accepted to the PRIMO database of Peer reviewed materials online | Writing a Literature Review Accepted to the PRIMO database of Peer reviewed materials online Featured as a PRIMO site of the month 5-star editor review on merlot.org | Beginning Your Research Journey Accepted to the PRIMO database of Peer reviewed materials online 5-star editor review on merlot.org | Research Logistics 5-star editor review on merlot.org | Finding a Research Mentor or Project Accepted to the PRIMO database of Peer reviewed materials online 5-star editor review on merlot.org | Crafting a Research Question 5-star editor review on merlot.org | Your Research Plan | Your Resources and Methodology |

35 Tutorials: How to Write a Thesis Statement | Get Started with Zotero | Research Paper Planner | Creating Literature Reviews | Getting Started with Research at UCLA Winner of the ARLies award for Best Reflection of Diversity at the 2018 ARL Film Festival | Finding Scholarly Articles 5-star editor review on merlot.org | Remote Access - Get configured with VPN or Proxy | Integrating Citations | Expanding Perspectives in Your Search 5-star editor review on merlot.org | Primary and Secondary Sources Accepted to the PRIMO database of Peer reviewed materials online Featured as a PRIMO site of the month 5-star editor review on merlot.org | Contacting Instructors: Email and In-Person | Using Google Scholar 5-star editor review on merlot.org | CREATES | Breaking Down Academic Articles 5-star editor review on merlot.org | Writing Conclusion Paragraphs | Writing Topic Sentences | Finding and Using Keywords in Context | Passive and Active Voice | Annotated Bibliographies 5-star editor review on merlot.org | Using the UCLA Digital Library | Reading Pedigrees | Genetic Drift: Founder Effect vs. Bottleneck | Calculating Species Diversity | DNA Replication Mechanism | What is Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium? | How to Navigate Retaking a Course | Overcoming Writer's Block | WI+RE's Guide to Networking | WI+RE's Guide to Note-taking | Building a CV, Resume, and Cover Letter | WIRE's Guide to Contacting Faculty: Cold Emailing | Appreciating the Value of Different Resource Types | Critically Evaluating Resources | Graduate School 101 | WI+RE's Introduction to AI Chatbots |

11 Handouts: Integrating Citations | Contacting Instructors | Resources for Remote Student Success | Research Paper Planner | Turn Questions Into Keywords | Primary and Secondary Sources | Student Success Guide on Taking an Online Course | Student Success Guide for Video Call Etiquette | Guide to Note-taking | How To Navigate Retaking a Course | Introduction to UC Library Search |

5 Sandbox Posts: Offer your own Workshop Series on Learner-Centered Design and Rapid Prototyping | The Making of Using Google Scholar | Providing Research Help - Video Series | Interactive Poster Series - Research Strategies | The redesigned WI+RE website! |