Zulma received a dual bachelors from the University of Chicago (AB’12). At UChicago, Zulma honed her critical analytical skills and gained fundamental knowledge and best-practices of innovative, quality research through a social psychological lens. She graduated with General Honors for her dual degrees and Honors for her Romance Language & Literature degree. Her independent research for her Cinema & Media Studies degree published in a peer-reviewed journal, and she presented her work at UChicago, Norte Dame, and University of North Carolina- Wilmington.
Thesis: Gender & Power in the Contemporary Mexican Cinema of Luis Estrada
Thesis: Problemáticas del cine mexicano contemporáneo: El género y el poder en “El infierno” de Luis Estrada
Zulma furthered her education at the University of Cambridge (MPhil '18) where she received her graduate degree in Psychology and Education with an emphasis an outdoor behavioral health. She conducted a case-study in partnership with the Wilderness Foundation where she investigated participant understanding and relation to outdoor therapeutic education. Cambridge allowed her to hone her skills and passion for evidence-based behavioral change solutions and creating wide-scale impact.
Thesis: Therapeutic outdoor adventure education (TOAE) and vulnerable young adolescents: investigating perceived outcomes, influence and understanding of TOAE participation in 13 – 15 year olds
