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Jair Cortázar Zambrano

Researcher, journalist, and student of international business and Computer Science at Utah Valley University born in Santiago de Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia.

Jair first research experience was at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) in Asheville North Caroline.

With his co-author and under the supervision of his mentor Dr. Letty Workman, Jair presented at this conference:

AN EXPLORATORY INVESTIGATION OF THE ROLL OF COLLEGE PROFESSORS IN FACILITATING INTERNATIONAL STUDENT TRANSITION As the primary contact between international students and the new and often challenging environment in which these students find themselves, college professors represent a valuable lens for examining the social, cultural and economic perceptions and expectations of international students. As the International student population is decreasing(Institute of International Education, 2004), the teacher-student relationship represents an important student touch point in developing effective methods for recruiting and retaining international students in the United States, as well as facilitating transnational migration, adaptation and integration (Horton and Owens, 2004). The purpose of this research is to: 1) understand professors' perceptions of international students; 2) identify common attitudes and behavior patterns of international students; 3) develop and implement better methods for integrating international students with their new surroundings. This study will employ qualitative methods in exploring teachers' perceptions of international students in a transnational community through: 1) a diverse focus group of Ph.D. professors and international students, and 2) a comprehensive questionnaire, based on the newly developed contextual methods of Flores and Clark (2005). Advisor: Prof. Letty Workman, Assistant Professor, Business Management, Utah Valley State College, Orem, UT. Currently, Jair is writing research papers with Dr. Lynn Adams as his mentor and co-author on Colombia and its situation of socio-political unrest based on the Adams Revolutionary Model.