Mara B. Huber, PhD
MARA B. HUBER, PhD
Director, University at Buffalo Experiential Learning Network
Associate Dean for Undergraduate Research and Experiential Learning
EDUCATION
· Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Cognitive Psychology, May 2000
NIH Pre-Doctoral Research Fellow | Recipient of 2012 Distinguished Alumni Award, Department of Psychology
University at Buffalo
· Bachelor of Arts Psychology, May 1994 | magna cum laude
SUNY Geneseo
BIOGRAPHY
Dr. Huber is founding director of the Experiential Learning Network (ELN) and Associate Dean for Undergraduate Research and Experiential Learning at the University at Buffalo. In 2018, she led the creation of the ELN Project Portal, an award-winning web-based platform that connects students with mentored projects and utilizes digital badges to facilitate, incentivize and assess engagement. The model has received international recognition for its SDG Project Challenges featuring community-based partners doing the work of Sustainable Development around the world. Dr. Huber serves as a mentor for the Young African Leadership Initiative (YALI) and consults with global organizations and systems interested in leveraging the benefits of Experiential Learning to drive economic and sustainable development. She is honored to contribute to the Enugu Smart Green School Initiative serving as Special Advisor to the Governor and collaborating on the design and implementation of the Enugu Experiential Learning Curriculum.
AWARDS & RECOGNITION
2023 Fulbright Specialist Program.
2023 Innovative Instruction Technology Grant for scaling SDG Project Challenges across New York State
2023 Online Learning Community (OLC) John R. Bourne Award for Excellence in Online Educational Leaderships
2023 SUNY Online Effective Practice Award
2013 Lighthouse Award, Paul Harris Award: Buffalo Sunrise Rotary Club, District 7090 (Past President)
2012 Recipient of Department of Psychology Distinguished Alumnus Award
2004 Buffalo Business First 40 Under 40
SELECT PODCASTS & PRESS
2023 Advancing Gender Equality Podcast
2023 Libraries Out Loud Podcast
2020 National coverage for creating Tanzania Virtual Study Abroad Program at onset of pandemic
2014 TEDx Talk: Emerging from the Middle
SELECT PUBLICATIONS
· Upcoming book: Experiential Learning and Community Partnerships for Sustainable Development: A Foundational Model for Climate Action (Routledge)
· Huber, M.B; Heath, C; Baxter, C & Reed, A (November, 2021) Beyond Credentialing: Using Digital Badges to Design a Comprehensive Model for High-Impact Experiential Learning To appear in edited book "Credential Innovations for Inclusive Pathways to Professions." (Huang, Ed.)
· Huber, M.B. & Nyaronga, D. (2015). Bringing international engagement to scale: Lessons from the Buffalo Tanzania Education Project, Metropolitan Universities Journal.
· Gardella, Maciejweski, & Huber (2009). Service-Learning in an Urban Public School District. Civic Service: Service-learning with State and Local Government Partners, Jossey-Bass (ed.).
· Huber, M.B., & Williams, J.A. (2009). High Stakes Partnerships. American Association of School Boards Journal.
