Curriculum Vitae – 2014
Tomas Butvilas
D.O.B.: 12/05/1976
Educational status: Doctor of Social Sciences (minor in Educational Psychology S-283)
E-mail address: tbutvilas@mruni.eu
Positions held:
- Assoc. professor, Institute of Education Sciences and Social Work at Mykolas Romeris University.
- A member of CREAN network (FUB, Berlin).
- A member of ENMCR network (FUB, Berlin).
- A member of ICYRnet network (Cyprus).
- An academic committee/board member of scientific peer-reviewed journal “Studies in Contemporary Society”, Šiaurės Lietuvos kolegija, Šiauliai (since 2008)
- A member of editorial board for the blinded peer-reviewed international journal “US-China Education Review” (David Publishing Company, USA, ISSN 2161-623X, since 2014)
- A board member of National Childhood Researchers Association (Lithuania).
- A former member of the American Psychological Association (APA), Washington, DC.
- A former member of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), Washington, DC.
- An expert of the “Lituanistika” Database of The Humanities and Social Sciences in Lithuania.
- Lithuanian Science Board expert (LMT) (since 2010).
- An expert at the Studies Quolity Assessment Center (SKVC) (since 2011).
Work experience (duration): 5 yrs. as a teacher; 12 yrs. as a scientist and lecturer; 8 yrs. as the projects’ consultant/expert.
Scientific activities, participation in an exchange programs/internships:
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Country |
Years, Institution, Duties: |
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Omaha, Nebraska USA |
Jan. Thru April 2002 – an internship at the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO). URL: www.unomaha.edu |
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Omaha, Nebraska USA |
May thru Oct. 2003 – educational practice at Mount Michael Benedictine Abbey and High School (Elkhorn). URL: www.mountmichael.org |
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Lithuania |
2002 – 2003 – the advisor of an international project “Zippy’s Friend” that is dedicated to pre-school children and their social skills’ development. |
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Lithuania |
2002 – 2003 – participation in the scientific project “Lithuania’s Future in the World Context 2010-2020” (Scenario Planning). |
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Fribourg, Switzerland |
July 2005 – scientific internship of Gebert Ruef Fund at Fribourg University.URL: www.unifr.ch |
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Norway, Oslo |
July 2006 – scientific internship of NordForsk Fund at Oslo University, The Oslo Summer School 2006. Course on Poverty, Social Exclusion and Modernity (Prof. S. Schwartzman).URL: http://www.sv.uio.no/oss/ |
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Romania, Iasi
Germany, Berlin |
July 2007 – meeting and conference at Alexandru Ioan Cuza University under the project of European Network of Masters in Children’s Rights (ENMCR).URL: www.enmcr.netNovember 2007 – meeting at Freie Universität Berlin; November 2009 – meeting at Freie Universitat Berlin; December 2012 – meeting at Freie Universitat Berlin. |
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Germany, Bremen |
April 2009 – Bremen Workshop on “Qualitative Longitudinal Research and Qualitative Resources in Europe: Mapping the Field and Exploring Strategies for Development”, University of Bremen, Germany. URL: www.timescapes.leeds.ac.u |