Stacey Freeman, Ph.D.
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| Born | Stacey Vicario January 6, 1980 Green Bay, Wisconsin |
| Nationality | American |
| Citizenship | United States |
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| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) |
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| Website | poshinprogress |
Stacey Freeman (born 6 January 1980) is an American educational researcher, entrepreneur, and blogger.[1][2] Freeman is the founder of a leading lifestyle blog called poshinprogress.com.[3] Under her leadership, this blog has become one of the most visited online blogs covering content related to fashion, parenting, travel, and cooking/baking.[4] With her blog, she has acquired a social media following of over 650,000 and over 3M monthly views across all platforms.[5][6]
Freeman has over a decade’s experience in the higher education industry and has implemented multiple programs including STEM outreach and education programs.[7] Freeman served at several prolific Universities such as Arizona State University, Boston University,[8] UC Irvine and currently works at UCLA.[9]
Freeman has even partnered with many major travel, fashion, parenting, and lifestyle brands and has been featured in Women's Health and Woman's Day Magazine.[10] She has even been on local TV News and most recently on Disney Family Sundays[11] on Disney+.[12][13] As a former model, Freeman also takes up modeling and advertising contracts with brands to help them gain online traction.[14]
Early life and education
Freeman was born on 6 January 1980 to Deborah Vicario and Anthony Vicario. She grew up in Green Bay, WI, with her sister Trisha Vicario. Freeman after graduating from Ashwaubenon High School enrolled in the University of Wisconsin, Madison.
After completing college, Freeman moved to St. Paul, Minnesota, and worked in school-age childcare with the YMCA. Soon after, she moved to Tempe, Arizona, to pursue higher education. She completed her masters’ in Higher Education Administration and Ph.D. in Educational Policy and Evaluation from Arizona State University in 2016.[15][16]
Career
Freeman started her career in 2004 when she began working as a Graduate Teaching Assistant at Arizona State University. She worked for over five years at this University, assuming different management roles.[17]
In 2009, Freeman became an Assistant Director at the University of Kansas where she served for over two years. In 2011 Freeman became the Director of Education at UC Irvine, where she served for three years.[18] In 2013, Freeman founded the Posh in Progress lifestyle blog that covers everything from fashion, recipes, family/parenting tips, to travel.[19][20]
After her exit from UC Irvine, Freeman joined Arizona State University as a Grant Project Manager and then, eventually became a Program Manager, during her tenure of over three years.[21] In 2017, Freeman was appointed as the Assistant Dean of Outreach and Diversity at Boston University where she served for almost three years.[22]
In 2020, Freeman became the Executive Director at the University of California, where she is currently working.[23] In the course of her career, Freeman also won multiple grants from the National Science Foundation to implement programs with museums across the U.S.[24]
Awards
- 2011-2012 Educational Leadership and Policy Studies Alumni Fellowship, Arizona State University
- 2013 - 2014 National Science Foundation Center for Chemical Innovation Supplement
- 2017 Community Engagement Award for her Knowledge Enterprise by Arizona State University
- Recipient of AERA 2012, 2016and NARST 2015 Travel Grants
- Award as a Senior Personnel with an Award Amount of $150,000
- 2018-2020 recipient of the National Science Foundation Early-Concept Grant as a Principal Investigator for Exploratory Research with an Award Amount of $299,076
- 2018 - 2020 recipient of the National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center Supplement
- Award as a Senior Personnel with an Award Amount of $200,001
Personal life
Stacey is a mother of a son named Rocco and a daughter named Giada. The family also has a French Bulldog named Coco.
References
- ↑ "Meet Stacey Freeman, Ph.D. | Co-Founder and Editor". SHOUTOUT LA. 15 April 2021. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- ↑ "5 Questions with Lifestyle Blogger, Travel Enthusiast, and Style Maven Stacey Freeman". The Travel Mom. 5 August 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- ↑ "34. Happy Hour with Stacey Freeman of Posh In Progress". Okayest Moms. 22 September 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- ↑ "Posh in Progress | Dr. Stacey V. Freeman (poshinprogress) - Profile". Pinterest. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- ↑ "ASEE PEER - Stacey V Freeman". strategy.asee.org. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- ↑ "Stacey Freeman". IMDb. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- ↑ Rodegher, Sandra L.; Freeman, Stacey Vicario (2019). "Advocacy and activism: A framework for sustainability science in museums". Museum Activism. Routledge. doi:10.4324/9781351251044-32/advocacy-activism-sandra-rodegher-stacey-vicario-freeman. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- ↑ "Stacey Freeman - Person". Global Institute of Sustainability and Innovation. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- ↑ "Who We Are". Bedari Kindness Institute. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- ↑ Stories, Local. "Conversations with the Inspiring Stacey Freeman – Boston Voyager Magazine | Boston City Guide". bostonvoyager.com. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- ↑ "Disney Family Sundays". imdb.com. Matador Content. 12 November 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- ↑ "Disney Family Sundays". Best Vpn For Disney+. 8 September 2021. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- ↑ "Soap2day | Watch Disney Family Sundays (2019) Online Free on soap2day.video". www5.soap2day.video. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- ↑ "DR. STACEY FREEMAN Net Worth. DR. STACEY FREEMAN age, height, bio in 2021". emergesocial.net. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- ↑ "Counter-Narratives of African American Academic Persistence: Identity Maps and Funds of Knowledge - ProQuest". www.proquest.com. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- ↑ Freeman, Stacey Vicario (2016). "Counter-narratives of African American Academic Persistence: Identity Maps and Funds of Knowledge". books.google.com. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- ↑ "Click here to support WH Action Hero - Stacey Freeman by Stacey Freeman". GoFundMe Charity. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- ↑ "An Analysis of the Effect of Cognitive Factors on Jiang-Freeman". semanticscholar.org. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- ↑ "Giving Thanks: Spotlight Interview with Fashion/ Lifestyle Influencer Posh in Progress – HireInfluence, Inc". hireinfluence.com. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- ↑ "🦄 @poshinprogress - Stacey Freeman, Ph.D. - TikTok". urlebird.com. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- ↑ "@poshinprogress' profile on influence.co". influence.co. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- ↑ "2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access papers by Dr. Stacey V Freeman". asee.org. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- ↑ "Stacey Freeman | University of California, Los Angeles - Academia.edu". ucla.academia.edu. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- ↑ "Stacey Freeman | CSPO". cspo.org. Retrieved 6 October 2021.