Who We Are
We are real academics: Life-long learners, thinkers, and doers who believe in constant growth and in the search for truth.
What are we about?
Whether you are feeling anxious about your writing, want to become more productive in your work, or desire to maintain your writing productivity, we have solutions for you!
We believe writing is an important part of who we are as academics and therefore work towards: (1) reducing writing anxiety, (2) increasing writing self-efficacy, and (3) maintaining writing productivity.
We know you can face your academic writing head on, and we are here to do this with you. You are not alone!
The academic writer's coach
Dr. Huerta Overview
Ph.D. from Texas A&M University
Founded Real Academics to focus on building up others in their academic pursuits
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Education and Training
Dr. Huerta has degrees from Rice University (B.A. English), The University of Texas at Austin (M.A. English), Texas State University (M.Ed. Education), and Texas A&M University (Ph.D. Educational Psychology).
Dr. Huerta is a trained POWER writing consultant and an active member of the Textbook and Academic Author's Association.
Experience
Writer and Founder of Real Academics
Associate Professor, tenured, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Assistant Professor, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Postdoctoral Research Assistant, Texas A&M University
Writing Instructor/Graduate Research and Teaching Assistant (Texas A&M University, The University of Texas at Austin, Lone Star Community College Houston, Austin Community College)
Bilingual Teacher (English/Spanish), Round Rock Independent School District
Dr. Huerta loves to write and discover things and to help others accomplish their writing and research goals. She has more than 100 publications and presentations focused on culturally and linguistically diverse students' education and learning.
She has successfully helped hundreds of individuals with their academic writing and research goals, created and presented dozens of academic writing workshops for university students and faculty, and has received numerous teaching awards.
Personal. Dr. Maggie Huerta lives in South Florida with her husband, Dr. Tiberio Garza, and their rescue dog, Rocky, where she enjoys writing and learning more about ways to help others achieve their writing, research, and career/personal goals. She also enjoys taking walks in her tropical surroundings and taking pictures of anything that catches her eye in a unique way.
Click to read testimonials about Dr. Huerta's work HERE.
The academic's stats coach
Dr. Garza Overview
Ph.D. from Texas A&M University
Works as a professor of research methodology at Florida International University
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Education and Training
Dr. Garza received his B.A. (Philosophy), M.Ed. (Bilingual Education), and Ph.D. (Educational Psychology) from Texas A&M University. While in his doctoral program he took advanced statistics and methodology courses to receive the Advanced Research Methods Certificate.
Dr. Garza is a professionally trained evaluator through LEEAD, with a focus on culturally responsive evaluation. He is an active member of the American Evaluation Association. He is also a trained POWER writing consultant.
Experience
Assistant Professor, Florida International University (FIU)
Assistant Professor, University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV)
Associate Director, UNLV Center for Evaluation, Research, and Assessment (CREA)
Regional Evaluator, Brazos Valley Council on Alcohol and Substance Abuse (BVCASA)
Graduate Research Assistant (Texas A&M University)
Dr. Garza has helped hundreds of students and colleagues navigate statistical analysis for their projects as well as coached them through their research processes. He has over 100 publications and presentations related to culturally and linguistically diverse individuals in the K-20 span of learning.
As an evaluator, he has worked on many successful federally funded grant project teams to achieve their individualized evaluation needs. Grant funders include the National Science Foundation, the Institute for Education Sciences, and the Nevada Department of Education.
Personal. Dr. Tiberio Garza lives in South Florida with his wife, Dr. Maggie Huerta, their rescue dog, Rocky, and enjoys spending time learning about the latest statistical and evaluation techniques. He also enjoys exploring South Florida's coastal areas and parks.
Click to read testimonials about Dr. Garza's work HERE.
Meet the Support Team
We couldn't do it without them!
Education
Rebekah received her Bachelors of Science in Visualization from the College of Architecture at Texas A&M University, with a focus on graphic design.
Experience
Rebekah has experience working on social media platforms, digital art, and graphic design. She has been commissioned to make personalized and unique drawings of other people's dogs (if you are interested, let us know).
Personal
Rebekah is from Texas and enjoys visiting different cities around the U.S. She loves animals, and enjoys taking her dogs to the park.
Background
Hailing from the entertainment capital of the world, Rocky was born in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was quickly rescued from a bad living environment by the friends of the Las Vegas Valley Humane Society.
Breeding
Rocky is a 23 pound "Chihuahua mix," (a big chihuahua!) with suspected Dachshund (hence, "Chiweenie" just because it's fun to say) and other (Papillon? Pomeranian? Australian Shepherd?).
Personal
Rocky enjoys eating, walking, and playing fetch. When he's not doing any of the above, he's actively guarding his owners' residence and inspiring them to be better humans.
Let's Meet
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