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Latin American Studies

All courses, faculty listings, and curricular and degree requirements described herein are subject to change or deletion without notice.

Professors

Marisa A. Abrajano, PhD, Professor, Political Science

Guillermo D. Algaze, PhD, Professor, Anthropology

Luis Alvarez, PhD, Associate Professor, History

Robert R. Alvarez, PhD, Professor Emeritus, Ethnic Studies

Abigail Andrews, PhD, Assistant Professor, Sociology

Carol Arcos Herrera, PhD, Assistant Professor, Literature

Eric J. Bakovic, PhD, Professor, Linguistics

John D. Blanco, PhD, Associate Professor, Literature

Geoffrey Braswell, PhD, Professor, Anthropology

Kimberley C. Brouwer, PhD, Adjunct Professor, School of Medicine, Division of Global Health

Gabriela Caballero, PhD, Associate Professor, Linguistics

Robert Cancel, PhD, Professor, Literature

Gloria Chacon, PhD, Associate Professor, Literature

Dennis R. Childs, PhD, Associate Professor, Literature

Luz Chung, MA and Ed.D, Lecturer/Supervisor Secondary World Languages, Education Studies

Shana Cohen, PhD, Assistant Professor, Education Studies

Jaime Concha, PhD, Professor Emeritus, Literature

Frances Contreras, PhD, Associate Professor, Education Studies

Matilde Córdoba Azcárate, PhD, Assistant Professor, Communication

Wayne A. Cornelius, PhD, Professor Emeritus, Political Science

Ben Cowan, PhD, Associate Professor, History

Peter Cowhey, PhD, Professor, School of Global Policy and Strategy (GPS)

Ann Craig, PhD, Associate Professor Emerita, Political Science

Thomas Csordas, PhD, Professor, Anthropology

Teddy Cruz, PhD, Professor, Visual Arts

Scott Desposato, PhD, Professor, Political Science

Ricardo Dominguez, MFA, Associate Professor, Visual Arts

Kirstie Dorr, PhD, Associate Professor, Ethnic Studies

Paul W. Drake, PhD, Professor Emeritus, Political Science

Alex Fattal, PhD, Assistant Professor, Communication

Richard Feinberg, PhD, Professor, School of Global Policy and Strategy (GPS)

Rafael Fernández de Castro, PhD, Professor, School of Global Policy and Strategy (GPS)

David FitzGerald, PhD, Professor, Sociology

Ross H. Frank, PhD, Associate Professor, Ethnic Studies

Jose I. Fuste, PhD, Assistant Professor, Ethnic Studies

Richard Garfein, PhD, Adjunct Professor, School of Medicine, Division of Global Health

Hannah Garth, PhD, Assistant Professor, Anthropology

Brian Goldfarb, PhD, Associate Professor, Communication

Paul S. Goldstein, PhD, Professor, Anthropology

Grant Goodall, PhD, Professor, Linguistics

Jessica Graham, PhD, Associate Professor, History

David Gutiérrez, PhD, Professor Emeritus, History

Stephan Haggard, PhD, Professor, School of Global Policy and Strategy (GPS)

Daniel Hallin, PhD, Professor, Communication

Gordon Hanson, PhD, Professor, School of Global Policy and Strategy (GPS)

John Haviland, PhD, Professor, Anthropology

Louis Hock, MFA, Professor Emeritus, Visual Arts

Jorge Huerta, PhD, Professor Emeritus, Theatre and Dance

Christine Hunefeldt, PhD, Professor Emeritus, History

Janelle Iglesias, MFA, Assistant Professor, Visual Arts

Stephanie Jed, PhD, Professor, Literature

Janis H. Jenkins, PhD, Professor, Anthropology

Andrew Jolivétte, PhD, Professor, Ethnic Studies

Sara Johnson, PhD, Associate Professor, Literature

Makeba Jones, PhD, Associate Teaching Professor, Education Studies

Milos Kokotovic, PhD, Associate Professor, Literature

David Mares, PhD, Professor Emeritus, Political Science

Curtis Marez, PhD, Professor, Ethnic Studies

Jorge Mariscal, PhD, Professor, Literature

Luis Martin-Cabrera, PhD, Associate Professor, Literature

Hugh Mehan, PhD, Professor Emeritus, Sociology

Andrea Mendoza, PhD, Assistant Professor, Literature

Michael Monteón, PhD, Professor Emeritus, History

John C. Moore, PhD, Professor, Linguistics

Marc-Andreas Muendler, PhD, Professor, Economics

Elizabeth Newsome, PhD, Associate Professor, Visual Arts

Simeon Nichter, PhD, Assistant Professor, Political Science

Amy Non, PhD, Associate Professor, Anthropology

Rafael Nunez, PhD, Professor, Cognitive Science

Ruben Ortiz-Torres, MFA, Professor, Visual Arts

Agustina Paglayan, PhD, Assistant Professor, School of Global Policy and Strategy (GPS)

Max Parra, PhD, Associate Professor, Literature

David Pedersen, PhD, Associate Professor, Anthropology

Sandra Pedregal, MA, Lecturer, School of Global Policy and Strategy (GPS)

Nolan E. Penn, PhD, Professor Emeritus, Psychiatry

Roy Pérez, PhD, Assistant Professor, Ethnic Studies

Keith Pezzoli, PhD, Associate Teaching Professor, Urban Studies and Planning, Communication

Nancy Grey Postero, PhD, Professor, Anthropology

Mirle Rabinowitz-Bussell, PhD, Academic Director, Real Estate and Development, Urban Studies and Planning

Pamela Radcliff, PhD, Professor, History

Natalia Ramondo, PhD, Assistant Professor, Economics

James E. Rauch, PhD, Professor, Economics

Danielle Raudenbush, PhD, Assistant Professor, Sociology

Vanesa Ribas, PhD, Associate Professor, Sociology

David Ringrose, PhD, Professor Emeritus, History

Ariana Ruiz, PhD, Assistant Professor, Literature

Sebastian Saiegh, PhD, Professor, Political Science

Marta Sánchez, PhD, Professor Emerita, Literature

Rosaura Sánchez, PhD, Professor Emerita, Literature

Amy Sara Carroll, PhD, Associate Professor, Literature

Marta Serra-Garcia, PhD, Assistant Professor, Rady School of Management

Peter H. Smith, PhD, Professor Emeritus, Political Science

Brandon Som, PhD, Assistant Professor, Literature

Shelley S. Streeby, PhD, Professor, Literature

Daphne Taylor-García, PhD, Associate Professor, Ethnic Studies

Clinton Tolley, PhD, Associate Professor, Philosophy

Eric Van Young, PhD, Professor Emeritus, History

Manuel R. Vargas, PhD, Professor, Philosophy

Olga A. Vásquez, PhD, Associate Professor Emerita, Communication

Dana Velasco Murillo, PhD, Associate Professor, History

Matthew Vitz, PhD, Associate Professor, History

Carlos Waisman, PhD, Professor Emeritus, Sociology

Mariana Wardwell, PhD, Associate Professor, Visual Arts

Daniel Widener, PhD, Associate Professor, History

Alison Wishard Guerra, PhD, Associate Professor, Education Studies

Tom K. Wong, PhD, Associate Professor, Political Science

Winifred Woodhull, PhD, Associate Professor, Literature

Wayne Yang, PhD, Associate Professor, Ethnic Studies

Rihan Yeh, PhD, Associate Professor, Anthropology

León Zamosc, PhD, Professor Emeritus, Sociology

Ana Celia Zentella, PhD, Professor Emerita, Ethnic Studies

Elana Zilberg, PhD, Associate Professor, Communication

Affiliated Academic Staff

Sarah Buck Kachaluba, PhD, Librarian and Subject Specialist for Latin American Studies and Iberian Languages and Literatures