Program Coordinator and Staff
Sam Handlin ’00
Associate Professor
Program Coordinator, Latin American & Latinx Studies
Political Science
Latin American & Latino Studies
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Cheryl Sharp
Administrative Coordinator
Interdisciplinary Programs
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Deb Sloman
Administrative Assistant II, Classics; Administrative Assistant II, Asian Studies; Temporary Administrative Coordinator, Political Science
Classics
Interdisciplinary Programs
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Program Committee
Elaine Allard
Associate Professor
Director, Teaching & Learning Commons
Educational Studies
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Thamyris Almeida
Visiting Assistant Professor and Post-Doctoral Fellow
Latin American Studies
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Diego Armus
Professor
History
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Interests: Latin America, urban, diseases, migrations, social and cultural history
Alejandra Azuero-Quijano
Assistant Professor of Anthropology
Sociology & Anthropology-Anthropology
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Nanci Buiza
Associate Professor
Department Chair, Spanish
Spanish
Latin American & Latino Studies
Peace & Conflict Studies
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Interests: Latin American literature, Central American and Mexican cultural studies, U.S. Latino/a studies, and diasporic and transnational community formations.
Desiree Diaz
Associate Professor
Program Coordinator, Comparative Literature
Spanish
Comparative Literature
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Interests: Latin American literature and cultural studies, Caribbean literature and visual culture, US Latino/a studies, film studies, performance studies, popular and material culture, urban studies.
Nicté Fuller Medina
Visiting Assistant Professor
Linguistics
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Sam Handlin ’00
Associate Professor
Program Coordinator, Latin American & Latinx Studies
Political Science
Latin American & Latino Studies
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Luciano Martinez
Professor
Division Chair, Arts and Humanities
Spanish
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Interests: Latin American literatures and cultures; higher education administration; literary theory; second language pedagogy; LGBTQ+ studies
Edwin Mayorga
Associate Professor
Department Chair, Educational Studies
Educational Studies
Latin American & Latino Studies
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Roberto Vargas
Head, Research & Instructional Services
Libraries-Research & Instruction
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Subject specialist for Art & Art History, Classics, English Literature, Latin American & Latino Studies, Linguistics, Philosophy, Religion, and Spanish.
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Affiliated Faculty
Mike Wilson Becerril
Visiting Assistant Professor
Peace & Conflict Studies
Latin American & Latino Studies
Environmental Studies
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Jaime Hernandez
Visiting Assistant Professor
Spanish
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Interests: Spanish Middle Ages; Early Modern literature and culture; Colonial Latin American literature; Transatlantic, Mediterranean, and Lusophone studies.
Jose-Luis Machado
Associate Professor
Biology
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Research: Invasive species and plant physiological ecology of temperate and tropical ecosystems
James Padilioni
Visiting Assistant Professor
On Leave - Spring
Religion
Environmental Studies
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Salvador Rangel
Assistant Professor of Sociology
On Leave - Academic Year
Sociology & Anthropology-Sociology
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Edlin Veras
Visiting Assistant Professor of Sociology
Sociology & Anthropology-Sociology
Black Studies