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Chicano/Latino Studies Program > People

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Chicano/Latino Studies Program Faculty

 

  Name and Title Office Phone Number

 

E-Mail Address

Ignacio Acevedo

 

Associate Professor of Psychology

316 Physics Drive idap@msu.edu
 alfarez-headshot Gabriela Alfaraz

 

Associate Professor of Spanish

B350 Wells Hall 517-884-6343

 

alfarazg@msu.edu

  Isabel Ayala

 

Assistant Professor of Sociology

414B Berkey 517-353-6614

 

ayalam@msu.edu

  Kristine Byron

 

Associate Professor of Spanish

B353 Wells Hall 517-884-6325

 

byronk@msu.edu

 cabanas-headshot Miguel Cabañas

 

Associate Professor of Spanish

B457 Wells Hall 517-884-6346

 

mcabanas@msu.edu

 chavez-headshot Manuel Chavez

 

Associate Professor of Journalism

346 Communication Arts 517-432-1411

 

chavezm1@msu.edu

 cal_website_newappointments_sheila Sheila Contreras

 

Associate Professor of English and Associate Dean Undergraduate Studies, Diversity & Inclusion, College of Arts & Letters

308b Linton Hall 517-432-7236

 

sheilac@msu.edu

  Sandra Crespo

 

Professor of Teacher Education

362 Erickson Hall 517-353-3035

 

crespo@msu.edu

 dodson-headshot Jualynne Dodson

 

Professor of Sociology

300 Berkey Hall 517-432-8668

 

dodsonj2@msu.edu

 dominguez-headshot Higinio Dominguez

 

Assistant Professor of Teacher Education

116K Erickson 517-355-2321

 

higinio@msu.edu

 delia-headshot Delia Fernandez

 

Assistant Professor of History

314 Old Horticulture 517-884-4943

 

dmf@msu.edu

 yomaira-headshot Yomaira Figueroa

 

Associate Professor of English

C615 Wells Hall 517-884-4413

 

yomairaf@msu.edu

 erin-graham-headshot Erin Graham

 

Assistant Professor of History

256 Old Horticulture 517-355-7500

 

egraham@msu.edu

 hidalgo-headshot Alexandra Hidalgo

 

Assistant Professor of Writing, Rhetoric, and Composition

265 Bessey Hall 517-884-4503

 

Hidalgo5@msu.edu

 lindahunt_anthrowp Linda Hunt

 

Professor of Anthropology

338 Baker Hall 517-355-0114

 

huntli@msu.edu

  Eric Gonzalez Juenke

 

Associate Professor of Political Science

Director of Chicano/Latino Studies

200 S. Kedzie 517-355-8888

 

juenke@msu.edu

 marin-headshot Patricia Marin

 

Assistant Professor of Higher Education Administration

429 Erickson Hall 517-432-9616

 

pmarin@msu.edu

  Javier Pescador

 

Professor of History

333 Old Horticulture 517-884-4947

 

pescador@msu.edu

 diana-rivera-headshot Diana Rivera

 

Librarian

Main Library Db16 517-884-0848

 

dianar@msu.edu

 2012 College of Music Faculty Portraits Diego Rivera

 

Associate Professor of Jazz Studies

302 Music Practice Bldg. 517-432-4480

 

riveradi@msu.edu

 rosenbaum_web_final_081816-1 René Rosenbaum

 

Associate Professor of Community Sustainability

312A Natural Resources 517-432-3383

 

rosenba5@msu.edu

  Elena Ruíz

 

Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Global Studies

5th Floor S. Kedzie Hall 517-355-4490

 

ruizele1@msu.edu

Maribel Santiago

 

Assistant Professor, Department of Teacher Education

329 Erickson Hall 517-353-5091

 

maribel@msu.edu

 shahjahan-riyad Riyad Shahjahan

 

Assistant Professor of Educational Administration

428 Erickson Hall Shahja95@msu.edu
torrez_photo Estrella Torrez

 

Associate Professor, Residential College in the Arts and Humanities

C230i Snyder Hall 517-884-1327

 

torrezjs@msu.edu

John Valadez

 

Associate Professor of Practice, Filmmaking

279 Communication Arts & Sciences Building 516-810-7238

 

valadez3@msu.edu

 

Chicano/Latino Studies Program Affiliated Faculty

 gold-headshot Steve Gold

 

Professor of Sociology

462 Berkey Hall 517-353-6352

 

gold@msu.edu

  horner Pilar Horner

 

Assistant Professor of Social Work

120 Baker Hall 517-353-0775

 

phorner@msu.edu

  Laura Julier

 

Associate Professor of Writing, Rhetoric and American Culture

235 Bessey Hall 517-35-2400

 

julier@msu.edu

 mendez Danny Mendez

 

Associate Professor of Romance and Classical Studies

B331 Wells Hall 517-884-6351

 

mendezda@msu.edu

 michaelsen-headshot Scott Michaelsen

 

Professor of English

C701 Wells Hall 517-884-4453

 

smichael@msu.edu

  Dylan Miner

 

Associate Professor, Residential College for Arts and Humanities

C230j Snyder Hall 517-884-1323

 

dminer@msu.edu

 velez_ortiz Daniel Vélez Ortiz

 

Associate Professor of Social Work

118 Baker Hall velezda@msu.edu

 

Chicano/Latino Studies Program Staff

mccue-headshot Michael McCue, JD, PhD

 

Administrative Assistant II

200 S. Kedzie Hall 517-353-8685

 

mccuemi@msu.edu

Chicano/Latino Studies Program By-Laws
A copy of the by-laws of the Chicano/Latino Studies Program can be downloaded by clicking here.

Current Graduate Students

Vanessa Aguilar

BA English, University of Missouri-Kansas City
MA English, Emporia State University

Erin Alvarez

BA English Literature, California State University-Fresno
MFA Creative Writing, California State University-Fresno
Research Interests: Selenidad, Chicana Feminist Epistemology, and cultural memory

Esther Ayers

BS Social Work, Eastern Michigan University
MSW Social Work, University of Michigan

Dianey Leal

BA Political Science and English Writing and Rhetoric, St. Edward’s University
MPSA Public Service and Administration, Texas A&M University
Research Interests: Higher education, underserved, and underrepresented students, access, and persistence

Dual major PhD with Higher, Adult, and Lifelong Education

Jose Martinez

BA Political Science, University of Michigan
MA Mexican-American Studies, San Jose State University
Research Interest: The higher education of migrant farm working children

Christian Ramirez

BA Sociology, University of Texas-Pan American
MA Sociology, University of Texas-Pan American

Dissertation title: Caminando Juntos in Search of Liberation: Indigenous and African Peoples Response to Colonialism in 17th Century Veracruz, Mexico

Dual major PhD with Sociology

Eva Palma-Ramirez

BS Educational Psychology, Instituto Celayense, Guanajuato, México
BS Psychology, Michigan State University
MSW, Michigan State University

Research interests: Violence against Latinas and how they salen adelante (move forward) after the abuse.

Angelica Ruvalcaba

BA Sociology, Texas A & M University
Research Interests: Immigration, education, race and ethnicity, and identity
Dual major PhD with Sociology

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