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
	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
	Miguel Cabañas   Associate Professor of Spanish	B457 Wells Hall	517-884-6346   mcabanas@msu.edu
	Manuel Chavez   Associate Professor of Journalism	346 Communication Arts	517-432-1411   chavezm1@msu.edu
	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
	Jualynne Dodson   Professor of Sociology	300 Berkey Hall	517-432-8668   dodsonj2@msu.edu
	Higinio Dominguez   Assistant Professor of Teacher Education	116K Erickson	517-355-2321   higinio@msu.edu
	Delia Fernandez   Assistant Professor of History	314 Old Horticulture	517-884-4943   dmf@msu.edu
	Yomaira Figueroa   Associate Professor of English	C615 Wells Hall	517-884-4413   yomairaf@msu.edu
	Leslie Gonzalez   Associate Professor of Educational Administration	426 Erickson	517-353-3387   gonza645@msu.edu
	Erin Graham   Assistant Professor of History	256 Old Horticulture	517-355-7500   egraham@msu.edu
	Alexandra Hidalgo   Assistant Professor of Writing, Rhetoric, and Composition	265 Bessey Hall	517-884-4503   Hidalgo5@msu.edu
	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
	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   Librarian	Main Library Db16	517-884-0848   dianar@msu.edu
	Diego Rivera   Associate Professor of Jazz Studies	302 Music Practice Bldg.	517-432-4480   riveradi@msu.edu
	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
	Riyad Shahjahan   Assistant Professor of Educational Administration	428 Erickson Hall	Shahja95@msu.edu
	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

	Steve Gold   Professor of Sociology	462 Berkey Hall	517-353-6352   gold@msu.edu
	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
	Danny Mendez   Associate Professor of Romance and Classical Studies	B331 Wells Hall	517-884-6351   mendezda@msu.edu
	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
	Daniel Vélez Ortiz   Associate Professor of Social Work	118 Baker Hall	velezda@msu.edu

Chicano/Latino Studies Program Staff

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

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