Chicano/Latino Studies Program Faculty

	Name and Title	Office	Phone Number E-Mail Address
	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
	Erin Graham Assistant Professor of History	256 Old Horticulture	517-355-7500 egraham@msu.edu
	Joseph Guzman Assistant Professor of Human Resources and Labor Relations	403 S. Kedzie Hall	jguzman@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
	Sam Saldívar, III Assistant Professor of Chicano/Latino Studies and Undergraduate Coordinator	200 S. Kedzie Hall	517-353-8685 Saldiv11@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
	Maribel Santiago Assistant Professor, Department of Teacher Education	329 Erickson Hall	517-353-5091 maribel@msu.edu
	Daniel Vélez Ortiz Associate Professor of Social Work	118 Baker Hall	velezda@msu.edu

Chicano/Latino Studies Program Staff

Michael McCue Administrative Assistant II

200 S. Kedzie Hall

517-353-8685 mccuemi@msu.edu

Chicano/Latino Studies Program Advisory Committee 2017-18

Isabel Ayala, Delia Fernandez, Director Eric Gonzalez Juenke, John Valadez, Sandra Crespo, Erin Graham

CLS Graduate Committee

Eric Gonzalez Juenke, Miguel Cabañas, Linda Hunt

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

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

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