Chicano/Latino Studies Program Faculty
Name and Title | Office | Phone Number
E-Mail Address |
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Ignacio Acevedo
Associate Professor of Psychology |
316 Physics Drive | idap@msu.edu |
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Gabriela Alfaraz
Associate Professor of Spanish |
B350 Wells Hall | 517-884-6343
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Isabel Ayala
Assistant Professor of Sociology |
414B Berkey | 517-353-6614
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Kristine Byron
Associate Professor of Spanish |
B353 Wells Hall | 517-884-6325
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Miguel Cabañas
Associate Professor of Spanish |
B457 Wells Hall | 517-884-6346
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Manuel Chavez
Associate Professor of Journalism |
346 Communication Arts | 517-432-1411
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Sheila Contreras
Associate Professor of English and Associate Dean Undergraduate Studies, Diversity & Inclusion, College of Arts & Letters |
308b Linton Hall | 517-432-7236
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Sandra Crespo
Professor of Teacher Education |
362 Erickson Hall | 517-353-3035
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Jualynne Dodson
Professor of Sociology |
300 Berkey Hall | 517-432-8668
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Higinio Dominguez
Assistant Professor of Teacher Education |
116K Erickson | 517-355-2321
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Delia Fernandez
Assistant Professor of History |
314 Old Horticulture | 517-884-4943
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Yomaira Figueroa
Associate Professor of English |
C615 Wells Hall | 517-884-4413
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Erin Graham
Assistant Professor of History |
256 Old Horticulture | 517-355-7500
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Alexandra Hidalgo
Assistant Professor of Writing, Rhetoric, and Composition |
265 Bessey Hall | 517-884-4503
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Linda Hunt
Professor of Anthropology |
338 Baker Hall | 517-355-0114
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Eric Gonzalez Juenke
Associate Professor of Political Science Director of Chicano/Latino Studies |
200 S. Kedzie | 517-355-8888
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Patricia Marin
Assistant Professor of Higher Education Administration |
429 Erickson Hall | 517-432-9616
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Javier Pescador
Professor of History |
333 Old Horticulture | 517-884-4947
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Diana Rivera
Librarian |
Main Library Db16 | 517-884-0848
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Diego Rivera
Associate Professor of Jazz Studies |
302 Music Practice Bldg. | 517-432-4480
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René Rosenbaum
Associate Professor of Community Sustainability |
312A Natural Resources | 517-432-3383
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Elena Ruíz
Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Global Studies |
5th Floor S. Kedzie Hall | 517-355-4490
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Maribel Santiago
Assistant Professor, Department of Teacher Education |
329 Erickson Hall | 517-353-5091
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Riyad Shahjahan
Assistant Professor of Educational Administration |
428 Erickson Hall | Shahja95@msu.edu |
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Estrella Torrez
Associate Professor, Residential College in the Arts and Humanities |
C230i Snyder Hall | 517-884-1327
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John Valadez
Associate Professor of Practice, Filmmaking |
279 Communication Arts & Sciences Building | 516-810-7238
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Chicano/Latino Studies Program Affiliated Faculty
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Steve Gold
Professor of Sociology |
462 Berkey Hall | 517-353-6352
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Pilar Horner
Assistant Professor of Social Work |
120 Baker Hall | 517-353-0775
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Laura Julier
Associate Professor of Writing, Rhetoric and American Culture |
235 Bessey Hall | 517-35-2400
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Danny Mendez
Associate Professor of Romance and Classical Studies |
B331 Wells Hall | 517-884-6351
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Scott Michaelsen
Professor of English |
C701 Wells Hall | 517-884-4453
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Dylan Miner
Associate Professor, Residential College for Arts and Humanities |
C230j Snyder Hall | 517-884-1323
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Daniel Vélez Ortiz
Associate Professor of Social Work |
118 Baker Hall | velezda@msu.edu |
Chicano/Latino Studies Program Staff
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Michael McCue, JD, PhD
Administrative Assistant II |
200 S. Kedzie Hall | 517-353-8685
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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