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
	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
	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 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

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