Regional Faculty Associates

Akindes, Simon 
UW-Parkside
Department of Politics, Philosophy and Law
Research/Teaching Interests: Latin American Left; Political and Social Movements; Democratization; Elections and Democracy in Africa; Popular Music and Politics; Civil-Military Relations in Africa
Country Interests: Bolivia,Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Côte d’Ivoire
akindess@uwp.edu

Armacanqui-Tipacti, Elia (Emerita)
UW-Stevens Point
Department of Foreign Languages
Research/Teaching Interests: Latin American literature, culture and civilization; Peruvian women writers
Country Interests: Peru
earmacan@uwsp.edu

Aronson, Stacey Parker
University of Minnesota, Morris
Department of Spanish
Research/Teaching Interests: All levels of Spanish language and literature; Brazilian Portuguese; representation of sexual violence in early modern literature
Country Interests: Latin America; Brazil
aronsosp@morris.umn.edu

Avín, Rose-Marie
UW-Eau Claire
Department of Economics
Research/Teaching Interests: economic development; women and economic development
Country Interests: Nicaragua
avinr@uwec.edu

Barker, Richard (Emeritus)
UW-Stevens Point
Department of Foreign Languages
rbarker@uwsp.edu

Bellver Sáez, Pilar
Marquette University
Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
Research/Teaching Interests: Contemporary Latin American literature; U.S. Latino literature; cultural studies Country Interests: Latin America, Mexico
pilar.bellver@marquette.edu

Bockelman, Brian
Ripon College
Department of History
Research/Teaching Interests: intellectual and cultural history of Argentina in the early 20th century; bohemian cultures outside Europe
Country Interests: Argentina
BockelmanB@ripon.edu

Borja, Jonathan
UW-La Crosse
Department of Music
Research/Teaching Interests: Mexican Concert Music of the 20th Century
Country Interests: Mexico
jborja@uwlax.edu

Brown, Pete
UW-Oshkosh
Department of Religious Studies and Anthropology
Research/Teaching Interests: economic anthropology; historical anthropology; ethnicity; social inequality
Country Interests: Mexico
brownp@uwosh.edu

Bryan, Catherine
UW-Oshkosh
Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures
Research/Teaching Interests: 19th and 20th century Latin American literature and culture; Women’s literatures; Indigenismo
bryan@uwosh.edu

Calmes, Victoria
UW-La Crosse
Department of Foreign Languages
Research/Teaching Interests: Spanish language skill development, Spanish literature and film
Country Interests: Spain, Latin America in general
calmes.vict@uwlax.edu

Carrillo, Germán (Emeritus)
Marquette University
Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures
Research/Teaching Interests: colonial and 20th century literature; Spanish for the professions; courses in culture/civilization; contemporary issues in the Hispanic world; multicultural issues; service learning
Country Interests: Latin America, Spain
german.carrillo@marquette.edu

Castañeda, Belén (Emerita)
Marquette University
Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures
Research/Teaching Interests: Spanish American literature – 20th century narrative
Country Interests: Spain, Latin America, Caribbean
belen.castaneda@marquette.edu

Clough, Cindy
Mount Mary University
Department of Occupational Therapy
Research/Teaching Interests: Occupational Therapy, K-12 education / special education, disability, and diversity
Country Interests: Haiti
cloughc@mtmary.edu

Collins, Jennifer Noelle
UW-Stevens Point
Department of Political Science
Research/Teaching Interests: Latin American politics; comparative politics; democratization; social and indigenous movements
Country Interests: Bolivia, Ecuador
jecollin@uwsp.edu

Coon, Adam
University of Minnesota Morris
Department of Spanish
Research/Teaching Interests: 20th and 21st Century Latin American Narrative and Poetry; Contemporary Indigenous Literatures; Contemporary Nahua Cultural Production; Post-Colonial and Decolonial Studies; Language Revitalization
Country Interests: Mexico
awcoon@morris.umn.edu

Cortés, Rocío
UW-Oshkosh
Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures
Research/Teaching Interests: colonial to contemporary Latin American literature; culture and civilization; language, composition, conversation and translation
Country Interests: Latin America in general
cortes@uwosh.edu

Cortés-Vélez, Dinorah
Marquette University
Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
Research/Teaching Interests: Colonial Latin American literature and culture; Baroque of Indies; Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz; female writing
Country Interests: Latin America, Mexico
dinorah.cortes-velez@marquette.edu

Craig-Odders, Renée
UW-Stevens Point
Department of World Languages and Literatures
rcraigod@uwsp.edu

Cruz, Marcelo
UW-Green Bay
Department of Public & Environmental Affairs
Research/Teaching Interests: urban and cultural geography; geography of South America; Latino migration to the US
Country Interests: Andean South America
Cruzm@uwgb.edu

Dalstrom, Matthew
Saint Anthony College of Nursing
Research/Teaching Interests: US/Mexico border; medical tourism; access to health care; health disparities
Country Interests: Mexico
matthew.d.dalstrom@osfhealthcare.org

Daly, Tara A.
Marquette University
Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
Research/Teaching Interests: Contemporary Andean Literatures and Cultures; Queer theory; Amazon Studies
Country Interests: Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru, Colombia
tara.daly@marquette.edu

DeGrave, Analisa E.
UW-Eau Claire
Department of Foreign Languages
Research/Teaching Interests: Latin American poetry; Utopia; U.S. Latino Literature
Country Interests: generalist
degravae@uwec.edu

DeGrave, Jeff R.
UW-Eau Claire
Department of Geography and Anthropology
Research/Teaching Interests: Latin American politics; migration; development; use of GIS in Latin America
Country Interests: generalist, Cuba
degravjr@uwec.edu

Depiante, Marcela
UW-Eau Claire
Department of Foreign Languages
Research/Teaching Interests: syntax and morphology; Spanish linguistics (Ellipsis phenomena, Cliticization, Coordination)
Country Interests: Argentina
depianma@uwec.edu

Dickson-Gomez, Julia
Medical College of Wisconsin
Institute for Health and Equity
Research/Teaching Interests: Global Health, Qualitative Methods, Social Determinants of Health, Housing and Homelessness, Informal Settlements, Substance Abuse
Country Interests: El Salvador
jdickson@mcw.edu

Doña-Reveco, Cristián
University of Nebraska at Omaha
Office of Latino and Latin American Studies & Department of Sociology and Anthropology
Research/Teaching Interests: International migration within the Americas; Latin American Sociology; Latin American recent history; Population and development; Emigration intentions and decisions; Migration policies; Comparative historical analysis of Migration; Migrants access to Social Rights
Country Interests: Chile; Southern Cone
cdona@unomaha.edu

Donoghue, Michael E.
Marquette University
Department of History
Research/Teaching Interests: history of U.S. foreign relations; history of 20th century U.S.-Latin American relations (Central America and the Caribbean); the U.S. and Cuba
Country Interests: Panama, Guatemala
michael.donoghue@marquette.edu

dos Santos, Pedro G.
College of St. Benedict/St. John’s University
Departments of Political Science
Research/Teaching Interests: Women’s Representation, Gender Quotas, Electoral Institutions, Elections and Campaign Finance, Women Presidents, Comparative Political Economy in Latin America
Country Interests: Brazil
pdossant001@csbsju.edu

Dosh, Paul
Macalester College
Department of Political Science
Research/Teaching Interests: Comparative politics, urban politics, social movements
Country Interests: Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
dosh@macalester.edu

Duarte, Armando
University of Iowa
Department of Dance
Research/Teaching Interests: Brazilian Popular Culture; Samba and Carnival
Country Interests: Brazil
armando-duarte@uiowa.edu

Dwyer, K. Angelique
Gustavus Adolphus College
Department of Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures; and
Latin American, Latinx and Caribbean Studies (LALACS) Program
Research/Teaching Interests: U.S./Mexico Intercultural Studies; Latina/Chicana Cultural
Production; Performance Studies; Film, and artistic expressions of liminality.
Country Interests: Mexico/U.S., Latinxs in the U.S. / Latin America
adwyer@gustavus.edu

Espinosa, Mariola
University of Iowa
Department of History
Research/Teaching Interests: Disease; Public Health; Medicine
Country Interests: Caribbean
mariola-espinosa@uiowa.edu

Fares, Gustavo
Lawrence University
Department of Spanish
Research/Teaching Interests: Latin American literatures, civilizations, and cultures; contemporary art and art criticism; contemporary Argentine women writers; Borges
Country Interests: Argentina, Mexico
faresg@lawrence.edu

Fernández, Manuel
UW-Eau Claire
Department of Foreign Languages
Research/Teaching Interests: narratives of the Hispanic Caribbean; Latin American narratives of the Boom and the Post-Boom; interdisciplinary courses with a focus on Latin American and U.S. Latino issues
Country Interests: Cuba
fernanm@uwec.edu

Fernández-Meardi, Hernán
UW-Green Bay
Department of Spanish
Research/Teaching Interests: Articulation of the concept of violence in Hispanic literature; cultural economy in Latin American modernity; subaltern groups in Latin America and the discourses of the construction of identities in Latin-American countries
Country Interests: Argentina
fernandh@uwgb.edu

Flora, Cornelia (Emerita)
Iowa State University
Department of Sociology
Research/Teaching Interests: Community, Ecosystems, Indigenous peoples
Country Interests: Colombia, Central America, Argentina, Ecuador, Peru, Chile
cflora@iastate.edu

Frederick, Jake
Lawrence University
History Department
Research/Teaching Interests: ethnicity, uprising, and fire policy in the colonial era
Country Interests: Mexico
jake.frederick@lawrence.edu

Freire, Virginia
UW-Stevens Point
Department of Biology
Research/Teaching Interests: ethnobotany; uses and applications of medicinal plants
Country Interests: Guatemala
vfreire@uwsp.edu

Fuentes, Bibiana
UW-Eau Claire
Department of Languages
Research/Teaching Interests: Contemporary Latin American Literature; Feminist Social Movements
Country Interests: Colombia
fuentelb@uwec.edu

Gates-Madsen, Nancy
Luther College
Department of Spanish
Research/Teaching Interests: Contemporary Latin American Literature and Culture, Memory Studies, Literatures and the Environment
Country Interests: Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Mexico, Central America
nancy.gatesmadsen@luther.edu

Genova, Thomas
University of Minnesota-Morris
Department of Humanities (Spanish)
Research/Teaching Interests: 19th-century literature; hemispheric studies; Afrolatinidades; historical novel; translation studies
Country Interests: Caribbean, Argentina, Brazil
tgenova@morris.umn.edu

Goff, Victoria (Emerita)
UW-Green Bay
Departments of Communication, History, Women’s Studies
Research/Teaching Interests: 19th and 20th century Latin American history with specific interests in media, labor, women, and immigration and migration history
Country Interests: Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Latin America in general
goffv@uwgb.edu

González, Gail (Emerita)
UW-Parkside
Department of Modern Languages
Research/Teaching Interests: Contemporary Hispanic American literature; post-dictatorship literature; detective fiction
Country Interests: Argentina
gonzalez@uwp.edu

González-Muntaner, Elena
UW-Oshkosh
Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures
Research/Teaching Interests: 19th Century Latin American literature; Spanish and Latin American women writers; Spanish language and culture
Country Interests: Latin America in general, Spain
gonzalee@uwosh.edu

González Pérez, Armando(Emeritus)
Marquette University
Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures
Research/Teaching Interests: Medieval and Renaissance Spanish literature; Caribbean literature; Afro-Caribbean literature; Spanish and Latin American poetry; Spanish for the professions; Latin American culture and civilization; contemporary issues in the Hispanic world; service learning
Country Interests: Latin America, Caribbean region, Spain
armando.gonzalez-perez@marquette.edu

Gormley, Melissa
UW-Platteville
Department of History
Research/Teaching Interests: Brazilian history; visual and literary culture/modernity
Country Interests: Brazil
gormleym@uwplatt.edu

Graham, Laura (Emerita)
University of Iowa
Department of Anthropology
Research/Teaching Interests: Language, Culture, Communication; Indigenous Media,Expressive Culture/Performance,Human Rights; Engaged/Activist Anthropology
Country Interests: Brazil, Venezuela
laura-graham@uiowa.edu

Granados, Omar
UW-La Crosse
Department of Modern Languages
Research/Teaching Interests: Twentieth-century and contemporary Caribbean, Latin American and Latino literature and culture, Cuban and Cuban American studies, Cultural approaches on migration, exile and human rights, literature and the environment, Latino and Latin American cinema
Country Interests: Cuba, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Colombia
ogranados@uwlax.edu

Greenfield, Gerald (Emeritus)
UW-Parkside
Department of History
Research/Teaching Interests: Cultural Studies; Northeast Brazil; Urban History
Country Interests: Brazil
gerald.greenfield@uwp.edu

Guevara-Geer, Geoff
Ripon College
Romance and Classical Languages
Research/Teaching Interests: Spanish American literature, civilization and arts; literary theory and aesthetics; Spanish language: grammar, composition and conversation
Country Interests: Argentina
Guevara@ripon.edu

Hathaway, Heather
Marquette University
Department of English
Research/Teaching Interests: ethnic American literature; immigration to the US; Caribbean immigration and diaspora; Caribbean literature
Country Interests: Caribbean, particularly Antigua, Jamaica, Haiti, Barbados
heather.hathaway@marquette.edu

Hauge, Soren
Ripon College
Department of Economics
Research/Teaching Interests: economic development; microfinance; microenterprise development; environmental economics; international economics
Country Interests: Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Chile
hauges@ripon.edu

Hawkins, Maren
Carroll University
Department of Public Health
Research/Teaching Interests: Community-Engaged research; Immigrant health
Country Interests: Ecuador, U.S.
hawkinsm@carrollu.edu

Haynes, Douglas
UW-Oshkosh
Department of English
Research/Teaching Interests: Rural to urban migration; environmental justice; teaching writing in the context of study abroad
Country Interests: Nicaragua / Central America
haynesd@uwosh.edu
www.douglas-haynes.com

Hendrickson, Margarita (Emerita)
UW-River Falls
Department of Modern Languages
Research/Teaching Interests: 20th century Latin American literature; poetry and narrative; Ernesto Cardenal; García Márquez: historical context in later works
Country Interests: Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Nicaragua, Brazil
margarita.d.hendrickson@uwrf.edu

Hernández, Bonar 
Iowa State University
Department of History
Research/Teaching Interests: Religion and politics; Religious movements and ethnic identity; Transnationalism. and Catholicism with an emphasis on modern Latin America
Country Interests: Guatemala
bhernand@iastate.edu

Hindson, Jean M. (Emerita)
UW-La Crosse
Department of Foreign Languages
Research/Teaching Interests: women writers; foreign language pedagogy
Country Interests: Mexico, Southern Cone
hindson.jean@uwlax.edu

Hippert, Christine
Loyola University Chicago
School of Environmental Sustainability
Research/Teaching Interests: Andes, Bolivia; cultural anthropology; community development; public health; identity
Country Interests: Andes, Bolivia
chippert@luc.edu

Hoff, Paul
UW-Eau Claire
Department of Foreign Languages
Research/Teaching Interests: foreign language pedagogy; oral proficiency testing; Spanish civilization
Country Interests: Spain, Mexico
hoffpj@uwec.edu

Huamán Andía, Bethsabé
Saint Catherine University
Department of English and International Studies
Research/Teaching Interests: Poetry; performance; representation of violence, gender; Latin American film
bhuamanandia277@stkate.edu

Hudgens Henderson, Mary
Winona State University
Department of Global Studies and World Languages
Research/Teaching Interests: Bilingual education; sociolinguistics; Spanish as a heritage language
mhudgenshenders@winona.edu

Jambrina, Jesús
Viterbo University
Departments of World Languages (Spanish) and History
Research/Teaching Interests: Modern Latin American and Hispanic Caribbean Literatures and Cultures; Latino/as U.S.; Latin American History; and Sexualities Studies
Country Interests: Cuba
jejambrina@viterbo.edu

James, Peggy
UW-Parkside
Department of Political Science
Research/Teaching Interests: developing countries; international relations; Political stability
Country Interests: Latin America in general
james@uwp.edu

Kapelusz-Poppi, Ana Maria (Emerita)
UW-Oshkosh
Department of History
Research/Teaching Interests: 19th and 20th century Mexican public health and intellectual history; 19th and 20th century Latin America
Country Interests: Mexico
kapelusz@uwosh.edu

Kelly, John
UW-La Crosse
Department of Geography and Earth Science
Research/Teaching Interests: 1land tenure, territoriality, and natural resource management in rural Latin America; indigenous peoples; GIS; participatory research mapping; human geography; political ecology
Country Interests: Mexico, Honduras, Costa Rica, Guatemala
jkelly@uwlax.edu

Kildegaard, Arne
University of Minnesota-Morris
Department of Economics and Management
Research/Teaching Interests: economic stabilization and development in Latin America
Country Interests: Mexico, Cuba
kildegac@mrs.umn.edu

Kohn, Mary Ellen
Mt. Mary College
Department of Foreign Languages
Research/Teaching Interests: teaching of language and culture; 16th and 17th century Spanish prose
Country Interests: Spain, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Honduras
kohnbudm@mtmary.edu

Kyle, Brett
University of Nebraska at Omaha
Department of Political Science
Research/Teaching Interests: Democratization, Legacies of Authoritarianism, Political Parties and Elections, Military Politics, Civil-Military Relations, Human Rights, Transitional Justice
Country Interests: Latin America in general
bjkyle@unomaha.edu

Lake, Darlene M. (Emerita)
UW-La Crosse
Department of Foreign Languages
Research/Teaching Interests: cultural studies; 20th Century Latin American literature; Latin American and Peninsular narrative and detective novel
Country Interests: Mexico, Spain
lake.darl@uwlax.edu

Leonard, Kathy (Emertia)
Iowa State University
Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures
Research/Teaching Interests: Bolivian women authors, translation, Hispanic dialectology
Country Interests: Bolivia, Cuba, Argentina
kleonard@iastate.edu

Licón, Gerardo
UW-Eau Claire
Department of Latin American Studies
Research/Teaching Interests: Latino History, Cultural Studies, Pachuco Culture
Country Interests: Mexico, U.S.
licong@uwec.edu

Lozano, Melina
Madison College
Department of World Languages; Department of Adult and Continuing Education
Research/Teaching Interests: Spanish language/linguistics; Kichwa/Runa Simi language/linguistics; Latin American dance; Latin American history; Spanish-English-Runa Simi bilingual education
Country Interests: Cuba, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico, Peru
mllozano@madisoncollege.edu

Macias-González, Victor M.
UW-La Crosse
Department of History
Research/Teaching Interests: Late nineteenth/early twentieth century Mexican history
Country Interests: Mexico
macias.vict@uwlax.edu

Magalhães III, Eduardo
Simpson College
Department of Political Science
Research/Teaching Interests: Latin American Politics, Latino Politics in the US
Country Interests: Brazil
eduardo.magalhaes@simpson.edu

Marina, Peter
UW-La Crosse
Department of Sociology
Research/Teaching Interests: Sociology of the City, Cultural Criminology, Sociology of Religion, Transgressive Sociology, Hispanic Studies, Urban Ethnography
Country Interests: Cuba, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Bolivia, Mexico
pmarina@uwlax.edu

Marini, Candela
Milwaukee School of Engineering
Social Sciences and Communication
Research/Teaching Interests: 19th Century Latin America; Visual Studies; Nation-Building; War Photography; Gothic Film and Fiction
Country Interests: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Uruguay
marini@msoe.edu

Martín Gómez, Antonio
UW-La Crosse
Global Cultures & Languages
Research/Teaching Interests: Applied Linguistics, Spanish for the Professions, Spanish for Heritage Speakers
Country Interests: Ecuador, Spain
amartingomez@uwlax.edu

Martins, Alexandre
Marquette University
Department of Theology and College of Nursing
Research/Teaching Interests: Health Care Ethics; Social Ethics; Global Health and Liberation Theology
Country Interests: Brazil
alexandre.martins@marquette.edu

Matthew, Laura E.
Marquette University
Department of History
Research/Teaching Interests: colonial and modern Latin America; Central American and Mexican area studies; Amerindian migration and ethnogenesis in colonial Mesoamerica
Country Interests: Mexico, Central America
laura.matthew@marquette.edu

Mazar, Inbal
Drake University
Department of World Languages and Cultures
Research/Teaching Interests: Spanish language; Maya studies; Cultural studies; Migration; Health; Oral tradition and folklore; Service-learning
Country Interests: Guatemala, United States
inbal.mazar@drake.edu

McAndrews, Timothy
UW-La Crosse
Department of Archaeology
Research/Teaching Interests: South American archaeology, early village-based society and long-term cultural evolution
Country Interests: South-Central Andean Altiplano
mcandrew.timo@uwlax.edu

Medeiros, Michelle
Marquette University
Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
Research/Teaching Interests: Women’s travel writing in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, Latin American and Hispanic literature, gender and women studies, and history of science
michelle.medeiros@marquette.edu

Melero, Pilar
UW-Whitewater
Department of World Languages and Cultures
Research/Teaching Interests: all levels of Spanish; Spanish for heritage speakers; modern Latin American literature
Country Interests: Mexico
melerop@uww.edu

Meyler, Jason
Mt. Mary University
Department of World Languages
Research/Teaching Interests: Professor of US Latin@ and Latin American narrative and audiovisual culture (plastic arts, performance art, music, and film)
Country Interests: Mexico, Guatemala, Colombia
meylerj@mtmary.edu

Mitchell, Stephanie
Carthage College
Department of History
Research/Teaching Interests: Women’s and gender history
Country Interests: Mexico
smitchell@carthage.edu

Moran Thundercloud, Diana Elena
UW-La Crosse
Department of Ethnic and Racial Studies; Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Research/Teaching Interests: Indigenous America; Native Indigenous Environmental Activism in Latin America; Human Rights; Immigration and Migration; Religion and Spirituality; Latin American Femicide; Children of Undocumented Immigrants
Country Interests: Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru
dmoranthundercloud@uwlax.edu

Moreno,María
Viterbo University; FLACSO-Ecuador
Department of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Research/Teaching Interests: Gender; Race-ethnicity; Anti-racism; Indigenous politics; Andes
Country Interests: Andean countries; Ecuador
msmorenop@hotmail.com

Muirhead, Pablo
Milwaukee Area Technical College
Department of Foreign Language
Research/Teaching Interests: second language acquisition; international service-learning; technology integration
Country Interests: Peru, Cuba
muirheap@matc.edu

Myers, Megan
Iowa State University
World Languages and Cultures
Research/Teaching Interests: Transnational Hispaniola, Dominican American Literature, Community-Based Learning
Country Interests: Dominican Republic, Haiti
mjmyers@iastate.edu

Nadeau, Evelyn
Clarke University
Department of Foreign Languages
Research/Teaching Interests: Latin American literature
evelyn.nadeau@clarke.edu

Narváez, Benjamin N.
University of Minnesota, Morris
Department of History
Research/Teaching Interests: Race, labor, immigration, social revolution, U.S.-Latin American relations
Country Interests: Cuba, Peru
bnarvaez@morris.umn.edu

Ochoa Campo, Astrid
UW-La Crosse
Department of Global Cultures and Languages
Research/Teaching Interests: Contemporary Latin American and Latinx women’s literature, Latin American and Latinx literatures and cultures,WGS,World Langauge Education
Country Interests: Colombia
aochoacampo@uwlax.edu

O’Day, Karen
UW-Eau Claire
Department of Art and Design
Research/Teaching Interests: Latin American art (ancient, colonial, modern, contemporary)
Country Interests: Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia
odaykm@uwec.edu

Ortiz Ceberio, Cristina
UW-Green Bay
Department of Modern Languages
Research/Teaching Interests: contemporary Latin American women writers
Country Interests: Cuba, Mexico
ortizc@uwgb.edu

Pardo-Ballester, Cristina
Iowa State University
Department of World Languages and Cultures
Research/Teaching Interests: ALL;SLA; Language assessment; Translation studies/Applied linguistics; Spanish for specific purposes; Translation and interpretation
Country Interests: Argentina, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Puerto Rico, and Spain
cpardo@iastate.edu

Parys, Jodie A.
UW-Whitewater
Department of World Languages and Cultures
Research/Teaching Interests: Contemporary Latin American literature and culture; Representation of AIDS in Latin American literature; Spanish Language and Composition; Occupational Spanish; Service Learning
Country Interests: Uruguay, Argentina, Chile, Latin America and Caribbean in general
parysj@uww.edu

Paulk, Julia C.
Marquette University
Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
Research/Teaching Interests: 19th century Latin American literature; antislavery literature of the Americas; comparative context for the study of Latin American literature
Country Interests: Costa Rica
Julia.paulk@marquette.edu

Pinzl, Michelle
Viterbo University
Department of English and World Languages
Research/Teaching Interests: Interpreting, Intercultural Communication
Country Interests: Latin America
mmpinzl@viterbo.edu

Rich, Jessica
Marquette University
Department of Political Science
Research/Teaching Interests: Research/Teaching Interests: Comparative Politics, civil society, HIV/AIDS, social policy, bureaucracy
Country Interests: Brazil
jessica.rich@marquette.edu

Rivera Berruz, Stephanie
Marquette University
Department of Philosophy
Research/Teaching Interests: Latin American philosophy; Caribbean philosophy; Latina/x feminisms; Decolonial feminisms; Philosophy of race and sexuality
Country Interests: Cuba; Dominican Republic; Mexico; Puerto Rico
stephanie.riveraberruz@marquette.edu

Roberg, Jeffrey L.
Carthage College
Department of Political Science
Research/Teaching Interests: Effects of Tourism in Latin America, Human and Envronmental Rights
Country Interests: Argentina, Cuba, Ecuador, Peru, and Chile
jroberg@carthage.edu

Ryan, Carrie
St. Norbert College
Department of History
Research/Teaching Interests: Cultural history; tourism; science and race; Indigenous peoples
Country Interests: Argentina
carrie.ryan@snc.edu

Santos-Phillips, Eva (Emerita)
UW-Eau Claire
Department of Foreign Languages
Research/Teaching Interests: Spanish American literature, culture and film; women in Spanish American literature, film and art
Country Interests: Caribbean, Mexico, Argentina
santosel@uwec.edu

Schnitzer, Stefan
Marquette University
Department of Biological Sciences
Research/Teaching Interests: plant community ecology / tropical forest ecology; the ecology of lianas (woody vines); tropical and temperate forest dynamics and regeneration
Country Interests: Panama
stefan.schnitzer@marquette.edu

Schulenburg, Chris T.
UW-Platteville
Department of Humanities (Spanish)
Research/Teaching Interests: Contemporary Latin American Narrative/Pedagogy
Country Interests: Chile, Argentina
schulenburgc@uwplatt.edu

Scribner, Druscilla
UW-Oshkosh
Department of Political Science
Research/Teaching Interests: Latin American politics; comparative politics; politics of development; women and politics; genocide and human rights
Country Interests: Argentina, Chile
scribned@uwosh.edu

Selçuk, Orçun
Luther College
Department of Political Science
Research/Teaching Interests: Populism; Polarization; Opposition; Autocratization
Country Interests: Venezuela, Ecuador, and the Andes
selcor01@luther.edu

Sheehan, Megan
College of St. Benedict/St. John’s University
Department of Sociology
Research/Teaching Interests: Food and culture; migration; urbanization
Country Interests: Chile
msheehan001@csbsju.edu

Silva, Grant J.
Marquette University
Department of Philosophy
Research/Teaching Interests: Latin American philosophy; philosophy of race and immigration ethics; Decolonial philosophy
Country Interests: Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean
grant.silva@marquette.edu

Sinclair, Shelley (Emertia)
UW-La Crosse
Department of History
sinclair.shel@uwlax.edu

Sipress, Joel
UW-Superior
Department of Social Inquiry
Research/Teaching Interests: Secondary teaching field: Latin American history
Country Interests: Mexico
jsipress@uwsuper.edu

Smith, Amy Erica
Iowa State University
Department of Political Science
Research/Teaching Interests: Latin American politics, Brazilian Politics, comparative political behavior
Country Interests: Brazil, Latin America generally
aesmith2@iastate.edu

Smith, Brian H. (Emeritus)
Ripon College
Department of Religion
Research/Teaching Interests: religion and politics in Latin America
Country Interests: Chile, Colombia
smithb@ripon.edu

Smith, Carter E.
UW-Eau Claire
Department of Foreign Languages
Research/Teaching Interests: representing terrorism in contemporary Spanish/Basque narratives; 20th century Spanish fiction
Country Interests: Spain
smithce@uwec.edu

Sottile, Pedro D.
UW-Eau Claire
Department of Accounting & Finance
Research/Teaching Interests: Sovereign credit risk
Country Interests: Argentina, Brazil, Mexico
sottilpd@uwec.edu

Spoto, Ray (Emeritus)
UW-Platteville
Department of Foreign Languages
spoto@uwplatt.edu

Tar, Jane
University of St. Thomas
Department of Modern and Classical Languages
Research/Teaching Interests: Hispanic women writers; Hispanic cultural studies; business Spanish
Country Interests: Latin America, Spain
jdtar@stthomas.edu

Tejada, Rita
Luther College
Department of Spanish
Research/Teaching Interests: Caribbean Literature, Latin American Literature and Film, Women Issues, Latin American Women Writers, Service Learning Projects
Country Interests: Dominican Republic
tejadari@luther.edu

Thomas, Charles (Emeritus)
UW-Oshkosh
Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures
thomascp@uwosh.edu

Toral, Pablo
Beloit College
Department of Political Science
Research/Teaching Interests: Environmental Political Economy of Latin America; Sustainability, Environmental justice, urban planning and design, conservation
Country Interests: Comparativist
toralp@beloit.edu

Valero, José A.
UW-Eau Claire
Department of Foreign Languages
Research/Teaching Interests: 18th century history and culture; nation building and cultural institutions
Country Interests: Latin America, Caribbean, Spain
valeroja@uwec.edu

Varela-García, Fabiola
UW-Eau Claire
Department of Foreign Languages
Research/Teaching Interests: Sociolinguistics and bilingualism; Mayan languages in Guatemalan linguistic policy
Country Interests: Central America, Guatemala
varelaf@uwec.edu

Velez, Gabriel
Marquette University
Educational Policy and Leadership
Research/Teaching Interests: Peace education; Adolescent development; Civic engagement; Restorative justice; Transitional justice
Country Interests: Colombia, United States
gabriel.velez@marquette.edu

Waugh, Richard (Emeritus)
UW-Platteville
Department of Social Sciences/Geography
Research/Teaching Interests: Indigena of South and Central America
Country Interests: Peru, Guatemala
waugh@uwplatt.edu

Younoszai, Barbara (Emerita)
Hamline University
Department of Modern Languages
byounoszai@hamline.edu