Dr. Lorna Rivera is Director of the Mauricio Gastón Institute for Latino Community Development & Public Policy, and Associate Professor of Women’s, Gender, Sexuality Studies & Latino Studies at […]
IUPLR Experts
Cristián Doña-Reveco, Ph.D.
Cristián Doña-Reveco is Director of the Office of Latino/Latin American Studies (OLLAS) and Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. His […]
Raul A. Ramos, Ph.D.
Raúl A. Ramos received his A.B. in History and Latin American Studies from Princeton University in 1989 and his Ph.D. in History from Yale University in 1999. He joined the […]
Lorna Rivera, Ph. D.
Dr. Lorna Rivera is Director of the Mauricio Gastón Institute for Latino Community Development & Public Policy, and Associate Professor of Women’s, Gender, Sexuality Studies & Latino Studies at […]
Linda C. Halgunseth, PhD
Linda C. Halgunseth is an associate professor in the Department of Human Development and Family Sciences and El Instituto at the University of Connecticut. Her research focuses on parenting and […]
Mark Overmyer-Velázquez, PhD
Mark Overmyer‐Velázquez is University Director of UConn Hartford and Professor of History and Latino and Latin American Studies at the University of Connecticut. He trained at Yale University as a […]
Michele Back, PhD
Dr. Michele Back is an Associate Professor of World Languages Education at the University of Connecticut’s Neag School of Education, where she works with teacher candidates in Spanish, French, Latin, […]
Karma R. Chávez, Ph.D.
My scholarship is primarily informed by queer of color theory and women of color feminism. Methodologically, I am a rhetorical critic who utilizes textual and field-based methods. I am interested […]
Samuel Martínez, Ph.D.
Samuel Martínez is a Cuban-born cultural anthropologist. He is a Professor of Anthropology and Latin American Studies and Director of el Instituto (Institute of Latina/o, Caribbean, and Latin American Studies) […]
Isabel Martinez, Ph.D.
My research has focused on Latinx Life Courses, including those of unaccompanied Mexican minors and education, as well as best practices for teaching and supporting students in Hispanic-Serving Institutions. My current […]
Irma Victoria Montelongo, Ph.D.
Irma Victoria Montelongo is Associate Professor of Practice and Online Program Coordinator with the Chicano Studies Program at The University of Texas at El Paso. She received her Ph.D. in […]
Julie E. Lucero, Ph.D., MPH
Julie E. Lucero, University of Nevada Reno, Assistant Professor School, Community Health Sciences, and Director, Latino Research Center, College of Liberal Arts. Using the community based participatory approach to research, […]
Vincent D. Carales, Ed.D
I recently did a project exploring the impact of Hurricane Harvey on community college students and how they overcame this tragedy. The goal of my research is to highlight […]