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
Rex Koontz, Ph.D.
My current research involves two projects: 1) A history of the pre-Columbian civilization of the Gulf Coast of Mexico between the year 0 and 1000 CE, known as Classic Veracruz; […]
Jorge E. Gonzalez, Ph.D.
My scholarship focuses on dual language learner (DLL) language development at the intersection of the home literacy environment, parenting behavior, cultural values, and learning difficulties in young children. This work […]
Jason Casellas, Ph.D.
Professor Jason Casellas is an associate professor at the University of Houston. He specializes in American politics, with specific research and teaching interests in Latino politics, legislative politics, and state […]
Elsa Gonzalez, Ph.D.
I examine higher education leadership and culture in order to contribute to the resilience and success of underrepresented students. My scholarship consists of two lines of research: (1) higher education […]
Jorge Chinea, Ph.D.
My primary areas of training are Latin American and Caribbean Studies, and I am also interested in the social and labor history of Latin@s, and the development of their communities […]
Nancy López, Ph.D.
Dr. Nancy López is a professor of sociology at the University of New Mexico. Dr. López co-founded and still directs the Institute for the Study of “Race” and Social Justice and […]
Daphne Hernandez, Ph.D.
Daphne C. Hernandez is the Lee and Joseph Jamail Distinguished Professor and Associate Professor at the University of Texas Health Science Center – Houston, Cizik School of Nursing. Dr. Hernandez’s […]
Jeronimo Cortina, Ph.D.
Jeronimo Cortina is an award-winning Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science and the Associate Director at the Center for Mexican American Studies at the University of Houston. Dr. […]
John Morán González, Ph.D.
John Morán González is the J. Frank Dobie Regents Professor of American and English Literature at the University of Texas at Austin. He earned a Ph.D. degree in English and American literature from […]