latin american studies Experts

Lillian Guerra

ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Lillian Guerra is an expert on Cuban and Caribbean history.

Naomi Roht-Arriaza

Distinguished Professor of LawUC Hastings College of the Law

Contacts: rohtarri@uchastings.edu / 415-565-4629 / Office 320-200

Amelia Kiddle

Associate Professor, Department of HistoryUniversity of Calgary

Dr. Kiddle is Associate Professor of Spanish American history and the Coordinator of Latin American Studies at the University of Calgary.

Alina Ball

Associate Professor of LawUC Hastings College of the Law

Contacts: balla@uchastings.edu / 415-581-8852 / Office 300-100

Mark Lentz, Ph.D.

Faculty MemberUtah Valley University

Lentz is an expert in the history of colonial Mexico, Central America, and the Atlantic World

Steffanie Scott

Professor, Department of Geography & Environmental ManagementUniversity of Waterloo

Leading international scholar on food security, food system change, and COVID-19 impacts on the food suppy.

Ken Keen

Associate Professor Emeritus in the Practice of Organization & ManagementEmory University, Goizueta Business School

Elizabeth Zechmeister

Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Political Science and Director of LAPOPVanderbilt University

Expert in Latin American political behavior and director of the world-renowned Latin American Public Opinion Project.

Lauren Herckis

LibrarianCarnegie Mellon University

Lauren Herckis' field research applies anthropological and archaeological methods and theory to analyze human engagement with the world.

Vanessa Díaz

Associate Professor of Chicana/o and Latina/o StudiesLoyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts