latin Experts

Mark Lentz, Ph.D.

Faculty MemberUtah Valley University

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

Lowell Gustafson, PhD

Professor of Political Science | College of Liberal Arts and SciencesVillanova University

Lowell Gustafson, PhD, is an expert in the politics, political structure and cultural heritage of Latin America.

Naomi Roht-Arriaza

Distinguished Professor of LawUC Hastings College of the Law

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

Jonathan Hiskey

Associate Chair of Political ScienceVanderbilt University

Expert on Latin American politics and Latin American migration.

Christopher Mejía Argueta, PhD

Director of International Academic Partnerships for the MIT Global SCALE Network | Director, MIT Graduate Certificate in Logistics and SCM (GCLOG) program | Founder & Director, MIT Emerging Market Economies Logistics Lab | Research ScientistMIT Center for Transportation & Logistics

Dr. Mejía-Argueta optimizes last-mile, retail, agri-food supply chains, global transportation and policymaking for emerging market economies

Margarita R. Ochoa, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of History | Director for Scholarly and Creative PracticeLoyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Melissa Martinez

Associate Professor of Political ScienceUniversity of Mary Washington

Dr. Martinez is an expert on human rights, criminal organizations and post-conflict societies in Mexico and Central America.

Candela Marini, Ph.D.

Assistant ProfessorMilwaukee School of Engineering

Dr. Candela Marini’s areas of expertise include Latin American Studies and Visual Culture.

Camilo Andrés Mora Quiñones, PhD

Postdoctoral AssociateMIT Center for Transportation & Logistics

Dr. Mora-Quiñones advances supply chain cybersecurity and uses technology to improve informal logistics and support underserved workers.

Phillip Anthony Ramirez

Visiting Assistant Professor - HistoryLoyola Marymount University