Carlos de la Torre
Director · University of Florida
Carlos De la Torre is an expert in Latin American populism from a global perspective and in racism and citizenship in the Americas.
Racism and Citizenship in the Americas Populism Latin American Studies Democratization Authoritarianism
Robert Walker
Professor · University of Florida
Robert Walker is a human geographer with training in statistics and economics who studies land cover change processes.
Land Change The Amazon Latin American Studies Land Use Change Modeling Geospatial Analysis and Techniques
Tanya Saunders
Associate Professor · University of Florida
Tanya Saunders is interested in the ways in which the African Diaspora, throughout the Americas, use the arts as a tool for social change.
Sociology of Culture Social Identity Latin American and Caribbean Studies Comparative Sociology African Diaspora Studies
Heather Chiero
Associate Professor of History, Anthropology and Philosophy · Augusta University
Dr. Chiero is a leading scholar in Latin American & U.S. Western history and the Spanish colonial periphery of the Caribbean Basin.
Material Culture Social History Underrepresented Populations Central America Latin America
Welson Tremura
Professor/Associate Director · University of Florida
Welson Tremura specializes in ethnomusicology, including folk religion, technology and interdisciplinary projects, and world music.
Music and Religion (Folk Catholicism), Samba, and Bossa-Nova Portuguese Language (Culture, Politics, and Identity) Musicology Latin American Studies Business in Latin America (Management, Law, and International Consulting)
Jennifer L. Eich
Professor of Modern Languages and Literature - Spanish · Loyola Marymount University
Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts
Colonial Spanish-American Conventual Writings 19th-Century and Contemporary Mexican Narratives and Poetry Latin American and Latina/O Women Writers
Christopher L. Busey
Assistant Professor · University of Florida
Christopher Busey’s research broadly examines the intersection of race and education.
Intersections of African American and Afro-Latinx Racial Thought in Education Educational Activism and Policy for Afro-descendant Communities Afro-Latin History and Citizenship Education Latin American Studies
Rebecca Hanson
Assistant Professor · University of Florida
Rebecca Hanson conducts research on participatory democratic neighborhood experiments and police militarization.
Venezuelan Politics Socialism Political Theory Latin American Studies Citizen Security and Policing
Frances (Jack) Putz
Distinguished Professor · University of Florida
Frances "Jack" Putz applies science to real-world problems related to ecosystem management and conservation.
Plant Ecology Indonesian Consevation Issue Economic Botany Applied Ecology Florida Natural History
Martha Kohen
Professor/Director · University of Florida
Martha Kohen is an expert in sustainability in built environment resilience, smart buildings/cities and sustainable architecture and design.
Latin American Studies Storm Preparation Coastal Erosion Urban Design Sea Level Rise
John Stepp
Associate Professor · University of Florida
John Stepp conducts conservation research on the persistence, change and variation of traditional ecological knowledge.
China Biocultural Diversity Indigenous Peoples Issues Latin American Studies Ethnobotany
Brian Gendreau
Clinical Professor · University of Florida
Brian Gendreau is an expert in the Latin American business environment.
Latin American Business Environment Finance, Insurance & Real Estate Latin American Studies International Finance Investment Strategy
Nicholas Vargas
Associate Professor · University of Florida
Nicholas Vargas’ research is driven by questions about racialization and racial boundaries.
Racial Classification Racial Stratification Interpersonal Networks Latin American Studies Immigration
Maya Stanfield-Mazzi
Associate Professor · University of Florida
Maya Stanfield-Mazzi is an art historian specializing in art of pre-Columbian and colonial Latin America, especially that of colonial Peru.
Art and History of Ancient and Colonial Latin America Latin American Studies
Pedro A. Sanchez
Research Professor · University of Florida
Pedro Sanchez studies how soils in tropical regions can be managed and improved to increase food production.
Pesticide and Waste Management Latin American Studies World Hunger Food Security Tropical Soils
Heather Vrana
Assistant Professor · University of Florida
Heather Vrana's research explores student and social movements, Central America, disability and history of medicine and nationalisms.
Youth and Childhood Social and Student Movements Latin American Studies Disability
Paul Ortiz
Director · University of Florida
Paul Ortiz works in the fields of African American history, Latino studies, Social Movement Theory, U.S. history and documentary studies.
Unites States South Social Movement Theory Labor Studies African Diaspora African American History
Lillian Guerra
Professor · University of Florida
Lillian Guerra is an expert on Cuban and Caribbean history.
Latino Culture & Politics in the U.S. Caribbean History Latin American Studies Caribbean Diasporas and Caribbean History Central American and Caribbean Immigration
Louis A. Pérez, Ph.D.
J. Carlyle Sitterson Professor of History. Director, Institute for the Study of the Americas, College of Arts and Sciences · UNC-Chapel Hill
Dr. Pérez’s principal research interests center on the 19th and 20th century Caribbean, with a research emphasis on Cuba.
Cuba Cuban Revolution Caribbean Studies Latin American Culture
Amelia Kiddle
Associate Professor, Department of History · University of Calgary
Dr. Kiddle is Associate Professor of Spanish American history and the Coordinator of Latin American Studies at the University of Calgary.
Spanish American History Latin America Mexican History