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Latin American Studies

Faculty

The Latin American Studies program is interdisciplinary, drawing on faculty from across a wide range of academic departments including Anthropology, Art History, History, Philosophy, Political Science, and Sociology.

  • Carlos De Oro

    Associate Professor of Spanish
    (512) 863-1625
    Olin 312
    email
    Specialty: Contemporary Latin American Literature and Culture

  • Patrick Hajovsky

    Assistant Professor of Art History
    (512) 863-1664
    Fine Arts 233
    email
    Specialty: Pre-Columbian and Colonial Latin America

  • Melissa Johnson

    Associate Professor of Anthropology
    (512) 863-1406
    Mood-Bridwell 310
    email
    Specialty: Topical:Environment; Conservation; Development; Race and Racism; Social Theory;Environmental History; Tourism; Gender.Area: Belize; Caribbean;U.S.-Mexico Borderlands; Central Texas

  • Sandi Nenga

    Associate Professor of Sociology
    (512) 863-1412
    Mood-Bridwell 308
    email

  • Omar Rivera

    Assistant Professor of Philosophy
    (512) 863-1749
    Kyle E. White 113
    email

  • Angeles Rodriguez Cadena

    Assistant Professor of Spanish
    (512) 863-1573
    Olin 306
    email
    Specialty: Contemporary Latin American Literature and Culture.

  • Eric Selbin

    Professor of Political Science and University Scholar
    (512) 863-1604
    Mood-Bridwell 239
    email
    Specialty: Comparative Politics (Comparative Revolutions; Contentious Politics; Latin American and Caribbean Politics; Ideologies); International Politics (Peace and Conflict); Political Sociology.

  • Brenda Sendejo

    Assistant Professor of Anthropology
    (512) 863-1409
    Mood-Bridwell 309
    email
    Specialty: Anthropology of religion, Mexican American spiritualities and indigenous heritage, gender and racialization, and Chicana feminisms. Geographic specialization: U.S. - Mexico Borderlands, Central and South Texas.

  • Laura Senio Blair

    Associate Professor of Spanish
    (512) 863-1885
    Olin 308
    email
    Specialty: 20th and 21st Century Latin American Narrative and Drama. Chilean Narrative, Drama and Film. Hispanic Film.