Herman L. Bennett, History; Ph.D., Duke

Ulla Berg, Latino and Hispanic Caribbean Studies and Anthropology; Ph.D., New York

Gloria Bonilla-Santiago, Urban Studies (Camden); Ph.D., CUNY

César Braga-Pinto, Spanish and Portuguese; Ph.D., California (Berkeley)

Ethel Brooks, Women's and Gender Studies; Ph.D., New York

Kim D. Butler, Africana Studies; Ph.D., Johns Hopkins

José Camacho, Spanish and Portuguese and Linguistics; Ph.D., Southern California

Gabriella Carolini, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy; Ph.D., Columbia

Michael J. Carr, Geological Sciences; Ph.D., Dartmouth

Roberto Chang, Economics; Ph.D., Pennsylvania

Jon Cowans, History (Newark); Ph.D., Stanford

Carlos U. Decena, Women's and Gender Studies; Ph.D., New York

Nancy G. Diaz, Spanish (Newark); Ph.D., Rutgers

Zaire Dinzey-Flores, Latino and Hispanic Caribbean Studies and Sociology; Ph.D., Michigan

Carlos A. Fernández, Director, Center for Latino Arts and Culture; Ph.D., Indiana

Janice Fine, Labor Studies; Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Nurgul Fitzgerald, Nutrition, Ph.D., Connecticut

Nydia Flores, Graduate School of Education; Ph.D., CUNY

Tatiana Flores, Art History; Ph.D., Columbia

Carla Giaudrone, Foreign Languages and Literatures (Camden); Ph.D., New York

Daniel M. Goldstein, Anthropology; Ph.D., Arizona

Peter Guarnaccia, Human Ecology; Ph.D., Connecticut

Daniel Hoffman, Nutrition; Ph.D., Tufts

R. Ariel Igal, Nutrition; Ph.D., La Plata (Argentina)

Temma Kaplan, History; Ph.D., Harvard

Robert R. Kaufman, Political Science; Ph.D., Harvard

Carl Kirschner, Spanish and Portuguese; Ph.D., Massachusetts

Asela Laguna, Classical and Modern Languages (Newark); Ph.D., Illinois

Elpidio Laguna-Díaz, Classical and Modern Languages (Newark); Ph.D., CUNY

Renée Larrier, French; Ph.D., Columbia

Aldo Lauria Santiago, Latino and Hispanic Caribbean Studies; Ph.D., Chicago

Laura Lomas, English (Newark); Ph.D., Columbia

Tania del Mar López Marrero, Geography and Latino and Hispanic Caribbean Studies, Ph.D., Pennsylvania State

Rocío Magaña, Anthropology; Ph.D., Chicago

Regina Marchi, Journalism and Media Studies; Ph.D., California (San Diego)

Jorge Marcone, Spanish and Portuguese; Ph.D., Texas

Yolanda Martínez-San Miguel, Latino and Hispanic Caribbean Studies; Ph.D., California (Berkeley)

Raymond Sanchez Mayers, Social Work; Ph.D., Brandeis

Bonnie McCay, Human Ecology; Ph.D., Columbia

Ann Mische, Sociology; Ph.D., New School for Social Research

Carlos Raúl Narváez, Spanish and Portuguese; Ph.D., Columbia

Isabel Nazario, Associate Vice President for Academic and Public Partnership in the Arts and Humanities; M.F.A., CUNY (Queens College)

Julio Nazario, Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Honors Programs, SAS; M.F.A., Rutgers (Mason Gross School of the Arts)

Margaret H. Persin, Spanish and Portuguese; Ph.D., Indiana

Ana Yolanda Ramos-Zayas, Anthropology and Latino and Hispanic Caribbean Studies; Ph.D., Columbia

Phillip Rothwell, Spanish and Portuguese; Ph.D., Cambridge (UK)

Thomas Rudel, Human Ecology and Sociology; Ph.D., Yale

Liliana Sanchez, Spanish and Portuguese and Linguistics; Ph.D., Southern California

Jorge Schement, Dean, School of Communication and Information; Ph.D., Stanford

Laura C. Schneider, Geography; Ph.D., Clark

Marcy Schwartz, Spanish and Portuguese; Ph.D., Johns Hopkins

Carlos Seiglie, Economics (Newark); Ph.D., Chicago

Benigno Sifuentes-Jáuregui, Comparative Literature and American Studies; Ph.D., Yale

Thomas M. Stephens, Spanish and Portuguese; Ph.D., Michigan

Camilla Stevens, Spanish and Portuguese; Ph.D., Kansas

Lorrin Reed Thomas, History (Camden); Ph.D., Pennsylvania

Jonathan Tittler, Foreign Languages and Literatures (Camden); Ph.D., Cornell

Camilla Townsend, History; Ph.D., Rutgers

Gail Triner-Besosa, History; Ph.D., Columbia

Leonardo Vázquez, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy; Ph.D., Southern California

Mark Wasserman, History; Ph.D., Chicago

Francisco Werner, Director, IMCS; Ph.D., Washington

Eugene N. White, Economics; Ph.D., Illinois

The program in Latin American studies is administered by the Center for Latin American Studies (CLAS), a clearinghouse and center of coordination for research, pedagogy, and extracurricular events pertaining to Latin America and its worldwide diasporas. The center's programs are dedicated to preparing students academically in Latin American history, culture, economics, politics, and languages. The mission of the Center for Latin American Studies is to foster learning and research across disciplines and geographic boundaries, and to bring the richness of the scholarship on Latin American environment, culture, history, art, language, and literature to the larger Rutgers community. Academic courses together with concerts, visiting writers, film series, conferences, and lectures highlight topics in migration, health, environmental issues, human rights and democracy, cultural performance, literary innovation, and linguistic and political change in Latin American and greater hemispheric contexts. The center moves beyond traditional regionalisms towards a more thorough understanding of culture and society throughout the Americas.