Faculty/Instructor List
Professors
Ricardo Ainslie
Professor
rico.ainslie@mail.utexas.edu | (512) 471-0364 | SZB 262D
Education
Ph.D., University of Michigan
Interests
Study of Psychoanalysis; Psychological Experience of Immigration; Ethnic Conflicts within Communities; the Relationship Between Individual and Collective Identity.Efraim Armendariz
Professor
efraim@math.utexas.edu | (512) 471-0117 | RLM 8.152
Education
Ph.D., University of Nebraska at Lincoln
Interests
Ring TheoryNorma V. Cantú
Professor
metrocan2@aol.com | (512) 232-7111 | TNH 3.118M
Education
J.D., Harvard University
Interests
Governmental Policy for Civil Rights in American Education; Educational Funding; Disability Rights; Student Disciplinary Policies; Access to Special Services for English-language learnersRichard R. Flores
Professor
rrflores@austin.utexas.edu | (512) 471-9209 | GEB 3.212
Education
Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin
Interests
Folklore and Expressive Culture of Greater Mexico; Anthropology of Symbols; Anthropology of Religion; Anthropology and History; and Critical Theory.Douglas Foley
Professor
dfoley@mail.utexas.edu | (512) 232-3929 | SZB 528A
Education
Ph.D., Stanford University
Interests
Minority Communities in South Texas, Mississippi, and Iowa; Anthropology; U.S. Culture and Schools; Popular Culture; Social Movements; Race Relations; and Inequality in the U.S. Public Schools.Rueben A. Gonzales
Jacques P. Servier Professor in Pharmacy
rgonzales@mail.utexas.edu | (512) 471-5192 | PHR 5.224C
Education
Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin
Interests
Understand the Neuro-chemical basis for Ethanol Drinking BehaviorRolando Hinojosa-Smith
Ellen Clayton Garwood Professor
rorro@mail.utexas.edu | 512.471.8796 | PAR 324
Education
Ph.D., 1969, University of Illinois
Interests
American Literature and Creative WritingJosé E. Limón
Mody C. Boatright Regents Professor in American and English Literature
limonada@mail.utexas.edu | 512.471.4557 | WMB 5.102
Education
Ph.D., 1978, University of Texas at Austin
Interests
Cultural Studies; Chicano Literature; Anthropology and Literature; Mexicans in the United States; U.S.-Mexico Cultural Relations; Critical Theory; and Folklore and Popular CultureMartha Menchaca
Professor
mmen@mail.utexas.edu | 512.471.7537 | EPS 1.144
Education
Ph.D., Stanford University
Interests
Social Anthropology; Ethnicity; Gender; Oral History; Chicano Studies; U.S./Mexican Culture; and Latin AmericaAlba A. Ortiz
Professor
alba.ortiz@mail.utexas.edu | (512) 471-6244 | SZB 440
Education
Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin
Interests
Developing Models for Effective Schools and Instructional Delivery System of Minority Students; Preventing Academic Under Achievement of Hispanic students; Pre-Referral InterventionYolanda C. Padilla
Professor
ypadilla@mail.utexas.edu | (512) 471-6266 | SSW 3.130K
Education
Ph.D., University of Michigan
Interests
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health and Well-Being with an Emphasis on Mexican American Children and Families; Poverty; Immigration; Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender StudiesCharles E. Ramirez Berg
University Distinguished Teaching Professor
ramberg@mail.utexas.edu | 512.471.9925 | WWH 414
Education
Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin
Interests
Latinos and Media; Mexican Cinema; Chicano Cinema; and Latino Stereotypes in Hollywood CinemaManuel Ramirez III
Professor
ramirez@psy.utexas.edu | (512) 475-7012 | SEA 5.206
Education
Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin
Interests
Cross-Cultural Psychology; Ethno-Psychology; Cognitive Styles; Cultural Values; the Relationship of Acculturation to Mental Health and Family Dynamics; and Multicultural OrientationsPedro Reyes
Professor and Ashbel Smith Chair in Education Policy
preyes@utsystem.edu | (512) 499-4233 | O' Henry Hall 312
Education
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison
Interests
Social Organization of Schools; Conditions Fostering High Academic Success for Children of Poverty; and the Stratification of Learning Opportunities for Children of Color.Néstor P. Rodríguez
Professor
nrodriguez@prc.utexas.edu | 512.232.8072 | BUR 580
Education
Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin
Interests
International Migration; Immigration Policy; Border Enforcement; Global Urban Development; Racial/Ethnic Relations; and State RepressionJoseph Straubhaar
Amon G. Carter Centennial Professor of Communications
jdstraubhaar@mail.utexas.edu | 512.471.5304 | CMA 6.120
Education
Ph.D., Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy
Interests
Global Media; International Communication and Cultural Theory; Information Societies and the Digital Divide in the U.S. and other Countries; and Global Television Production and FlowRichard Valencia
Professor
richard.valencia@mail.utexas.edu | (512) 471-0378 | SZB 506K
Education
Ph.D., Unversity of California, Santa Barbara
Interests
Intellectual & Academic Development of Racial/Ethnic Minority Children; Psychometric Evaluation of Intelligence & Achievement tests; & Teacher Testing & Prospective Minority Teachers.Angela Valenzuela
Professor
valenz@mail.utexas.edu | (512) 232-6008 | SZB 528L
Education
Ph.D., Stanford University
Interests
Sociology of Education; Race and Ethnicity in Schools; Urban Education Reform; Educational Policy; Immigration; Globalization; and Human Rights.Emilio Zamora
Professor
e.zamora@mail.utexas.edu | 512.475.8706 | GAR 2.104B
Education
Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin
Interests
Mexican American History; U.S. Working Class History; Oral History and the History of the Mexican Archival Enterprise in Texas and Northern MexicoAssociate Professors
Lorenzo Candelaria
Associate Professor
lorenzo.candelaria@mail.utexas.edu | (512) 471-7131 | MRH 3.742
Education
Ph.D., Yale University
Interests
Catholic Sacred Music in Spain, Mexico, and the Hispanic Southwestern United StatesNeil F. Foley
Associate Professor
nfoley@mail.utexas.edu | 512.471.3261 | GAR 3.412
Education
Ph.D., University of Michigan
Interests
Changing Constructions of Race, Citizenship, and National Identity in the American Southwest and Mexico; and Comparative Civil Rights Politics of African Americans and Mexican AmericansMaría E. Fránquiz
Associate Professor
mfranquiz@austin.utexas.edu | (512) 232-5670 | SZB 440C
Education
Ph.D., University of California, Santa BarbaraJohn M. González
Associate Professor
jmgonzal@mail.utexas.edu | (512) 471-8117 | PAR 321
Education
Ph.D., 1998, Stanford University
Interests
Latino/a Literature; Chicano/a Literature; Late Nineteenth-Century U.S. Literature and Culture; Narrative Theory; Postcolonial Theory; and Cultural Studies.Gloria González-López
Associate Professor
gloria@austin.utexas.edu | 512.232.6343 | BUR 464
Education
Ph.D., University of Southern California
Interests
Gender and Sexuality of Mexican Immigrant PopulationsDavid L. Leal
Associate Professor
dleal@austin.utexas.edu | 512.471.1343 | BAT 3.140
Education
Ph.D., Harvard University
Interests
Latino politics, as well as religion and politics, the military and society, state politics, and the politics of North AmericaRaul L. Madrid
Associate Professor
rmadrid@austin.utexas.edu | 512.232.7246 | BAT 3.112
Education
Ph.D., Stanford University
Interests
Comparative Politics; Political Economy; Latin American Politics; and Voting Patterns of Indigenous Populations in Latin AmericaJames R. Nicolopulos
Associate Professor
ixtabay@uts.cc.utexas.edu | 512.232.4532 | BEN 4.104
Education
Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley
Interests
Colonial and Nineteenth-Century Spanish-American Literature; and Hispanic Narrative PoetryDeborah Paredez
Associate Professor
paredez@mail.utexas.edu | (512) 232-7370 | WMB 5.114
Education
Ph.D., Northwestern University
Interests
Latina/o Performance and Popular Culture; Race and Feminism in Performance; and Comparative Ethnic StudiesDomino R. Perez
Associate Professor
drperez@mail.utexas.edu | (512) 471-4557 | WMB 5.102
Education
Ph.D., 1998, University of Nebraska at Lincoln
Interests
American Literature; Popular Culture; and Chicano/a Literature, Film and Cultural StudiesMaggie Rivas-Rodriguez
Associate Professor
mrivas@mail.utexas.edu | (512) 471-0405 | CMA 6.170C
Education
Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Interests
Intersection of Oral History and Journalism; and U.S. Latinos and the News MediaAmérica Rodríguez
Associate Professor
arodriguez@mail.utexas.edu | 512.471.6645 | CMA 6.118
Education
Ph.D., University of California, San Diego
Interests
Relationship between Mexican and U.S. Television News Production; National News Systems of the United States, Mexico, and Canada; and U.S. Spanish Language BroadcastingRoberto Tejada
Associate Professor
tejada@mail.utexas.edu | 512.471.0905 | ART 1.220
Education
Ph.D., State University of New York, Buffalo
Interests
Chicana-Latino Art History, Twentieth-Century Image-Making in the Americas; Cultural and Critical Theory; Language Arts; and Visual Culture Analysis.Luis Urrieta, Jr.
Associate Professor
urrieta@mail.utexas.edu | (512) 232-4129 | SZB 528G
Education
Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel HillFred Valdez, Jr.
Associate Professor
fredv@mail.utexas.edu | 512. 471.0060 | EPS 2.114
Education
Ph.D., Harvard University
Interests
Archaeology; Mexican-American BorderlandsAssistant Professors
Cecilia Ballí
Assistant Professor
cballi@mail.utexas.edu | (512) 471-8522 | EPS 1.134
Education
Ph.D., Rice University
Interests
The U.S.-Mexico Borderlands; Gender and Violence; Transnational Crime; Music and Identity; and Ethnographic Writing Strategies.Oscar H. Casares
Assistant Professor
ohcasares@yahoo.com | (512) 471-8715 | PAR 108
Education
M.F.A., University of Iowa
Interests
Creative WritingJason Casellas
Assistant Professor
casellas@mail.utexas.edu | (512) 232-7202 (email preferred) | BAT 4.138
Education
Ph.D., Princeton University
Interests
Latino Politics; Legislative Politics; and State and Local PoliticsCary Cordova
Assistant Professor
cordova@mail.utexas.edu | (512) 232-4582 | BUR 448
Education
Ph.D., University of Texas at AustinJames H. Cox
Assistant Professor
jhcox@mail.utexas.edu | (512) 232-7804 | CAL 14
Education
Ph.D., 1999, University of Nebraska at Lincoln
Interests
Twentieth and Twenty-First Century Native American Literature; Twentieth and Twenty-First Century Ethnic American Literatures, including Chicana/o Literature and Literature of ImmigrationAnne M. Martínez
Assistant Professor
ammtz@mail.utexas.edu | (512) 475-7268 | GAR 3.214
Education
Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Interests
Religion; U.S.-Mexico Relations; and Race, Labor and Religion within the Mexican-origin community in Chicago in the first half of the Twentieth-CenturyRamón A. Martínez
Assistant Professor
rmartinez@mail.utexas.edu | (512) 232-2806 | SZB 334J
Education
Ph.D., UCLAJohn Mckiernan-González
Assistant Professor
tulua@mail.utexas.edu | 512.475.7260 | GAR 0.108
Education
Ph.D., University of Michigan
Interests
Race and Ethnicity; Social History of Medicine; the Borderlands; Mexican American History; and Latino StudiesVictor B. Sáenz
Assistant Professor
vsaenz@mail.utexas.edu | (512) 471-7551 | SZB 310 D5400
Education
Ph.D., University of California, Los AngelesJulian Vasquez Heilig
Assistant Professor
jvh@mail.utexas.edu | (512) 475-8586 | SZB 310
Education
Ph.D., Stanford UniversitySenior Lecturers
Cristina Cabello De Martinez
Senior Lecturer
cdmartinez@austin.rr.com | (512) 232-7127 | BEN 3.122
Education
Ph.D., University of Texas at AustinLecturers
Patricia M. García
Lecturer
pmgarcia@mail.utexas.edu | (512) 471-8354 | CAL 4
Education
Ph.D., 2006, Texas A&M UniversityLuis R. Mena
Lecturer
lmena@mail.utexas.edu | (512) 471-4557 | WMB 5.126
Education
M.B.A., University of California, Los AngelesVirginia M. Raymond
Lecturer
virginiaraymond@austin.rr.com | (512) 471-4557 | WMB 5.116
Education
J.D., Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin
Interests
History and lit. of Greater Mexico; literature, law, and religion in movements for social justice; critical race theory; law as cultural production; the carceral economy; effects of state violenceOther faculty
Michele Guzmán
Clinical Associate Professor
michele.guzman@mail.utexas.edu | (512) 471-0374 | SZB 504
Education
Ph.D., University of Albany, State University of New York
Interests
Multicultural Counseling; Ethnic and Racial Identity Issues; and Training Issues within this Discipline.Gerald Torres
Professor and Bryant Smith Chair in Law
gtorres@law.utexas.edu | (512) 232-1368 | TNH 3.266
Education
J.D., Yale University
