Students

Graduate Alumni

Alumni listed below were either certified as having completed the requirements for the Graduate Portfolio in Mexican American Studies, employed by the Center for Mexican American Studies during their time at UT Austin, or received their graduate training from a CMAS faculty associate.

Enrique Alemán, Jr.
Doctor of Philosophy (2004)
Educational Administration
Graduate Portfolio in Mexican American Studies

Juan J. Alonzo
Doctor of Philosophy (2003)
English

Luis A. Alvarez
Doctor of Philosophy (2001)
History

Adriana Ayala
Doctor of Philosophy (2005)
History

Manuel Callahan
Doctor of Philosophy (2003)
History

Julia E. Curry-Rodríguez
Doctor of Philosophy (1988)
Sociology

Louis DeSipio
Doctor of Philosophy (1993)
Government

Julie A. Dowling
Doctor of Philosophy (2004)
Sociology
Graduate Portfolio in Mexican American Studies

Richard R. Flores
Doctor of Philosophy (1989)
Anthropology

Marilyn Espitia
Doctor of Philosophy (2003)
Sociology

Alán E. Gomez
Doctor of Philosophy (2006)
History
Graduate Portfolio in Mexican American Studies

Luis V. Guevara
Master of Arts (1997)
Government

José Angel Gutiérrez
Doctor of Philosophy (1976)
Government

Peter C. Haney
Doctor of Philosophy (2004)
Anthropology
Graduate Portfolio in Mexican American Studies

Lisa J. Hernandez
Doctor of Philosophy (2001)
Comparative Literature

Gilberto M. Hinojosa
Doctor of Philosophy (1979)
History

Ramona Houston
Doctor of Philosophy (2000)
History

Joel Huerta
Doctor of Philosophy (2005)
American Studies

Miguel A. Levario
Doctor of Philosophy (2007)
History
Graduate Portfolio in Mexican American Studies

José E. Limón
Doctor of Philosophy (1978)
Anthropology

Louis E. McFarland
Doctor of Philosophy (1999)
Sociology

Raquel R. Marquez
Doctor of Philosophy (1998)
Sociology

Louis G. Mendoza
Doctor of Philosophy (1994)
English

Rebecca Montes
Doctor of Philosophy (2005)
History

Sonia-Melitta Diaz Montoya
Master of Arts (2006)
Women and Gender Studies

Susan E. Moreno
Doctor of Philosophy (2000)
Sociology

Carlos Morton
Doctor of Philosophy (1987)
Drama (Theatre and Dance)

Jennifer Rose Nájera
Doctor of Philosophy (2005)
Anthropology
Graduate Portfolio in Mexican American Studies

Olga Nájera-Ramirez
Doctor of Philosophy (1988)
Anthropology

Alba A. Ortiz
Doctor of Philosophy (1976)
Special Education

Laura K. Padilla
Doctor of Philosophy (2006)
English
Graduate Portfolio in Mexican American Studies

Robin L. Page
Doctor of Philosophy (2006)
Nursing
Graduate Portfolio in Mexican American Studies

Raymund A. Paredes
Doctor of Philosophy (1973)
American Civilization (American Studies)

Héctor Pérez
Doctor of Philosophy (1994)
Comparative Literature

Devon G. Peña
Doctor of Philosophy (1983)
Sociology

Manuel H. Peña
Doctor of Philosophy (1981)
Anthropology

Diana M. Pino
Doctor of Philosophy (2005)
Educational Administration
Graduate Portfolio in Mexican American Studies

Luis F.B. Plascencia
Doctor of Philosophy (2005)
Anthropology

Charles Ramirez-Berg
Doctor of Philosophy (1987)
Communication Studies

Virginia M. Raymond
Doctor of Philosophy (2007)
English
Graduate Portfolio in Mexican American Studies

Alejandra Rincón
Doctor of Philosophy (2005)
Educational Administration
Graduate Portfolio in Mexican American Studies

Ellen Riojas Clark
Doctor of Philosophy (1981)
Curriculum and Instruction

Ramón H. Rivera-Servera
Doctor of Philosophy (2003)
Theatre and Dance
Graduate Portfolio in Mexican American Studies

John-Michael Rivera
Doctor of Philosophy (2000)
English

Anisa Jean Rodriguez
Doctor of Philosophy (2007)
Educational Administration
Graduate Portfolio in Mexican American Studies

Nestor Rodríguez
Doctor of Philosophy (1984)
Sociology

Ralph E. Rodriguez
Doctor of Philosophy (1997)
English

Gilbert A. Rosas
Doctor of Philosophy (2004)
Anthropology
Graduate Portfolio in Mexican American Studies

Stella Silva
Doctor of Philosophy (2003)
Educational Administration
Graduate Portfolio in Mexican American Studies

Sandra K. Soto
Doctor of Philosophy (2001)
English

Rick A. Sperling
Doctor of Philosophy (2007)
Educational Psychology
Graduate Portfolio in Mexican American Studies

Carmen Tafolla
Doctor of Philosophy (1981)
Curriculum and Instruction (Foreign Language Education)

Andrés Tijerina
Doctor of Philosophy (1977)
History

Michael L. Trujillo
Doctor of Philosophy (2005)
Anthropology

Fernando Vasquez
Doctor of Philosophy (2006)
Curriculum and Instruction
Graduate Portfolio in Mexican American Studies

Joseph Paul-Anthony Villescas
Doctor of Philosophy (2005)
Radio-TV-Film

Emilio Zamora
Doctor of Philosophy (1983)
History