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Dr. Anthony D Affigne Ph.D. Professor Department of Political Science affigne@providence.edu Area(s) of Expertise: Latino(a) Studies

Dr. Kara B Cebulko Ph.D. Associate Professor Department of Sociology Department Chair of Sociology kcebulko@providence.edu Area(s) of Expertise: Brazilian Immigration, Latino/a Studies

Dr. Mintzi A Martinez-Rivera Assistant Professor Department of Sociology mmarti28@providence.edu Area(s) of Expertise: Latin/o American Studies

Dr. Edgar Mejia Ph.D. Associate Professor Department of Foreign Language Studies emejia@providence.edu Area(s) of Expertise: Latin American Cinema

Dr. Javier I Mocarquer Assistant Professor Department of Foreign Language Studies jmocarqu@providence.edu Area(s) of Expertise: Modern and contemporary Latin American literature, especially from the Southern Cone (Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay) as well as Brazil 

Rev. David T Orique O.P., Ph.D. Associate Professor Department of History Programming Director of Latin American Studies dorique@providence.edu Area(s) of Expertise: Latin America early and modern; Iberian Atlantic; Spanish and Portuguese—contact, conquest, and colonization of America; Latin American Theology

Dr. Thea N Riofrancos Assistant Professor Department of Political Science triofran@providence.edu Area(s) of Expertise: Latin America, Andean Region, Ecuador, Latin American New Left

Dr. Monica Simal Ph.D. Associate Professor Department of Foreign Language Studies msimal@providence.edu Area(s) of Expertise: Caribbean Literature, Cuban cultural identity and Cuban Diasporas studies

Dr. Tuire M Valkeakari Ph.D. Professor Department of English tvalkeak@providence.edu Area(s) of Expertise: Black Anglophone literature, especially African-Caribbean fiction and autobiography

Dr. Eve Veliz-Moran Ph.D. Associate Professor Department of Sociology evm@providence.edu Area(s) of Expertise: Latino(a) Sociology