Center for Latino/a & Latin American Studies

Staff

  • Director: Chris Chávez, Professor of Media Studies, Advertising, and Latinx Studies, School of Journalism and Communication
  • Director of Operations: Eli Meyer, M.A.
  • Event Planner & Project Manager: Feather J. Crawford, M.A.
  • CLLAS Accounting Coordinator: Christine Waite, Wayne Morse Center
  • Research Dissemination Specialist (Emeritus): Alice Evans
  • CLLAS Student Coordinators Dania Covarrubias-Sollo, CLLAS Community Building & Strategic Planning Project CoordinatorMario Pronnarongvat, CLLAS Events & Outreach Project Student Coordinator 

Executive Board Members for AY 2020-2021:

Latino/a and Latin American Studies Affiliated Faculty

Current affiliated faculty working in the areas of Latino/a and Latin American Studies at the University of Oregon. Affiliates are encouraged to attend CLLAS programs and presentations and to participate in social, networking, and professional development activities. Affiliated faculty are also encouraged to participate in an existing Research Action Project (RAP) and submit research proposals. New RAPs are also welcome.

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Christopher Chávez

Carolyn Silva Chambers Distinguished Professor of Advertising
Interim Director, Master's in Advertising and Brand Responsibility; Director, Center for Latina/o and Latin American Studies
CLLAS, IRES, Latinx, SOJC, SOJC-Advertising, SOJC-Advertising and Brand Responsibility, SOJC-Media Studies Master's, SOJC-Media Studies PhD, SOJC-Media Studies Undergrad
cchavez4@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-9141
Office: 207 Allen Hall, 1275 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1275
Research Interests: Advertising, TV Commercials, Communication Theory, Persuasive Communication, Cultural Studies, Gender and Race In Media, Media and Diversity, Popular Culture, Media Studies and Globalization
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Emily J. Cornell

Graduate Program Specialist
Black Studies, CLLAS, Creative Writing Program, History, IRES, Native American Studies, Theatre Arts, Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies, Cinema Studies
ecornell@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-8293
Office: 201 McKenzie Hall
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José Cortez

Assistant Professor
Director of Latinx Studies
CLLAS, Digital Humanities, Disability Studies, English, Latinx
jcortez3@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-0069
Office: 319 PLC
Office Hours: Fall Term: MF 3:00pm-3:50pm
Research Interests: Critical Theory, Rhetoric, Latinx Studies
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Feather Crawford

Graduate Employee
CLLAS, SAIL
feather@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-2838
Office: 4th Floor Tykeson Hall, 1245 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Research Interests: US History: Native & Borderland Studies
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Cia Crowe

Operations Specialist
Black Studies, CLLAS, Creative Writing Program, History, IRES, Latinx, Native American Studies, Theatre Arts, Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies, Cinema Studies
ciac@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-2305
Office: 275 McKenzie Hall