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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Gabriela Martínez

Jon Anderson Chair in Journalism and Communication
Professor
CLLAS, SOJC, SOJC-Journalism, SOJC-Journalism Master's, SOJC-Media Studies Master's, SOJC-Media Studies PhD, SOJC-Media Studies Undergrad, Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies, Cinema Studies
gmartine@uoregon.edu
Office: 315 Hendricks Hall / 237 Allen Hall
Office Hours: Please email faculty using your UO email account or use Canvas if enrolled in a course with the professor.
Research Interests: Areas of Media Studies and Journalism
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Bronwen Maxson

Associate Librarian
Coordinator, Undergraduate Engagement & Instructional Services; Subject Specialist for Spanish, Portuguese, and Latin American Studies
CLLAS
bmaxson@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-3069
Office: UO Libraries
Office Hours: <a href="https://uoregon.libcal.com/appointments?u=54969">Schedule an appointment <a>
Research Interests: Open Access Scholarship, Information Literacy Practices of Spanish Speakers; Critical Pedagogy
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Fela McWhorter

Operations Manager, Academic Support Unit 5
Black Studies, CLLAS, Creative Writing Program, History, IRES, Latinx, Native American Studies, Theatre Arts, Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies, Cinema Studies
felaw@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-5902
Office: 275B McKenzie Hall
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José W. Meléndez

PhD Program Director
Associate Professor
CLLAS, IRES, PPPM
jmelende@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-2142
Office: 111 Hendricks Hall
Office Hours: By Appointment
Research Interests: Civic engagement, Design-based research, Designing for equity, Designing learning environments, Designing participatory processes, Discourse analysis, Activity systems, Latino/a/x immigrants, Collective & system level learning, Learning Sciences
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Tom Mertes

Academic Programs Manager
Black Studies, CLLAS, Creative Writing Program, History, IRES, Latinx, Native American Studies, Theatre Arts, Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies, Cinema Studies
tmertes@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-1060
Office: 273A McKenzie Hall
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Elias Meyer

Assistant Director CLLAS
Assist Director Americas Initi
CLLAS
emeyer@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-5714
Office Hours: Summer 2013:
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Isabel Millán

Assistant Professor
Director of Undergraduate Studies
CLLAS, IRES, Latinx, Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies
imillan@uoregon.edu
Office Hours: See course syllabi or email for an appointment
Research Interests: Queer, Transnational Feminist, and Critical Race Theories; Latinx/Chicanx Studies; Children's Literature, Television, and Film; Comics; Science Fiction and Fantasy