
Latin American and Latinx Studies Faculty + Staff
The people make the program
What happens when you gather brilliant and diverse faculty representing multiple academic departments and assemble them all to instruct under the umbrella of Latin American and Latinx Studies?
Evidently magic happens.
What is the overwhelming response from Latin American and Latinx Studies alumni when asked what the best thing about LAS at UW-Eau Claire? It's simple — the faculty make the program. From the initial discussions about why this program might be right for a student, through degree planning, leading intercultural immersion programs, and mentoring collaborative research, the talented and expert faculty give the LAS courses the credibility that has helped it stand out in the region.
*top photo by Mark Aumann
Faculty + Staff
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Manuel Fernandez, Ph.D.
Languages | Latin American and Latinx Studies
Professor | Program Director
- Hibbard Humanities Hall 352, Eau Claire | Directions
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Gerardo Licon
History | Latin American and Latinx Studies
Assistant Professor
- Hibbard Humanities Hall 353, Eau Claire | Directions
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Sheryl Gonzales, B.B.A (she/her/hers) Alum
Latin American and Latinx Studies | American Indian Studies | College of Arts and Sciences | Race, Ethnicity, Gender, and Sexuality Studies | Sociology
Department Assistant
- Hibbard Humanities Hall 384, Eau Claire | Directions
- Hibbard Humanities Hall 629, Eau Claire | Directions
- Office hours: Sociology: HHH 629 - Tue & Wed 7:45 am - 4:30 pm, Fri 7:45 - 11:45 am;
Phone: 715-836-2720
OIP: HHH 384 - Mon & Thur 7:45 am - 4:30 pm, Fri 12:30 - 4:30 pm;
Phone: 715-836-4656 - View full profile
Affiliated faculty + staff
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Jose Felipe Alvergue, Ph.D., M.F.A.
English | Latin American and Latinx Studies
Associate Professor | Director of Undergraduate Studies
- Centennial Hall 4111, Eau Claire | Directions
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Dr. Elena N. Casey, Ph.D.
Languages | Latin American and Latinx Studies
Assistant Professor
- Centennial Hall 4706, Eau Claire | Directions
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Anne Hlas, Ph.D.
Languages | Latin American and Latinx Studies
Professor
- Centennial Hall 4921, Eau Claire | Directions
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Analisa DeGrave, Ph.D.
Languages | Latin American and Latinx Studies | Race, Ethnicity, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Professor
- Centennial Hall 4919, Eau Claire | Directions
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Jeff R. DeGrave, Ph.D.
Academic Affairs/Provost | Geography and Anthropology | Latin American and Latinx Studies
Intercultural Immersions Coordinator | Senior Lecturer
- Schofield Hall 17, Eau Claire | Directions
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Bibiana Fuentes, Ph.D.
Languages | Latin American and Latinx Studies
Associate Professor
- Centennial Hall 4707, Eau Claire | Directions
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Paul J. Hoff, D.A. Alum
Languages | Latin American and Latinx Studies
Professor
- Centennial Hall 4916, Eau Claire | Directions
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Dr. Cheryl Ana Jimenez Frei (she/her/hers)
History | Latin American and Latinx Studies
Assistant Professor | Co-director of the Public History Program
Dr. Jiménez Frei's research and teaching specializations are in public history, modern Latin America, Argentina and the Southern Cone, memory studies, and cultural history. She is a founder of the Western WI COVID-19 Archive and a core member of the WI Latinx History Collective.
- Hibbard Humanities Hall 717, Eau Claire | Directions
- Office hours: Fall semester 2023:
MW 12:15-1:15 pm and by appointment - View full profile
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Meghan Licon, M.A.
Languages | Latin American and Latinx Studies | Race, Ethnicity, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Senior Lecturer
- Centennial Hall 4819, Eau Claire | Directions
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Karen O'Day (she/her/hers)
Art & Design | Latin American and Latinx Studies
Professor
- Haas Fine Arts Center 300, Eau Claire | Directions
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Carter Smith, Ph.D.
Languages | Latin American and Latinx Studies
Professor
- Centennial Hall 4912, Eau Claire | Directions
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Pedro Sottile, Ph.D.
Accounting and Finance | College of Business
Professor
- Schneider Social Science Hall 301, Eau Claire | Directions
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Fabiola Varela-Garcia, Ph.D.
Languages | Latin American and Latinx Studies
Professor
- Centennial Hall 4821, Eau Claire | Directions
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