José M. Alamillo
Chair and Professor, Chicana/o Studies
Ph.D., University of California, Irvine
M.A., University of California, Irvine
B.A., University of California, Santa BarbaraJosé M. Alamillo Biography
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Nicholas F. Centino
Associate Professor, Chicana/o Studies
Ph.D., Chicana & Chicano Studies UC Santa Barbara
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BA. & M.A., Chicana & Chicano Studies, UC Santa Barbara
B.A. History, UC Santa Barbara
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Jennie Luna (Quiahuicoatl Meztli)
Associate Professor, Chicana/o Studies
Ph.D. Native American Studies, U.C. Davis, 2012
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M.A. Native American Studies, U.C. Davis, 2006
Ed.M. Philosophy of Education, Teachers College, Columbia University, 2001
B.A. Mass Communications, U.C. Berkeley, 1999
B.A. Chicana/o Studies-Third World College, U.C. Berkeley, 1999
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Affiliated Faculty
Frank Barajas
Professor, History
Ph.D., History, Claremont Graduate University
B.A. and M.A. History, California State University, Fresno
A.A. Liberal Arts, Moorpark CollegeMaricela Becerra García
Assistant Professor, Spanish
Ph.D., University of California Los Angeles
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Assistant Professor, Sociology
Ph.D. in Sociology, University of California, Los Angeles, June 2018
M.A. in Sociology, University of California, Los Angeles, June 2012
M.A. in Social Science, University of Chicago, June 2009
B.A. in English and Sociology, University of California, Berkeley, December 2004Karina Chavarria Biography
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Associate Professor, English
Ph.D. English, University of California, Los Angeles, 2011
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M.A. English, University of California, Los Angeles, 2006
B.A. English and Chicana/o Studies, University of California, Los Angeles, 1998
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Assistant Professor, Early Childhood Studies
Ed.D., Curriculum & Teaching, Teachers College, Columbia University
M.A., Educational Psychology, California State University Northridge
B.A., Human Development, University of California San DiegoAura Pérez Biography Information
Aura Pérez Contact InformationJulia Ornelas-Higdon(On Sabbatical AY 23-24)
Associate Professor, History
Ph.D. History, University of Southern California
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M.A. History, University of Southern California
B.A. History, Pomona College
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Professor, Psychology
Ph.D. Developmental Psychology, University of California, Santa Cruz
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M.A. Communications, San Diego State University
B.A. Psychology and Business Economics, University of California, Santa Cruz
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