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Carlos de la Torre
Professor
Carlos De la Torre is an expert in Latin American populism from a global perspective and in racism and citizenship in the Americas.
delatorre.carlos@latam.ufl.edu
352-273-4703
Authoritarianism
Latin American Studies
Global Populism
Democratization
Racism and Citizenship in the Americas
Lillian Guerra
Professor
Lillian Guerra is an expert on Cuban and Caribbean history.
lillian.guerra@ufl.edu
352-273-3375
Latino Culture & Politics in the U.S.
Caribbean History
Latin American Studies
Caribbean Diasporas and Caribbean History
Central American and Caribbean Immigration
Rebecca Hanson
Assistant Professor
Rebecca Hanson conducts research on participatory democratic neighborhood experiments and police militarization.
r.hanson@ufl.edu
352-294-7191
Venezuelan Politics
Socialism
Political Theory
Latin American Studies
Citizen Security and Policing
Martha Kohen
Professor | Director
Martha Kohen is an expert in sustainability in built environment resilience, smart buildings/cities and sustainable architecture and design.
mkohen@ufl.edu
Latin American Studies
Storm Preparation
Coastal Erosion
Urban Design
Sea Level Rise
F.E. "Jack" Putz
Distinguished Professor
Frances "Jack" Putz applies science to real-world problems related to ecosystem management and conservation.
fep@ufl.edu
352-392-1486
Plant Ecology
Indonesian Consevation Issue
Economic Botany
Applied Ecology
Florida Natural History
Colleen Rua
Assistant Professor
Colleen Rua's research interests include Latinx theatre, contemporary Puerto Rican theatre, the American musical, and theatre for youth.
c.rua@ufl.edu
781-724-0316
Theatre for Youth
US Latinx Theatre
The Arts as Recovery and Response to Natural and Unnatural Disaster
Theatre
Contemporary Puerto Rican Theatre
Karla Saldaña Ochoa
Assistant Professor
Karla Saldaña Ochoa investigates the interplay of artificial and human intelligence to empower creativity and social good.
ksaldanaochoa@ufl.edu
352-294-1453
AI
Architectural Design
Data Analysis
Disaster Response
Human-Centered AI
Maya Stanfield-Mazzi
Professor
Maya Stanfield-Mazzi is an art historian specializing in art of pre-Columbian and colonial Latin America, especially that of colonial Peru.
mstanfield@ufl.edu
352-273-3070
Art and History of Ancient and Colonial Latin America
Latin American Studies
Welson Tremura
Professor | Director
Welson Tremura specializes in musicology-ethnomusicology and is a professor at the School of Music & Center for Latin American Studies.
tremura@ufl.edu
352-273-4728
Folia de Reis
Brazilian Studies
Music and Religion (Folk Catholicism), Samba, and Bossa-Nova
Portuguese Language (Culture, Politics, and Identity)
Musicology
Heather Vrana
Associate Professor
Heather Vrana's research explores student and social movements, Central America, disability and history of medicine and nationalisms.
hvrana@ufl.edu
352-272-5235
Youth and Childhood
Social and Student Movements
Latin American Studies
Disability
