Experts Directory: International Affairs and Culture: Latin America
José Luis Benavides
Department of Journalism
work: (818) 677-7242
email: jose.benavides@csun.edu
Also speaks: Spanish
- Spanish-language media
- Ethics media
- Diversity
- Media in Latin America
Learn more about José Luis Benavides:
- CSUN Professor Receives National Award for Teaching Journalism
- CSUN Play to Explore the Lives of People Who Live on the Border
- CSUN's El Nuevo Sol Wins Emerging Youth Voices Award
- American Photographer John Kouns Donates Collection to CSUN
Douglas Carranza (Mena)
Department of Central American Studies
work: (818) 677-6487
email: douglas.carranza@csun.edu
Also speaks: Spanish
- Central America
- Central American politics
- Central American economies
- Central American social movements
- Migration
- Indigenous issues in Central America
- Regional politics in Central America
Learn more about Douglas Carranza:
- CSUN Faculty Help Develop a Program to Understand Salvadoran History, Culture
- CSUN Establishes Nation's First Department of Central American Studies
Edith Chen
Department of Asian American Studies
work: (818) 677-4966
email: edith.chen@csun.edu
- Asian American studies
- Race and ethnicity in the U.S. and Latin America
- Asian Pacific American women
- Chinese Americans
- Pedagogy
- Applied research
- Youth opportunity grant impact on Molokai, Hawaii
- Author: “Teaching About Asian Pacific Americans: Effective Activities, Assignments and Strategies for Classrooms”
Learn more about Edith Chen:
Susan Fitzpatrick-Behrens
Department of History
work: (818) 677-3566
email: susan.fitzpatrick@csun.edu
Also speaks: Spanish
- History of Peru
- History of Guatemala
- U.S. relations in Central America
- Religion (Catholicism) in Latin America
- Indigenous communities
Edward Jackiewicz
Department of Geography
work: (818) 677-4565
email: ed.jackiewicz@csun.edu
Also speaks: Spanish
- Geography of Cuba
- Geography of Ecuador
- Geography of Costa Rica
- Geography of Mexico border area
- Geography of Latin America in general
Patricia Juarez-Dappe
Department of History
work: (818) 677-4103
email: pjuarez@csun.edu
Also speaks: Portuguese, Spanish
- Argentina history
- Latin American history
Learn more about Patricia Juarez-Dappe:
- CSUN Prof Explores the ‘Darker Side’ of Chocolate’s History
- CSUN Festival to Celebrate Culture of Latin America
Breny Mendoza
Department of Gender and Women’s Studies
work: (818) 677-5641
email: breny.mendoza@csun.edu
Also speaks: German, Spanish
- Political theory
- Feminist theory
- Latin American studies
- Queer theory
- Social movements
- Gender planning
- Author: “The Making of the Honduran Feminist Movement,” “Rethinking the Political” and “Rethinking Feminism in the Americas”
Learn more about Breny Mendoza: