Interdisciplinary:
Latin American Studies Faculty

Marc Brudzinski
Assistant Professor of Language and Culture
School of Humanities
B.A., Williams College; Ph.D., Duke University.
marc.brudzinski@purchase.edu

Patrice Giasson
Curator of Art of the Americas
Neuberger Museum of Art
M.A., Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México; B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Montreal.
patrice.giasson@purchase.edu

John Gitlitz (on leave 2011–12)
Associate Professor of Political Science
School of Natural and Social Sciences
B.A., Oberlin College; M.A., Ph.D., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
john.gitlitz@purchase.edu

Paula Halperin
Assistant Professor of Latin American History
School of Humanities
B.A., University of Buenos Aires; Ph.D., University of Maryland.
paula.halperin@purchase.edu

Chrys Ingraham
Professor of Sociology and
Doris and Carl Kempner Distinguished Professor (2010–12)
School of Natural and Social Sciences
B.A., M.A., M.P.A., Ph.D., Syracuse University.
chrys.ingraham@purchase.edu

Gari LaGuardia
Associate Professor of Spanish and Literature
School of Humanities
B.A., Columbia University; Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania.
gari.laguardia@purchase.edu

Susan Letcher
Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies
School of Natural and Social Sciences
B.A., Carleton College; Ph.D., University of Connecticut, Storrs.
susan.letcher@purchase.edu

James McElwaine
Professor of Music
Conservatory of Music
B.Mus., University of North Texas; M.M., Yale University.
jim.mcelwaine@purchase.edu

Carmen Oquendo-Villar
Assistant Professor of Cinema Studies
School of Film and Media Studies
B.A., Boston University; M.A., University of Puerto Rico; Ph.D., Harvard University.
carmen.oquendo-villar@purchase.edu | www.oquendovillar.com

Verónica Perera (on leave 2011–12)
Assistant Professor of Sociology
School of Natural and Social Sciences
B.A., Del Salvador University (Buenos Aires); M.A., National University of San Martin (Buenos Aires); M.A., Ph.D., New School for Social Research. SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Internationalization.
maria.perera@purchase.edu

Alexis Maxine Silver
Assistant Professor of Sociology
School of Natural and Social Sciences
B.A., Colorado College; M.A., Ph.D., University of North Carolina.
alexis.silver@purchase.edu

Agustin Zarzosa
Assistant Professor of Cinema Studies
School of Film and Media Studies
B.A., Universidad Iberoamericana; M.A., New York University; Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles.
agustin.zarzosa@purchase.edu

Updated Nov. 18, 2011

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