Latinx Research Center
Faculty Profiles
Click on videos to find out more about UC Berkeley’s Latinx Studies Professors.
Professor Raymond Telles
Associate Adjunct Professor Latinx Studies
Released Nov 8, 2021
Interests: Chicanx/Latinx Films
Professor Raymond Telles is an award-winning documentary filmmaker and teaches courses related to Ethnic Studies and film.
Dr. Patricia Baquedano-López
Released May 31, 2021
Dr. Marcial González Rodriguez
English Studies Professor
Released May 31, 2020
Jesus Barraza
Chicanx Studies Lecturer
Released Nov 8, 2021
Interests: Chicanx/ Latinx Art
Jesus Barraza is a Chicanx/Latinx Studies lecturer and a local artist who is best known for his work with Dignidad Rebelde.
Dr. Juana Maria Rodriguez
Ethnic Studies Professor
Released May 31, 2020
Interests: Latinx Queer Studies
Professor Laura Enríquez
Sociology Professor
Released Nov 8, 2021
Interests: Latin American Migration and Development
Professor Laura Enríquez is a sociology professor whose research involves Latin American migration to Europe.
Professor Ronald Rael
Professor of Architecture, Art Practice Faculty
Released Nov 22, 2021
Interests: 3D Printing Architecture, U.S.- Mexico border
Professor Ronald Rael teaches architecture in the College of Environmental Design and is also a joint appointment in the department of Art Practice. Professor Rael talks about combining traditional knowledge with modern technology such as 3D printing.
Professor Maria Paz Gutierrez
Associate Professor of Architecture
Released Nov 22, 2021
Interests: Material Reclamation, 3D Printing
Professor Maria Paz Gutierrez is interested in the relationship between 3D Printing and the reclamation of traditional materials as well as the convergence between architecture, engineering, and science.
Professor Scott Moura
Civil & Environmental Engineering Professor
Released Nov 22, 2021
Interests: Energy, Batteries, Smart Grid
Professor Scott Moura runs the energy, controls, & applications research lab (eCAL). Some of Professor Moura’s research involves clean energy, batteries, and sustainable transportation.
Professor Lisa García Bedolla
Vice Provost for Graduate Studies, Dean of the Graduate Division, Professor Graduate School of Education
Released Dec 6, 2021
Interests: Voter engagement, Political inequalities
Professor Lisa García Bedolla is Berkeley’s Vice Provost for Graduate Studies and Dean of the Graduate Division as well as a Professor in the Graduate School of Education. Her work with community organizations aims to increase political engagement in low income communities of color.
Dr. Adrian Aguilera
Associate Professor in the School of Social Welfare
Released Dec 6, 2021
Interests: Latinx mental health, digital health
Dr. Adrian Aguilera is an Associate Professor in the School of Social Welfare. Dr. Aguilera is also the director of the Digital Health Equity and Access Lab(dHEAL) and the Latinx Center of Excellence in Behavioral Health (LCOEBH).
Professor Kurt Organista
Professor in the School of Social Welfare
Released Dec 6, 2021
Interests: Latinx health, HIV prevention
Dr. Kurt Organista is a Professor in the School of Social Welfare. Dr. Organista has done research on HIV prevention with Latino migrant laborers and mental health.
Professor Raúl Coronado
Ethnic Studies Associate Professor
Released Dec 20, 2021
Interests: Latinx literary & intellectual history
Professor Raúl Coronado is interested in the 18th and 19th centuries in Latin America. His research interests include Latinx literary and intellectual history, but his courses cover a wide range of topics including popular culture and sexuality in the Latinx community.
Dr. Pablo Gonzalez
Chicano/Latino Studies Continuing Lecturer
Released Dec 20, 2021
Interests: Ethnography, Podcasting/AR
Dr. Pablo Gonzalez is a Chicanx/Latinx Studies Lecturer in the Department of Ethnic Studies. He integrates podcasting, augmented reality, and other forms of creative storytelling into his courses.
Professor Ivonne del Valle
Associate Professor Spanish & Portuguese
Released Dec 20, 2021
Interests: Mexico, Water & Land
Professor Ivonne del Valle teaches in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese. Her research interests include looking at the colonial period, especially as it relates to Mexico and issues of water and land.
Professor Damian Elias
Associate Professor of Environmental Science, Policy & Management
Released Jan 3, 2022
Interests: Animal Behavior
Professor Damian Elias teaches in the Department of Environmental Science, Policy & Management. He leads a research lab that examines animal behavior, particularly the behavior of spiders.
Professor Rodrigo Almeida
Professor & Hildebrand-Laumeister Chair in Plant Pathology
Released Jan 3, 2022
Interests: Plant Diseases, Insects
Professor Rodrigo Almeida is the Hildebrand-Laumeister Chair in Plant Pathology and Professor of Emerging Infectious Disease Ecology in the Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management. He leads the Almeida Lab which researches the ecology of emerging insect-borne plant diseases.
Professor Gregory Aponte
Professor of Nutritional Sciences & Toxicology
Released Jan 03, 2022
Interests: Nutritional Sciences, Gut & Brain Signaling
Professor Gregory Aponte teaches in the Department of Nutritional Sciences & Toxicology. Professor Aponte’s research looks at the communication between the intestine and the brain.
Professor Laura E. Pérez
Professor of Chicana/o and Latina/o Studies & Chair of the Latinx Research Center
Released Jan 17, 2022
Interests: Art and Spirituality
Professor Laura E. Pérez is a professor in the Department of Ethnic Studies and the Chair of UC Berkeley’s Latinx Research Center. Her research looks at art in relation to a wide range of themes which include feminism, literature, spirituality, and philosophy.
Professor Angela Marino
Associate Professor of Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies
Released Jan 17, 2022
Interests: Politics and Performance
Professor Angela Marino teaches in the Department of Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies. Her research examines politics and performance and festival studies. Professor Marino works with the Teatro Lab which serves as a space for cultural expression through performance.
Professor John Alba Cutler
Associate Professor of English
Released Jan 17, 2022
Interests: US Latinx literatures
Professor John Alba Cutler teaches in the English Department. His work focuses on US Latinx/Chicanx literature with an emphasis on themes of Latinx Modernism, Spanish language literature, and assimilation.
Professor Joseph Campos
Professor Emeritus of Psychology
Released Jan 31, 2022
Interests: Infant Development
Joseph Campos is a Professor Emeritus in the Department of Psychology. His research has looked at the development, emotional, and social behavior of infants.
Professor Garrison Sposito
Professor Emeritus of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management
Released Jan 31, 2022
Interests: Environment, Hydrology, Geochem
Garrison Sposito is a Professor Emeritus of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management with a joint appointment in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. His research interests include hydrology and geochemistry.
