Brazilian Studies Council

Idelber Avelar, Spanish and Portuguese
Areas of Interest: Latin American Literatures and Intellectual Histories, Critical Theory, Cultural Studies, Allegory, Trauma, Post-dictatorial Fiction

Jeff Chambers, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Ecology
Areas of Interest: Tropical Ecology, Amazonia, atmosphere changes

William Balée, Anthropology
Areas of Interest: Sociocultural anthropology, Historical Ecology, Ethnobotany, Amazonia, Brazil

Carolyn Barber-Pierre, Director of Multi-Cultural Affairs
Areas of Interest: Campus Diversity, Multi-cultural programming and services, Brazilian dance and performance

Christopher Dunn, Spanish and Portuguese/ADST
Areas of Interest: Brazilian Literary and Cultural Studies, Brazilian Popular Music, Afro-Brazilian Cultural Production, Countercultures

Martha Huggins, Sociology
Areas of Interest: State Violence, Labor, Japanese-Brazilians

Carl Kendall, Department of International Health and Development of School of Public Health
Areas of Interest: Medical Anthropology, HIV/AIDS, dengue, childhood diseases, abortion and emergency contraception

Ana Lopez, Communication
Areas of Interest: Film Analysis and Criticism, Cultural Studies, Film Theory, Race, Ethnicity and Gender in Cinema, Latin American Film

Colin Maclachlan, History
Areas of Interest: Latin American social history, environmental history, comparative study of rivers, Brazil and Mexico

Vicki Mayer, Communication

Areas of Interest: Cultural citizenship, ethnic identities, grassroots video, reality programs

Anthony Pereira, Political Science (On leave of absence)
Areas of Interest: agrarian politics; democracy and social movements; human rights and the rule of law; political economy, Brazil and southern cone of South America

Claudiney Pereira, Economics

Areas of Interest: Economic Growth, Development Economics, International Trade, and Applied Econometrics

Mauro Porto, Communication

Areas of Interest: media and politics in Brazil; media and democracy in Latin America; journalism; telenovelas; audience studies; and political theory

Edith Wolfe, Director of Undergraduate Studies, Latin American Studies

Areas of Interest: Modern and contemporary Latin American art and visual culture with a focus on Brazil

Justin Wolfe, History
Areas of Interest: Latin American post-colonial social and cultural history, nation-state formation, race, ethnicity, and the African Diaspora