Past Visiting Scholars
Name |
Year |
Project |
| Estevan Azcona, Ph.D. | 2008-2009 | “Movimiento Music: The Borderlands of Cultural Nationalism in the Chicano Movement” |
| Jeronimo Cortina, Ph.D. Political Science | 2007-2008 | “One Size Does Not Fit All: Contemporary Public Opinions Towards Immigration” |
| Ramiro Martinez, Jr, Ph.D. Sociology | 2006-2007 | “Latino Violence by the Border: The Case of Houston 1985-2000” |
| Alice Cepeda, Ph.D. Sociology |
2005-2006 | “Paradoxical Autonomy: Sexo Servidoras on the U.S. Mexico Border” |
| Monica Perales, Ph.D. History |
2004-2005 | “Smeltertown, Texas: Photography, Gender and the Making of a Mexican American Working Community” |
| Luis Alvarez, Ph.D. History |
2003-2004 | “The Riddle of the Zoot Suit: Mexican American Youth Culture and the Politics of Struggle During World War II” |
| Raul Ramos, Ph.D. History |
2002-2003 | “Texas State Policies Affecting Tejanos” |
| Marilyn Espitia, Ph.D. Sociology |
2002-2003 | “Latino Immigrants and Naturalization” |
| Luis Salinas, Ph.D. Sociology |
2001-2002 | “The Tejano Family” |
| Susan Moreno, Ph.D. English |
2001-2002 | “Analysis of Undergraduate Experiences of Latinas in Science, Mathematics and Engineering” |
| Marie Theresa Hernandez, Ph.D. Anthropology |
2000-2001 | “Reconditioning History: San Isidro Cemetery” |
| Sarah Cortez, M.A., M.S. English |
2000-2001 | “Walking Home: A Memoir of Being Raised in Houston” |
| Sarah Cortez, M.A., M.S. English |
1999-2000 | “Urban Speak: Poetry of the City” |
| Adolfo Santos, Ph.D. Political Science | 1999-2000 | “Hispanic Congressional Representation” |
| Angela Valenzuela, Ph.D. Sociology |
1998-1999 | “Subtractive Schooling: U.S. Mexican Youth and the Politics of Caring” |
| Tony Diaz, M.F.A. Writer | 1998-1999 | “Leadership and Politics of Mexican Americans” |
| Jose Angel Gutierrez, Ph.D. Political Science | 1997-1998 | “Leadership and Politics of Mexican Americans” |
| Norma Olvera, Ph.D. Center for Immigration |
1997-1998 | “Coping Strategies Among Immigrants in Mexican American Communities in Houston” |
| Paul Guajardo, Ph.D English |
1996-1997 | "Chicano Comedy" |
| Armando Trujillo, Ph.D. Anthropology |
1996-1997 | "In Search o Aztlan: Ethnic Identity and Cultural Production" |
| Judith A. Arroyo, Ph.D. | 1995-1996 | "Situational and Regional Variation In Ethnic Labels" |
| Lorna Dee Cervantes, M.A. Creative Writing |
1994-1995 | Two Poetry Manuscripts: “How Far is the War?” and “Bird Ave” |
| Roberto Salas, M.F.A. Artist | 1993-1994 | “Bajo del Sol Tejano” Mural painted at Austin High School |
| Avelardo Valdez, Ph.D. Social Work |
1992-1993 | “Intermarriage Among Mexican Americans in Harris County, 1960-1990” |
| Manuel Peña, Ph.D. Anthropology/Music | 1992-1993 | “Musica Tejana” |
| Guadalupe San Miguel, Ph.D. History | 1990-1991 | “Brown, Not White: School Integration and Chicano Movement in Houston” |
| Thomas H. Kreneck, Ph.D. History |
1989-1990 | “Mexican American Odyssey: Felix Tijerina Entrepreneur & Civic Leader, 1905-1965” |
| Maria del Refugio Robledo, Ph.D | 1989-1990 | “A Study of Intra-District Variation in Dropout Rates in HISD” |
| Emma Perez, Ph.D. History |
1988-1989 | “Mexican American Women in Houston: Work, Family and Community 1900-1940” |
| Denise Elia Chavez Drama |
1988-1989 | “The Face of an Angel” |
| Arnoldo De Leon History |
1986-1987 | “Ethnicity in the Sunbelt: A History of Mexican Americans in Houston” |