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MSU Denver Experts Guide
Latino Issues
Lisa Badanes
Department: Psychological Sciences
Title: Associate Professor
Expertise: Depression/anxiety, Stress, Child development, Risk and resilience
Antonio C. Bellisario
Department: Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
Title: Professor of Geography-Planning
Expertise: Sustainability, Sustainable planning, Water and land (agricultural) policy in Latin America
Andrea Borrego
Department: Criminal Justice and Criminology
Title: Associate Professor
Expertise: Fatal police-citizen encounters, Policing, Tasers/CEDs, Incarceration, Prisons/jails, Body worn cameras, Intimate partner violence/domestic violence
Arthur Campa
Department: College Assistance Migrant Program
Title: Co - Principal Investigator for CAMP, Administrator Emeritus, Associate Dean of College of Letter, Arts and Sciences
Expertise: Cultural and applied anthropology, Folklore, Impact of immigration on Southwestern U.S., Relations among Latino and Chicano populations, Migrant and adult education
Ramon Del Castillo
Department: Chicana/o Studies
Title: Retired Professor
Expertise: Latino public policy issues and concerns, Diversity in American society, Chicana/o studies, Latino youth leadership development, Poetry
Chalane E. Lechuga
Department: Chicana/o Studies
Title: Associate Professor
Expertise: Race (race/racial inequality, US Census), Education (academic achievement/discipline disparities), Latina/o sociology
Lunden MacDonald
Department: Modern Language
Title: Assistant Professor
Expertise: Spanish language, Literature, Teaching, Contemporary trends in foreign language study, Translation, SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome), SUDC (Sudden Unexplained Death in Childhood), Investigative trends in SIDS and SUDC research
Cristina Miguez Cruz
Department: Modern Language
Title: Associate Professor
Expertise: Latin American culture, Literature, Cinema
Malena Perdomo
Department: Nutrition
Title: Affiliate Professor
Expertise: Nutrition and Dietetics
Marina Pereira
Department: Social Work
Title: Associate Dean - College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Expertise: Acculturation and assimilation changes in the U.S., Mental health issues of children, adolescents and families, Child abuse, Sexual abuse, Domestic violence, Loss and grief issues, Immigration, First-generation students, Service learning, Bilingual, Bicultural
David Piacenti
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Title: Associate Professor
Expertise: Globalization, Immigration and culture change, Transnationalism, Sociological and anthropological theory, Qualitative methods and ethnography, Yucatec-Mayan culture, Latin America, Globalization in Peru
Robert Preuhs
Department: Political Science
Title: Chair, Professor
Expertise: American politics, Public policy administration, State and local politics, Racial and ethnic politics, Research methodology
Jose Quintana
Department: Chicana/o Studies
Title: Senior Lecturer
Expertise: Cultural studies topics, Literature, Foodways, Folklore, Music, Language issues, General Chicana/o history
Darlene Sampson
Department: Social Work
Title: Clinical Field Faculty and Equity Specialist Coordinator, WEEAC
Expertise: Trauma, Issues related to children of color, Police and community interactions, Educational challenges, pedagogy and curriculum, Over suspension of children of color, School/community consultation-particularly with black/brown communities, Racial bullying, Diversity/equity/inclusivity, Mental Health, General social work
Adriann Wycoff
Department: Chicana/o Studies
Title: Professor - Chicana/o Studies, Co-Principal Investigator - College Assistance Migrant Program, Director - Family Literacy Program
Expertise: Community-based education programs, Family literacy, Migrant education issues, Nontraditional education, Latino literature (poetry emphasis), Women and poverty
