Latin American and Caribbean Studies at UGA
Bringing new perspectives to Latin American and Caribbean studies

Here you will find the list of LACSI's affiliate faculty, sectioned by each person's department. Clicking on their name will lead you to either their CV or to their web page.

Anthropology
     John Chamblee, Postdoctoral Research Associate
     706-542-6160
     chamblee@uga.edu

Child and Family Development
     Maria Bermudez, Assistant Professor
     706-542-3296
     mbermude@uga.edu

Communication Sciences and Special Education
     David Gast, Professor
     706-542-5069
     dlgast@moe.coe.uga.edu

Dean's Office (Arts and Sciences)
     Noel Fallows, Associate Academic Dean
     706-542-3400
     nfallows@uga.edu

Ecology
     Dorset W. Trapnell, Assistant Research Scientist/Assistant Dean
     706-542-6506
     dorset@uga.edu

Education
     Paul Matthews, Acadmic Associate Professional
     706-542-3368
     pmatthew@uga.edu

English
     Channette Romero, Assistant Professor
     706-542-3437
     cromero@uga.edu

Environment and Design
     Jose Buitrago, Assistant Professor
     706-583-0942
     buitrago@uga.edu

Family and Consumer Sciences
     Jorge Atiles, Associate Academic Dean
     706-542-4860
     jhatiles@uga.edu

Geography
     David Leigh, Professor
     706-542-2346
     dleigh@uga.edu

Health Promotion and Behavior
     Pamela Orpinas, Professor
     706-542-4372
     porpinas@uga.edu

Journalism and Mass Communications
     Leara Rhodes, Associate Professor
     706-542-5025
     ldrhodes@uga.edu

Law
     Maria Gimenez, Associate Director / Dean Rusk Center – International
     Comparative, & Graduate Legal Studies
     706-542-5138
     mgimenez@uga.edu

Music
     Thomas McCutchen, Professor
     706-542-2695
     tmccutch@uga.edu

Political Science
     Ieda Wiarda, Lecturer
     706-542-2036
     ibsw@uga.edu

Portuguese
     Amélia Hutchinson, Part-time Lecturer
     706-542-4698
     ahutchin@uga.edu

     Maritza Soto Keen, Public Service Assistant
     706-542-7887
     soto@uga.edu

Public Service and Outreach
     Sarah Workman, Public Service Associate
     706-542-9737
     sworkman@uga.edu

Religion/African Studies
     Ibigbolade Simon Aderibigbe, Assistant Professor
     iaderibi@uga.edu

Spanish
     Gary Baker, Assistant Academic Director
     706-542-0685
     gkbaker@uga.edu

     Sarah Blackwell, Associate Professor
     706-542-3151
     blackwel@uga.edu

     Chad Howe, Assistant Professor
     706-224-4617
     chowe@uga.edu

     Teresa Perez-Gamboa, Senior Academic Professional
     706-542-3972
     perezt@uga.edu

Research Sciences
     Gerardo Alvarez-Manilla, Associate Research Scientist
     706-542-3831
     alvarez@bmb.uga.edu

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