Faculty: Department of Latin American Studies

Faculty

• Ann M. Roberts
  James D. Vail III Professor of Art

  Areas of Study:  ancient, medieval, and early modern art history

• Les R. Dlabay
  Professor of Economics and Business

  Areas of Study:  mass media/marketing research, Latin American global business, Asian business culture and trade relations, financial accounting

• Carolyn Tuttle
  Betty Jane Schultz Hollender Professor of Economics and Business, Chair Latin American Studies, Director Border Studies

  Areas of Study:  macroeconomic theory, money and banking, border studies, women in the work force, child labor in Latin America

• David George
  Professor of Spanish and Portuguese

  Areas of Study:  Spanish language, Spanish literature, Latin American studies, Portuguese language, theater, translation

• W. Rand Smith
  Irvin L. and Fern D. Young Presidential Professor of Politics, Associate Dean of Faculty, Director of the Center for Chicago Programs

  Areas of Study:  comparative politics (Europe and Latin America), political economy

• Steven Rosswurm
  Professor of History

  Areas of Study:  American history, Mexican history 

• Lois Barr
  Associate Professor of Spanish

  Areas of Study:  Spanish language, Latin American literature, peninsular literature

• Lynn C. Westley
  Assistant Professor of Biology

  Areas of Study: physiological ecology of plants

• Gizella Meneses
  Assistant Professor of Spanish

  Areas of Study:  U.S. Latino/a literatures and cultures, testimonial literature, Latin American colonial studies, Latino and Latin American cultural studies and film