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About Mintzi Martinez-Rivera

Positions

2018 - Present Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Providence College ‐ Sociology Department
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2017 - 2018 Visiting Researcher, Indiana University - Bloomington ‐ The Department of Folklore and Ethnomusicology
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2017 - 2018 Visiting Scholar, Latino Studies Program, Indiana University - Bloomington ‐ College of Arts and Sciences
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2014 - 2017 Interim Associate Director, Latino Studies Program, Indiana University - Bloomington ‐ College of Arts and Sciences
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2014 - 2017 Visiting Assistant Professor, Latino Studies Program, Indiana University - Bloomington ‐ College of Arts and Sciences
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2010 - 2014 Associate Instructor, Latino Studies Program, Indiana University - Bloomington ‐ College of Arts and Sciences
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Curriculum Vitae

Disciplines

Research Interests

Grants

2018 Conference Travel Grant
Native American and Indigenous Studies Association
2017 Gerald L. Davis Fund Travel Grant
American Folklore Society
2014 Graduate Student Conference Travel Award
College Arts and Humanities Institute, Indiana University
2012 Gerald L. Davis Fund Travel Grant
American Folklore Society
2011 Grant-in-Aid of Doctoral Research
University Graduate School, Indiana University
2008 Summer Pre-Dissertation Travel Grant
Office of the Vice President for International Affairs & University Graduate School, Indiana University
2007 Summer International Enhancement Grant
Office of International Programs, Indiana University
2007 Tinker Field Research Grant
Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, Indiana University.
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Professional Service and Affiliations

2015 - Present Member Editorial Board, Chiricú Journal: Latina/o Literatures, Arts, and Cultures
2013 Review Panelist, Folk and Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Fellowship. Pennsylvania Council of the Arts
2010 - 2013 Convener, Latino/a, Latin American and Caribeño Section, American Folklore Society
2010 Presenter, Mexico Program, Smithsonian Folklife Festival. Smithsonian, Washington, DC
2006 - 2008 Junior-Convener, Latino/a, Latin American and Caribeño Section, American Folklore Society.
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Honors and Awards

  • Faculty Recognition, Herbert Presidential Scholars, Indiana University
  • Emerging Scholar Award, Latino Faculty and Staff Council, Indiana University
  • Postdoctoral Fellowship-Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) (declined) Dirección General de Asuntos del Personal Académico. Escuela Nacional de Estudios Superiores, Unidad Morelia.
  • Program Award for the César E. Chavez Undergraduate Research Symposium in Latino Studies, Latino Faculty and Staff Council, Indiana University.
  • Latin American Fellowship, General Federation of Women’s Clubs (GFWC) of Indiana and the Office of Vice President for International Affairs, Indiana University
  • Honorable Mention List- Dissertation Competition, Ford Foundation Fellowship Program for Minorities, Ford Foundation, Washington, DC
  • Richard Dorson Dissertation Award, Department of Folklore and Ethnomusicology, Indiana University
  • Skomp Research Feasibility Award, Department of Anthropology, Indiana University.
  • Student Travel Award, American Folklore Society.
  • Summer Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship for P’urhépecha, Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, Indiana University.
  • Jacob K. Javits Fellowship, Department of Education, United States.
  • Educational Opportunity Fellowship, Graduate School, Indiana University.
  • Honorable Mention List-Pre-Doctoral Competition, Ford Foundation Fellowship Program for Minorities, Ford Foundation, Washington, DC.

Education

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2014 Dual Ph.D. in Anthropology and Folklore, Indiana University - Bloomington ‐ The Department of Folklore and Ethnomusicology
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2009 M.A. in Anthropology, Indiana University - Bloomington ‐ Department of Anthropology
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2007 M.A. in Folklore, Indiana University - Bloomington ‐ The Department of Folklore and Ethnomusicology
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2004 B.A. in History, Magna Cum Laude, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras ‐ Department of History
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