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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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. |
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. |
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.
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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