Graduate Assistants

Latin American Studies

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Graduate Assistants


First Year MA Students

	Brown, Chaz - Rogers, MN Academic Interests: Program Development Current Research: A Community Assessment in Petatlán, Mexico Post-OU Goals: Latin American study abroad program coordination and development
	Burnette, Robin - Cincinnati, OH Academic Interests: Immigration, Central America, Mexico Current Research: NGO's and Transmigrants within Mexico Post-OU Goals: Professor, Analyst
	Chasko, Allison - Cincinnati, OH Academic Interests: Immigration and Assimilation, U.S.-Latin American Relations Current Research: The Modern Immigrant Experience: From Latin America to the U.S. Post-OU Goals: To work with immigrants from Latin America and facilitate the assimilation process in order to help eliminate the common issues they face, including negative stereotypes.
	King, Cherita
	Oliveira, Luiza - Belo Horizonte, Brazil Academic Interests: Economic development of Latin America and its role in the global economy Current Research: Economic changes led by the introduction of a new product in the Brazilian market: potash fertilizer Post-OU Goals: Enhance professional experience working in an international company/organization that supports cooperative trading relationships with Latin American countries and the economic development of the region as a whole.
	Rellstab, Paul - Holgate, OH Academic Interests: Colonial Latin American History, Symbiosis, Symbols and (Mis)communication, Love, Sex & Marriage Current Research: Messengers and the Message: Las emblemáticas and Intermediaries in the Borderlands Post-OU Goals: Ph.D. Program in Latin American History
	Stephens, Dan

Second Year MA Students


	Alexander, Georgia - Yellow Springs, OH Academic Interests: Media, gender, and race relations Post-OU Goals: Return to Costa Rice to work with NGOs
	Gómez, Lourdes - Chicago, IL - Morelia, MX Academic Interests: Environmental Justice, Political Ecology, Sustainable Tourism, Natural resource conservation, Traditional Environmental Knowledge Systems and Social movements Current Research: The Politics of Conservation and Tourism Post-OU Goals: To help develop and implement sustainable development initiatives in Latin America and the United States and to teach Latin American Studies and related fields.
	Hall, Seth - Bristol, VA Academic Interests: Theater and Performance Studies, Environmental Studies, and Gender Constructs Current Research: Performance and Memory: Identity Creation in Post-Pinochet Chile Post-OU Goals: Sustainable development initiatives, International education
	Harding, Erica
	Ramos, Marcelo
	Smedley, Catherine
	Thuney, Monica - Centerville, OH Academic Interests: Human Rights, Workers' Rights, Gender Relations, Communication and Development Current Research: Testimonios of Nicaraguan Sugarcane Workers: A Human Rights Study Post-OU Goals: My goal is to work for a human rights organization either in the U.S. or Central America.