Latin American Studies
Kudos
2012 Kudos - Congratulations!
Capstone-Erica
Congratulations to Erica Harding for successfully defending her Master's professional project, including her paper "Garífuna Cultural Preservation: A Glimpse into Language and Transnational Ties of an Afro-Indigenous Group" and her documentary "On Our Land: Being Garífuna in Honduras.

Pictured above: Dr. Arthur Hughes, Erica Harding, and Dr. José Delgado
Capstone Geoargia
Congratulations to Georgia Alexander for successfully defending her comprehensive exams.

Pictured above: Dr. Arthur Hughes, Georgia Alexander, Dr. Risa Whitson, and Dr. Patrick Barr-Melej.
Capstone Iara

Congratulations to Iara Fonseca for successfully defending her Master's thesis, "Brand Brazil: A Comparative Analysis of the Brazil Country Image in the United States and Brazil.

Pictured above: Dr. Yong J. Wang, Iara, Dr. Catherine Axinn, and Dr. Patrick Barr-Melej
Capstone Lourdes

Congratulations to Lourdes Gómez for successfully defending her comprehensive exams.

Pictured above: Dr. Jaylynne Hutchinson, Dr. George Hartley, Lourdes Gómez, and Dr. Elliot Abrams.

Capstone Marcelo
Congratulations to Marcelo Ramos for successfully defending his Master's thesis, "Politics of  Regional and Urban Competitiveness, Custo Brazil and the International Airport Tancredo Neves.

Pictured above: Dr. Yeong-Hyun Kim, Dr. Ariaster Chimelli, Marcelo Ramos, and Dr. José Delgado.
Congratulations to Monica Thuney for successfully defending her professional project, which was entitled "La vida es dura: Understanding Human Rights and Chronic Kidney Disease inside a Nicaraguan Sugarcane Community." Monica conducted two research excursions in Nicaragua.

Pictured above: Dr. Brad Jokish, Monica Thuney, Dr. Risa Whitson,
and Dr. José Delgado.
Congratulations to Seth Hall for successfully defending his professional project, which was entitled "Memory Creation and the Art of Reconciliation." Seth wrote and directed a short play to highlight his research.

Above is a picture from the evening of Seth's performance.
2011 Graduates - Congratulations!
 

Congratulations to Cory Cottingham for successfully defending his COMPS on March 4, 2011!

Shown above with his committee: Dr. Brad Jokisch, Dr. Thomas Walker, Dr. Patrick Barr-Melej, Cory Cottingim, Director of LAS Dr. José Delgado-Costa.
 

Congratulations to Luis Rejano Flores for successfully defending his Master's thesis titled: Race and Education in Chiapas, Mexico: Actors and Dynamics of Education as a Tool for the Construction of a Multicultural State on May 17, 2011.

His Committee Members: Dr. Amado Láscar (Chair), Dr. Patrick Barr-Melej, Dr. Jaylynne Hutchinson.










(To the left: Dr. Amado Láscar and Luis Rejano Flores.)
 

Congratulations to Luísa Campos for successfully defending her Master's thesis titled: Internationalization of Firms: An Analysis of Brazilian Shoe Firms in Vale do Rio dos Sinos, RS, Brazil on May 18, 2011.

Her Committee Members: Dr Axinn, Dr. Paxton and Dr. Wang




(To the left: Dr. Wang, Luísa Campos, Dr Axinn, and Dr. Paxton.)
 

Congratulations to Miosotys Herminia Núñez for successfully defending her Master's professional project titled: Situating Reggaeton on May 26, 2011.

Her Committee Members: Dr. José Delgado (Chair), Dr. Akil Houston, and Dr. Brad Jokisch.






(To the right: Dr. Akil Houston, Miosotys Núñez and Dr. José Delgado.)
 

Congratulations to Tracy Navarro for successfully defending her Master's professional project titled: The Exploitation of Tourism: Power Struggles in a Small Town in the Yucatan Peninsula.

Her Committee Members are Dr. Francis Godwyll, Dr. Amado Láscar (Chair) and Dr. José Delgado.




(To the left: Dr. José Delgado, Dr. Francis Godwyll, Dr. Amado Láscar, Tracy Navarro. and Dr. George Hartley.)
 
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