People
Program Director
Program Director, Chicanx and Latinx Studies: Robert Castro
Associate Professor, Theatre and Dance
On Leave Fall 2024- Winter 2025
Interim Director: Luis Alvarez
Chair/Professor, History
l2alvarez@ucsd.edu
Program Coordinator & Academic Advisor
Cristina Guerrero
Zoom Advising by appointment
cls@ucsd.edu
UC San Diego Undergraduate Students: To schedule a one-on-one advising appointment, email cls@ucsd.edu with your name, PID, available days and times, and reason for appointment. Submit all other advising questions via the Virtual Advising Center (VAC).
Events and Outreach
Maddie Martinez
Events and Fiscal Coordinator
mmmartinez@ucsd.edu
Student Representatives
Carolina Ramirez Moreno
PhD Student
Major: Literature
Joaquin Mena Jr.
Seventh College
Major: Ethnic Studies
Mia Morales
John Muir College
Major: Human Development Sciences
Olivia Orozco
Seventh College
Major: Literature/Writing
Eduardo Beltran Rivas
Earl Warren College
Major: Political Science
Affiliated Faculty
Anthropology
- Rihan Yeh
Communication
- Matilde Cordoba Azcarate
- Anthony Harb
- Elana Zilberg
Chemistry and Biochemistry
- Erik Romero
- Rommie Amaro
Ethnic Studies
- Jose I. Fuste
- Monika Gosin
- Curtis Marez
- Roy Perez
- Daphne Taylor Garcia
Global Policy and Strategy
- Mateo Vasquez-Cortes
History
- Luis Alvarez
- Rosie Bermudez
- Sara Kozameh
- Veronica Martinez-Matsuda
- Daniel Widener
Literature
- Ryan Bessett
- John (Jody) Blanco
- Ama Sara Carroll
- Ignacio Carvajal
- Gloria Chacon
- Sara Johnson
- Luis Martin-Cabrera
- Andrea Mendoza
- Beatrice Pita
- Ariana Ruiz
- Nadia Villafuerte
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
- Olivia Graeve
Philiosophy
- Manuel Vargas
Physics
- Julio Barreiro
- Javier Duarte
- Alex Frano
Political Science
- Marisa Abrajano
- Fonna Forman
- David Mares
Theatre and Dance
- Ana Marie Alvarez
- Robert Castro
- Victoria Petrovich
- Jade Sotomayor
- Bernard Brown
Urban Studies and Planning
- John Arroyo
Visual Arts
- Teddy Cruz
- Ricardo Dominguez
- Lorena Mostajo
- Elizabeth Newsome
Sociology
- Camila Alvarez
- Juan Pablo Pardo-Guerra
Structural Engineering
- Gilberto Mosqueda