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Latin American Studies
University of Houston
201 Teaching Unit 2 
Phone: (713) 743-3099

Director
Philip Howard, Ph.D.
pahoward@uh.edu
201 Teaching Unit 2 

Affiliated Faculty

Comparative Cultural Studies

De Gevona, Nicholas, Specialization: Sociocultural Anthropology

  • LAST courses: Anth 3324 “Peoples and Cultures of Latin America”

Quinn, Rachel Afi, Specialization: Gender, Women’s Anthropology (Caribbean)

  • LAST courses: Anth 3336 “Caribbean Societies and Cultures”

Hispanic Studies/Spanish

Baeza Ventura, Gabriela, Specialization: Hispanic and Mexican Literature

  • LAST courses (2023-2024) Span 3331 “Mexican American Literature,” Span 3384 Intro to Hispanic Literature (2025) Span 3384 “Intro to Hispanic Literature” Span 4367 “Hispanics and Language”

Cuesta, Mabel, Specialization: Cuban Women, Caribbean Lesbian Landscapes, Women in Latin America, Women in Revolutions in Spanish Caribbean

  • LAST courses: (2023-2024) Span 4388 Images of Women in Spanish American Film and Literature, Span 4397 “Topics in Hispanic Writing,” and 4397 “Contemporary Cuba Culture Survey”

De Los Reyes, Guillermo, Specialization: Spanish American Culture and Civilization, Intro to Hispanic Literature

  • LAST Courses: (2023-2024) Span 3374 “Spanish American Culture and Civilization,”

Gutierrez, Manuel, Specialization: Spanish

  • LAST courses: (2023-2024) Span 2311-2312 Intermediate Spanish I and II, 3301 “Spanish Oral Comm for Critical Thinking,” 3305, “Spanish Grammar Review” (2025) courses: Span 2301 and 2302 “Intermediate Spanish I and II. Span 3301 and Span 3305

Ruisanchez, José Ramon, Specialization: Spanish American Literature, Mexican Literature and Latin American Literature

  • LAST courses (2023-2024) Span 4337 “Contemporary Spanish American Literature, 4368 “Mexican Literature in the 20th Century,” (2025) Span 3331 “Intro to Mexican American Lit.,” Span 4337 “Contemporary Spanish American Lit.” Span 4368 “20th Mexican Lit.”

Political Science

Aleman Eduardo, Specialization: Political Institutions and Latin Politics

  • Courses: (2023-2025) Pols 3321 “Politics in Mexico,” Pols 3322 “Latin American Politics”

Cortina, Jeronimo, Specialization: Latino Politics, Comparative Politics, and Immigration

  • Courses: (2023-2025) Pols 3372 “Latin Politics”

Sociology

Monserud, Maria, Specialization: Comparative Family Structures, Health care, immigrants of Mexican origins, Mexican Labor

  • LAST Courses: (2023-2025) Soc 3373 “Comparative Family Structure”