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Faculty

Latin American Studies Coordinator

Marlene Esplin

Associate Professor
Comparative Arts and Letters

3050 JFSB
(801) 422-6246

mhesplin@byu.edu


Executive Committee

The major is regularly evaluated and reviewed by the six-member Executive Committee of LAS, composed of faculty from the Colleges of Humanities and Social Sciences. This evaluation is based on questionnaires or essays that graduating seniors complete during their last semester. The Executive Committee and the group of affiliated faculty review the results of the assessment work annually, and faculty make decisions regarding the curriculum structure of the major.

Patricia Baialuna de Andrade

Assistant Professor
Spanish and Portuguese

3145 JFSB
(801) 422-1440

patricia_andrade@byu.edu

Emron Esplin

Professor
English

4148 JFSB
(801) 422-9077

emron_esplin@byu.edu

David-James Gonzales

Assistant Professor
History

2107 JFSB
(801) 422-6082

djgonzales@byu.edu

Matt Hill

Assistant Librarian
Latin American and Iberian Studies

5450 HBLL
(801) 422-2473

matthew_hill@byu.edu

Jane Lilly López

Associate Professor
Sociology

2032 JFSB
(801) 422-2105

jane_lopez@byu.edu

Brian Price

Professor
Spanish and Portuguese

3158 JFSB
(801) 422-3453

brian_price@byu.edu

Affiliated Faculty

Melissa Alcaraz

Assistant Professor
Sociology

(801) 422-3457

melissa_alcaraz@byu.edu

Scott Alvord

Department Chair
Spanish and Portuguese

3190B JFSB
(801) 422-7546

salvord@byu.edu

Matthew Ancell

Associate Professor
Comparative Arts & Letters

3029 JFSB
(801) 422-1707

ancell@byu.edu

Kif Augustine-Adams

Professor
Law

428 JRCB
(801) 422-3712

adamsk@law.byu.edu

Faith Blackhurst

Visiting Assistant Professor
Spanish and Portuguese

3175 JFSB

faith.blackhurst@byu.edu

Malcolm Botto

Adjunct Faculty
Center for Language Studies
K'iche Language

204E HRCB

malcom_botto@byu.edu

Barry Brewer

Associate Professor
Global Supply Chain

679 TNRB

barry.brewer@byu.edu

Earl Brown

Professor
Linguistics

4052 JFSB
(801) 422-3970

earl_brown@byu.edu

Eric Bybee

Associate Professor
Teacher Education

206J MCKB
(801) 422-4129

ericbybee@byu.edu

Zachary Chase

Assistant Professor
Anthropology

882 KMBL
(801) 422-6836

zachary_chase@byu.edu

Michael Child

Associate Professor
Spanish and Portuguese

3161 JFSB
(801) 422-2496

michael_child@byu.edu

Mark Christensen

Professor
History

2103 JFSB
(801) 422-9333

mark_christensen@byu.edu

Allen Christenson

Professor
Comparative Arts and Letters

3008 JFSB
(801) 422-5848

allen_christenson@byu.edu

Benjamin Cluff

Adjunct Instructor
Office of the International Vice President

280C HRCB
(801) 422-0286

benjamin_cluff@byu.edu

Robert Colson

Associate Professor
Comparative Arts and Letters

3036 JFSB
(801) 422-1855

robert_colson@byu.edu

Dan Dewey

Department Chair
Linguistics

4064C JFSB
(801) 422-6005

ddewey@byu.edu

Cacey Farnsworth

Assistant Professor
History

2119 JFSB
(801) 422-0503

cfarnswo@byu.edu

Renata Forste

International Vice President
Sociology

B-307 ASB
(801) 422-1801

renata_forste@byu.edu

Juan Freire

Assistant Professor
Teacher Education

206R MCKB
(801) 422-4689

freire@byu.edu

Ignacio Garcia

Professor
History

2121 JFSB
(801) 422-4387

freire@byu.edu

Mara Garcia

Professor
Spanish and Protuguese

3150 JFSB
(801) 422-3106

mara_garcia@byu.edu

Anna-Lisa Halling

Associate Professor
Portuguese

3161 JFSB
(801) 422-1759

anna-lisa_halling@byu.edu

George Handley

Professor
Comparative Arts and Letters

3027 JFSB
(801) 422-7151

george_handley@byu.edu

Darren Hawkins

Professor
Political Science

832 KMBL & 210 HRCB
(801) 422-5526

dhawkins@byu.edu

Kirk Hawkins

Professor
Political Science

782 SWKT
(801) 422-1362

kirk.hawkins@byu.edu

Ryan Hill

Visiting Assistant Professor
Spanish and Portuguese

4028 JKB

ryan.hill2@byu.edu

Rick Jellen

Associate Dean
Life Science

5009 LSB
(801) 422-7279

rick_jellen@byu.edu

Bryant Jensen

Associate Professor
Teacher Education

206-H MCKB
(801) 422-3241

bryant_jensen@byu.edu

Seth Jeppesen

Associate Professor
Comparative Arts and Letters

3041 JFSB
(801) 422-2220

sjeppesen@byu.edu

Jordan Jones

Assistant Professor
Spanish and Portuguese

3151 JFSB
(801) 422-3252

jordan_jones@byu.edu

David Laraway

Department Chair
Philosophy

4086A JFSB
(801) 422-3807

david_laraway@byu.edu

Erik Larson

Associate Professor
Spanish and Portuguese

3160 JFSB
(801) 422-1726

erik_larson@byu.edu

Randy Lewis

Professor
Chemical Engineering

330S EB
(801) 422-7863

randy.lewis@byu.edu

Alberta Madrid

Adjunct Faculty
Art History and Curatorial Studies

3005K JKB

alberta.madrid@byu.edu

Shawn Miller

Associate Professor
History

2142 JFSB
(801) 422-3425

shawn_miller@byu.edu

Tomás Hidalgo Nava

Assistant Professor
Spanish and Portuguese

3168 JFSB
(801) 422-2599

tomas_hidalgo@byu.edu

Rex Nielson

Associate Professor
Spanish and Portuguese

3149 JFSB
801-422-2176

rex_nielson@byu.edu

Janis Nuckolls

Professor
Linguistics

4055 JFSB
(801) 422-3448

janis_nuckolls@byu.edu

Carolina Nuñez

Professor
Law

522 JRCB
(801) 422-0866

nunezc@law.byu.edu

Samuel Otterstrom

Associate Dean
FHSS

690-B KMBL
(801) 422-7751

samuel_otterstrom@byu.edu

Hayley Pierce

Associate Professor
Sociology

2036 JFSB
(801) 422-2488

hayley_pierce@byu.edu

Kenneth Plummer

Associate Director of Assesment Services

Center for Teaching and Learning
(801) 422-6187

ken_plummer@byu.edu

Brian Price

Professor
Spanish and Portuguese

3158 JFSB
(801) 422-3453

brian_price@byu.edu

Jani Radebaugh

Professor
Geology

S-383 ESC
(801) 422-9127

jani_radebaugh@byu.edu

Tyson Reeder

Assistant Professor
History

2111 JFSB

tyson_reeder@byu.edu

Brian Roberts

Professor
English

4153 JFSB
(801) 422-1376

brianrussellroberts@byu.edu

Scott Sanders

Associate Professor
Sociology

2039 JFSB
(801) 422-5309

scott_sanders@byu.edu

Jeffrey Shumway

Professor
History

216 HRCB
(801) 422-8943

jshumway@byu.edu

Gregory Stallings

Associate Professor
Spanish and Portuguese

3166 JFSB
(801) 422-1273

gregory_stallings@byu.edu

James Swensen

Professor
Comparative Arts and Letters

3054 JFSB
(801) 422-2206

james_swensen@byu.edu

Berenice Ventura

Adjunct Instructor of Latin
American Studies

Center for Language Studies

berenice_ventura@byu.edu

Amanda Galán Vintimilla

Adjunct Faculty
Spanish and Portuguese

3005J JKB
(801) 422-0397

a2289@byu.edu

Jonathan Wade

Professor
Spanish and Portuguese

3162 JFSB
(801) 422-1605

jonathan.wade@byu.edu

Evan Ward

Associate Professor
History

2155 JFSB
(801) 422-8056

evan_ward@byu.edu

Douglas Weatherford

Professor
Spanish and Portuguese

3169 JFSB
(801) 422-4941

douglas_weatherford@byu.edu

Mac Wilson

Assistant Professor
Spanish and Portuguese

3142 JFSB
(801) 422-3964

mac_wilson@byu.edu