Faculty and Staff

The Latin American and Latino Studies Faculty is comprised of professors from a number of different departments. Listed below are the names of faculty members who teach courses that fulfill LALS requirements and other individuals who support the LALS Program.

The * indicates members of the LALS Advisory Board

Appointed LALS Faculty

*Manuel Medina

Director of Latin American and Latino Studies
Professor of Spanish
Department of Classical and Modern Languages

Room/Building: Stevenson Hall 306 & Humanities 329
Phone: 502-852-2034 & 502-852-0501
Email: Dr. Medina

Faculty Profile

*Tricia Gray

Associate Professor, Department Chair
Department of Political Science

Secondary Appointment for LALS

Room/Building: Ford Hall 209
Phone: 502-852-3309
Email: Dr. Gray

Faculty Profile

Savannah Searcy

LALS Program Coordinator & LALS Club President

LALS & Individualized Major

Room/Building: Stevenson Hall 304
Email: Savannah Searcy

Affiliated Faculty

	Julie Bunck Professor* Department of Political Science Room/Building: Ford Hall 302 Phone: 502-852-1659 Email: Dr. Bunck Faculty Profile
	Fabian Crespo Professor* Department of Anthropology Room/Building: Lutz Hall 324 Phone: 502-852-2427 Email: Dr. Crespo Faculty Profile
	Thomas Wayne Edison Professor of Spanish* Department of Classical and Modern Languages Room/Building: Humanities 330B Phone: 502-852-0487 Email: Dr. Edison Faculty Profile
	Christine Ehrick Professor Department of History Room/Building: Gottschalk Hall 301D Phone: 502-852-3973 Email:Dr. Ehrick Faculty Profile
	Lisa Markowitz Associate Professor* Room/Building: Lutz Hall 239 Phone: 502-852-2426 Email:Dr. Markowitz Faculty Profile
	Brenda Ortiz-Loyola Part-Time Lecturer of Distance Education Courses Latin American and Latino Studies Program Email: Dr. Ortiz-Loyola Faculty Profile
	Adolfo (Ben) Ruiz Creative Director & CEO* Adhawks, LLC Phone: 502-244-6774 Phone: 502-558-7083 Email: ben@adhawks.com Faculty Profile
	Enid Trucios Haynes Professor Brandeis School of Law Room/Building: Brandeis School of Law 250 Phone: 502-852-7694 Email:Dr. Trucios Haynes Faculty Profile
	Margath Walker Associate Professor Department of Geography and Geosciences Room/Building: Lutz Hall 215 Phone: 502-852-2694 Email:Dr. Walker Faculty Profile
Emerita Faculty
	Dr. Rhonda Buchanan Former Director of Latin American & Latino Studies Professor Emerita of Spanish Email:rhonda.buchanan@louisville.edu Website:https://rhondadahlbuchanan.com/