Experts

Civil Rights

Sonja Diaz

Founding Executive Director

Civil Rights

Matt Barreto

Faculty Co-Director, LPPI; Professor of Political Science, Chicana/o Studies

Central Americans

Leisy Abrego

Professor, Chicana/o Studies

Health

Yohualli Balderas-Medina Anaya

Assistant Clinical Professor, Family Medicine

Criminal Justice

Amada Armenta

Assistant Professor, Urban Planning

Arts & Culture

Eric Avila

Professor, Chicana/o Studies, History, Urban Planning

Aging

Hiram Beltrán-Sánchez

Associate Professor, Community Health Science

Demography & Population Studies

Arturo Vargas Bustamante

Faculty Director of Research, LPPI; Associate Professor, Health Policy and Management

Demography & Population Studies

Genevieve Carpio

Assistant Professor, Chicana/o Studies

Civil Rights

Jennifer M. Chacón

Professor, Law

Health

Denise A. Chavira

Professor, Psychology; Director, CALMA UCLA

Demography & Population Studies

Melissa Chinchilla

Postdoctoral Fellow, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Arts & Culture

Jason De León

Professor, Anthropology, Chicana/o Studies

Health

Mirella Díaz-Santos

Adjunct Assistant Professor, Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences

Democracy & Voting Rights

Chad W. Dunn

Voting Rights Project Director, Litigation

Civil Rights

Patricia Gándara

Co-Director, The Civil Rights Project/ Proyecto Derechos Civiles

Civil Rights

Laure E. Gómez

Professor, Law

Environment & Climate Resilience

Silvia R. González

Researcher and Project Manager, Center for Neighborhood Knowledge

Health

Alma Guerrero

Associate Professor, Pediatrics

Education

Lorena Guillén

Assistant Professor, Education

Health

David Hayes-Bautista

Distinguished Professor, Medicine; Director, CESLAC

Demography & Population Studies

Juan Herrera

Assistant Professor, Geography

Immigrant Rights

Raúl Hinojosa-Ojeda

Associate Professor Chicana/o Studies; Founding Director, NAID

Immigrant Rights

Mary J. Lopez

Professor, Economics

Demography & Population Studies

José Loya

Assistant Professor, Urban Planning

Criminal Justice

Kelly Lytle-Hernández

Professor, History, African American Studies; Director, Bunche Center for African American Studies

Health

Laura E. Martinez

Postdoctoral Fellow, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Researcher, CESLAC

Democracy & Voting Rights

Natalie Masuoka

Associate Professor, Political Science, Asian American Studies

Environment & Climate Resilience

Michael Méndez

Assistant Professor, Environmental Policy, Urban Planning

Central Americans

Cecilia Menjívar

Professor, Sociology; Chair, Dorothy L. Meier Social Equities

Civil Rights

Rachel F. Moran

Distinguished Professor, Law

Health

Gerardo Moreno

Associate Professor, Family Medicine; Executive Director, UCLA PRIME-LA

Arts & Culture

Chon A. Noriega

Professor, Film, Television and Digital Media; Director, CSRC

Demography & Population Studies

Vilma Ortiz

Professor, Sociology, Chicana/o Studies

Democracy & Voting Rights

Efrén Pérez

Professor, Political Science, Psychology; Director, CAPPP, REPS Lab

Demography & Population Studies

Amy Ritterbusch

Assistant Professor, Social Welfare

Democracy & Voting Rights

Raymond Rocco

Professor Emeritus, Political Science

Health

Michael A. Rodríguez

Professor, Vice-Chair, Family Medicine; Professor, Community Health Sciences

Aging

Maria Elena Ruiz

Associate Director, CSRC; Adjunct Associate Professor, Nursing

Arts & Culture

Otto Santa Ana

Professor, Chicana/o Studies

Demography & Population Studies

Carlos E. Santos

Assistant Professor, Social Welfare

Civil Rights

Gary Segura

Dean, Luskin School of Public Affairs; Professor, Public Affairs, Chicana/o Studies

Civil Rights

Daniel Solórzano

Professor, Education, Chicana/o Studies; Director, UC/ACCORD

Health

Paola Suarez

Clinical Assistant Professor, Psychiatry day & Biobehavioral Sciences

Aging

Fernando Torres-Gil

Professor, Social Welfare, Public Policy; Director, CPRA

Civil Rights

Miguel M. Unzueta

Professor, Management and Organizations; Senior Associate Dean, MBA Programs

Demography & Population Studies

Abel Valenzuela Jr.

Professor, Chicana/o Studies, Urban Planning; Director, IRLE

Civil Rights

Chris Zepeda-Millán

Associate Professor, Public Policy, Chicana/o Studies