Michael Soldatenko, Department Chair
Ph.D., History, University of California, Los Angeles
Office: KH C4069
Telephone: (323) 343-2190
Web Page: http://www.calstatela.edu/faculty/msoldat/
Email: msoldat@calstatela.edu
Specialization: Chicano(a) Intellectual History; Chicano(a) Studies Curricular History.
Velia Murillo, Office Coordinator
Office: KH C4069
Telephone: (323) 343-2190
Email: vmurillo@cslanet.calstatela.edu
Francisco E. Balderrama, Professor
Ph.D., History, University of California, Los Angeles
Office: KH C3059
Telephone: (323) 343-2987
Web Page: http://www.calstatela.edu/faculty/fbalder/
Email:fbalder@calstatela.edu
Specialization: History; 20th Century Chicana/Chicano history.
Roberto Cantú, Professor
Ph.D., Hispanic Languages and Literature, University of California, Los Angeles
Office: KH B3023
Telephone: (323) 343-2195
Web Page: http://www.calstatela.edu/faculty/cantu/
Email: rcantu@calstatela.edu
Specialization: Hispanic languages and literature; Chicana/Chicano literature.
Dionne Espinoza, Associate Professor
Ph.D., English, Cornell University
Office: KH C4035
Telephone: (323) 343-5348
Web Page: http://www.calstatela.edu/faculty/despino/
Email: despino@calstatela.edu
Specialization: Chicana/Latina studies; feminism and social movements; women of color; cultural studies.
Bianca Guzmán, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Ecological Community Psychology, Michigan State University
Office: KH C3048
Telephone: (323) 343-2198
Web Page: http://www.calstatela.edu/faculty/bguzman/
Email: bguzman@calstatela.edu
Specialization: Health promotion, Community Engagement, Reproductive Health, Program Evaluation, Latina women
Ester E. Hernández, Associate Professor
Ph.D., Social Science, University of California, Irvine
Office: KH C4035
Telephone: (323) 343-5349
Web Page: http://www.calstatela.edu/faculty/eherna17/
Email: eherna17@calstatela.edu
Specialization: Latinos(as) in the U.S.; community health; gender; immigration and globalization.
Valerie Talavera-Bustillos, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Education, University of California, Los Angeles
Office: KH B3023
Telephone: (323) 343-2197
Web Page: http://www.calstatela.edu/faculty/vtalave/
Email: vtalave@calstatela.edu
Specialization: Education; Chicano/a Studies.
Emeriti Faculty
Lionel A. Maldonado, Professor Emeritus
Ph.D., Sociology, University of Oregon
Specialization: Sociology; Chicano community; labor force participation; interethnic relations.
Louis R. Negrete, Professor Emeritus
Ph.D., Sociology, United States International University
Email: lnegret@calstatela.edu
Specialization: Sociology; community organizing.