Department Chair

 

Glenda M. Flores
  • Professor and Chair
    Ph.D., University of Southern California, 2011

  • latino sociology, latina professionals, work and occupations, education, middle-class minorities, qualitative methods

  •  SST 371 | 949-824-4664

  • gmflores@uci.edu
  • Website

 

Director of Graduate Studies

 

Louis DeSipio
  • Professor & Director of Graduate Studies
    Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin, 1993

  • ethnic politics, latino politics, immigration, naturalization, u.s. electoral politics

  •  SSPB 5283 | 949-824-1420

  • ldesipio@uci.edu
  • Website
  • CV

 

Director of Undergraduate Studies & Undergraduate Honors Program

 

Hector Tobar
  • Professor & Director of Undergraduate Studies & Honors Program
    M.F.A., Creative Writing, Fiction, University of California, Irvine, 1995

  • storytelling, literature, history of los angeles, latin American history, latino history

  •  SST 365 | 949-824-8460

  • htobar@uci.edu

Graduate Advisor

 

Jennifer Gerson
  • Director, Graduate Affairs
    Ed.D., University of Southern California, 2020

  • educational counseling, graduate student exceptions/petitions, teaching assistant applications and assignments

  •  5210 Social and Behavioral Sciences Gateway | (949) 824-4074

  • jennifer.gerson@uci.edu
  • For any administrative questions concerning the graduate application process, financial award opportunities, and/or other pre-enrollment matters, please contact the Graduate Studies Office.

 

Department Manager


Nadia Kast

 

 

Administrative Staff

 

Veronica Garcia
  • Evaluations & Outreach Coordinator, UC PRIME Pre-Health Pathways

  •  330 Social Science Tower

  • vbgarcia@uci.edu
  • Website
Elizabeth Hernandez
  • Library Liaison for Chicano Latino Studies; Research Librarian for Criminology and Political Science

  •  106 Langson Library | 949-824-0473

  • evgomez@uci.edu
Lena Njoku
Josue Ruedas
  • Career Pathways Coordinator, UC PRIME Pre-Health Pathways (UC3P)

  •  330 Social Science Tower

  • ruedasj@uci.edu
  • Website

 

Winter 2025 - Faculty and Lecturer Office Hours 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

Mailing Address
Department of Chicano/Latino Studies
383 Social Science Tower
University of California-Irvine
Irvine, CA 92697-5100

 

Telephone: (949) 824-7180

Directions (UCI Campus)
The Department Administrative Suite is located on the 3rd floor of the Social Science Tower Building.
See: SST Building (201)

Directions to the campus can be found here.

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