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David L Leal

Affiliated Departments:
Center for Mexican American Studies, Government, Mexican American and Latina/o Studies, Population Research Center
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Dr. Leal's primary academic interest is Latino politics, and his work explores the political and policy implications of demographic change in the United States. His research primarily involves quantitative-…

Moise L Levy

Affiliated Departments:
Dell Medical School
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Pediatric/Adolescent Dermatology

Atopic Dermatitis

Genetic skin diseases

Vascular Birthmarks

Neonatal dermatology

Leticia Marteleto

Affiliated Departments:
Sociology
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Dr. Marteleto's current research explores the influence of social context and transitions to adulthood on educational inequality in Brazil and in South Africa. One ongoing project examines the school predictors…

Alberto Martinez

Affiliated Departments:
Uteach - Natural Sciences, The Thomas Jefferson Center for the Study of Core Texts and Ideas, Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies, History, Center for European Studies
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History of science and mathematics, Einstein, historical myths in science, notions of race, political news media.

Mallory Emiko Matsumoto

Affiliated Departments:
College of Liberal Arts
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Maya; Mesoamerica; archaeology; language; ethnohistory; religion; Maya hieroglyphs; writing systems

Kelly McDonough

Affiliated Departments:
Spanish and Portuguese, Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies
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Latin American Colonial Literatures and Cultures with an emphasis on Mexican and Indigenous Studies; Nahuatl Studies; Indigenous Intellectualisms and Literacies.

Martha Menchaca

Affiliated Departments:
Américo Paredes Center for Cultural Studies, Anthropology, Center for Mexican American Studies, Center for Women's and Gender Studies, Mexican American and Latina/o Studies, Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies
Research Interests:

Social anthropology; ethnicity, critical race theory, legal anthropology, history and oral traditions, US/Mexican culture; Latin America; Mexico

Deirdre B Mendez

Affiliated Departments:
College of Liberal Arts, Cockrell School of Engineering, McCombs School of Business
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The focus of my research and teaching is intercultural adaptation. I have developed a suite of materials that guide students in understanding their own cultural orientations and identifying the cultural tendencies of…