People
The Faces of the Department
Faculty & Instructors
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Carolin Aronis
- Assistant Professor, Race, Gender, and Ethnic Studies
- Affiliate Faculty, Communication Studies
Ethnic Studies
Dr. Carolin Aronis (she/her/היא) is a scholar of critical media studies and antisemitism. Her work employs interdisciplinary methodologies to explore the intersections of technology, rhetoric, identity, and memory. She studies systems of hate, violence, and exclusion, usually related to race,...
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Ray Black
- Associate Professor
Ethnic Studies
An Associate Professor of African American Studies (history, arts, media, resistance and protest), and his research focuses on retention and graduation rates of African American students at Historically/Predominantly White Institutions (HWIs or PWIs), Critical Race Theory (CRT), equity in K-12...
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Roe Bubar
- Professor
Ethnic Studies
Roe Bubar, J.D. is Professor of Ethnic Studies, Joint Appointed in the School of Social Work and Affiliate Faculty in Women's Studies. Roe is a nationally recognized trainer and expert in interviewing children in child sexual abuse cases and her...
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Eileen Connell
- Senior Instructor
Ethnic Studies
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Maricela DeMirjyn
- Associate Professor
Ethnic Studies and Women's Studies & Gender Research
Maricela DeMirjyn, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor in the Department of Race, Gender and Ethnic Studies at Colorado State University, where she also serves as the Graduate Coordinator for the M.A. in Ethnic Studies and the Graduate Certificate in Gender,...
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Michelle M. Glantz
- Professor
- Interim Chair of Race, Gender, and Ethnic Studies
Anthropology and Geography and Ethnic Studies
Advising Faculty Member, GDPE Director, Human Origins Laboratory Dr. Mica Glantz received her B.A. and Ph.D. in Anthropology from the University of Pennsylvania. She is currently a Professor of Anthropology at Colorado State University and Director of the Human...
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Allison Goar-Rogers
- Senior Instructor
Ethnic Studies and Women's Studies & Gender Research
Allison Goar-Rogers is a Senior Instructor with the Department of Race, Gender, and Ethnic Studies. A graduate of Fairhaven College of Interdisciplinary Studies (Western Washington University) and Colorado State University, she is also a PhD Student in CSU’s School of...
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Kim JK
- Professor of Ethnic Studies
Ethnic Studies
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Dr. Doreen E. Martinez
- Associate Professor
- Program Coordinator
Ethnic Studies and Women's Studies & Gender Research
Dr. Doreen E. Martinez is Mescalero Apache (paternally) and Pennsylvania Dutch (maternally). She is a transnational Indigenous epistemologist with a Sociology PhD. Her scholarly expertise is in Indigenous knowledge systems, research methodologies, visual culture, and, sociopolitical land and environment issues. ...
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Ernesto Sagás
- Professor
Ethnic Studies
Dr. Ernesto Sagás is Professor of Ethnic Studies at Colorado State University. He has a Ph.D. in political science from the University of Florida with a concentration in Latin American studies. His research focuses on the politics of the Hispanic...
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Caridad Souza
- Associate Professor
Ethnic Studies and Women's Studies & Gender Research
Dr. Caridad Souza is an associate professor of Ethnic Studies and Women’s and Gender Studies in the Department of Ethnic Studies at Colorado State University (CSU). Her teaching and research interests include racialized gender and sexuality, multiracial and decolonial feminisms,...
Staff
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Joanna Doxey
- Academic Success Coordinator
Joanna Doxey is the Academic Support Coordinator for students majoring in Ethnic Studies, Philosophy, and English. Joanna recently earned her Master of Fine Arts in creative writing with a focus in poetry from CSU. While a graduate student, she...
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Zenaida Herrera
- Human Resources Partner
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Alie Wise
- Assistant to the Chair
In addition to our staff, the Department of Race, Gender, and Ethnic Studies is supported by our outstanding work-study students. Please reach out to cla_rges@colostate.edu to contact them.
Graduate Students
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Breanna Bailey
- Graduate Teaching Assistant
Hello! My name is Breanna Marie Bailey (She/Her/Ella) I am a first year Ethnic Studies MA student in the Department of Race, Gender and Ethnic Studies at Colorado State University. I earned my BA in Political Science with a double...
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Amanda A. Espinel
- Graduate Teaching Assistant, M.A. Student
My name is Amanda and I use she/her pronouns. I am a first year Ethnic Studies MA student in the Department of Race, Gender, and Ethnic Studies at Colorado State University. I earned my BA in History and Women's and...
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Nikki Foxley
My name is Nikki and I use she/her pronouns. I am a first-year Ethnic Studies MA student in the Department of Race, Gender, and Ethnic Studies at Colorado State University. I earned my B.S. in Kinesiology with a specialization in...
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Victoria A. Obeng
- Graduate Teaching Assistant
Hello! I am Victoria Ama Obeng (she/her). I am a first-year Ethnic Studies MA student in the Department of Race, Gender and Ethnic Studies at Colorado State University. I earned my B.A. in political science and geography from the University...