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Associate Professor, Gender Studies
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Associate Professor, Sociology Department
Professional Service
- Agriculture, Food, and Human Values.
Role: Manuscript reviewer.
Manuscript reviewer.
12/01/2021 - 03/31/2022
Honors & Awards
- Honorable Mention, Best Paper in the Social Sciences.
Latin American Studies Association, Mexico Section,
05/31/2018
- College of Social and Behavioral Sciences Junior Research Award.
University of Utah,
04/14/2017
- Finalist, College of Social and Behavioral Sciences Junior Research Award.
University of Utah,
04/01/2016
- Best Paper in the Social Sciences.
Mexico Section, Latin American Studies Association,
05/2013
- CSBS Junior Sabbatical Leave .
University of Utah,
01/2013
- Faculty Research Grant, University Research Committee.
University of Utah ,
06/2012
- Lionel CantĂș Graduate Student Award.
University of California, Santa Cruz,
05/2006
- Ford Foundation Minority Dissertation Fellowship.
National Research Council,
03/2006
- Frederick A. Cervantes Student Premio (Prize), Best Graduate Student Paper.
National Association of Chicana and Chicano Studies,
02/2005
- Conflict, Social Action and Change Graduate Student Paper Award.
Society for the Study of Social Problems,
06/2004
- Cristina Maria Riegos Distinguished Graduate Student Paper Award, Latino/a Sociology Section.
American Sociological Association,
08/2002
In the Media
- USA Today "This Cinco de Mayo Learn about the Origin of the Margarita." . 05/05/2020.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/2020/05/05/cin...
- Forbes. "Why Some of the Best Tequilas are Under the Radar.". 08/2016.
- Health & Medicine Week. "!Tequila! University of Utah assistant professor researches history of drink." . 05/22/2015.
- El Economista. "Tequila, de la cruda a la intelectualidad". 05/10/2015.
- Univision. "Tequila y Mexicanidad". 05/05/2015.