Affiliate Faculty
Cisneros Affiliate Faculty are members of the GW faculty who are Latino/a/x and/or whose work focuses on issues related to Latinos in the United States. In addition to generating research, affiliate faculty serve as mentors and participants in the Institute’s leadership development programs.


Elliott School of International Affairs; Columbian College
Paula Alonso, Elliott School of International Affairs; Columbian College

School of Engineering and Applied Science
Lorena Barba School of Engineering and Applied Science

Columbian College of Arts & Sciences
Nicole Bartels Columbian College of Arts & Sciences

School of Media and Public Affairs
Barbara Benitez-Curry School of Media and Public Affairs

Columbian College of Arts & Sciences
Carlos Bustamante Columbian College of Arts & Sciences

Milken Institute of Public Health
Uriyoan Colon-Ramos Milken Institute of Public Health

Columbian College of Arts & Sciences
Manuel Cuellar Columbian College of Arts & Sciences

Columbian College of Arts & Sciences
Gema Kloppe-Santamaría (she/her/hers) is an Assistant Professor of Latin American History and International Affairs at George Washington University.


Elliott School of International Affairs
Tahina Montoya is a Professorial Lecturer at George Washington University.

Columbian College of Arts & Sciences
Diana Pardo Pedraza Columbian College of Arts & Sciences
Faculty Spotlight: Manuel Cuellar
Manuel Cuellar is a professor of Spanish and Latinoamerican Literatures and Cultures at the Columbian College of Arts and Sciences. We sat down with him to talk about undocumented essential workers, and the role they continue to play during a global pandemic.