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.

Diana Pardo Pedraza

Columbian College of Arts & Sciences

Diana Pardo Pedraza Columbian College of Arts & Sciences

Elaine Peña
Elaine Peña

Columbian College of Arts & Sciences

Elaine Peña Columbian College of Arts & Sciences

Fabiana Perera

Columbian College of Arts & Sciences

Fabiana Perera Columbian College of Arts & Sciences

Marie Price
Marie Price

Columbian College of Arts & Sciences

Marie Price Columbian College of Arts & Sciences

Olga Price

Milken Institute of Public Health

Olga Price Milken Institute of Public Health

Elvira Maria Restrepo
Elvira Maria Restrepo

Elliott School of International Affairs

Elvira Maria Restrepo Elliott School of International Affairs

Kathleen Roche

Milken Institute of Public Health

Kathleen Roche Milken Institute of Public Health

Arturo Sotomayor

Elliott School of International Affairs

Arturo Sotomayor Elliott School of International Affairs

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Dr. Elizabeth Vaquera

Executive Director, Associate Professor of Sociology and Public Policy & Public Administration

Dr. Elizabeth Vaquera joined GW in 2016 as the inaugural Director of the Cisneros Hispanic Leadership Institute and Associate Professor of Sociology and Public

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Faculty Spotlight: Manuel Cuellar

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