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Researcher Bios

Jorge Soldevila Irizarry
is a MIS/IT Assistant at the Center for Puerto Rican Studies at CUNY Hunter College. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in History from the University of Puerto Rico – Mayagüez and is currently pursuing a...Read more
Damayra Figueroa
is a Research Assistant at the Center for Puerto Rican Studies at CUNY Hunter College. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice and a Master of Arts in Sociology from St. John’s University...Read more
Matthew Nicdao
Recently received his PhD in the Spanish and Portuguese Department at NYU. His research centers on race and nation formation(s) as expressed in the literary and visual cultures of nineteenth-century...Read more
José A. Laguarta Ramírez
Was born in San Juan and has a Ph.D. in Political Science from The Graduate Center, CUNY. His current research focuses on the moral economies of colonial capitalism in Puerto Rico. It explores how...Read more
Celiany Rivera Veláquez
holds a doctorate in Communications & Media from the University of Illinois in Urbana­-Champaign. They have served as the Director of the NYU LGBTQ Center and as an Adjunct Faculty at the NYU...Read more
Jennifer Hinojosa
is the research director at the Center for Puerto Rican Studies at CUNY Hunter College. She holds a Master’s of Science in Geographical Sciences from University of Maryland, College Park and MA in...Read more
Elizabeth Taveras
is an educational policy researcher with experiences as a bilingual and special education teacher, in New York City’s public schools.She is committed to supporting students, families, and teachers to...Read more
Carlos Vargas-Ramos
Carlos Vargas-Ramos is the Center for Puerto Rican Studies’ Director for Public Policy, External and Media Relations, and Development. As social scientist, he has worked on the impact of migration on...Read more

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