Faculty & Staff

Study Latin American and Latinx's influence with expert perspective.

The faculty of Adelphi’s Latin American and Latinx Studies program have an international reputation for scholarship, as evidenced by the research published, awards granted and fellowships earned by department members. Click on faculty names for more information about each professor’s research, experience and contact information.

Administration

Giovani Burgos
PhD
Associate Professor, Director
College of Arts and Sciences, Sociology
Contact
E-mail
gburgos@adelphi.edu
Phone Number
516.833.8168
Location
Blodgett Hall 105C

Professors

Brian Wygal
PhD
Professor, Chair
College of Arts and Sciences, Anthropology
Director
College of Arts and Sciences, Environmental Studies and Sciences
Contact
E-mail
bwygal@adelphi.edu
Phone Number
516.877.4170
Fax
516.877.4717
Location
Alumnae Hall 211

Associate Professors

Maggie Gray (She/Her)
Associate Professor
College of Arts and Sciences, Political Science and International Relations
Contact
E-mail
gray5@adelphi.edu
Phone Number
516.877.4589
Fax
516.877.4594
Location
Blodgett Hall 204B
Jacqueline Olvera
Associate Professor, Chair
College of Arts and Sciences, Sociology
Contact
E-mail
jolvera@adelphi.edu
Phone Number
516.833.8161
Fax
516.877.4717
Location
Blodgett Hall 102B

Assistant Professors

Marcos Gonsalez
Assistant Professor
College of Arts and Sciences, English
Contact
E-mail
mgonsalez@adelphi.edu
Micah Oelze (He/Him)
PhD
Assistant Professor
College of Arts and Sciences, History
Contact
E-mail
moelze@adelphi.edu
Phone Number
516.833.4199
Fax
516.877.4797
Location
Blodgett Hall 200G
Ana Isabel Simon-Alegre (She/Her)
PhD
Associate Professor
College of Arts and Sciences, African, Black and Caribbean Studies
Contact
E-mail
aisimon@adelphi.edu
Phone Number
516.877.4046
Location
Alumnae Hall 202
Ignacio Torres
PhD
Assistant Professor
College of Arts and Sciences, Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
Contact
E-mail
iarellano-torres@adelphi.edu
Phone Number
516.877.4057
Location
Alumnae Hall 107

Adjunct Faculty

Wilson Anaya (He/Him)
PhD
Visiting Assistant Professor
College of Arts and Sciences, Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
Contact
E-mail
waanaya@adelphi.edu
Phone Number
516.877.4052
Location
Alumnae Hall 110
Sandra B. Castro (She/Her)
PhD
Associate Dean
College of Professional and Continuing Studies
Contact
E-mail
scastro@adelphi.edu
Phone Number
516.877.3419
Location
Levermore Hall 303

Admissions

Contact
E-mail
admissions@adelphi.edu
Phone Number
516.877.3050
Fax
516.877.3039
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Location
Nexus Building First Floor
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