Faculty in Political Economy and Social Movement Studies

Jon D Daehnke

Title
- Associate Professor
Department
- Anthropology Department
Campus Email
- jdaehnke@ucsc.edu
Website
- Academia.edu
- Chinook Resilience

Kent H Eaton

Title
- Distinguished Professor of Politics
Department
- Politics Department
Campus Email
- keaton@ucsc.edu
Website

Madeleine P Fairbairn

Title
- Associate Professor
Department
- Environmental Studies Department
Campus Email
- mfairbai@ucsc.edu
Website
- UC AFTeR Project

Sylvanna Falcon

Title
- Professor & Chair
Department
- Latin American & Latino Studies
Campus Email
- smfalcon@ucsc.edu

Shelly A Grabe

Title
- Professor
Department
- Psychology Department
Campus Email
- sgrabe@ucsc.edu
Website
- shellygrabe.sites.ucsc.edu

Fernando I Leiva

Title
- Professor
Department
- Latin American & Latino Studies
Campus Email
- fleiva@ucsc.edu
Website
- Website on Researchgate
- Extractivism & Society Research Cluster

Leslie A Lopez

Title
- Continuing Lecturer, PhD Anthropology
Department
- Oakes College
Campus Email
- lesliel@ucsc.edu
Website

Sara J Niedzwiecki

Title
- Associate Professor
Department
- Politics Department
Campus Email
- sniedzwi@ucsc.edu
Website
- http://www.saraniedzwiecki.com/

Aims McGuinness

Title
- College Provost, Merrill College
Department
- History Department
Campus Email
- amcguinn@ucsc.edu

Steven McKay

Title
- Professor of Sociology
Department
- Sociology Department
Campus Email
- smckay@ucsc.edu
Website

Maywa Montenegro

Title
- Associate Professor of Agroecology and Critical Technology Studies
Department
- Environmental Studies Department
Campus Email
- mamonten@ucsc.edu
Website
- Academia page

Eric Porter

Title
- Distinguished Professor
Department
- History Department
Campus Email
- ecporter@ucsc.edu

Robert Nichols

Title
- Professor
Department
- History of Consciousness Department
Campus Email
- ronichol@ucsc.edu
Website

Jessica K Taft

Title
- Professor
Department
- Latin American & Latino Studies
Campus Email
- jtaft@ucsc.edu
Website
- http://jessicataft.sites.ucsc.edu/
- The Dolores Huerta Research Center for the Americas

Last modified: May 27, 2025