Degrees:
Ph.D, M.A. History, Brown University
B.A. Latin American Studies, Brandeis University

Specialization:
Latin American History
Latin American social history--Mexico
Central America--Colonial and Modern.

Courses taught:
Latin American Revolutions
Introduction to Latin American Cultures
Precolumbian and Contact Latin American Indigenous Societies
History of American Immigration
Colonial Latin America
Modern Latin America
Military in Latin American Politics

Significant Publications:
In Progress: "Barrio petty retailers and moneylenders in late colonial Guatemala City."

1999: "Una 'postal' de Ciudad de Guatemala: Fuentes y Guzman y el espacio fisico." Memoria III Encuentro Nacional de Historiadores: Memoria Historica, Guatemala City: Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala,

Teaching Honors, Awards, Distinctions:
Brown Universtiy Writing Grants
Watson Institute Summer Abroad Grant
Bernard E. Bruce Award, Graduate Minority Student Association of Brown University.
Phi Beta Kappa