Tompkins specializes in Latin American literature and cultural production, theory and film. She co-edits Imagofagia, is the editor-in-chief of Chasqui, and runs a summer abroad program in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Ripley's major fields of study are international relations and comparative politics with an emphasis on U.S. foreign policy, international political economy, security studies, and Latin American politics.

Villegas-Silva’s primary areas of research are modern and contemporary theater, performance and visual cultural, and theoretical practices of the Americas and Iberia.

Born in Protektorat Boehmen und Maehren, Volek grew up in Czechoslovakia, studied in Cuba, and, after the Russian occupation, emigrated to West Germany and to U.S.

Giner is an actor, theater director, playwright and translator. His research focuses on myths and rituals of the Medieval Religious stage and Native American performance practices.

Rodriguez has been teaching at ASU since 2001, including lower and upper division Spanish language classes.

Muñoz's research interests include Spanish and Chicano studies. She teaches elementary to intermediate Spanish classes at ASU Online.