Faculty & Staff Directory DEPARTMENT FACULTY Cristina Herrera, Ph.D. Program Director/Professor and Academic Advisor Dr. Cristina Herrera was born and raised in Oxnard, California and arrived to PSU in 2021. She earned her PhD in English from Claremont Graduate University, specializing in contemporary Chicana/Latina literature. In... See full profile for Cristina Herrera Martín Alberto Gonzalez, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Dr. Martín Alberto Gonzalez is a Xicano raised in Oxnard, California. He completed his undergraduate studies at California State University, Northridge, then earned his doctorate from the Cultural Foundations of Education... See full profile for Martín Alberto Gonzalez Melissa Patiño-Vega, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Dra. Melissa Patiño-Vega is a proud first-generation college Chicana who was raised in a low-income household in the small agricultural town of Patterson, California – located in the Central Valley. She is also proud... See full profile for MELISSA PATINO-VEGA T B Trevor Boffone, Ph.D. Adjunct Instructor Additional information is forthcoming. See full profile for Trevor Boffone H H Héctor Hernández, M.A, M.F.A. Adjunct Instructor Mr. Hernández’s first experience painting murals was achieved in Mexico City while studying a program in Social Anthropology. In that opportunity, Mr. Hernández participated as a collaborator for two murals under... See full profile for Hector Hernandez A M Tony Martínez, M.A. Adjunct Instructor Additional information is forthcoming. See full profile for Anthony Martinez G Z Guadalupe Martínez, M.A. Adjunct Instructor Additional information is forthcoming. See full profile for Guadalupe Martinez Zapata José (Memo) Pastrano, Ph.D. Adjunct Instructor Fields of Expertise: Mexican American history, US West, 19th and 20th century labor history, business and economic history, migrant labor history Publications: "The Bureaucratic Origins of Migrant Poverty: The... See full profile for Memo Pastrano AFFILIATED FACULTY R A Roberto de Anda Professor Emeritus Roberto de Anda is a Professor Emeritus of Chicano/Latino Studies at Portland State University. He received a BA in Chicano Studies at the University of California at Berkeley. After doing graduate work in Latin... See full profile for Roberto de Anda