Education:
Ph.D., Fordham University - 1993 (Sociology)
M.A., John Jay College of Criminal Justice (CUNY) - 1987 (Criminal Justice)
B.A., John Jay College of Criminal Justice (CUNY) - 1987 (Criminal Justice)
Areas of Expertise:
Puerto Rican/Latino studies and sociology with specializations in Puerto Ricans/Latin@s; Evangelicals/Pentecostals; women; ethnic minority integration processes (acculturation, assimilation, biculturation); Hispanic mental health; and criminal justice.
Books and Publications
"Puerto Rico." Multicultural America: An Encyclopedia of the Newest Americans. Ed. Ronald H. Bayor. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press. (Books and Publications: Other Article) 2011
"Aimee García Cortese." Latinas in the United States: A Historical Encyclopedia. Eds. Vicki L. Ruíz and Virginia Sánchez Korrol. Bloomington, Ind.: Indiana University Press. (Books and Publications: Other Article) 2006
"Carmela Zapata Padilla Bonilla Marrero." Latinas in the United States: A Historical Encyclopedia. Eds. Vicki L. Ruíz and Virginia Sánchez Korrol. Bloomington, Ind.: Indiana University Press. (Books and Publications: Other Article) 2006
"Leoncia Rosado Rousseau." Latinas in the United States: A Historical Encyclopedia. Eds. Vicki L. Ruíz and Virginia Sánchez Korrol. Bloomington, Ind.: Indiana University Press. (Books and Publications: Other Article) 2006
"New York City Mission Society." Latinas in the United States: A Historical Encyclopedia. Eds. Vicki L. Ruíz and Virginia Sánchez Korrol. Bloomington, Ind.: Indiana University Press. (Books and Publications: Other Article) 2006
"Quinceañera." Latinas in the United States: A Historical Encyclopedia. Eds. Vicki L. Ruíz and Virginia Sánchez Korrol. Bloomington, Ind.: Indiana University Press. (Books and Publications: Other Article) 2006
Awards, Honors and Fellowships
Honorary member, Phi Beta Kappa. (Awards and Honors) 2010
Core Curriculum grant to bring renowned human rights activist and Puerto Rican independentist Juan Mari Bras, J.D., to Brooklyn College. Core Curriculum 20.03: Latin@ Diasporas in the U.S. $500. (Grants and Fellowships) 2007
Independent Panel of Trinity Lutheran Church in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, created an annual college scholarship named in my honor: Dr. María E. Pérez y González College Scholarship Fund for Latin@ Students. (Awards and Honors) 2007
Core Curriculum grant, to bring invited guest Jeffrey Foxx , an anthropological photographer, to Brooklyn College. Core Curriculum 20.03: Latin@ Diasporas in the U.S. $500. (Grants and Fellowships) 2006
Favorite Teacher Award, Broeklundian yearbook. (Awards and Honors) 2006
Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums
"We Don't Preach Multiculturalism, We Are Multiculturalism" panel. Second Annual New Faculty Orientation. Roberta S. Matthews Center for Teaching, Brooklyn College. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2007
"Evangelical Ministers and the Race Demon." Racist Theological and Religious Discourses in Puerto Rico and the Diasporic Communities Panel. Biennial Meeting of the Puerto Rican Studies Association: Speaking the Unspoken--Race and Its Intersections in Puerto Rican Experience. Cornell University. Ithaca, N.Y. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2006
"In Their Own Words: Forming the Puerto Rican Studies Association, 1989-1994" roundtable. Biennial Meeting of the Puerto Rican Studies Association: Speaking the Unspoken--Race and Its Intersections in Puerto Rican Experience. Cornell University. Ithaca, N.Y. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2006
"The Decline of Full-time Puerto Rican Faculty at CUNY from 1981-2002" panel. Center for Puerto Rican Studies, Hunter College (CUNY). New York. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2006
Professional Leadership
Chairperson, Department of Puerto Rican and Latino Studies, 2004-present. (Professional Leadership: Organizational Leadership Position) 2012
Chairperson, Faculty Council, October 2009-present. (Professional Leadership: Organizational Leadership Position) 2012
Member, CUNY Search Committee for President of Brooklyn College. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2009
Chairperson, Department of Puerto Rican and Latino Studies Appointments and Search Committees, Brooklyn College, 2004-present. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2007
Chairperson, Department of Puerto Rican and Latino Studies Curriculum Committee, Brooklyn College, 2004-present. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2007
Chairperson, Departmental Awards Committee, Brooklyn College, 1999-present. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2007
Ex-officio (appointed by the chairperson of Faculty Council), Faculty Council Committee on College Integrity, 2005-present. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2007
Member, Brooklyn College Children's Studies Advisory Council. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2007
Member, Brooklyn College Council on Administrative Policy, 2004-present. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2007
Member, Brooklyn College President's Advisory Committee on Diversity. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2007
Member, Brooklyn College President's Diversity Council. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2007
Member, Brooklyn College Program for the Studies of Religion Advisory Committee. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2007
Member, Center for Diversity and Multicultural Studies Executive Committee, Brooklyn College. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2007
Member, CUNY Puerto Rican Faculty Recruitment Project Advisory Council. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2007
Member, CUNY Puerto Rican/Latino/Latin American Studies Discipline Council. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2007
Member, Middle States Working Group III: Governance, Administration and Leadership. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2007
Member, Provost's Task Force on Diversity, 2005-present. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2007
Member-at-large, Faculty Council Steering Committee, 2004-present; re-elected for a second term. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2007
Participant, Voter Registration Drive, Brooklyn College. (Professional Leadership: Public Service) 2007
Director, Center for Latino Studies, Brooklyn College, 2004-present. (Professional Leadership: Organizational Leadership Position) 2004
Community Activities
BC Comité Noviembre, Organizing Committee of "The Possible Dream: Latin@ Arts, Communities, and Leadership Encuentro 2007." Theme: Las Caras Lindas--The Many Faces of Latin@ Diversity. Annual all-day conference for college and high school students, faculty, staff, alumni and community, with more than 400 participants. 2007
Junior church coordinator and facilitator, Trinity Lutheran Church, Brooklyn, N.Y. 2007
Organizer, Department of Puerto Rican and Latino Studies and Familia Latina Annual Awards/Commencement Luncheon Celebration, Brooklyn College. 2007
Other Professional Activities
Faculty Development: Meet the Author--Dr. Ken Bain, What the Best College Teachers Do (2004). Brooklyn College. 2007
Faculty Professional Development Seminar: 2nd Annual New Core Curriculum Conference--Conserving the Core and Other Matters. Transforming Knowledge, Elizabeth Minnich. Brooklyn College. 2007
Member, National Institute for Latino Policy. 2007
Organized a nine-speaker lecture series during Spring 2007 on a range of topics in the field of Puerto Rican and Latino studies. Brooklyn College. 2007
Organizer, convener and facilitator, Department of Puerto Rican and Latino Studies Strategic Planning Weekend Retreat, The Warwick Center, New York. 2007
Provost's Third Annual Faculty Development Workshop: Enhancing Pedagogical Practices--Teaching Portfolios. Brooklyn College. 2007
