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Faculty Research & Creative Activity in Paraguay
Paola Canova
Anthropology, Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies
Paola Canova conducts research among indigenous peoples of Paraguay, mainly in the Gran Chaco region. She also conducts research among among rural mestizo communities, and Mennonite migrants to the region. Her research interests include gender and sexuality, indigeneity, political ecology and the state.
Ariel Dulitzky
Law, Human Rights and Justice, Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies, Jewish Studies
Ariel Dulitzky is a leading expert in human rights, particularly in Latin America and the United Nations and regional (particularly the inter-American) human rights system and enforced disappearances. Dulitzky has published extensively on human rights, the inter-American human rights system, racial discrimination, indigenous rights, the rule of law in Latin America, enforced disappearances, and sports and human rights.
Kenneth Greene
Government, Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies
Kenneth Greene's research focuses on authoritarian regimes and political competition in new democracies, with a particular emphasis on Mexico.
Raymond Harshbarger
Surgery, Neurosurgery, Pediatrics
Raymond Harshbarger's clinical interests are in treating both adult and pediatric craniomaxillofacial conditions, with specific interest in ear reconstruction, temporomandibular joint reconstruction, complex facial trauma and cranial reconstruction. He also maintains an interest in clinical and basic science research, conducting grant-funded research in the genetics of craniosynostosis.
Sandy Magaña
Social Work, Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies
Sandy Magaña's research focus is on the cultural context of families who care for persons with disabilities across the life course. Her research includes investigating racial and ethnic disparities among children with autism and developmental disabilities, and developing culturally relevant interventions to address this. Magaña has worked on cultural adaptation of an intervention for families of children with autism in Colombia and Paraguay.
Julie Wimmer
Law
Julie Wimmer specializes in legal writing, legal analysis and communication, and persuasive writing and advocacy.