RSiRP Alumni at Other Institutions
The scholars here are listed chronologically, and those who are still employed by Colorado College are featured here.
Also, special thanks to Dr. Emily Chan (Associate Professor of Psychology; Director of Race, Ethnicity, & Migration Studies; Director of the Bridge Scholars Program; and former Director of the Riley Scholars-in-Residence Program), her former assistant Sendi Estrada, and 2020-2021 Interdisciplinary Studies House student office assistants Isabel Marshall, Avia Hailey, Rayn Fox, Lilly Encarnation, and Kaila Ablao for their hard work on the creation and maintenance of this record.
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Dr. Iris Fawzia Rafi (English, 1989-1990)
Former Assistant Professor of English, Atlanta Metropolitan State College
Dr. Gloria Holguín Cuádraz (Sociology, 1991-1992)
Associate Professor of Sociology, Arizona State University
Dr. Ella Maria Ray (Anthropology, 1992-1993)
Professor of Africana Studies, Metropolitan State University of Denver
Dr. France Winddance Twine (Anthropology, 1992-1993)
Professor of Sociology, University of California, Santa Barbara
Dr. Lauren Murata (Biochemistry, 1994-1995)
Senior Medical Writer, Ventana Medical Systems
Dr. Belizario Magana (Psychology, 1994-1995)
Independent Clinical Psychologist
Victoria Chang (Biochemistry, 1995-1996)
Independent Researcher
Marisela Marquez (Political Science)
Executive Director of Associated Students of the University of California, Santa Barbara and Lecturer of Chican@ Studies
Dr. Vera Fennell (Political Science, 1996-1997)
Associate Professor of Political Science, Lehigh University
Dr. Geraldine Smith-Wright (Comparative Literature, 1996-1997)
F.H. Min-Min Lo (History, 1997-1998)
Independent Researcher
Liza D. Molina (Psychology, 1997-1998)
Founder and Principal Consultant, Cambridge Measurement Group
Dr. Sharon J. Hall (Environmental Science and Chemistry, 1998-1999)
Professor of Life Sciences, Arizona State University
Mardella Abeyta (American Ethnic Studies and English)
Independent Researcher
David Cruz (Art Studio)
Independent Researcher
Dr. Cynthia Chavez Lamar (Southwest Studies and Art, 1999-2000)
Assistant Director for Collections, Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian
William Grant (English, 2000-2001)
Independent Researcher
Dr. Peter J. Garcia (Music, 2000-2001)
Professor of Chicana and Chicano Studies, California State University, Northridge
Dr. Pancho McFarland (Southwest Studies, 1999-2000)
Professor of Sociology, Chicago State University
Richard Yanez (English, 2000-2001)
Associate Professor of English, El Paso Community College
Dr. Margarita Suárez (Religion, 2000-2001)
Professor of Religious and Ethical Studies, Meredith College
Flora Bridges (Religion, 2001-2002)
Independent Researcher
Dr. Christopher B. Teuton (English, 2001-2002)
Professor of American Indian Studies, University of Washington
Dr. Beauty Bragg (American Ethnic Studies and English, 2001-2002)
Professor of English, Georgia College
Dr. Delida Sanchez (Psychology, 2002-2003)
Associate Professor of Educational Psychology, The University of Texas at Austin
Dr. Jesse James Scott (English, 2003-2004)
Assistant Professor of African American and African Studies, Ohio State University
Note: Dr. Scott passed away on May 20, 2013 due to complications from liver disease.
Dr. Leniece T. Smith (Women's Studies and Political Science, 2003-2004)
Assistant Professor of Political Science, Jackson State University
Dr. Haeng-ja Sachiko Chung (Asian Studies and Anthropology, 2003-2005)
Professor in the Discovery Program for Global Learners, Okayama University
Dr. Michael L. Trujillo (Anthropology, 2004-2005)
Associate Professor of American Studies and Chicana/o Studies, University of New Mexico
Dr. Reiko Hillyer (History, 2005-2006)
Associate Professor of History, Lewis & Clark College
Dr. Miles White (Music, 2005-2007)
Author, Musician, and Journalist at Earth
William Groves (Physics, 2005-2006)
Independent Researcher
Dr. Clanton C.W. Dawson (Philosophy, 2005-2006)
Adjunct Instructor of Philosophy, Moberly Area Community College, and Pastor, President, and CEO, Dawson Journeys Ministry
Dr. Christina Neilsen-Marsh (Art Studio, 2006-2008)
Independent Artist
Dr. Roberto Pelayo (Mathematics, 2007-2008)
Assistant Professor of Mathematics, University of Hawai'i Hilo
Dr. Armando Lopez-Velasco (Economics, 2007-2009)
Assistant Professor of Economics, Texas Tech University
Dr. Neilesh Bose (History)
Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair of History, University of Victoria
Dr. Dharma Jairam (Psychology, 2008-2009)
Chair and Associate Professor of Psychology, Fort Hayes State University
Dr. Zelideth María Rivas (Comparative Literature, 2009-2010)
Program Director and Professor of Japanese, Marshall University
Dr. Sunil Chetty (Mathematics, 2009-2011)
Associate Professor of Mathematics, Saint John's University
Dr. Takiyah Nur Amin (Dance, 2010-2011)
Visiting Assistant Professor of Africana Studies, The College of Wooster
Dr. Antonio Mondragon (Physics, 2010-2013)
Independent Researcher
Dr. Natasha Behl (Political Science, 2010-2011)
Associate Professor of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Arizona State University
Dr. Ronak K. Kapadia (Race & Ethnic Studies, 2011-2012)
Director of Graduate Studies and Associate Professor of Gender and Women's Studies, University of Illinois at Chicago
Dr. Imani Owens (English, 2012-2013)
Assistant Professor of English, Rutgers University-New Brunswick
Dr. Daniel Leon (Classics, 2012-2014)
Director of Undergraduate Studies and Assistant Professor of Classics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Dr. W. Christopher Johnson (Race & Ethnic Studies, 2013-2014)
Assistant Professor of Women & Gender Studies and History, University of Toronto
Dr. Devaka Premawardhana (Religion, 2013-2014)
Assistant Professor of Religion, Emory University
Dr. Luis Othoniel Rosa (Spanish, 2014-2016)
Assistant Professor of Spanish, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Dr. Sonya Hofer Lanz (Music, 2014-2015)
Adjunct Faculty, Paris College of Art
Dr. Chelsea Martinez (Chemistry, 2015-2016)
Instructor of Natural Sciences, Pasadena City College
Dr. Juliana Novic (Anthropology, 2015-2016)
Data Scientist, Pandata LLC
Dr. Prentiss Dantzler (Sociology, 2015-2016)
Assistant Professor of Urban Studies, Georgia State University
Dr. Jennifer Lozano (English, 2015-2016)
Assistant Professor of English, University of North Carolina, Wilmington
Dr. Camisha Russell (Philosophy, 2015-2017)
Assistant Professor of Philosophy, University of Oregon
Dr. Yetunde Olaiya (Art, 2016-2017)
Visiting Assistant Professor, Pratt Institute
Felicia Rose Chavez (English and Film & Media Studies, 2016-2017)
Independent Researcher
Rev. Dr. Charrise Barron (Music, 2016-2017)
Assistant Professor of Africana Studies and Music, Brown University
Dr. Ulices Piña (History, 2017-2019)
Assistant Professor of History, California State University, Long Beach
Dr. Tilottama Karlekar (Film & Media Studies, 2017-2019)
Adjunct Instructor of Applied Undergraduate Studies, New York University
Michael Kim (Philosophy, 2018-2020)
Independent Researcher
Lina Basel (Chemistry, 2018-2019)
Independent Researcher
Dr. Gregorio Gonzales (Anthropology, 2019-2020)
Post-Doctoral Scholar in Indigenous Knowledges, Ohio State University
Dr. Ryan Buyco (Asian Studies, 2019-2021)
Assistant Professor of Ethnic Studies, California Polytechnic State University
Dr. Solomon Seyum (Geology, 2019-2021)
Independent Researcher
Dr. Ahmad Alswaid (Arabic, Islamic, & Middle Eastern Studies, 2020-2022)
Amherst College