People

Glenda Vaillant Cruz

MA Student

Contact 

Email: glendamariav@usf.edu

Education

  • B.A., Anthropology, University of Central Florida
  • B.A., Latin American Studies, University of Central Florida

Advisor 

Dr. Kevin Yelvington 

Research interests

Latin America and the Caribbean, Education, Cuba, Afro-Cubans, Afro-Latin@ Issues, Latin@ Issues, Race Studies, Gender Studies, and Global Migrations.

Internships

  • Evaluation Intern & Study Staff鈥擥irl Reports Inc. (April 2021-December 2021)
    Non-profit organization
  • Florida Public Archaeology Network (FPAN) (2015-2017). Mentored by Dr. Carmen Lauger Diaz
  • Internship in Postsecondary Education- Valencia College (2015-2016). Mentored by Dr. Elizabeth Nappo

Presentations

  • 鈥淚nternational and Minority Students in Higher Ed: When the Global South is in the Global North.鈥� International Forum on Global South Studies, Interdisciplinary Center for Global South Studies, Eberhard Karls Universitat Tubingen, Germany, presenter (2021)
  • 鈥淟atin@s/x and Latin Americans in the United States: Mapping Ethnic & Racial Experiences in Higher Education.鈥� Transnational Migration Workshop & Exchange, presenter (2021)
  • 鈥淎froLatin@s/x and AfroLatin Americans in the United States: Mapping Ethnic & Racial Experiences in Higher Education.鈥� Institute of Black Life Annual Conference, presenter (2021)
  • Recognizing Latinx/Latin Americans Accomplishments & Challenges in Higher Education, event organizer (2020)
  • 鈥淗istoric Publications Letting the Dead Speak.鈥� Florida Conference of Historians (FCH), presenter (2016)