
Marcela Vásquez-León
- Director, Latin American Studies
- Research Anthropologist
- Associate Professor, Anthropology
- Member of the Graduate Faculty
- (520) 621-6291
- Marshall, Rm. 280
- TUCSON, AZ 85721-0158
- mvasquez@arizona.edu
Degrees
- Ph.D. Anthropology
- University of Arizona, Tucson, US
- Environmental Adaptation, Political Coercion, and Illegal Behavior: Small-scale Fishing in the Gulf of California.
- M.S. Agricultural Economics
- University of Arizona
- M.A. Anthropology
- University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
- The Development of Agrarian Capitalism in Nicaragua: Coffee in the North Central Region
- B.A. Sociology
- College of Saint Teresa, Winona, Minnesota
Work Experience
- University of Arizona, Tucson (2016 - Ongoing)
Awards
- Visiting Fellowship,Pontificial Universidad Catolica de Rio de Janeiro
- Brazilian Federal Agency for Support and Evaluation of Graduate Education CAPES., Summer 2024
- University Distinguished Outreach Faculty Award
- Office of the Provost, University of Arizona., Spring 2024
- Palestinian American Research Center Faculty Fellowship to Palestine
- PARC, Spring 2022
- Academic Leadership Institute
- Spring 2020
- University of Arizona, Fall 2019
- 1 of 8 lead authors of rural communities chapter
- What type of organization made the award?: National Climate Assessment;Description: Invited as one of eight Lead Authors for the National Climate Assessment's Rural Communities Chapter. This is a large-scale national project that is part of the US Global Change Research Program (USGCRP). The NCA report will be presented to the President and Congress.;, Fall 2012
- Fulbright
- What type of organization made the award?: State Department;Description: Border Fulbright to work on fishing communities in the Upper Gulf of California;, Fall 2012
- lead author National Climate Assessment
- What type of organization made the award?: NCA is a national level program on climate change research;Description: Invited as one of eight Lead Authors for the National Climate Assessment's Rural Communities Chapter. This is a large-scale national project that is part of the US Global Change Research Program (USGCRP). The NCA report will be presented to the President and Congress.;, Fall 2011
- A Preliminary Assessment of The Marine Ecological Organizing Plan for the Gulf of California.
- What type of organization made the award?: Udall Fellowship, U of A;Description: A Preliminary Assessment of The Marine Ecological Organizing Plan for the Gulf of California. The research was undertaken during the Spring 2008 and the money received was used for course buy out;, Fall 2008
- Faculty mentor for Kelly Award recipient
- What type of organization made the award?: BARA;Description: BARA faculty apply for the GRA by submitting a proposal. My proposal was selected among several.;, Fall 2008
Interests
Teaching
UndergraduateLAS 150 Modern Latin America: Environment, Development, and PoliticsHNRS 195 The Drug Trade: A Latin American PerspectiveHNRS 150 Modern Latin America and Human RightsANTH/LAS 348 Drug Wars and Oil Fortunes in Latin AmericaLAS 405 Sabores de Mexico: From Farm to TableLAS 498 Senior Capstone GraduateLAS 500 Introduction to Latin American Studies: Identity, Modernity, and Development in Latin AmericaLAS 550 Qualitative Research MethodsANTH/LAS 595N Environment and Conflict in Latin AmericaLAS 505 Sabores de Mexico: From Farm to Table
Research
Topics: Rural development and grassroots collective action; women’s leadership; environmental anthropology and vulnerability to climate change; political ecology; environmental justice; border issues; human rights, migration, and rural displacement; ethnographic film. Geographic Areas: Latin America (Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, Mexico, Paraguay) and US Southwest, including U.S.-Mexico Border.
Courses
2025-26 Courses
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Environ+Conflict Lat Am
LAS 595N (Fall 2025) -
U.S.-Latin America Relations
LAS 312 (Fall 2025) -
U.S.-Latin America Relations
POL 312 (Fall 2025)
2024-25 Courses
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Thesis
LAS 910 (Spring 2025) -
Clq Latin American Stds
LAS 595F (Fall 2024) -
Independent Study
LAS 499 (Fall 2024) -
Independent Study
LAS 599 (Fall 2024) -
Intro Latin Am Studies
LAS 500 (Fall 2024) -
Thesis
LAS 910 (Fall 2024)
2023-24 Courses
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Thesis
LAS 910 (Summer I 2024) -
Clq Latin American Stds
LAS 595F (Spring 2024) -
Thesis
LAS 910 (Spring 2024) -
Clq Latin American Stds
LAS 595F (Fall 2023) -
Environ+Conflict Lat Am
ANTH 595N (Fall 2023) -
Environ+Conflict Lat Am
LAS 595N (Fall 2023) -
Thesis
LAS 910 (Fall 2023)
2022-23 Courses
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Thesis
LAS 910 (Spring 2023) -
Environ+Conflict Lat Am
ANTH 595N (Fall 2022) -
Environ+Conflict Lat Am
LAS 595N (Fall 2022) -
Latin American Studies
LAS 595A (Fall 2022) -
Thesis
LAS 910 (Fall 2022)
2021-22 Courses
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Independent Study
LAS 599 (Spring 2022) -
Thesis
LAS 910 (Spring 2022) -
Thesis
LAS 910 (Fall 2021)
2020-21 Courses
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Thesis
LAS 910 (Summer I 2021) -
Independent Study
LAS 699 (Spring 2021) -
Thesis
LAS 910 (Spring 2021) -
Intro Latin Am Studies
LAS 500 (Fall 2020) -
Thesis
LAS 910 (Fall 2020)
2019-20 Courses
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Clq Latin American Stds
LAS 595F (Spring 2020) -
Thesis
LAS 910 (Spring 2020) -
Independent Study
LAS 699 (Fall 2019) -
Thesis
LAS 910 (Fall 2019)
2018-19 Courses
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Dissertation
ANTH 920 (Spring 2019) -
Independent Study
LAS 499 (Spring 2019) -
Independent Study
LAS 599 (Spring 2019) -
Sabores de Mexico
FOOD 405 (Spring 2019) -
Sabores de Mexico
FOOD 505 (Spring 2019) -
Sabores de Mexico
LAS 405 (Spring 2019) -
Sabores de Mexico
LAS 505 (Spring 2019) -
Thesis
LAS 910 (Spring 2019) -
Dissertation
ANTH 920 (Fall 2018) -
Environ+Conflict Lat Am
ANTH 595N (Fall 2018) -
Environ+Conflict Lat Am
LAS 595N (Fall 2018) -
Independent Study
LAS 599 (Fall 2018) -
Thesis
LAS 910 (Fall 2018)
2017-18 Courses
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Thesis
LAS 910 (Summer I 2018) -
Dissertation
ANTH 920 (Spring 2018) -
Independent Study
LAS 599 (Spring 2018) -
Thesis
LAS 910 (Spring 2018) -
Dissertation
ANTH 920 (Fall 2017) -
Honors Thesis
LAS 498H (Fall 2017) -
Independent Study
LAS 499 (Fall 2017) -
Independent Study
LAS 599 (Fall 2017) -
Mod Lat Am:Race, Rights, Revol
LAS 150B1 (Fall 2017) -
Thesis
LAS 910 (Fall 2017)
2016-17 Courses
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Thesis
LAS 910 (Summer I 2017) -
Clq Latin American Stds
LAS 595F (Spring 2017) -
Dissertation
ANTH 920 (Spring 2017) -
Independent Study
LAS 599 (Spring 2017) -
Senior Capstone
LAS 498 (Spring 2017) -
Thesis
LAS 910 (Spring 2017) -
Dissertation
ANTH 920 (Fall 2016) -
Environ+Conflict Lat Am
ANTH 595N (Fall 2016) -
Environ+Conflict Lat Am
LAS 595N (Fall 2016) -
Thesis
LAS 910 (Fall 2016)
2015-16 Courses
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Dissertation
ANTH 920 (Spring 2016) -
Honors Thesis
LAS 498H (Spring 2016) -
Independent Study
LAS 399 (Spring 2016) -
Mod Lat Am:Social Sci Perspect
LAS 150B1 (Spring 2016) -
Thesis
LAS 910 (Spring 2016)
Scholarly Contributions
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