Meet the people who make MSI possible.

Co-Directors

MSI Faculty Director

Alexandra Puerto is Associate Professor of History and Latinx and Latin American Studies. She specializes in the history of race, science, and medicine in twentieth century Latin America, especially Mexico and its borderlands, with particular interests in indigenous, migrant, and environmental...

MSI Co-Curricular Director

Robin Maxile is the Associate Director for Racial Equity at the Intercultural Community Center. She brings with her a care-centered model that is rooted in trauma-invested care and healing work. Robin began her work as an educator of equity and justice working with k-12 students. She later went on...

Faculty

Associate Professor, English and Black Studies
Black Studies
English
James Edward Ford III’s teaching and scholarship focus on three fields: The Aesthetics of Black Radicalism; Black Popular Culture; and Western Political Thought.
Professor, English
English

Leila Neti teaches in the fields of postcolonial Anglophone literature and theory, 19th and 20th century British literature, and literary and cultural criticism.

Teaching Assistants

MSI TA

Pronouns: he/she/they (any pronouns)

Class year: rising junior 

Major: Psychology 

Minor: Philosophy (prospective) 

Social justice leader, past or present, who incites the changemaker in you: Mariame Kaba 

Favorite ice cream flavor: pistachio 

MSI TA

Pronouns: she/her/hers 

Class Year: 2024

Major: English

Minors: Education & Latin/o/a/e American Studies

Social justice leader, past or present, who incites the changemaker in you: Minerva Mirabel 

Favorite ice cream flavor: cookies & cream

MSI TA

Pronouns: she/her/hers

Class Year: 2023

Major: Psychology 

Minor: Theater 

Social justice leader, past or present, who incites the changemaker in you: Angela Davis

Favorite ice cream flavor: chocolate cake batter

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