Cristina Awadalla
Assistant Professor, Latino/a and Latin American Studies
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara
Biography
Cristina Awadalla is an interdisciplinary sociologist whose teaching focuses on Central American politics, Latin American feminisms, women’s labor, and research methods.
Her research and writing explore the relationship between the Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional (FSLN) of Nicaragua and the women’s movement, both historically and in the contemporary period. Her work examines the intersections of gender conservatism, populism, and authoritarianism.