Lara Medina

Education:
Ph.D., 1998, Claremont Graduate University in American History

Areas of Interest: Chicana/o religious/spiritual practices; Chicano/a religious history; religion and social change; religion, politics, and art; oral history; family histories; Chicana/o history.

Professor Medina received her Ph.D. in American History from Claremont Graduate University (1998) with an emphasis on Chicana/o history. Her research focuses on Chicana/o religious/spiritual practices; religious history; religion and social change. Her published work includes Las Hermanas: Chicana/Latina Religious - Political Activism in the U.S. Catholic Church (Temple University Press, 2004), "Nepantla Spirituality: An Emancipative Vision for Inclusion" in Wading Trough Many Voices (2011) and several chapters in various anthologies.

Academic Organizations, Scholarly Societies, and Artistic / Musical Groups / Professional / Advocacy Institutions

1. National Association for Chicana/o Studies
2. National Association of Hispanic and Latino Studies
3. Cultural Studies Association
4. American Studies Association
5. American Anthropological Association
6. American Sociological Association
7. National Association for Ethnic Studies
8. American Political Science Association
9. Latin American Studies Association
10. American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese
11. American Historical Association
12. National Women's Studies Association
13. Native American and Indigenous Studies Association
14. Society for Ethnomusicology
15. Congress on Research in Dance
16. International Traditional Music Society
17. The American Folklore Society
18. American Academy of Religion
19. Hispanic Theological Initiative
20. Mujeres Activas de Letras y Cambios Social
21. Mujeres de Maiz
22. National Council For La Raza
23. Mexican American Legal Defense Education Fund
24. Save Ethnic Studies
25. Bad Subjects: Political Education for Everyday Life #81 Arizona Biopower Issue
26. Tia Chucha's Centro Cultural
27. Bienestar: Access, Education, Mobilization... Our Communities Solution!
28. Interntational Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association
29. Danza Mexica Cuauhtemoc
30. M.E.C.H.A.de CSUN
31. Ballet Folklorico Aztlán de CSUN
32. Mexican (Latin/o) Music Ensemble