Our cross-disciplinary team of experienced faculty will help you integrate perspectives from multiple disciplines to understand and appreciate the diversity of Latin America and its cultures.
Latin American and Latina/o Studies (LALS) Program Co-Coordinators
![Timothy Klingler](https://pxl-wheatonedu.terminalfour.net/prod02/channel_1/media/faculty/Timothy-Klingler.jpg)
Senior Lecturer in Spanish and Wheaton in Mexico Director
![Nestor Quiroa Faculty Headshot](https://pxl-wheatonedu.terminalfour.net/prod02/channel_1/media/faculty/quiroa-nestor-200X300.jpg)
Associate Professor of Spanish
LALS Advisory Council
- Carlos Sosa, Bible and Theology
- Xavier Beteta, Conservatory
- Stephanie Gates, Modern and Classical Languages
- Amy Reynolds, Sociology
- Jamie Huff, HNGR/Anthropology
LALS Affiliate Faculty Members
![Arielle Akines](https://pxl-wheatonedu.terminalfour.net/prod02/channel_1/media/faculty/Arielle-Akines-1500.jpg)
Guest Instructor, Language Resource Center Director
![xavier beteta 2022](https://pxl-wheatonedu.terminalfour.net/prod02/channel_1/media/conservatory-of-music/images/Xavier-Beteta-4-200X300.jpg)
Assistant Professor of Music
![Daniel R Carroll Faculty Headshot](https://pxl-wheatonedu.terminalfour.net/prod02/channel_1/media/faculty/Daniel-R-Carroll-Faculty-Headshot.jpg)
Scripture Press Ministries Professor of Biblical Studies and Pedagogy
![Nathan Cartagena](https://pxl-wheatonedu.terminalfour.net/prod02/channel_1/media/faculty/Nathan-Cartagena-200X300.jpg)
Assistant Professor of Philosophy
![Danilo Diedrichs Faculty Headshot](https://pxl-wheatonedu.terminalfour.net/prod02/channel_1/media/faculty/Diedrichs-Danilo-200X300.jpg)
Professor of Mathematics, Department Chair
![Nancy Duarte-Gomez](https://pxl-wheatonedu.terminalfour.net/prod02/channel_1/media/faculty/Nancy-Duarte-Gomez-vertical-reduced-200X300.jpg)
Visiting Associate Lecturer
![Stephanie Gates Picture](https://pxl-wheatonedu.terminalfour.net/prod02/channel_1/media/modern-and-classical-languages/images/Gates_Bio_Pic_030719-200X300.jpg)
Associate Professor of Spanish
![James Huff Faculty Headshot](https://pxl-wheatonedu.terminalfour.net/prod02/channel_1/media/faculty/Huff-James-G-Jr-200X300.jpg)
Associate Professor of HNGR and Anthropology, Associate Director of HNGR
![Christine Kepner Faculty Headshot](https://pxl-wheatonedu.terminalfour.net/prod02/channel_1/media/faculty/Kepner-Christine-200X300.jpg)
Associate Professor of Spanish
![Amy Reynolds Faculty Headshot](https://pxl-wheatonedu.terminalfour.net/prod02/channel_1/media/faculty/reynolds-amy-(1)-200X300.jpg)
Associate Professor of Sociology
![Carlos Sosa Siliezar Headshot](https://pxl-wheatonedu.terminalfour.net/prod02/channel_1/media/faculty/Carlos-Soza-Siliezar-T4.jpg)
Associate Professor of New Testament
![Laura S. Meitzner Yoder Headshot](https://pxl-wheatonedu.terminalfour.net/prod02/channel_1/media/faculty/Laura-Yoder.png)
Director and John Stott Chair of Human Needs and Global Resources; Professor of Environmental Studies