Assistant Professor, Latino/a and Latin American Studies
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara
Appointed In
2024
Office
Swan Hall 310
Hours
Thu - 12:00 -2:00, and by appt.
Cristina Awadalla is an interdisciplinary sociologist whose teaching focuses on Central American politics, Latin American feminisms, women鈥檚 labor, and research methods.
Her research and writing explore the relationship between the Frente Sandinista de Liberaci贸n Nacional (FSLN) of Nicaragua and the women鈥檚 movement, both historically and in the contemporary period. Her work examines the intersections of gender conservatism, populism, and authoritarianism.