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UCLA International Institute
11248 Bunche Hall
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1487
Campus Mail Code: 148703
Tel: (310) 825-4811
Email: info-intl@international.ucla.edu
Website: www.international.ucla.edu

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Leadership

C. Cindy Fan, Vice Provost for International Studies and Global Engagement
cfan@international.ucla.edu
Christopher Erickson, Senior Associate Vice Provost and Director of the International Institute
chris.erickson@international.ucla.edu

External Affairs and Development

Atticus Batacan, Development Coordinator
310-206-9229
abatacan@international.ucla.edu
Aaron D. Cervantes, Executive Director of Development
(310) 206-1718
acervantes@international.ucla.edu
Matthew Daines, Ph.D., Executive Director of Development, UCLA in Europe
+44 (0) 20 7269 5908
mdaines@support.ucla.edu
Christine Larson, Director of External Relations
310.825.9796
clarson@international.ucla.edu
Karin M. Shaw, Senior Director of Development
(310) 825-6644
kshaw@international.ucla.edu
Jamaica Villegas, External Relations Coordinator
310.206.7329
jvillegas@international.ucla.edu

Staff

Steven Acosta, Research and Finance Manager
310-825-5525
acosta@international.ucla.edu
Tammy Avila, Personnel Assistant
310-825-9399
tavila@international.ucla.edu
Warren Berkey, Web Coordinator - UCLA Global
(424) 273-0440
wkberkey@international.ucla.edu
Patricia A. Betancourt, Finance Manager
310-825-4812
betancourt@international.ucla.edu
Oliver Chien, Multimedia Coordinator
ochien@international.ucla.edu
Leo Duarte, Webmaster
lduarte@international.ucla.edu
Gohar Grigorian, Program Officer, International Visitors Bureau
310-206-0866
gohart@international.ucla.edu
Chloe Hiuga, Program Representative
(310) 825-4811
chiuga@international.ucla.edu
Pamela Johnson, Personnel and Payroll Specialist
310-825-6291
pjohnson@international.ucla.edu
Nora Joswig, IT Special Projects Coordinator
310-825-5840
njoswig@international.ucla.edu
Ann Kerr, Fulbright Coordinator
310-825-2009
akerr@international.ucla.edu
Peggy McInerny, Director of Communications
(310) 794-7726
p_mcinerny@international.ucla.edu
Kaya Mentesoglu, IT Manager and Senior Web Developer
O: 310-825-1870, M: 310-613-6566
kaya@international.ucla.edu
Lisette Mora, Finance Manager
(310) 206-1207
lmora@international.ucla.edu
Eva Nguyen, Finance Manager
310-206-9066
Nguyen@international.ucla.edu
Katie Osterkamp, Undergraduate Advisor
(310) 206-6571
kosterkamp@international.ucla.edu
Kathryn Paul, Director for International Collaborations
310-825-2510, 310-825-5133
kpaul@international.ucla.edu
Karen Quintanilla, Undergraduate Advisor
(310) 825-5187
kquintanilla@international.ucla.edu
Gaby Solomon-Dorian, Director of Student Affairs
310-206-2806
gsolomon@international.ucla.edu
Ron Sugano, Assistant Vice Provost and Chief Financial & Administrative Officer
310-825-3949
rsugano@international.ucla.edu
Sandy Valdivieso, Academic Counselor
310.825.5187
sandy@international.ucla.edu
Tara Wake, Staff Personnel and Payroll Manager
310-825-3339
twake@international.ucla.edu
Kevan Wilbanks, Special Assistant to the Vice Provost
310-825-5133
kwilbanks@international.ucla.edu
Magda Yamamoto, Academic Counselor
310.206.6571
myamamoto@international.ucla.edu
Alex Zhu, IT Technical Support Coordinator
(310) 825-8096
zhu@international.ucla.edu

Academic Program Chairs & Teaching Faculty

Michael Lofchie, Chair, Academic Programs - International Development Studies
mlofchie@polisci.ucla.edu
William Marotti, Chair, Academic Programs - East Asian Studies M.A.
marotti@history.ucla.edu
Michael Rodriguez, Chair, Academic Programs - Global Health Minor
mrodriguez@mednet.ucla.edu
Bonnie Taub, Associate Director, Latin American Institute; Co-Chair, Academic Programs - Latin American Studies M.A.
btaub@ucla.edu
Kevin Terraciano, Director, Latin American Institute; Co-Chair, Academic Programs - Latin American Studies M.A.
terraciano@international.ucla.edu
Michael Thies, Chair, Academic Programs - Global Studies and International & Area Studies
thies@polisci.ucla.edu
Harold Torrence, Chair, Academic Programs - African Studies M.A.
htorrence@humnet.ucla.edu
Roger Waldinger, Director, Center for the Study of International Migration
waldinger@soc.ucla.edu

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Center Directors

Hitoshi Abe, Director, Terasaki Center for Japanese Studies
Hitoshi.Abe@aud.ucla.edu
Andrew Apter, Interim Director, African Studies Center
aapter@history.ucla.edu
Ali Behdad, Director, Center for Near Eastern Studies
behdad@humnet.ucla.edu
Michael Berry, Director, Center for Chinese Studies
berry@humnet.ucla.edu
Robert Buswell, Director, Center for Buddhist Studies
buswell@humnet.ucla.edu
Jason Cong, Co-Director, Joint Research Institute in Science and Engineering by Peking University and UCLA
cong@cs.ucla.edu
Verónica Cortinez, Director, Center for Southern Cone Studies; International Institute Equity Advisor
cortinez@humnet.ucla.edu
S. Peter Cowe, Director, Center for World Languages
cowe@humnet.ucla.edu
Robin Derby, Director, Program on Caribbean Studies; Faculty Director of International Education
derby@history.ucla.edu
George Dutton, Director, Center for Southeast Asian Studies
dutton@humnet.ucla.edu
Marjorie Faulstich Orellana, Associate Director, Center for the Study of International Migration
orellana@gseis.ucla.edu
Akhil Gupta, Director, Center for India and South Asia
akgupta@anthro.ucla.edu
Laurie Kain Hart, Director, Center for European and Russian Studies
lkainhart@ucla.edu
Rubén Hernández-León, Director, Center for Mexican Studies
rubenhl@soc.ucla.edu
Domenico Ingenito, Director, Program on Central Asia
ingenito@humnet.ucla.edu
Ann Karagozian, Director, The Promise Armenian Institute
akaragozian@international.ucla.edu
Namhee Lee, Director, Center for Korean Studies
nlee@humnet.ucla.edu
Seiji Lippit, Associate Director, Terasaki Center for Japanese Studies
lippit@humnet.ucla.edu
Glen MacDonald, Director, Canadian Studies Program
macdonal@geog.ucla.edu
José Luiz Passos , Director, Center for Brazilian Studies
passos@humnet.ucla.edu
Kal Raustiala, Director, Burkle Center for International Relations
raustiala@law.ucla.edu
Steven L. Spiegel, Director, Center for Middle East Development
spiegel@polisci.ucla.edu
Bonnie Taub, Associate Director, Latin American Institute; Co-Chair, Academic Programs - Latin American Studies M.A.
btaub@ucla.edu
Kevin Terraciano, Director, Latin American Institute; Co-Chair, Academic Programs - Latin American Studies M.A.
terraciano@international.ucla.edu
Roger Waldinger, Director, Center for the Study of International Migration
waldinger@soc.ucla.edu
Dov Waxman, Director, Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for Israel Studies
dovwaxman@ucla.edu
Min Zhou, Director, Asia Pacific Center
mzhou@soc.ucla.edu

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