Velez-Velez, Roberto
Ph.D. from SUNY-University at Albany in 2008
Assistant Professor
Department: Latin American & Caribbean Studies
Office: JFT 504
Phone: (845) 257-3506
E-mail: velezr@newpaltz.edu
Office: JFT 504
Phone: (845) 257-3506
E-mail: velezr@newpaltz.edu
Assistant Professor
Office Hours
| MW | 02:30 PM - 04:30 PM | By Appointment at velezr@newpaltz.edu |
Career History
joined the Sociology Department in fall 2009.
Teaching Interests
He teaches courses on Social Inequality, Political Sociology, Research Methods, Media and Society and Social Movements.
Research/Creative Activity
His research has focused on the anti-military movement in Vieques (1999-2005) and the different points of impact upon Puerto Rican social and political space. He is also interested on collective/social memory and social movements, gender and memory, and Puerto Rican and Latin American Studies. He has written on the significance of gender in social movements, Latin American-U.S. political dynamics, and the role of remembrance in mobilization processes at Vieques, Puerto Rico.
