EDUCATION

Ph.D. University of Arizona History (Mexico/Latin America) 2002
M.A. University of Arizona Latin American Studies 1998
B.A. Tulane University Latin American Studies/Spanish 1994

DISSERTATION

"Pyramids by Day, Martinis by Night: The Development and Promotion of Mexico's Tourism Industry, 1928-1946" Committee: William Beezley (Chair), Kevin Gosner, Bert Barickman; Defense Date: April 19, 2002

PUBLICATIONS AND FORTHCOMING PUBLICATIONS:

The Development of Mexico's Tourism Industry: Pyramids by Day, Martinis by Night ( Palgrave Macmillan Press, 2006).

"A Drink Between Friends: Mexican and American Pleasure Seekers in 1940s Mexico City," in Pleasure, Profit, and Refuge: American Adventures in Post-War Mexico, Nicholas Bloom, ed. (Rowman & Littlefield Publisher, 2006).

Book review of Mexico OtherWise: Modern Mexico in the Eyes of Foreign Observers, Jürgen Bucheanau, ed. (University of New Mexico Press, 2005) forthcoming in The Americas: A Quarterly Review of Inter-American Cultural History.

Holiday in Mexico: Historical Perspectives on Tourism and Tourist Encounters, Dina Berger and Andrew Wood, eds. (under review at Duke University Press).

TEACHING AND RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Assistant Professor of Modern Latin American History, Department of History, Loyola University Chicago, beginning Fall 2004.

Assistant Professor of Latin American History, Department of History, The College of Wooster, 2002-present Currently teach the History of Colonial and Modern Latin America, Introduction to Historical Investigation on topics such as Latin American Popular Culture and Inter-American Relations, and a First-Year Seminar in Critical Inquiry on the History of Tourism. Direct senior and junior thesis projects (called I.S. or Independent Study), and act as academic advisor to these students. Serve as History Department Liaison to the Admissions Office, as Faculty Advisor to the student group Pueblo de esperanza, and as an elected faculty member of Committee on Committees.

Visiting Instructor of Mexican History, Department of History, Michigan State University, 2001-2002 Taught the History of Modern Mexico, History of Colonial and Modern Latin America, and a Senior Colloquium on Race in Latin America.

Assistant Editor, The Americas: A Quarterly Review of Inter-American Cultural History, Washington, D.C., June 2000

Copy-edited forthcoming articles and book reviews in academic journal, and organized reviews of articles.

Instructor, Department of History, University of Arizona, Pre-session (May-June) 2000 Designed and taught History of Colonial Mexico; lectured 5 days a week/3 hours per day.

Teaching Assistant, Department of History, University of Arizona, 1999-2000 Assisted Dr. Bill Beezley in the History of Modern Mexico by teaching one course per week and grading papers, and assisted Dr. Keven Gosner in the History of Colonial Mexico by teaching one course per week and grading papers.

Teaching Assistant, Mexican American Studies & Research Department, University of Arizona, Spring 1998 Assisted Dr. Gilberto Quintana in an Introduction to Mexican American Studies by grading papers.

SCHOLARLY PRESENTATIONS AND INVITED LECTURES

"Mexico's Invisible Revolution: Tourism and the Making of a Modern Nation" American Historical Association (AHA), January 8-11, 2004, Washington, D.C.

"Motoring to Mexico: Highways, Hotels, and mexicanidad, 1936-1938" XI Reunión de Historiadores Mexicanos, Estadounidenses y Canadienses, October 1-4, 2003, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico

"Pyramids by Day, Martinis by Night: Tourism and the Making of Mexico’s Modern Image" Tulane Conference on Popular Memory and Official History of Mexico, March 13-15, 2003, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA

'"Vacationing with a Purpose': Tourism as Diplomacy in World War II Mexico" Rocky Mountain Council of Latin American Studies (RMCLAS), February 19-22, 2003, Tempe, AZ

"A Drink Between Friends: Mexican and American Pleasure Seekers in 1940s Mexico City" American Studies Association (ASA), November 14-17, 2002, Houston, TX

'"Vacationing with a Purpose': Publicizing Mexico's Tourism Industry during the Era of Goodwill" Honorary Speaker, Latin American History Workshop, The University of Chicago, April 25, 2002

"Pyramids by Day, Martinis by Night: Selling a Holiday in Mexico" American Historical Association (AHA), January 3-6, 2002, San Francisco, CA

"Pyramids by Day, Martinis by Night: The Development and Sale of Mexico City Tourism in the 1940s" Rocky Mountain Council of Latin American Studies (RMCLAS), March 2001, Tucson, AZ

"Constructing the Female Body: Demographic Crises, Eugenics, and Population Politics in Mexico, 1934- 1940"

Latin American Studies Association Conference (LASA), September 1998, Chicago, IL

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH

Program Reviewer, Department of History, University of Arizona, April 13-14, 2004

Assistant Director of the "Popular Memory and Official History" endowed workshop at Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, March 13-15, 2003.

"Building Modern Mexico, 1876-1946," Michigan Social Studies Journal, (March 2003); journal designed for K-12 curriculum development.

FELLOWSHIPS AND AWARDS

The Clements Center-DeGolyer Library Research Grant Recipient, Southern Methodist University, Summer 2003
Ralston Faculty Research Grant Recipient, College of Wooster, Summer 2003
David & Flora Hewlett Foundation, Dissertation Field Research Grant, 2000-2001
Graduate College Award for "Excellence in Teaching," 1999-2000, University of Arizona
Hewlett Foundation Fellow at the Summer Institute for Mexican History (Oaxaca, Mexico), 1999
University of Arizona Graduate College Fellowship, 1998-1999
Athletic Scholarship for Women's Tennis, Tulane University, 1990-1994

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

American Historical Association
Conference on Latin American History
Rocky Mountain Council of Latin American Studies