- Degrees
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B.A. Latin American Studies, University of New Mexico
M.A. Latin American History and US History, Binghamton Universi-ty (State University of New York)
Ph.D. Latin American History, Binghamton University (State University of New York)
- Licenses and Certifications
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Professional Organizations:
- American Historical Association
- American Society of Ethnohistory
- Latin American Studies Association
- Service
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Faculty director of study abroad programs at Thomas More University
- Teaching Philosophy
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Regular Course Offerings:
African American History
Colonial and Revolutionary America
US History I, 1400 to 1877
US History II, 1877 to the present
Piracy and Black Markets
US and Latin America
Race and Nation in Modern Latin America
- Publications
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Study Abroad: University of Costa Rica (2003)
La Paz's Colonial Specters: Urbanization, Migration, and Indige-nous Political Participation, 1900-52. Bloomsbury, 2022.
Sierra, L. M. (2023). The Precinct of the Dead and Saints for the Nation: The Bolivian National Revolution and Gualberto Villarro-el, 1943-1956. Journal of Urban History, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/00961442221143731
- Additional Information
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I chose to come to Thomas More for its commitment to challenging students of all faiths to examine the ultimate meaning of life, their place in the world, and their respon-sibility to others.
I joined Thomas More in the fall of 2016. I am an active teacher-scholar. Currently I teach the senior seminar sequence, upper-level class in my areas of specialty, and introductory courses in US and World History. Following the publication of my book in 2021, I published an article in 2023 on my new research focused on the role of cemeteries in the production of historical and collective memory.
- Employee Roles
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Departments Positions Titles History & Legal Studies Faculty Associate Professor History & Legal Studies Department Chair Department Chair