Meet the people who make MSI possible.
Co-Directors
MSI Faculty Director
Movindri Reddy teaches courses on international political processes, international organizations, international theory, South African politics, African politics, and comparative South Asian politics.
Movindri Reddy鈥檚 current research focuses on two sets of themes: First: diasporas and...
Director, Intercultural Community Center
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Vanessa Gonzalez-Wright (she, her, ella) is a proud native of Highland Park in Northeast Los Angeles. Growing up a few blocks away from campus, her local community has always included Oxy. Vanessa is a Latinx Macro Social...
Faculty
Professor, Critical Theory and Social Justice
Critical Theory & Social Justice
Mary Christianakis is a professor of language, literacy, and culture. She studies literacy development, language, and discourse from a critical sociocritical perspective.
Associate Professor, Critical Theory & Social Justice
Critical Theory & Social Justice
Viviana Beatriz MacManus鈥檚 research and teaching focuses on Latin American and Latinx feminist theory, literature, film, and cultural studies.
Professor, Sociology
Sociology
Dr. Mora teaches courses on masculinities, youth cultures, education, immigration, violence, & social inequality