Mary Halavais

Mary Halavais is a Professor at Sonoma State University, specializing in the Spanish Empire with a focus on Morisco-Christian interactions and Early Modern Spain. She holds a PhD in Early Modern Europe from the University of California, San Diego. Her research emphasizes Mediterranean history and colonial Latin America, reflected in her award-winning monograph on Aragonese Moriscos.

Her academic contributions include works on exile narratives and territorial identity in the Mediterranean, such as her 2019 article on Andalusian exile. She has received the American Historical Association's Gutenberg-e Prize for her groundbreaking scholarship.

Beyond academia, Halavais has taught at San Quentin Prison via the Prison University Project and served on the Interfaith Shelter Network's Board of Directors. Her advising area is listed as 'General.'