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Dr. Tatiana Cruz is a junior faculty member specializing in African American and diaspora studies within the humanities. Her research focuses on eradicating racial disparities through interdisciplinary scholarship in history and related fields.
Her educational background includes a Ph.D. and master's in history with a graduate certificate in African American and diaspora studies from the University of Michigan, and a bachelor's in history and American studies from Williams College where she participated in the Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship program.
Her research interests center on historical analysis of racial disparities, diaspora communities, and interdisciplinary humanities approaches. She actively contributes to fields intersecting African American studies, LGBTQ studies, political science, and sociology as recognized by her fellowship selection.
Dr. Cruz received the prestigious 2020 Career Enhancement Fellowship funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation through the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation. This competitive fellowship supports minority junior faculty developing research projects aimed at addressing racial inequities in core humanities disciplines.
As a former Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellow at Williams College, she maintains strong connections to initiatives promoting inclusive excellence in academia. Her career trajectory demonstrates significant commitment to advancing diversity in humanities scholarship through both research and mentorship frameworks.
