March 21 – Priscilla Peña Ovalle, associate professor and department head in the Department of Cinema Studies, has been chosen as the 2019 president-elect for the Society for Cinema and Media Studies. SCMS seeks to further media study within higher education and serves as a resource.
A long-time CSWS faculty affiliate, Ovalle is the author of the book Dance and the Hollywood Latina: Race, Sex, and Stardom.
CSWS has supported Ovalle’s research through CSWS Faculty Research Grants.
