PES Fellows

2023-2025 Cohort

Graduate Fellows

  • Chassidy Latrece; Ph.D. Student, Latin American Studies
  • Samuel Jesse Salvador Tarpley; MA Student, English
  • Sarah Katherine Paterno; Ph.D. Student, Anthropology
  • Edith Romero; Ph.D. Student, Latin American Studies
  • Ezra David Remer; MA Student, Latin American Studies
  • DeMoura Nilo Bebel; MA Student, Latin American Studies
  • Katherine Shanks; MFA Student, Studio Art: Sculpture
  • Silja Michele Hilton; MA Student, Classical Studies
  • Brandon D. Chavis; MFA Student, Painting and Drawing
  • Fei Xie; MA Student, Art History
  • Yadong Li; PhD Student, Anthropology
  • Juliette Maasland; MA Student, Latin American Studies

Faculty Fellows

  • Fallon Aidoo; Assistant Professor of Architecture
  • Sukari Ivester; Senior Professor of Practice of Sociology
  • Casey Beck; Professor of Practice of Digital Media Practices
  • Marcus Coleman; Professor of Practice of Economics

Community Fellows

  • Peteh Haroon; Artist, Poet and Activist
  • Anandi Premlall; Urban Farm and Environmental Educator
  • Anandi A. Premlall is an artist, educator, and grower whose work integrates regenerative agriculture, eco-wellness, and community empowerment. She leverages her expertise in sustainability, creative design, and holistic health to develop programs, landscapes, and initiatives that advance environmental stewardship, public health, and social equity. Through her efforts, she seeks to foster deeper connections between people and nature while promoting healthier, more inclusive communities.
  • Timolynn Sams; Community Organizing Consultant
  • Dr. Denise Graves; Community Pastor, Organizer, Activist and Leader in Congo Square Preservation Society

2022-2024 Cohort

Graduate Fellows

  • Rachel Abrahams; MFA Student, Dance
  • Ashley Ortiz Chico; Ph.D. Student, Latin American Studies
  • Eileen Tomczuk; Ph.D. Student, City, Culture, and Community
  • Robert Fieseler; MA Student, English
  • Caitlin Waugh; MFA Student, Glass Art
  • Caroline Leffert; Ph.D. Student, City, Culture, and Community
  • Demi Ward; MFA Student, Music/Musicology
  • Lilian Al-Bilali; Ph.D. Student, City, Culture, and Community
  • Sean Clark; MFA, Studio Art
  • Eugenia AO Carmona; MFA, Studio Art
  • James McCoyne; MA, English
  • Sebastián Morales Forte; MA Student, Latin American Studies

Community Fellows

Faculty Fellows

  • Aidan Smith; Associate Administrative Professor and Director of the Newcomb Scholars Program
  • Jana Lipman; Professor of History
  • Guadalupe García; Associate Professor of History
  • Allison Truitt; Director of Asian Studies and Professor of Anthropology

2021-2023 Cohort

Graduate Fellows

  • Luisa Helena Goncalves De Melo; Ph.D. Student, City, Culture, and Community
  • Rev. Benjamin Groth; Ph.D. Student, History
  • Olamide Eniola; Ph.D. Student, Linguistic Anthropology
  • Carmen Vescia; MA Student, Latin American Studies
  • Julie Ford; Ph.D. Student, City, Culture, and Community
  • Lee Laa Ray Guillory; MFA Student, Photography
  • Miriam Taylor; Ph.D. Student, City, Culture, and Community
  • Rachel Slater Carter; MFA Student, Dance
  • Darcy Roake; Ph.D. Student, History
  • Kelly Porter; Ph.D. Student, History
  • Camilo Gonzalez Santos; Ph.D. Student, Spanish and Portuguese
  • Felli Maynard; MFA Student, Photography

Community Fellows

  • Barbara Lacen-Keller; Dryades YMCA Chairwoman
  • Scott Eustis; Director of Operations of Healthy Gulf
  • Rhonda Broussard; CEO and Founder of Beloved Community
  • Michelle Ramos; Executive Director of Alternate ROOTS

Faculty Fellows

  • Corey Myles; Assistant Professor of Sociology and Africana Studies
  • David Smilde; Professor of Human Relations
  • Emilie Taylor Welty; Professor of Architecture
  • Leslie Scott; Associate Professor of Dance

2020-2022 Cohort

Graduate Fellows

  • AJ Golio; Ph.D. Student, City, Culture and Community
  • Rae Stevenson; Ph.D. Student, City, Culture and Community
  • Latoya Tufts; Ph.D. Student, City, Culture and Community
  • Liat Perlin; MA Student, Center for Latin American Studies
  • Geovane Santos; Ph.D. Student, Center for Latin American Studies
  • Shabez Jamal; MFA, Studio Art
  • Jade Flint; MA Student, Art History
  • Siobhain Lash; Ph.D. Student, Philosophy
  • Natalia Ospina-Garcia; Ph.D. Student, Spanish and Portuguese
  • Sofia Paiva de Araujo; Ph.D. Student, Spanish and Portuguese
  • Adebimpe Adegbite; Ph.D. Student, Anthropology
  • Tara Yanez; Ph.D. Student, Center for Latin American Studies

Community Fellows

  • Carol Bebelle; Co-Founder Ashe Cultural Arts Center
  • Lisa Maria Rhodes; ALAS
  • Judith Dangerfield; Metro-Source LLC
  • Celeste Kee; New Orleans Arts Education Alliance

Faculty Fellows

  • Nick Spitzer; Professor of Anthropology and American Studies
  • Michelle Foa; Associate Professor of Art History
  • Leslie Scott: Assistant Professor of Dance and New Media
  • Jacqueline Howard; Administrative Assistant Professor of Technology and Women’s History

2019-2021 Cohort

Graduate Fellows

  • Dara Bramson; Ph.D. Student, Cultural Anthropology
  • Lilian Lombera; MA Student, Center for Latin American Studies
  • LaTasha Bundy; MFA Student
  • Carolina Helena Timoteo de Oliveira; Ph.D. Student, Center for Latin American Studies
  • Celine Eschenbrenner; Ph.D. Student, Cultural and Social Anthropology
  • Shao-Yun Chang; Ph.D. Student, Cultural and Social Anthropology
  • Laura Nieves; Ph.D. Student, Cultural and Social Anthropology
  • Donovan Cleckley; MA Student, English Department
  • Michael Gutiérrez; Ph.D. Student, History Department
  • Sarah Singh; Ph.D. Student, History Department
  • Jarrod Wall; Ph.D. Student, City, Culture and Community Program

Community Fellows

Faculty Fellows

2018-2020 Cohort

Graduate Fellows

Community Fellows

Faculty Fellows

2017-2019 Cohort

Graduate Fellows

Community Fellows

Faculty Fellows