# Current Visiting Scholars [### Andrés Barrios Fernández ](/people/andres-barrios-fernandez)Fall 2025 Luksic Visiting Scholar Andrés is an Assistant Professor and the Director of the Human Development Lab at the Universidad de los Andes, Chile. He holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the London School of Economics and completed a Postdoc at the Department of Economics of MIT in 2022... ![Andres Barrios](/sites/g/files/omnuum12451/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-09/Andres.jpeg?itok=ALDV3vCL) [### Christopher Carter ](/people/christopher-carter)Spring 2026 Central America Visiting Scholar Christopher Carter is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Politics and John L. Nau III Assistant Professor of the History and Principles of Democracy at the University of Virginia. He is also a Research Associate at the Center on the Politics of... ![Chris Carter](/sites/g/files/omnuum12451/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-09/Chris%20Carter_Bio%20pic.png?itok=OCBOpGjq) [### Susan Eckstein ](/people/susan-eckstein)Fall 2025-Spring 2026 Associate Scholar Susan Eckstein in Professor Emerita of the Pardee School of Global Studies and the Sociology Department at Boston University. She has written numerous books and articles on Mexican urban poor, political-economic developments in Cuba, Cuban immigrants... ![Susan Eckstein](/sites/g/files/omnuum12451/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-09/Susan%20E.jpeg?itok=udtoW1WF) [### Susan Ellison ](/people/susan-ellison)Fall 2025-Spring 2026 Associate Scholar Susan Helen Ellison (Ph.D. Brown University) is associate professor of anthropology at Wellesley College. At Wellesley, she is a faculty affiliate of Latin American Studies, Peace and Justice Studies, and Environmental Studies, and she serves on the board... ![Susan Ellison](/sites/g/files/omnuum12451/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-09/Susan%20Ellison.jpeg?itok=_OfEUkmZ) [### Ana Grondona ](/people/ana-grondona)Fall 2025 De Fortabat Visiting Scholar Ana Grondona holds a degree in sociology and a Ph.D. in social sciences from the University of Buenos Aires, where she is currently a professor. She is also a researcher at the National Council for Scientific and Technological Research (CONICET). Her work... ![Ana Grondona](/sites/g/files/omnuum12451/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-09/Ana%20Grondona.jpeg?itok=6Dat5Bse) [### Nicole Jenne ](/people/nicole-jenne)Spring 2026 Cisneros Visiting Scholar Nicole Jenne is associate professor at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Institute of Political Science. She holds a PhD in International Relations from the European University Institute, Florence. Nicole’s research is on different aspects of... ![Nicole Jenne](/sites/g/files/omnuum12451/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-09/Nicole%20Jenne_bio%20pic.jpeg?itok=O39Ml66-) [### Alejandra Laera ](/people/alejandra-laera)Fall 2025 RFK Visiting Professor, hosted by the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures Alejandra Laera is Full Professor of Argentine Literature at the Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad de Buenos Aires, where she also serves as the appointed Director of the Instituto de Literatura Argentina “Ricardo Rojas”. She is a Principal... ![Alejandra Laera](/sites/g/files/omnuum12451/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-09/Alejandra.jpeg?itok=ygjrzBaa) [### Bitia Salas García ](/people/bitia-salas-garcia)Fall 2025 Santo Domingo Visiting Scholar Vania Bitia Salas Garcia is a Professor at the Economics Department at Universidad de Piura, located at Peru’s northern border. Professor Salas holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics from the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, a MS and PhD degrees... ![Bitia Salas Garcia](/sites/g/files/omnuum12451/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-09/Bitia%20Salas.jpeg?itok=s39jS52P) [### Vanessa Sander ](/people/vanessa-sander)Spring 2026 Lemann Visiting Scholar Vanessa Sander is a postdoctoral researcher at the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG). Her broader work addresses issues related to the intersections between gender, sex work, and the prison system. She conducted ethnographic research in... ![Vanessa Sander](/sites/g/files/omnuum12451/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-09/Vanessa%20Sander%20bio%20pic.JPG?itok=sQgI3b0n) [### Ana Villarreal ](/people/ana-villarreal)2025-2026 Fundación México en Harvard-Antonio Madero Visiting Scholar Ana Villarreal is Associate Professor of Sociology at Boston University. Her research draws on ethnography and social theory to advance sociological understandings of violence, emotions, urban dynamics and their aggravating impact on socio-spatial divides... ![Ana Villareal](/sites/g/files/omnuum12451/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-09/Anna%20Villareal.jpeg?itok=63yrBOGf)