People

VILLA consists of a board of research associates which includes both academic staff and doctoral students; an advisory panel consisting of senior academics and stakeholders overseen by the Chair; and, a wide range of linked postgraduate Master’s students. There is also a group of international VILLA associates that have particularly strong links with Victoria. The Institute is overseen by a Director. Links to their homepages are found below; feel free to contact them should you wish to know more about their Latin American expertise and links.

Director

Prof Warwick Murray, Professor of Human Geography and Development Studies, Victoria University of Wellington, NZ

VILLA Assistant: villa@vuw.ac.nz

VILLA Research Associates

The VILLA research associates are found across the University and interact with Latin America in a range of ways illustrating the broad-natured interaction VUW is building with the continent.

Daniele Abreu e Lima, Lecturer in Architecture
A/Prof Brent Alloway, Associate Professor of Volcanology
Dr Miguel Arnedo-Gomez, Senior Lecturer in Spanish
Dr Thomas Borrmann, Senior Lecturer in Chemistry
Edward Challies, Guest Lecturer in Human Geography, PhD Candidate
A/Prof Jonathan Gardner, Reader in Marine Biology
Dr Michael Gavin, Senior Lecturer in Environmental Studies
Dr Nicola Gilmour, Senior Lecturer in Spanish
Mr Colin Kennedy, Guest Lecturer in Human Geography, PhD Candidate
Ms Sara Kindon, Lecturer in Human Geography and Development Studies
A/Prof Sarah Leggott, Reader in Spanish
Mr Brian Lynch, Director, New Zealand Institute of International Affairs
Erasmo Macaya Horta, Biology PhD Candidate
Dr Jim McGregor, Senior Lecturer in Meteorology
Dr Taciano L. Milfont, Lecturer in Cross-Cultural Psychology
Dr Carolina Miranda, Lecturer in Spanish
Dr Pat Moloney, Senior Lecturer in Political Theory
Edgar Rodriguez, Lecturer in Design, PhD Candidate
Dr Eusebio Scornavacca, Senior Lecturer in Electronic Commerce
Jorge Ivan Velez Castiblanco, PhD Candidate

International VILLA Associates

Dr Alfredo Apey, Universidad de Chile, Chile
Dr Jonathan Barton, Universidad Pontificia Católica de Chile, Chile
Dr Paul Buchanan, National University of Singapore
Prof Augusto Castro , Catholic University of Peru, Peru
Dr Julie Cupples, University of Canterbury, NZ
Dr Rogelio Guedea, University of Otago, NZ
A/Prof Robert Gwynne, University of Birmingham, UK
Prof Cristóbal Kay, Institute for Social Studies, Holland
Prof Martin Krause, University of Buenos Aires, ESEADE, Argentina
Dr Martin Perez LeFort, Universidad de Chile, Chile
Dr Kathryn Lehman, University of Auckland, NZ
Prof João Paulo Peixoto, University of Brasilia, Brazil
Dr Luis Rubio, CIDAC, Mexico
Dr Sebastião C. Velasco e Cruz, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Brazil

VILLA Advisory Board

Chair: Prof Roberto Rabel, Pro Vice Chancellor International

Featured Postgraduate Masters Students linked with VILLA

There are many postgraduates linked in one way or another to VILLA across the University - either studying Latin American topics or Latin American themselves - click here for some highlights.

Contact Us

Email: villa@vuw.ac.nz
Mail: VILLA, SGEES, 1 Kelburn Parade, Victoria University of Wellington, PO Box 600, Wellington, New Zealand
T: +64 (0)4 463 5029
F: +64 (04) 463 5186