FLAS Fellows
CLAS administers FLAS fellowships for graduate and undergraduate students pursuing language training in less commonly taught languages of Latin America. FLAS fellowships are made possible with funding from the U.S. Department of Education under the auspices of Title VI of the Higher Education Act of 1965.
2021-22
Nahuatl
Stanford University
Claudia Bobadilla, M.A., Latin American Studies, ’22
Shannen Torres, M.A., Latin American Studies, ’22
Portuguese
Stanford University
Julian Acevedo, M.A., Latin American Studies, ’22
Sean Gallagher, M.A., Latin American Studies, ’22
Natasha Jain-Poster, M.A., Latin American Studies, ’22
Eliza Moreno, M.A., Latin American Studies, ’22
Summer 2022
Portuguese
Claudia Bobadilla, M.A., Latin American Studies, ’22
Natasha Jain-Poster, M.A., Latin American Studies, ’22
Maria Ridgeway-Elsner, Ph.D., Modern Thought and Literature ’25
2020-21
Nahuatl
Stanford University
Iris Osorio-Villatoro, M.A., Latin American Studies, ’21
María Fernández Escobar, M.A., Latin American Studies, ’21
Portuguese
Stanford University
Raymundo López, M.A., Latin American Studies, ’21
María López Rosas, M.A., Latin American Studies, ’21
Nathan Santos, M.A., Latin American Studies, ’21
Hannah Smith, M.A., Latin American Studies, ’21
David Harrison, M.A., Latin American Studies, ’21
Summer 2021
*All summer 2021 language programs were taught virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Nahuatl
University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
Claudia Bobadillo, B.A., International Relations, ’20
José Rubén Díaz Vásquez, Ph.D., Modern Thought and Literature ’25
Hatian Creole
Florida International University, Miami, Florida
Shannen Orquidea Torres, B.A., Earth Systems, ’21
2019-20
Portuguese
Stanford University
Alan Arroyo-Chávez, M.A. in Latin American Studies, ‘20
Yuki Bailey, M.A. in Iberian and Latin American Cultures, ‘21
Sheila Cochrane, B.S. in Earth Systems, ‘21
Sara Damore, M.S. in Community Health/Prevention Research, ‘21
Jessica Magallón-Gálvez, M.A. in Latin American Studies, ‘20
Mary Elizabeth Prosser, M.A. in Latin American Studies, ‘20
Quechua
Stanford University
Eda Marcela Benites Nieto, M.A. in Latin American Studies, ‘20
Jessica F. Cordiglia, M.A. in Latin American Studies, ‘20
Summer 2020
*All summer 2020 language programs were taught virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Maya K’iche’
Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana
Iris Osorio-Villatoro, M.A. in Latin American Studies, Stanford University, ‘21
Nahuatl
University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
José Rubén Díaz Vásquez, Ph.D. in Modern Thought and Literature, Stanford University, ‘25
Portuguese
Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana
Herber Banda, B.A. in Earth Systems, Stanford University, ‘21
Mary Elizabeth Prosser, M.A. in Latin American Studies, Stanford University, ‘20
University of Florida-Language and Culture Program, Gainesville, Florida
Claudia Bobadilla, B.A. in International Relations, Stanford University, ‘21
University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas
Breanna Moore, Ph.D. in History, University of Pennsylvania, ‘23
Quechua
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Jessica F. Cordiglia, M.A. in Latin American Studies, ‘20
2018-19
Nahuatl
Stanford University
Andrea Flores, M.A. in Latin American Studies, ‘19
Portuguese
Stanford University
Marleny Aracely De León Figueroa, M.A. in Latin American Studies, ‘19
Christine Logan, M.A. in Latin American Studies, ‘19
Lucía López Rosas, M.A. in Latin American Studies, ‘19
Monica Ayala-Talavera, M.A. in Latin American Studies, ‘19
Summer 2019
Nahuatl
University of Utah Nahuatl Language and Culture Program, Salt Lake City, Utah
Jessica Cordiglia, M.A. in Latin American Studies, Stanford University, ‘20
Ana María Vázquez, A.A. in Liberal Arts, De Anza Community College, ‘19
Portuguese
Universidade do Sul de Santa Catarina (UNISUL) Intensive Portuguese, Florianopolis, Brazil
Angela Marie Leocata, Ph.D. in Anthropology, Stanford University, ‘24
University of Florida-Language and Culture Program, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Christine Logan, M.A. in Latin American Studies, Stanford University, ‘19
Didi Park, B.A. in Comparative Literature, Stanford University, ‘19
2017-18
Nahuatl, Stanford University
Aleyda Yvette Borja, J.D., ‘18
Yongjian Si, M.A. in Latin American Studies, ‘18
Portuguese, Stanford University
Ana Karen Cervantes Ramirez, M.A. in Latin American Studies, ‘18
Michelle Reddy, PhD.. in International and Comparative Education, ‘20
Quechua, Stanford University
David Albán Hidalgo, M.A. in Latin American Studies, ‘18
Sara Clemente, M.A. in Latin American Studies, ‘18
Summer 2018
Nahuatl
University of Utah Nahuatl Language and Culture Program, Salt Lake City, Utah
Ana María Vázquez, AA in Liberal Arts, De Anza Community College, ‘19
Portuguese
University of Florida in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Jasmín Espinosa, MA in Latin American Studies, ‘19
Quechua
Centro Tinku Intensive Quechua Summer, Cusco, Peru
Sara Clemente, MA in Latin American Studies, ‘18