Joined faculty in 1996. B.A. from Washington University, St. Louis; M.A. and Ph.D. from Indiana University, Bloomington. Areas of teaching include modern Mexico, U.S. history, America in the 1960s, and revolutions and revolutionaries.
Professor Hanson has presented a number of conference papers on such topics as the Catholic church in modern Mexico, the Harry S. Truman presidency and Latin American women's studies. read more…
Areas of Expertise
- Brazilian History, colonial to present
- The Catholic Church and Religion in Mexico and Latin America
- Mexican History, colonial to present
- Modern Latin American History
- NAFTA
- United States Diplomatic History
- Women in Latin America
Education
- M.A., Ph.D., Indiana University
- B.A., Washington University