Hispanic Theological Initiative

Creating and Nurturing a Community of Latina and Latino Scholars
Through the Combined Efforts of the Consortium Member Schools.

Lara Medina

California State University, Northridge

Professor of Chicana and Chicano Studies
Northridge, CA
lara.medina@csun.edu

Curriculum Vitae:

Education

Ph.D., Claremont Graduate University.

M.A., Graduate Theological Union.

B.A., University of California.

Biography Statement

Professor Medina received her Ph.D. in American History from Claremont Graduate University (1998) with an emphasis on Chicana/o history. Her research focuses on Chicana/o religious/spiritual practices; religious history; religion and social change. Her published work includes Las Hermanas: Chicana/Latina Religious-Political Activism in the U.S. Catholic Church (Temple University Press, 2004), "Nepantla Spirituality: An Emancipative Vision for Inclusion" in Wading Trough Many Voices (2011) and several chapters in various anthologies.