Faculty

Faculty Program Director, Dr. Mario Del Ángel Guevara

Assistant Professor

Department of Chicana & Chicano Studies 

Dr. Mario Del Angel Guevara is a bicultural, bilingual and biliterate researcher, Assistant Professor and author on Hispanic/Indigenous traditional medicine topics and the Spanish language in New Mexico. He is a native of Monterrey, Mexico who has deep connections to New Mexico through his academic, professional and personal life. Dr. Mario Del Angel Guevara has an extensive history and commitment in the state and has made significant contributions to the understanding and preservation of Hispanic/Chicano New Mexican culture and its Spanish varieties.

Dr. Mario Del Angel Guevara has authored and co-authored multiple publications on Curanderismo traditional medicine in Mexico and the United States. He has a certificate on traditional medicine from school CEDEHC in Cuernavaca, Mexico, two certificates on Spanish-English medical translation and interpretation by the University of Arizona, a Bachelor's degree in bilingual education from Universidad Autonóma de Nuevo León in Mexico, and a M.A. and PhD in Hispanic linguistics from the University of New Mexico in the United States where he has taught several courses on topics relevant to the region including Curanderismo traditional medicine, Medical Spanish and Spanish as a second and heritage language.

As Director of the Curanderismo Traditional Medicine without Borders program, he is a key figure in studying and preserving traditional healing practices in the region through his leadership at the University. His work on Curanderismo in Mexico and the U.S. southwest and on the traditional Spanish varieties of northern New Mexico are examples of his deep academic interest and dedication to the cultures and peoples of New Mexico.