Faculty Focus: Dr. Tiffany González

Dr. Tiffany González, Assistant Professor of History, was selected as a Clements Fellow for the Study of Southwest America for her project “Representation of Change: How Chicanas Reshaped the American Political Process in the Late Twentieth Century.” In Fall 2021, González joined JMU’s History Department as part of the college’s Racial and Social Justice Cohort hire. Her research explores the intersection of MexicanAmerican/Chicana/Latinx and gender studies, and incorporates methods of history, political science, and Latin American studies.

“Dr. González is a stellar researcher and teacher,” said Maura Hametz, Academic Unit Head and Professor of History. “[González’s] award-winning work is infused with an understanding of the recent American past that engages the public and academia alike in rethinking our American values, challenges, and aspirations for the future.”

González also received the 2022 Lerner-Scott Prize from the Organization of American Historians for the best doctoral dissertation in U.S. women’s history and an eight-week Mellon-Schlesinger Summer Research Residency at the Radcliffe Institute of Harvard University.