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BEST GRADUATE STUDENT PAPER AWARD DEADLINE EXTENDED: MARCH 14, 2025

The AAG Latinx Geographies Specialty Group is pleased to announce the fifth annual award for best graduate student paper on a topic pertaining to Latinx geographies. The winner will receive a $300 award and the opportunity to workshop and consult with a member of the Latinx Geographies Awards Committee on their manuscript as they prepare for its submission to a peer-reviewed journal.

Papers submitted could address the structures that affect Latinx lives on local, national, and/or global scales, as well as the cultural, racial and/or political geographies of Latinx peoples. Applicants must send complete papers as a PDF attachment to latinxgeographies@gmail.com by March 14, 2025

You can find more information about the award here. For questions, please contact Alana de Hijonosa.


2024-2025 Board Members

Co-ChairsSecretary-TreasurerActivity Directors
Melva TreviƱo
Assistant Professor, University of Rhode Island

Yolanda Valencia
Assistant Professor, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC)
Almita A. Miranda
Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin-Madison


Maritza Geronimo

Ph.D. student, UCLA

Alana de Hijonosa
Assistant Professor, Texas State University

Isaac Rivera
Assistant Professor, University of Colorado Boulder

Click here to learn more about our 2024-2025 board members!

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