The Latin American Studies program strives to support all postdocs on campus. We welcome SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellows, UBC Killam Postdoctoral Fellows, and various postdoctoral researchers supported by their countries of origin. However, only departments (such as Anthropology, Hispanic Studies, History, Political Science, Sociology, etc.) and not programs (such as LAS) can formally host postdocs. See the Core and Affiliated Faculty for potential postdoctoral supervisors and contact them directly. Any postdocs formally affiliated with UBC are encouraged to contact the chair, Dr. Benjamin Bryce (ben.bryce@ubc.ca) so that they can become involved with our program.
Affiliated Postdoctoral Fellows, 2026-27
Angela Maria Bohorquez Oviedo (Latin American Studies) is a political scientist and communication specialist whose research investigates the intersections of social movements, politics, gender, and media across Latin America and the Global South. Her work primarily focuses on understanding how transnational social movements strategically build networks and leverage media platforms to advance political change in support of minorities, women, and LGBTI+ rights within democratic processes.
María Cervantes-Macías is a postdoctoral research fellow at the Centre for Migration Studies and the Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy. Her research focuses on the role of immigrant workers in the platform economy, exploring the ways in which nationality, immigration status, and ethnicity facilitates or deters international mobility and integration.
Ricardo García Martínez (Latin American Studies). Literature, capital, human rights.
Pablo Gonzalez-Moctezuma. (Data Science, Rural Development, Agroforestry) works across Mexico and the wider Americas bridging quantitative analysis and land-use policy across rural and agricultural landscapes. His research has examined the definition and distribution of small-scale farming; the impacts of tree planting policy and tree cover change through countrywide spatial analyses; the improvement of agroecological practices; and the development of ecotechnologies. He is currently a joint postdoctoral fellow at UBC Math and IRES, where his research has more recently focused on calculating greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture.
Diana K. Moreiras Reynaga (Anthropology & Philosophy). Bioarchaeologist and Anthropological Archaeologist. Indigenous foodways; residential histories; Mexica (Aztec) society, religion, and rituals; reconstruction of ancient Mesoamerican lifeways.