Martin Rizzo

Education:

B.A., American Studies and Philosophy, University of California, Santa Cruz; M.A., History, University of California, Santa Cruz; Ph.D., History, with Emphasis in Latin American & Latino Studies, and American Studies, University of California, Santa Cruz

Dissertation:

No Somos Animales: Indigenous Survival and Perseverance in 19th Century Santa Cruz, California

Thesis Advisor:

Lisbeth Haas, Professor of History, University of California, Santa Cruz

Research Topic:

History of Indigenous people of the Monterey Bay area through the 19th Century

Mentor:

Clifford Trafzer, Professor of History, University of California, Riverside

Current Position:

Assistant Professor, Department of Film & Digital Media Studies, University of California, Santa Cruz