Arlene Dávila
Arlene Dávila (born in Vega Baja, Puerto Rico) has contributed to the field of Latino/a Studies as an author and professor. She is the founding director of The Latinx Project, and has written eight books and many articles on issues ranging from depictions of public images of Latinos, marketing to Latinos, cultural politics in Puerto Rico, and Latinization of the United States. Her research focuses on race and ethnicity, media studies, and Puerto Rican national identities. She is a professor at New York University. Education and academic career. In 1987, Dávila received her bachelor of arts in  anthropology from Tufts University. In 1990, she received a master's degree in Anthropology and Museum Studies from New York University. She received her Ph.D. in Cultural Anthropology from the City University of New York in 1996. She is affiliated with the American Anthropological Association, the Puerto Rican Studies Association, the American Studies Association and the Latin American Studies Association. Davila holds the title of Professor of Anthropology, American Studies and Social and Cultural Analysis at New York University. Her primary focus and research has been on Latino experiences in the United States and their representation in the media. Awards . Arlene Dávila's book "Latino Spin: Public Image and the Whitewashing of Race" was selected as the 2010 best book in Latino Studies by the Latin American Studies Association.