Thomas Ricento, Ph.D. (UCLA) is emeritus professor and research chair at the University of Calgary. He is the author of 8 books and over 100 peer-reviewed articles and chapters. He has received research grants with the Russell Sage Foundation and the National Endowment for the Humanities, among others. He is a Fulbright Professor (Colombia and Costa Rica) and visiting professor at universities in Aruba, Chile, Costa Rica, Germany, Spain, Switzerland.