University of Houston Graduate Research Fellows and interns at Recovering the US Hispanic Literary Heritage (Recovery) work closely with archival texts, such as periodicals, manuscripts, photographs, albums, correspondence, books, ephemera and other documents. In doing so, they gain valuable experience with archival collections and asset management. The US Latino Digital Humanities Program (USLDH) at Recovery provides training in digital tools and students contribute to digital humanities data and projects.
They have the opportunity to learn the following skills:
- Scanning of archival items
- Microfilm scanning
- Handling and preserving archival texts
- Inventory of primary documents
- Organizing collections
- Creating finding aids
- Curating exhibits
- Database research
- Primary document research
- Asset management
- Data management (with spreadsheets)
- Metadata creation
- Metadata translation
- Familiarity with Library of Congress Subject Headings
- E-book editing and translation (APP Digital)
- Digital archives (Omeka)
- Digital tools (mapping, timelines, digital collections, OpenRefine)
- Archival theory
- Digital humanities theory
- Academic conference presentations
- Academic conference posters
- Planning an academic conference
- Public writing (Recovering the US Hispanic Literary Heritage blog)
- Project management
- Leading workshops/trainings
Partial funding for these positions comes from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the University of Houston's College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (CLASS) Dean’s Office, Arte Público Press and the Recovering the US Hispanic Literary Heritage Program.
To learn more about University of Houston Graduate Research Fellowships at Recovery, please contact us at apprec@central.uh.edu.

Meet our 2024-2025 Research Fellows
Siani Alanis is a 2024 USLDH-Morales Foundation intern. She is a native Houstonian currently attending the University of Houston pursuing a major in History and a minor in anthropology. She plans to pursue a master's degree in public history and eventually work as a museum curator.

Gerardo Cárdenas is a Ph. D. student in the Hispanic Studies Department with a concentration in Creative Writing. His research interests include poetry, literary translation, and the intersection between Hispanic and Immigrant literature in the United States.

Guadalupe Cortes is a 2024 Arte Público Press work study intern. She is pursuing her undergraduate studies in Public Relations at the University of Houston. She aims to represent Latinas within the field of Public Relations.

Andrea Cuevas is a Ph. D. student in the Hispanic Studies Department with a concentration in creative writing. Her research interests include visual arts, art writing, geography, maps and image theory.

Yadira Hermosillo is a 2024 USLDH-Morales Foundation intern. She is an undergraduate student majoring in Sociology and minoring in Women’s Studies at the University of Houston. Yadira hopes to continue her education by pursuing graduate school and studying higher education policy.

Marco O. Íñiguez Alba is a research assistant in the Department of Hispanic Studies. His interests in popular literature, critical studies, and sociolinguistics aim to plot US Hispanic necrorealities and narratives in the Global South.

Pablo Martínez is a Ph. D. student in the Hispanic studies department with a concentration in US Latino literature, language and culture. His research interests include immigration literature, Chicano studies, US Latino film,and popular culture.

Katerina Ivanov Prado obtained her master's of fine arts degree at University of Arizona and is a Ph.D. student in Literature and Creative Writing at University of Houston. Her writing has been published in Narrative Magazine, The Rumpus, Brevity, Catapult, Joyland, and others.

Carolina Rojas is a Ph. D. student in the Hispanic studies department with a concentration in creative writing. Her research interests include late capitalism and essay writing.

Carolina Suárez Latorre is a Ph. D. student in the Hispanic Studies Department with a concentration in creative writing. Her research interests include popular culture and gender.

Romel Arias Velasquez is a work study intern a d undergraduate student at the University of Houston, majoring in Human resources development within the Cullen College of Technology. After earning his bachelor’s degree, Romel plans to pursue his master's of business administration degree and a career in human resources.

Alaíde Ventura Medina is a Ph. D. student in the Hispanic Studies Department with a concentration in creative writing. Her research interests include oral histories, as well as individual and collective memories.
