Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship Manuel Rodriguez

Major: Latinx and Latin American Studies

Hometown: San Angelo, Texas

Field of Study: Latinx Religion, Sociology of Religion, Mexican-American Studies

Advisor & Department: Prof. Schmalzbauer; Sociology, American Studies, Latinx and Latin American Studies

 

 

Research Interest: How religion plays a role in shaping the ethnic identities and cultures of the Latinx communities, and how Latinxs interact with religion in their everyday lives. 

 

Fun Fact: I play the saxophone and bass clarinet, and enjoy playing jazz music with those instruments