Patricia Zavella


Patricia Zavella is an anthropologist and professor at the University of California, Santa Cruz in the Latin American and Latino Studies department. She has spent a career advancing Latina and Chicana feminism through her scholarship, teaching, and activism. She was president of the Association of Latina and Latino Anthropologists and has served on the executive board of the American Anthropological Association.
In 2016, Zavella received the American Anthropological Association's award from the Committee on Gender Equity in Anthropology to recognize her career studying gender discrimination.

Research

Patricia Zavella's scholarship has been acknowledged as providing a foundation for Latina and Chicana feminist studies.

Publications

Zavella was the 2016 recipient of the American Anthropological Association's award from the Committee on Gender Equity in Anthropology. The awards committee cited her research, advocacy, mentorship, and teaching as vehicles for advancing the status of women, particularly of Latina and Chicana women.
In 2016, Zavella also received the Distinguished Career Award from the Association of Latina and Latino Anthropologists.
She received the Society for the Anthropology of North America's Distinguished Career Achievement in the Critical Study of North America Award in 2010 alongside co-winner Cathy Lutz.