Professor Gauderman joined the History Department in 1998, and teaches a variety courses focusing on early and modern Latin American history. Reflective of her research interests, Gauderman offers undergraduate courses on modern Andean nations, touching on such themes as foreign relations, economic development, militarization, guerilla groups, drug cartels, environmental devastation, indigenous peoples, and women. Graduate courses offered by Professor Gauderman have focused on early Mexico, early Peru, women, and indigenous peoples. Education: B.A. in History and French, University of Oregon, 1986, M.A. in Latin American History, University of California, Los Angeles, 1990
Ph.D. in Latin American History, University of California, Los Angeles, 1998. Research: Latin American History, ethnohistory, indigenous peoples, and gender.