Tiffany González
- Assistant Professor
- Director, Mentored Scholars Program, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
- Mexican American – Latina/o; U.S. Modern Politics; Social Movements; Women and Gender; Borderlands; Oral History and Public History
Contact Info
Please email her to set up a meeting before applying.
On Leave for the Spring 2026 Semester
Biography —
Dr. Tiffany González is an assistant professor of Modern US history. Her research centers on the 20th century in the U.S., emphasizing U.S. politics, Chicana-Latina/o history, women & gender, US-Mexico borderlands, and social movements. Her current book manuscript-in-progress, “Representation of Change: How Chicanas Reshaped the American Political Process in the Late Twentieth Century,” is under contract with UNC Press with the Latinx Histories Series. This book is a revised version of her dissertation, which won the OAH Lerner-Scott Prize for best PhD dissertation in U.S. women’s history in 2022. Her next book projects include a biography of former Texas State Representative Irma Rangel, the first Mexican American woman legislator, who served office from 1977 to 2003, co-editing an anthology with Danielle Olden, and a cultural history of Latinx politics.
Education —
Teaching —
Dr. González teaches courses on U.S. history such as Latina/o/x history, Mexican American History, Histories of Women in Politics, Modern American Politics, Oral History, Podcasts, and Public History, Social Movements, and Borderlands.
Selected Publications —
- "Pathways to Political Office: María Cárdenas and the Creation of Single-Member Districts in San Angelo." US Latina & Latino Oral History Journal 1 (2017): 98-116.
- “Irma Rangel: Public Servant, Feminist Veterana, and Persistent Crusader,” Latina Magazine, https://latina.com/irma-rangel-public-servant-feminist-veterana-and-persistent-crusader/
- “Inheriting a Path: Rosie Castro’s Influence on Julián and Joaquin,” Latinx Talk (May 2019). https://latinxtalk.org