David McLaughlin

 
Dave is a Lecturer in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at The Ohio State University and an Adjunct Assistant Professor at University of Cincinnati. He serves as the representative for contingent faculty on the Executive Committee of SECOLAS and recently completed the Mellon Foundation/Five Colleges of Ohio Post Doctoral Fellowship in Portuguese and Latin American and Caribbean Studies. He researches hip hop, popular music, citizenship, film, and literature, and makes a mean batch of chilaquiles.
 
Dave is also a contributor to Sounds and Colors, a website, print publication and record label dedicated to Latin American music and culture, with a particular focus on the South American countries.