Rafael Chabrán is currently Associate Dean for Academic Advisement, Professor of Spanish in the Department of Modern Languages, and Project Director for Whittier College’s U.S. Department of Education Title V Grant. Dr. Chabrán teaches Spanish language courses at all levels, as well as Spanish and Latin American literature, Chicano/Latino literature, and classes dealing with the history of science and the connections between science, literature and the humanities. He has worked at Whittier College since 1985. Before coming to Whittier he worked in the Department of Portuguese at Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge. Dr. Chabrán earned a B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley, an M.A. from San Jose State University, and a Ph.D. from the University of California, San Diego. Chabrán is co-editor of The Latino Encyclopedia (Marshall Cavendish), a six-volume set designed for use by students from junior high school through college. It explores Latino life, culture and history as well as Latino contributions to agriculture, art, medicine, music, politics, sports and a host of other areas. He is also one of the principal contributors for Searching for The Secrets of Nature: The Life and works of Dr. Francisco Hernandez (Stanford Press, 2000) and The Mexican Treasury: The Writings of Dr. Francisco Hernandez (Stanford Press, 2000) a two volume study of the life and works of the famous sixteenth century Spanish doctor who studied Aztec medicinal plants in Mexico. He has also published in the areas of History of Science, History of Medicine, History of Education in Spain, History of Food in Spain and Mexico, History of the Spanish Press. He has presented with the Diversity ScorecardScorecard Team at WASC and AACU.