He/Him

Frank Pancho Aviles, the son of Fructuoso Aviles and Maria Guadalupe Reyes (Aviles), grew up working in the fields picking grapes, oranges, lemons, olives, cucumbers, pecans, walnuts, and chopping weeds alongside his parents, five sisters and three brothers.  

Frank (of both Lipan Apache and Mexican ancestry) has served as a counselor, an educator, and an advocate while working in the fields of migrant education, health education, mental health, LGBTQ2, and libraries where he provided support to individuals from the following communities: Mexican (Americans), Native Americans, Southeast Asian immigrants, African Americans, LGBTQ2+, people with disabilities, and underserved communities in general. In addition, Frank has experience teaching race, gender and sexuality courses in the fields of Chicana and Chicano Studies and the Information Sciences.

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Courses Offered

CCS 364 and CCS 564: Raza, Genders and Sexualities

Research Interests

Frank's research interests include using qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods research approaches on topics related to the Lipan Apache Tribe, Border Tribes (residing along and/or on both sides of the Texas-Mexico border), Two-Spirit identity, and research on Mexicans and Chicanos reclaiming Native American identities. Frank is also interested in genetic genealogy and genealogical research that involves locating and analyzing Native American records of the Southwest and of Mexico which may include church and civil documents, mission records, and other archived records. 

Research Topics 

Lipan Apache | Border Tribes | Two-Spirit | Mexican | Chicanx