An interdisciplinary environmental justice teacher-scholar Dr. García's research is focused on the historical sociology of natural resource policy development through the Cuban and Mexican Revolutions and the impact on global energy policy. With over twenty years of community organizing and activism he has conducted research related to civil rights, voting rights and environmental/social Justice throughout the Americas. He served with the Peace Corps in Paraguay (1997-1999), speaks fluent Spanish, and near fluent Brazilian Portuguese and Paraguayan Guarani. He has traveled extensively throughout Latin America and is also a proficient guitarist and vocalist in a variety of styles and genres of music from throughout the Americas.
