Emmiyan Ferro Diaz

Emmiyan Ferro Diaz is a Cuban immigrant who was raised in Miami, Florida. His research interest includes gender and masculinities, particularly the performance of Latinx masculinities. His current research focuses on the performance of masculinities by Latino men in the context of the barbershop.

Education

2024 Ph.D. Americans Studies, Washington State University.
2020 M.A. Interdisciplinary Studies, University of Washington, Tacoma.
2018 B.A. Ethnic, Gender & Labor Studies and Psychology, University of Washington, Tacoma.

Research Interest

Race and Ethnicity
Latinx Culture
Latino Masculinities
Black Masculinities
Cultural Studies
Ethnic Studies
American Studies
Ethnographic Studies
Qualitative Studies
Gender and Sexuality

Classes, Conferences, Presentations, and Lectures

Ferro Díaz, Emmiyan. “Cuban Resistance Around the Globe” presentation for the 2024 Latin American Studies Association Congress, at the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, in Bogotá, Colombia, June 2024.

Ferro Díaz, Emmiyan. “Race and Racism in the US” Semester course for the School of Languages, Cultures and Race, Washington State University, Spring 2024.

Ferro Díaz, Emmiyan. “The Cold War and Destabilization in Latin America” Lecture for History 105: Roots of Contemporary Issues, Washington State University, Fall 2022.

Ferro Díaz, Emmiyan. “Gender Inequality in the Present” Lecture for History 105: Roots of Contemporary Issues, Washington State University, Fall 2022.

Ferro Díaz, Emmiyan. “Latinx Barbershop Masculinities” Presentation for 2021 American Men Studies Association Conference, University of Washington Tacoma, Jun 2021.

Ferro Díaz, Emmiyan. “Latinx Barbershop masculinities” Presentation for UWT Psychology Series Seminar, University of Washington Tacoma, Feb 2021.

Ferro Díaz, Emmiyan. “Thesis Statement Workshop” Workshop for History 105: Roots of Contemporary Issues, Washington State University, Fall 2020.

Ferro, Emmiyan. “(True) Praxis and (True) Resistance: Positionalities and Getting to the Roots
of Knowledge-Production through Dialogue,” presentation for Congress of Qualitative Inquiry annual meeting, University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign, May 2018.

Service

2024-25 CAS Scholarship Committee, WSU, College of Arts and Sciences

Publications

Ferro Diaz, E. (2024). Toxic Masculinity in American Society: The Alpha male or the Macho Man. In F. C. K. Jr & A. S. Jr (Eds.), From Here to There: An Introduction to Race, Gender, and Class in the United States (pp. 163–175). Cognella Academic Publishing.

Research Experience

• 1000 + hours of participant observation in multiple field sites
• Coded and transcribed over 100 qualitative interviews, 50-60 minutes each
• Conducted Ethnographic Analysis through Grounded Theory in American Studies, Ethnic Studies, and Latino Studies
• Worked with qualitative data analysis and transcription software from research ware

 Honors and Awards

 Carol Van Natta Graduate Research Fund, School of Interdisciplinary Ars and Sciences, UW Tacoma, 2020

 Professional Affiliations

• National Women’s Studies Association
• American Studies Association
• American Men’s Studies Association
• Latin America Studies Association