About
Leticia Wiggins serves as the liaison librarian to the Center for Ethnic Studies. Leticia establishes programmatic approaches to building partnerships within the Ohio State academic community and beyond and collaborates with other Libraries faculty and staff to provide research and instruction support for students and faculty in the Center for Ethnic Studies.
Leticia received her Bachelor of Arts in American Ethnic Studies and her Master’s of U.S. History from The Ohio State University. She earned her Ph.D. in U.S. History and Latin American History from Ohio State before embarking on a career that includes winning three Ohio Valley Emmy Awards for her film work. Leticia has served as a consultant for the Ohio Humanities Council’s Mellon and Pulitzer-funded “Democracy and the Informed Citizen” initiative and as a lecturer for Ohio State’s Department of History. She most recently worked as a multimedia producer for WOSU Public Media, where she researched, produced and edited
Current Work
Leticia Wiggins' research expands our understanding of Latine activism in the Midwest during the 1970s to consider the impact of geography, religion, and pan-ethnic coalition in movement making. This interest activism and community is also at the center of the video production work she engages in with local PBS Station, WOSU. There she highlights stories of belonging and seeks to engage students with oral history and documentary work as well.
Research Area Keyword(s)
Latine History, activism, 1970s, Geography, Movement Building