Emilee Quezada

Emilee Quezada is a first-year Ph.D. student in history, focusing on modern Latin American history, with an emphasis on twentieth-century Central America. Emilee is particularly interested in how student-led social movements and uprisings shaped revolutionary agendas, political transitions, migration, and transnational networks. 

Prior to entering Stanford’s Ph.D. program, she earned a B.A. in History from UC Berkeley in 2024, where her research examined how a female combatant and commander in the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN) established political legitimacy in post-war El Salvador. 

Emilee’s interest in history was shaped by her parents, who often shared their stories of survival and witness during El Salvador’s twelve-year-long civil war. As a first-generation student, she attributes great mentorship to helping her arrive at Stanford and happily welcomes inquiries from other first-generation prospective graduate students and Central American scholars.