Norma Chinchilla

Norma Chinchilla
Born	Norma Jean Stoltz 1945 (age 78–79) Washington State
Other names	Norma Stoltz Chinchilla
Occupation	Sociologist

Norma Chinchilla (born 1945) is an American sociologist. Chinchilla taught women's, gender and sexuality studies, and was instrumental in the development of Central American research being incorporated into the field of Latin American studies. She was one of the founders of the journal Latin American Perspectives in 1974 and a co-founder in 1976, or the first women's studies program offered at the University of California, Irvine. In 2017, she was awarded the Julian Samora Distinguished Career Award from the American Sociological Association.