LACC Brazilian Studies Advisory Board
Ana María Bidegain, Professor
Office: FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus, DM 304-B
Contact: 305-348-7266 | anamaria.bidegain@fiu.edu | Webpage
Areas of expertise: Christianity in Latin America, Women in Latin American Religions, History of Religion in Latin America
Clinton Jenkins, Associate Professor
Office: FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus, AHC5 376
Contact: 305-348-6236 | cljenkin@fiu.edu | Webpage
Areas of expertise: Conservation ecology, Brazil, Atlantic Forest, Amazon Biodiversity and endangered species, spatial analysis, and conservation planning.
Joseph Holbrook, Adjunct Faculty, Kimberly Green Latin American and Caribbean Center
Office: FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus, DM 353
Contact: 305.348.2894 | jholbroo@fiu.edu
Areas of expertise: Comparative history of 20th Century Cuba and Brazil, Catholic students social movements, Religion and politics in Latin America, twentieth-century Catholicism and politics, contemporary Evangelicalism, religious analysis and interpretation, religious pluralism and democracy in Colombia and Brazil. Introduction to Latin American & Caribbean Studies.
Jose Miguel Cruz, Director of Research, Kimberly Green Latin American and Caribbean Center
Office: FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus, DM 352
Contact: 305.348.2894 | jomcruz@fiu.edu | Website
Areas of expertise: Criminal violence, gangs, police, democratization and public opinion in Latin America.
Okezi Otovo, Associate Professor
Office: FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus, DM 395
Contact: 305-348-3966 | ootovo@fiu.edu | Webpage
Areas of expertise: Black maternity, racial disparities in health, women’s life experiences in Miami, gender, race, public health, and the social history of medicine.
Ronaldo Parente, Professor, Academic Director of the Doctoral Program for Management & International business, Knight
Office: FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus, MANGO 437
Contact: 305-348-4566 | rcparent@fiu.edu | Webpage
Areas of expertise: Ecosystems and platform companies, sharing and digital economy, strategic management, international business, and innovation.
Simone Athayde, Associate Professor, LACC & Department of Global and Sociocultural Studies
Office: FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus, DM 353
Contact: 305.348.2894 | sathayde@fiu.edu | Webpage
Areas of expertise: biodiversity conservation, interdisciplinary research, integrative science, indigenous knowledge systems, ethnobotany and ethnoecology, and participatory research and management of social-ecological systems.
Maria-Luisa Veisaga, Director of Andean Studies, LACC & Biomolecular Science Institute
Office: FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus, DM 352
Contact: 305.348.4232 | veisaga@fiu.edu | Webpage
Areas of expertise: As a Quechua from Bolivia, her research focuses on the chemical properties of medicinal plants.
Augusta Vono, Retired Teaching Professor of Portuguese, Department of Modern Languages
Office: FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus, DM 485B
Contact: 305.348.2049 | vonoa@fiu.edu
Areas of expertise: Portuguese language instruction, second language acquisition, language proficiency assessment and study abroad.
Pascal Bécel, Professor of French and Chair
Office: FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus, DM 497B
Contact: 305-348-6222 | borgenhe@fiu.edu | Webpage
