LACC Faculty Advisory Board
Florida International University has one of the largest concentrations of Latin American and Caribbean studies scholars of any university in the country. LACC draws on the expertise of over 200 faculty associates representing most departments on campus. In an effort to serve all of our faculty, ensure engagement across departments, schools and colleges, and continue support for interdisciplinary studies at FIU, LACC depends on the LACC Faculty Advisory Board. Please scroll down for a complete list of current LACC associated faculty serving on the LACC Faculty Advisory Board.
Alejandro Alvarado, Associate Professor, Journalism & Media and Director, Spanish-Language Journalism Master's Program
Office: FIU Biscayne Bay Campus, AC2 336A
Contact: 305.919.4617 | jalvarad@fiu.edu | Website
Areas of expertise: Spanish-language media in the U.S. and Mexico, social media for communicators, global communication, news writing, ethics and social responsibility.
Ligia Collado-Vides, Teaching Professor & Associate Chair, Department of Biological Sciences
Office: FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus, OE 210
Contact: 305.348.2274 | colladol@fiu.edu | Website
Areas of expertise: Ecology of tropical macroalgae: distribution and long-term changes of algal communities, demography, form-function relationship in clonal algae, invasive species. Modeling of Macroalgae: L-Systems and clonal growth. Marine Protected Areas in the Caribbean.
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.
Andrea Fanta, Associate Professor, Department of Modern Languages
Office: FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus, DM 482B
Contact: 305.348.2851 | afanta@fiu.edu | Website
Areas of expertise: Contemporary Latin American literature and culture.
Leonardo Ferreira, Professor, Department of Journalism and Media
Office: FIU Biscayne Bay Campus, AC1 325
Contact: 305.919.4169 | leferrei@fiu.edu | Website
Areas of expertise: Study of comparative communication law and ethics, Latin American media history, and journalism for social development including ethnic and community reporting.
Gabriela Hoberman, Director of Academic Programs, Kimberly Green Latin American and Caribbean Center
Director of Academic Programs, Kimberly Green Latin American and Caribbean Center (LACC) and Faculty Director, LACC Society, Politics & International Relations in Argentina
Office: FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus, DM 350B.
Contact: 305.348.2894 | ghoberma@fiu.edu
Areas of expertise: Political science and the study of natural disasters in Latin American and Caribbean countries, public policy, governance, and accountability.
Hilary Landorf, Associate Professor, Department of Educational Policy Studies & Executive Director, Global Learning
Office: Modesto A. Maidique Campus, PC 245F
Contact: 305.348.2410 | landorfh@fiu.edu | Website
Areas of expertise: Globalizing K-20 curricula across the curriculum, integrative global learning in higher education, and the connection between global learning and human capability development.
Mark Padilla, Professor, Department of Global & Sociocultural Studies
Office: FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus, SIPA 320
Contact: 305.348.1296 | marpadi@fiu.edu | Website
Areas of expertise: Tourism Studies, Gender/ Sexuality Studies, HIV/AIDS Research and Prevention, Mixed Methods Research on Health Inequities.
Ronaldo Parente, Professor, Department of Management & International Business
Office: FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus, MANGO 437
Contact: 305.348.4566 | rcparent@fiu.edu
Areas of expertise: Automotive industry, multinational management, global strategy, supply chain management, modularization strategies, and cultural differences.
Bianca Premo, Professor, Department of History
Office: Modesto A. Maidique Campus, DM DM 300-B-1
Contact: 305.348.1862 | premob@fiu.edu | Website
Areas of expertise: Latin American history, including childhood and youth, the law, intellectual history, gender, slavery and ethnohistory.
Gayle Williams, Librarian, Latin American & Caribbean Information Services
Office: Modesto A. Maidique Campus, GL 225B
Contact: 305.348.2228 | gayle.williams@fiu.edu | Website
Areas of expertise: Latin American and Caribbean studies and Modern Languages.
