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The Cuban Research Institute draws upon the expertise of nearly sixty faculty members, the largest nucleus of specialists on Cuba or the Cuban American community of any university in the United States. Specializing in twenty-three different disciplines, CRI's faculty associates come from various colleges and schools throughout the university, from the humanities and social sciences, to the natural sciences and the professional schools. Every year, CRI's faculty associates teach courses and conduct research on diverse topics such as Cuban politics, history, geography, music, literature, and biology.
![Sebastián A. Arcos](/faculty/sebastian-arcos/portrait.png)
Sebastián A. Arcos, Associate Director, Cuban Research Institute
Office: Modesto A. Maidique Campus, DM 447
Email: arcoss@fiu.edu
Telephone: 305.348.7250
![Miguel Asencio](/faculty/miguel-asencio/portrait.png)
Miguel Asencio, Engagement Project Manager
Office: Modesto A. Maidique Campus, Green Library (GL) 310B
Email: masencio@fiu.edu
Telephone: 305.348.3008
![Bradley C. Bennett](/faculty/bradley-bennett/portrait.png)
Bradley C. Bennett, Professor, Department of Biological Sciences
Office: Modesto A. Maidique Campus, AHC1-319B
Email: bennett@fiu.edu
Telephone: 305.348.3586
![Juan Antonio Bueno](/faculty/juan-antonio-bueno/portrait.png)
Juan Antonio Bueno, Professor, Department of Landscape Architecture
Office: Modesto A. Maidique Campus, PCA 389
Email: buenoj@fiu.edu
Telephone: 305.348.0003
![Erik Camayd-Freixas](/faculty/erik-camayd-freixas/portrait.png)
Erik Camayd-Freixas, Professor, Department of Modern Languages
Office: Modesto A. Maidique Campus, SIPA II 229
Email: camayde@fiu.edu or Erik.Camayd@fiu.edu
Telephone: 305.348.6222
![Julio Capó Jr.](/faculty/julio-capo/portrait.png)
Julio Capó Jr., Associate Professor, Department of History, and Deputy Director, Wolfsonian Public Humanities Lab
Office: Modesto A. Maidique Campus, SIPA II 312
Email: jcapo@fiu.edu
Telephone: 305.348.1535
![Phillip M. Carter](/faculty/phillip-carter/portrait.png)
Phillip M. Carter, Associate Professor, Department of English, & Director, Center for Humanities in an Urban Environment
Office: Modesto A. Maidique Campus, DM 461A
Email: pmcarter@fiu.edu
Telephone: 305.348.2874
![Rita M. Cauce](/faculty/rita-cauce/portrait.png)
Rita M. Cauce, Head, Cataloging Department, FIU Libraries
Office: Biscayne Bay Campus, Hubert Library, 224A
Email: caucer@fiu.edu
Telephone: 305.919.4052 / 305.348.0547
![Veronica Diaz](/faculty/veronica-diaz/portrait.png)
Veronica Diaz, Assistant Director of Academic Advising Services, College of Arts, Sciences, & Education
Office: Modesto A. Maidique Campus, ZEB 210
Email: diazver@fiu.edu
Telephone: 305.348.2978
![Grenville Draper](/faculty/grenville-draper/portrait.png)
Grenville Draper, Professor, Department of Earth & Environment, and Associate Director, Liberal Studies Program
Office: Modesto A. Maidique Campus, PC 316
Email: draper@fiu.edu
Telephone: 305.348.3087
![Jorge Duany](/faculty/jorge-duany/portrait.png)
Jorge Duany, Director, Cuban Research Institute, and Professor, Department of Global & Sociocultural Studies
Office: Modesto A. Maidique Campus, DM 446
Email: joduany@fiu.edu
Telephone: 305.348.1991
![Alain Durán](/faculty/alain-duran/portrait.png)
Alain Durán, Assistant Teaching Professor, Department of Biological Sciences
Office: Modesto A. Maidique Campus, OE 247
Telephone: 305.348.3097
Email: alduran@fiu.edu
![Juan Carlos Espinosa](/faculty/juan-carlos-espinosa/portrait.png)
Juan Carlos Espinosa, Dean and Fellow, Honors College
Office: Modesto A. Maidique Campus, DM 237
Email: espinosj@fiu.edu
Telephone: 305.348.4100
![Jorge Luis Esquirol](/faculty/jorge-luis-esquirol/portrait.png)
Jorge Luis Esquirol, Professor, College of Law
Office: Modesto A. Maidique Campus, RDB 2061
Email: esquirol@fiu.edu
Telephone: 305.348.8343
![Javier Francisco-Ortega](/faculty/javier-francisco-ortega/portrait.png)
Javier Francisco-Ortega, Professor, Department of Biological Sciences
Office: Modesto A. Maidique Campus, OE 242
Email: ortegaj@fiu.edu
Telephone: 305.348.2080
Personal Webpage
![Angelique Ortega Fridman](/faculty/angelique-ortega-fridman/portrait.png)
Angelique Ortega Fridman, Associate Dean of Students and Assistant Professor, College of Law
Office: Modesto A. Maidique Campus, RDB 2015
Email: afridman@fiu.edu
Telephone: 305.348.2384
![José M. Gabilondo](/faculty/jose-gabilondo/portrait.png)
José M. Gabilondo, Professor and Associate Dean for Accreditation & Reporting, College of Law
Office: Modesto A. Maidique Campus, RDB 2042
Email: jose.gabilondo@fiu.edu
Telephone: 305.348.5943
![Eduardo Gamarra](/faculty/eduardo-gamarra/portrait.png)
Eduardo Gamarra, Professor, Department of Politics & International Relations
Office: Modesto A. Maidique Campus, SIPA 409
Email: gamarrae@fiu.edu
Telephone: 305.348.1718
![Orlando Jacinto García](/faculty/orlando-garcia/portrait.png)
Orlando Jacinto García, Professor, Herbert and Nicole Wertheim School of Music & Performing Arts
Office: Miami Beach Urban Studios (MBUS) 439
Email: garciao@fiu.edu
Telephone: 305.535.2617
Personal Webpage
![Jennifer Gebelein](/faculty/jennifer-gebelein/portrait.png)
Jennifer Gebelein, Visiting Research Professor, Department of Earth & Environment, and Director, Academic Initiatives
Office: Modesto A. Maidique Campus, SASC 421
Email: gebelein@fiu.edu
Telephone: 305.348.1859
Personal Webpage
![Juan Carlos Gómez](/faculty/juan-carlos-gomez/portrait.png)
Juan Carlos Gómez, Director, Carlos A. Costa Immigration and Human Rights Clinic
Office: Modesto A. Maidique Campus, RDB 1010
Email: jcagomez@fiu.edu
Telephone: 305.348.7541
![Annia González](/faculty/annia-gonzalez/portrait.png)
Annia González, Special Collections Librarian, Special Collections and University Archives
Office: Modesto A. Maidique Campus, GL 424
Email: aalfonso@fiu.edu
Telephone: 305.348.2412
![Verónica A. González](/faculty/veronica-gonzalez/portrait.png)
Verónica A. González, Librarian, Sound and Image Resources Department, Green Library
Office: Modesto A. Maidique Campus, GL 510
Email: gonzalev@fiu.edu
Telephone: 305.348.2818
![Guillermo J. Grenier](/faculty/guillermo-jose-grenier/portrait.png)
Guillermo J. Grenier, Professor, Department of Global & Sociocultural Studies
Office: Modesto A. Maidique Campus, SIPA 331
Email: grenierg@fiu.edu
Telephone: 305.348.3217
![Gail Hollander](/faculty/gail-hollander/portrait.png)
Gail Hollander, Associate Professor, Department of Global & Sociocultural Studies
Office: Modesto A. Maidique Campus, SIPA 319
Email: gail.hollander@fiu.edu
Telephone: 305.348.3217
![Sherry Johnson](/faculty/sherry-johnson/portrait.png)
Sherry Johnson, Professor Emerita, Department of History
Office: Modesto A. Maidique Campus, DM 388B
Email: johnsons@fiu.edu
Telephone: 305.348.3363
![Marcos A. Kerbel](/faculty/marcos-kerbel/portrait.png)
Marcos A. Kerbel, Adjunct Profesor, Department of Finance
Office: Modesto A. Maidique Campus, RB 208B
Email: kerbelm@fiu.edu
Telephone: 305-348-2680
![Qing Lai](/faculty/qing-lai/portrait.png)
Qing Lai, Associate Professor and Graduate Program Director, Department of Global and Sociocultural Studies
Office: Modesto Maidique Campus, SIPA 313
Email: qlai@fiu.edu
Telephone: 305.348.6663
![Ronald M. Lee](/faculty/ronald-lee/portrait.png)
Ronald M. Lee, Professor, Department of Decision Sciences and Information Systems
Office: Modesto A. Maidique Campus, RB 250
Email: leerm@fiu.edu
Telephone: 305.348.4709
![Francis Xavier Luca](/faculty/francis-xavier-luca/portrait.png)
Francis Xavier Luca, Chief Librarian, The Wolfsonian–FIU, and Adjunct Professor, Department of History
Office: The Wolfsonian–FIU, MB01 324A; Modesto A. Maidique Campus, DM 371A
Email: lucaf@fiu.edu
Telephone: 305.535.2641
![Sarah J. Mahler](/faculty/sarah-mahler/portrait.png)
Sarah J. Mahler, Professor Emerita, Department of Global & Sociocultural Studies
Office: Modesto A. Maidique Campus, SIPA 307
Email: mahlers@fiu.edu
Telephone: 305.348.2995
![Anthony P. Maingot](/faculty/anthony-maingot/portrait.png)
Anthony P. Maingot, Professor Emeritus, Department of Global & Sociocultural Studies
Email: maingota@FIU.EDU
![Niurca Márquez](/faculty/niurca-marquez/portrait.png)
Niurca Márquez, Assistant Teaching Professor, Department of Religious Studies and Honors College
Office: Modesto A. Maidique Campus, DM 233
Email: niumarqu@fiu.edu
Telephone: 305.348.4100
![Félix E. Martín](/faculty/felix-martin/portrait.png)
Félix E. Martín, Associate Professor, Department of Politics & International Relations
Office: Modesto A. Maidique Campus, SIPA 426
Email: martinf@fiu.edu
Telephone: 305.348.1858
![Lourdes Martin](/faculty/lourdes-martin/portrait.png)
Lourdes Martin, Clinical Instructor and HELP Social Work Coordinator
Office: Modesto A. Maidique Campus, AHC5 596
Email: martinl@fiu.edu
Telephone: 305.348.6680
![Catherine Mas](/faculty/catherine-mas/portrait.png)
Catherine Mas, Assistant Professor, Department of History
Office: Modesto A. Maidique Campus, SIPA II 333
Email: cmas@fiu.edu
Telephone: 305.348.6212
![Ana Menéndez](/faculty/ana-menendez/portrait.png)
Ana Menéndez, Associate Professor, Wolfsonian Public Humanities Lab and Department of English
Office: Modesto A. Maidique Campus, DM 464A
Email: ana.menendez1@fiu.edu
Telephone: 305.348.1962
![Frank O. Mora](/faculty/frank-mora/portrait.png)
Frank O. Mora, Professor, Department of Politics & International Relations, & Senior Researcher, Gordon Institute
Email: moraf@fiu.edu
![Maite Morales](/faculty/maite-morales/portrait.png)
Maite Morales, Program Manager, CasaCuba
Office: Modesto A. Maidique Campus, PC 100H
Email: maimoral@fiu.edu
Telephone: 305.348.0335
![Dario V. Moreno](/faculty/dario-moreno/portrait.png)
Dario V. Moreno, Associate Professor, Department of Politics & International Relations
Office: Modesto A. Maidique Campus, SIPA 408
Email: dario.moreno@fiu.edu
Telephone: 305.348.3854
![Marilys R. Nepomechie](/faculty/marilys-nepomechie-1/portrait.png)
Marilys R. Nepomechie, Associate Dean for Strategic Initiatives and Professor, Deparment of Architecture
Office: PCA 281B
Tel. 305.348.1887
Email: nepomech@fiu.edu
![Marifeli Pérez-Stable](/faculty/marifeli-perez-stable/portrait.png)
Marifeli Pérez-Stable, Professor Emerita, Department of Global & Sociocultural Studies
Office: Modesto A. Maidique Campus, SIPA 301
Email: stablem@fiu.edu
Telephone: 305.348.2258
![Andrea Jean Queeley](/faculty/andrea-jean-queeley/portrait.png)
Andrea Jean Queeley, Associate Professor, Department of Global & Sociocultural Studies
Office: Modesto A. Maidique Campus, LC 303B
Email: aqueeley@fiu.edu
Telephone: 305.348.6289
![Ediberto Román](/faculty/ediberto-roman/portrait.png)
Ediberto Román, Professor, College of Law
Office: Modesto A. Maidique Campus, RDB 2040
Email: romane@fiu.edu
Telephone: 305.348.2444
![Gene Rosenberg](/faculty/gene-rosenberg/portrait.png)
Gene Rosenberg, Assistant Teaching Professor, Department of Biological Sciences
Email: grosenbe@fiu.edu
Telephone: 305.348.2201
![Eugenio M. Rothe](/faculty/eugenio-rothe/portrait.png)
Eugenio M. Rothe, Professor, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Health
Office: Modesto A. Maidique Campus, FIU Health Miami
Email: erothe@fiu.edu
Telephone: 305.348.3627
![Jorge Salazar-Carrillo](/faculty/jorge-salazar-carrillo/portrait.png)
Jorge Salazar-Carrillo, Professor Emeritus, Department of Economics
Office: Modesto A. Maidique Campus, DM 319B
Email: Jorge.Salazar-Carrillo@fiu.edu
Telephone: 305.348.3283
![Althea (Vicki) Silvera](/faculty/althea-vicki-silvera/portrait.png)
Althea (Vicki) Silvera, Department Head, Special Collections Department, Green Library
Office: Modesto A. Maidique Campus, GL 422
Email: silverav@fiu.edu
Telephone: 305.348.3136
![Emma M. Sordo](/faculty/emma-sordo/portrait.png)
Emma M. Sordo, Adjunct Professor, Department of History
Office: Modesto A. Maidique Campus, DM 397
Email: sordoe@fiu.edu
Telephone: 305.348.2328
![Alex Stepick](/faculty/alex-stepick/portrait.png)
Alex Stepick, Professor Emeritus, Department of Global & Sociocultural Studies
Email: Alex.Stepick@fiu.edu
![Maida Watson](/faculty/maida-watson/portrait.png)
Maida Watson, Professor, Department of Modern Languages
Office: Modesto A. Maidique Campus, SIPA II 231
Email: watsonm@fiu.edu
Telephone: 305.348.2043