Juan Carlos Espinosa, Ph.D., is dean and fellow of The Honors College at Florida International University.
Dr. Espinosa is a political scientist with a Ph.D. in comparative politics and international studies from the University of Miami and a B.A. in international relations and affairs from Florida State University. His main research interests include the arts and political expression, culture and collective identity, and Cuban political culture.
Dr. Espinosa has taught Honors College courses at every level. As associate dean, he led the restructuring of the first year honors curriculum. As dean, he oversees the Advanced Research and Creativity in Honors program, curriculum, external affairs, communications (including the Honors College website and national award-winning Honors College magazine, Summa cum Laude), and the Vietnam-Cambodia Study Abroad Program. He serves on several university-wide committees, including the Council on Mentored Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities, the University-Wide Scholarship Committee, and the FIU Humanities Center Working Group. Dr. Espinosa has been inducted into the Iron Arrow Honor Society of the University of Miami, the Florida International University Order of the Torch, and as an honorary member of Phi Beta Kappa.