Credit for banner image above: In 2016, CRI cosponsored a summer workshop for independent Cuban private entrepreneurs, together with the College of Business. Photo by Florida International University.
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, film, and biology.
Sebastián A. Arcos
Interim Director, Cuban Research Institute
Office: Modesto A. Maidique Campus, DM 447
Email: arcoss@fiu.edu
Telephone: 305.348.7250
Miguel Asencio
Program Director of Cybersecurity, Jack D. Gordon Institute for Public Policy
Office: Modesto A. Maidique Campus, LC 220
Email: masencio@fiu.edu
Telephone: 305.348.2924
Erik Camayd-Freixas
Professor, Department of Modern Languages
Office: Modesto A. Maidique Campus, SIPA II 229
Email: camayde@fiu.edu
Telephone: 305.348.6222
Jaime Canavés
Professor, Department of Architecture
Office: Modesto A. Maidique Campus, PCA 388A
Email: canavesj@fiu.edu
Telephone: 305.348.3031
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
Professor, Department of English, and Director, Center for Humanities in an Urban Environment
Office: Modesto A. Maidique Campus, DM 461A
Email: pmcarter@fiu.edu
Telephone: 305.348.2874
Tania Cepero López
Associate Teaching Professor, Department of English
Office: Modesto A. Maidique Campus, ZEB 314A
Email: tlopez@fiu.edu
Telephone: 305.919.5850
Katie L. Coldiron
Outreach Program Manager, Digital Library of the Caribbean
Office: Modesto A. Maidique Campus, GL 825
Email: katie.coldiron@fiu.edu
Telephone: 305.531.1001
Veronica Diaz
Assistant Director of Academic Advising Services, College of Arts, Sciences, & Education
Office: Modesto A. Maidique Campus, ZEB 225
Email: diazver@fiu.edu
Telephone: 305.348.2978
Alain Durán
Assistant Teaching Professor, Department of Biological Sciences
Office: Modesto A. Maidique Campus, AC1 381, OE 210
Email: alduran@fiu.edu
Telephone: 305.348.2201
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
Professor, College of Law
Office: Modesto A. Maidique Campus, RDB 2061
Email: esquirol@fiu.edu
Telephone: 305.348.8343
Javier Francisco-Ortega
Professor, Department of Biological Sciences
Office: Modesto A. Maidique Campus, OE 268, OE 242
Email: ortegaj@fiu.edu
Telephone: 305.348.2080
José M. Gabilondo
Professor and Associate Dean for Accreditation & Reporting, College of Law
Office: Modesto A. Maidique Campus, RDB 2014
Email: jose.gabilondo@fiu.edu
Telephone: 305.348.5943
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
Distinguished University 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
Jennifer Gebelein
Visiting Research Professor, Department of Earth and Environment, and Director, Academic Initiatives, Division of Academic & Student Affairs
Office: Modesto A. Maidique Campus, SASC 421
Email: gebelein@fiu.edu
Telephone: 305.348.1859
Juan Carlos Gómez
Clinical Professor of Law and Director, Carlos A. Costa Immigration and Human Rights Clinic, College of Law
Office: Modesto A. Maidique Campus, RDB 1010
Email: jcagomez@fiu.edu
Telephone: 305.348.7541
Annia González
Associate Librarian, Special Collections & University Archives
Office: Modesto A. Maidique Campus, GL 424
Email: aalfonso@fiu.edu
Telephone: 305.348.2412
Verónica A. González
Associate 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
Professor, Department of Global & Sociocultural Studies
Office: Modesto A. Maidique Campus, SIPA 523
Email: grenierg@fiu.edu
Telephone: 305.348.3217
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
Santiago Juan-Navarro
Professor, Department of Modern Languages
Office: Modesto A. Maidique Campus, SIPA II 236
Email: navarros@fiu.edu
Telephone: 305.348.2044
Marcos A. Kerbel
Assistant Teaching Professor, Department of Finance
Office: Modesto A. Maidique Campus, RB 208B
Email: kerbelm@fiu.edu
Telephone: 305.348.2680
Qing Lai
Associate Professor and Graduate Program Director, Department of Global & Sociocultural Studies
Office: Modesto A. Maidique Campus, SIPA 313
Email: qlai@fiu.edu
Telephone: 305.348.6663
Francis Xavier Luca
Chief Librarian, The Wolfsonian–FIU, and Adjunct Professor, Department of History
Office: The Wolfsonian–FIU, MB01 324A; Modesto A. Maidique Campus, SIPA II 300
Email: lucaf@fiu.edu
Telephone: 305.535.2641
Niurca Márquez
Assistant Teaching Professor, Department of Religious Studies and Honors College
Office: Modesto A. Maidique Campus, DM 383B
Email: niumarqu@fiu.edu
Telephone: 305.348.4100
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
Clinical Instructor and HELP Social Work Coordinator
Office: Modesto A. Maidique Campus, AHC5 596
Email: martinl@fiu.edu
Telephone: 305.348.6680
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
Associate Professor, Department of English
Office: Modesto A. Maidique Campus, DM 464A
Email: ana.menendez1@fiu.edu
Telephone: 305.348.1962
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
Distinguished University Professor of Architecture and Associate Dean of Faculty + Program Development, College of Communication, Architecture + the Arts
Office: Modesto A. Maidique Campus, PCA 283B
Email: Marilys.Nepomechie@fiu.edu
Telephone: 305.348.1887
Angelique Ortega
Associate Dean of Student Services, College of Law
Office: Modesto A. Maidique Campus, RDB 2015
Email: afridman@fiu.edu
Telephone: 305.348.3354
Daniel I. Pedreira
Visiting Assistant Teaching Professor, Department of Politics & International Relations
Office: Modesto A. Maidique Campus, SIPA 406
Email: daniel.pedreira@fiu.edu
Telephone: 305.348.3291
Andrea Jean Queeley
Associate Professor, Department of Global & Sociocultural Studies
Office: Modesto A. Maidique Campus, LC 303B
Email: aqueeley@fiu.edu
Telephone: 305.348.6860
Ediberto Román
Professor, College of Law
Office: Modesto A. Maidique Campus, RDB 2040
Email: romane@fiu.edu
Telephone: 305.348.2444
Gene Rosenberg
Assistant Teaching Professor, Department of Biological Sciences
Office: Modesto A. Maidique Campus, OE 264
Email: grosenbe@fiu.edu
Telephone: 305.3348.2201
Eugenio M. Rothe
Professor, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Health
Office: Modesto A. Maidique Campus, AHC4 251, AHC1 335A
Email: erothe@fiu.edu
Telephone: 305.348.9198
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
Karen S. Veloz
Professor Emeritus, Department of Global & Sociocultural Studies
Office: Modesto A. Maidique Campus, WPAC 141 | WPAC 142
Telephone: 305.348.3726
Email: velozk@fiu.edu
Maida Watson
Professor, Department of Modern Languages
Office: Modesto A. Maidique Campus, SIPA II 231
Email: watsonm@fiu.edu
Telephone: 305.348.2043