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.
Eugenia Fernandes, Assistant Professor of Portuguese and Brazilian/Lusophone Studies, Department of Modern Languages
Office: FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus, SIPA II 234
Contact: 305.348.2851 | eufernan@fiu.edu
Areas of expertise: Portuguese as a heritage language; Portuguese as an additional language in diasporic settings; Phonetics, phonology, and additional language development; Proficiency examinations; Curriculum design for Less-Commonly Taught Languages; Open Educational Resources and multilinguist practices; Portuguese for languages typologically close; Virtual collaboration and additional language development.
Joseph Holbrook, Adjunct Faculty
Office: FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus, SIPA II 300
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, Associate Professor, Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice
Office: FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus, MARC 270
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
Areas of expertise: Ecosystems and platform companies, sharing and digital economy, strategic management, international business, and innovation.