Faculty
María Aysa-Lastra, Assistant Professor | PhD, University of Pennsylvania, 2005
International Migration, Health Disparities, Forced Migration, Quantitative Research Methods, Population Studies
Office: Modesto A. Maidique Campus, DM 340A
Office Hours: W Th F | 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Contact: 305.348.2258 | Maria.Aysa@fiu.edu
International Migration, Health Disparities, Forced Migration, Quantitative Research Methods, Population Studies
Office: Modesto A. Maidique Campus, DM 340A
Office Hours: W Th F | 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Contact: 305.348.2258 | Maria.Aysa@fiu.edu
Jerry B. Brown, Founding Professor | PhD, Cornell University, 1972
Applied and Cultural Anthropology, Energy Policy, Environmental Health, Social Movements, Technology, Visual Anthropology
Office: Biscayne Bay Campus, ACI 376
Office Hours: M W | 11:00am - 12:00pm
Contact: 305.993.5140 | Jbbrown@gate.net
Applied and Cultural Anthropology, Energy Policy, Environmental Health, Social Movements, Technology, Visual Anthropology
Office: Biscayne Bay Campus, ACI 376
Office Hours: M W | 11:00am - 12:00pm
Contact: 305.993.5140 | Jbbrown@gate.net
Janet Chernela, Professor Emerita | PhD, Columbia University, 1983
Social Organization, Women in Society, Ecological Anthropology, Amazon, Brazil, Caribbean
Contact: 305.348.2247 | chernela@umd.edu
Social Organization, Women in Society, Ecological Anthropology, Amazon, Brazil, Caribbean
Contact: 305.348.2247 | chernela@umd.edu
Ralph Clem, Professor Emeritus | PhD, Columbia University, 1976
Electoral Geography, Democratic Transformation, Russia and former Soviet Union
Contact: 305.348.2247 | Ralph.Clem@fiu.edu
Electoral Geography, Democratic Transformation, Russia and former Soviet Union
Contact: 305.348.2247 | Ralph.Clem@fiu.edu
Peter Craumer, Associate Professor | PhD, Columbia University, 1988
Rural Geography, Agriculture and Population Change, Russia
Office: Biscayne Bay Campus, ACI 316
Office Hours: M W | 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Contact: 305.919.5818 | Peter.Craumer@fiu.edu
Rural Geography, Agriculture and Population Change, Russia
Office: Biscayne Bay Campus, ACI 316
Office Hours: M W | 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Contact: 305.919.5818 | Peter.Craumer@fiu.edu
Juliet S. Erazo, Assistant Professor | PhD, University of Michigan, 2003
Indigenous Politics, Environmental Anthropology, Development, Latin America, Ecuadorian Amazon, The State, Governmentality, Property, Land Use Change, Integrating Ethnographic and Historical Methods with Remote Sensing
Office: Modesto A. Maidique Campus, DM 341A
Office Hours: W | 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Contact: 305.348.3345 | Juliet.Erazo@fiu.edu
Indigenous Politics, Environmental Anthropology, Development, Latin America, Ecuadorian Amazon, The State, Governmentality, Property, Land Use Change, Integrating Ethnographic and Historical Methods with Remote Sensing
Office: Modesto A. Maidique Campus, DM 341A
Office Hours: W | 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Contact: 305.348.3345 | Juliet.Erazo@fiu.edu
Stephen M. Fjellman, Professor Emeritus | PhD, Stanford University, 1970
Cultural Anthropology, Cultural Studies
Contact: 305.348.2247 | Stephen.Fjellman@fiu.edu
Cultural Anthropology, Cultural Studies
Contact: 305.348.2247 | Stephen.Fjellman@fiu.edu
Chris Girard, Associate Professor | PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1988
Racial and Ethnic Relations, Survey Research
Office: Modesto A. Maidique Campus, DM 335
Office Hours: M W F | 10:00am - 11:00am
Contact: 305.348.2594 | Chris.Girard@fiu.edu
Racial and Ethnic Relations, Survey Research
Office: Modesto A. Maidique Campus, DM 335
Office Hours: M W F | 10:00am - 11:00am
Contact: 305.348.2594 | Chris.Girard@fiu.edu
Hugh Gladwin, Associate Professor | PhD, Stanford University, 1970
Cultural and Environmental Anthropology, Disaster Studies, Survey Research
Office: Biscayne Bay Campus, HM 246
Office Hours: W | 7:50pm - 8:30pm
Contact: 305.919.5778 | Hugh.Gladwin@fiu.edu
Cultural and Environmental Anthropology, Disaster Studies, Survey Research
Office: Biscayne Bay Campus, HM 246
Office Hours: W | 7:50pm - 8:30pm
Contact: 305.919.5778 | Hugh.Gladwin@fiu.edu
Liliana Goldín, Professor | PhD, SUNY Albany, 1986
Social Anthropology, Economic Anthropology, Globalization, Labor Studies, Indigenous Peoples, Guatemala, Latin America
Office: Modesto A. Maidique Campus, DM 332B
Office Hours: M W | 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Contact: 305.348.2247 | Liliana.Goldin@fiu.edu
Social Anthropology, Economic Anthropology, Globalization, Labor Studies, Indigenous Peoples, Guatemala, Latin America
Office: Modesto A. Maidique Campus, DM 332B
Office Hours: M W | 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Contact: 305.348.2247 | Liliana.Goldin@fiu.edu
Guillermo Grenier, Professor | PhD, University of New Mexico, 1985
Immigration, Ethnicity, Work and Labor Markets, Cuba/Latin America
Office: Modesto A. Maidique Campus, DM 331A
Office Hours: Tu Th | 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Contact: 305.348.3217 | Guillermo.Grenier@fiu.edu
Immigration, Ethnicity, Work and Labor Markets, Cuba/Latin America
Office: Modesto A. Maidique Campus, DM 331A
Office Hours: Tu Th | 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Contact: 305.348.3217 | Guillermo.Grenier@fiu.edu
Gail Hollander, Associate Professor | PhD, University of Iowa, 1999
Economic Geography, Agro-Environmental Conflict, Food System Theory, Feminist Geography
Office: Modesto A. Maidique Campus, DM 437
Office Hours: M W | 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Contact: 305.348.6138 | Gail.Hollander@fiu.edu
Economic Geography, Agro-Environmental Conflict, Food System Theory, Feminist Geography
Office: Modesto A. Maidique Campus, DM 437
Office Hours: M W | 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Contact: 305.348.6138 | Gail.Hollander@fiu.edu
A. Douglas Kincaid, Associate Professor | PhD, Johns Hopkins University, 1987
Development, Latin America
Office: Modesto A. Maidique Campus, DM 368
Office Hours: On leave during Fall 2009
Contact: 305.348.2675 | AD.Kincaid@fiu.edu
Development, Latin America
Office: Modesto A. Maidique Campus, DM 368
Office Hours: On leave during Fall 2009
Contact: 305.348.2675 | AD.Kincaid@fiu.edu
Abraham D. Lavender, Professor | PhD, University of Maryland, 1972
Ethnicity, Jewish Community, Sephardic Studies, Crypto-Jewish Studies, Sociology of Sexuality, Political Sociology, Regional Studies (South Florida), Social Deviance
Office: Modesto A. Maidique Campus, DM 322B
Office Hours: M W F | 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Contact: 305.348.3672 | Abraham.Lavender@fiu.edu
Ethnicity, Jewish Community, Sephardic Studies, Crypto-Jewish Studies, Sociology of Sexuality, Political Sociology, Regional Studies (South Florida), Social Deviance
Office: Modesto A. Maidique Campus, DM 322B
Office Hours: M W F | 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Contact: 305.348.3672 | Abraham.Lavender@fiu.edu
Barry B. Levine, Professor Emeritus | PhD, New School, 1973
Social Theory, Economic Sociology, Historical Sociology, Comparative Sociology, Globalization, International Development, Poverty, Ethnicity, Puerto Rico, the Caribbean and Latin America.
Contact: 305.348.2247 | Barry.Levine@fiu.edu
Social Theory, Economic Sociology, Historical Sociology, Comparative Sociology, Globalization, International Development, Poverty, Ethnicity, Puerto Rico, the Caribbean and Latin America.
Contact: 305.348.2247 | Barry.Levine@fiu.edu
Shearon Lowery, Associate Professor | PhD, Washington State University, 1979 Criminology/Delinquency, Deviant Behavior/Social Disorganization
Office: Modesto A. Maidique Campus, DM 341C
Office Hours: Tu 4:00pm - 5:00pm | Th 10:30pm - Midnight
Contact: 305.348.3528 | Shearon.Lowery@fiu.edu
Office: Modesto A. Maidique Campus, DM 341C
Office Hours: Tu 4:00pm - 5:00pm | Th 10:30pm - Midnight
Contact: 305.348.3528 | Shearon.Lowery@fiu.edu
Sarah J. Mahler, Associate Professor | PhD, Columbia University, 1992
Cultural Anthropology, The Culture Concept, Migration in Transnational Perspective, Gender and Gender Relations particularly in Transnational Perspective, Urban and Suburban Sudies, Latin America, The Caribbean and Europe, Immigration and Refugee Law and Human Rights
Office: Modesto A. Maidique Campus, DM 332A
Office Hours: Th | 3:30pm - 5:30pm by appointment
Contact: 305.348.2995 | Sarah.Mahler@fiu.edu
Cultural Anthropology, The Culture Concept, Migration in Transnational Perspective, Gender and Gender Relations particularly in Transnational Perspective, Urban and Suburban Sudies, Latin America, The Caribbean and Europe, Immigration and Refugee Law and Human Rights
Office: Modesto A. Maidique Campus, DM 332A
Office Hours: Th | 3:30pm - 5:30pm by appointment
Contact: 305.348.2995 | Sarah.Mahler@fiu.edu
Anthony P. Maingot, Professor Emeritus | PhD, University of Florida, 1967
Political Sociology, Development, Latin America/Caribbean
Contact: 305.348.2247 | Anthony.Maingot@fiu.edu
Political Sociology, Development, Latin America/Caribbean
Contact: 305.348.2247 | Anthony.Maingot@fiu.edu
Mathew Marr, Assistant Professor | PhD, UCLA, 2007
Urban Sociology, Inequality, Homelessness, Globalization, US/Japan Comparative Research, Qualitative Research Methodology, Public Sociology
Office: Modesto A. Maidique Campus, DM 312
Office Hours: Tu Th | 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Contact: 305.348.4004 | Mathew.Marr@fiu.edu
Urban Sociology, Inequality, Homelessness, Globalization, US/Japan Comparative Research, Qualitative Research Methodology, Public Sociology
Office: Modesto A. Maidique Campus, DM 312
Office Hours: Tu Th | 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Contact: 305.348.4004 | Mathew.Marr@fiu.edu
Kathleen Martín, Associate Professor | PhD, Bryn Mawr, 1977
Indigenous Studies, Maya Studies, Mexico, Gender Studies and Tourism
Office: Modesto A. Maidique Campus, DM 331C
Office Hours: Tu | 3:30pm - 5:00pm and by appointment
Contact: 305.348.2752 | Kathleen.Martin@fiu.edu
Indigenous Studies, Maya Studies, Mexico, Gender Studies and Tourism
Office: Modesto A. Maidique Campus, DM 331C
Office Hours: Tu | 3:30pm - 5:00pm and by appointment
Contact: 305.348.2752 | Kathleen.Martin@fiu.edu
Betty Morrow, Professor Emerita | PhD, University of Miami, 1978
Sociology of Disasters, Social Resilience to Hazards particularly related to Vulnerable or High-risk Families and Communities, Risk Communication, Pre- and Post-Disaster Behavioral Studies including Evacuation Decisions of Households, Emergency Managers and Public Officials, Community Social Vulnerability AssessmentsContact: 305-348.2247 | Betty.Morrow@fiu.edu
Sociology of Disasters, Social Resilience to Hazards particularly related to Vulnerable or High-risk Families and Communities, Risk Communication, Pre- and Post-Disaster Behavioral Studies including Evacuation Decisions of Households, Emergency Managers and Public Officials, Community Social Vulnerability AssessmentsContact: 305-348.2247 | Betty.Morrow@fiu.edu
Roderick Neumann, Professor | PhD, University of California-Berkeley, 1992
Political Ecology, Cultural Geography, Social Theory, Conservation and Development, Landscape Studies, Environmental History, Africa, U.S. West, Europe
Office: Modesto A. Maidique Campus, DM 427
Office Hours: Tu Th | 11:00am - 12:00pm or by appointment
Contact: 305.348.2936 | Roderick.Neumann@fiu.edu
Political Ecology, Cultural Geography, Social Theory, Conservation and Development, Landscape Studies, Environmental History, Africa, U.S. West, Europe
Office: Modesto A. Maidique Campus, DM 427
Office Hours: Tu Th | 11:00am - 12:00pm or by appointment
Contact: 305.348.2936 | Roderick.Neumann@fiu.edu
Laura A. Ogden, Assistant Professor | PhD, University of Florida, 2003
Environmental Anthropology, Landscape Theory, Politics of Nature, Ethnography
Office: Modesto A. Maidique Campus, DM 341B
Office Hours: M W | 1:00pm - 2:00pm and by appointment
Contact: 305.348.6663 | Laura.Ogden@fiu.edu
Environmental Anthropology, Landscape Theory, Politics of Nature, Ethnography
Office: Modesto A. Maidique Campus, DM 341B
Office Hours: M W | 1:00pm - 2:00pm and by appointment
Contact: 305.348.6663 | Laura.Ogden@fiu.edu
Jeffrey Onsted, Assistant Professor | PhD, University of California-Santa Barbara, 2007
Urban Ecology, Urban Growth Issues, Theory and Modeling, Land Use Change Science, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Agricultural Geography and Farmland Loss, Farmland Protection, Agroecology
Office: Modesto A. Maidique Campus, ECS 332
Office Hours: Tu Th | 3:45pm - 5:00pm in GL 274 W | 2:00pm - 5:00p.m. in ECS 332
Contact: 305.348.1693 | Jeffrey.Onsted@fiu.edu
Urban Ecology, Urban Growth Issues, Theory and Modeling, Land Use Change Science, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Agricultural Geography and Farmland Loss, Farmland Protection, Agroecology
Office: Modesto A. Maidique Campus, ECS 332
Office Hours: Tu Th | 3:45pm - 5:00pm in GL 274 W | 2:00pm - 5:00p.m. in ECS 332
Contact: 305.348.1693 | Jeffrey.Onsted@fiu.edu
Ulrich Oslender, Assistant Professor | PhD, University of Glasgow, 2002
Political Geography, Cultural Geography, Political Ecology, Social Movements, Latin America, Colombia, Cultural Politics of Blackness, Forced Displacement, Geopolitical Discourses on Terror
Beginning Fall 2010
Contact: 305.348.2247 | Ulrich.Oslender@ges.gla.ac.uk
Political Geography, Cultural Geography, Political Ecology, Social Movements, Latin America, Colombia, Cultural Politics of Blackness, Forced Displacement, Geopolitical Discourses on Terror
Beginning Fall 2010
Contact: 305.348.2247 | Ulrich.Oslender@ges.gla.ac.uk
Vrushali Patil, Assistant Professor | PhD, University of Maryland, 2006
Globalization in Historical Perspective, Transnationalism, Colonial and ‘Postcolonial’ Constructions of ‘Race,’ Gender, Sexuality, Culture, Nation, Feminist Theory/Social Theory/Postcolonial Theory/Critical Race Theory , ‘Postcolonial’ or ‘Third World’ Negotiations of Modernity, Tourism and Diaspora
Office: Modesto A. Maidique Campus, DM 210
Office Hours: Tu Th | 3:15pm - 5:15pm
Contact: 305.348.0519 | Vrushali.Patil@fiu.edu
Globalization in Historical Perspective, Transnationalism, Colonial and ‘Postcolonial’ Constructions of ‘Race,’ Gender, Sexuality, Culture, Nation, Feminist Theory/Social Theory/Postcolonial Theory/Critical Race Theory , ‘Postcolonial’ or ‘Third World’ Negotiations of Modernity, Tourism and Diaspora
Office: Modesto A. Maidique Campus, DM 210
Office Hours: Tu Th | 3:15pm - 5:15pm
Contact: 305.348.0519 | Vrushali.Patil@fiu.edu
Lisandro Pérez, Professor | PhD, University of Florida, 1974
Ethnicity, Immigration, Latinos in the U.S., Cuban Culture and Society, Historical Research Methods, New York Ethnic History, Political Culture, Cuban Americans and U.S. Policy towards Cuba
Office: Modesto A. Maidique Campus, DM 331B
Office Hours: M | 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Contact: 305.348.3344 | Lisandro.Perez@fiu.edu
Ethnicity, Immigration, Latinos in the U.S., Cuban Culture and Society, Historical Research Methods, New York Ethnic History, Political Culture, Cuban Americans and U.S. Policy towards Cuba
Office: Modesto A. Maidique Campus, DM 331B
Office Hours: M | 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Contact: 305.348.3344 | Lisandro.Perez@fiu.edu
Marifeli Pérez-Stable, Professor | PhD, SUNY Stony Brook, 1985
Latin America, Cuba and the Caribbean, Political Sociology, Historical Sociology, Public Intellectuals, National Reconciliation, Human Rights
Office: Modesto A. Maidique Campus, DM 338
Office Hours: M W F 10:15am - 11:45am | Th 2:30pm - 4:00pm
Contact: 305.348.1296 | Marifeli.Perez-Stable@fiu.edu
Latin America, Cuba and the Caribbean, Political Sociology, Historical Sociology, Public Intellectuals, National Reconciliation, Human Rights
Office: Modesto A. Maidique Campus, DM 338
Office Hours: M W F 10:15am - 11:45am | Th 2:30pm - 4:00pm
Contact: 305.348.1296 | Marifeli.Perez-Stable@fiu.edu
Patricia L. Price, Associate Professor | PhD, University of Washington, 1997
Cultural Geography, Urban Geography, Race and Ethnicity, Latino/a Immigration, U.S.-Mexico Borderlands, Popular Religiosity, Narrative
Office: Modesto A. Maidique Campus, DM 431B
Office Hours: M W | 10:45am - 11:45am
Contact: 305.348.2618 | Patricia.Price@fiu.edu
Cultural Geography, Urban Geography, Race and Ethnicity, Latino/a Immigration, U.S.-Mexico Borderlands, Popular Religiosity, Narrative
Office: Modesto A. Maidique Campus, DM 431B
Office Hours: M W | 10:45am - 11:45am
Contact: 305.348.2618 | Patricia.Price@fiu.edu
Andrea Queeley, Assistant Professor | PhD, City University of New York, 2007
Caribbean migration, Cuba, African Diaspora, Race, Social Inequality, Black Popular Culture, Anthropological Fieldwork
Office: Modesto A. Maidique Campus, LC 303B
Office Hours: W | 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Contact: 305.348.6289 | Andrea.Queeley@fiu.edu
Caribbean migration, Cuba, African Diaspora, Race, Social Inequality, Black Popular Culture, Anthropological Fieldwork
Office: Modesto A. Maidique Campus, LC 303B
Office Hours: W | 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Contact: 305.348.6289 | Andrea.Queeley@fiu.edu
Jean Rahier, Associate Professor and Director, African and African Diaspora Studies | PhD, University of Paris X, Nanterre, 1994
Cultural Anthropology, African Diaspora Studies, Afro-Latin America, Colonialism, Democratic Republic of Congo
Office: Modesto A. Maidique Campus, LC 308
Office Hours: By phone, Blackboard chat by appointment.
Contact: 305.348.2246 | Jean.Rahier@fiu.edu
Cultural Anthropology, African Diaspora Studies, Afro-Latin America, Colonialism, Democratic Republic of Congo
Office: Modesto A. Maidique Campus, LC 308
Office Hours: By phone, Blackboard chat by appointment.
Contact: 305.348.2246 | Jean.Rahier@fiu.edu
Benjamin Smith, Assistant Professor | PhD, University of Kentucky, 2008
Landscape, Cultural Economy, Middle East, Urban Geography
Office: Modesto A. Maidique Campus, DM 432B
Office Hours: M W F | 1:30pm - 1:50pm M | 3:00pm - 4:30pm W | 3:00pm - 3:50pm
Contact: 305.348.2074 | Benjamin.Smith@fiu.edu
Contact: 305.348.2074 | Benjamin.Smith@fiu.edu
Alex Stepick, Professor | PhD, University of California-Irvine, 1974
Social Inequalities, Immigration, Diaspora, Race and Ethnicity, Urban Studies, Mexico and Caribbean
Office: Modesto A. Maidique Campus, DM 320C
Office Hours: M | after class or by appointment
Contact: 305.348.3343 | Alex.Stepick@fiu.edu
Social Inequalities, Immigration, Diaspora, Race and Ethnicity, Urban Studies, Mexico and Caribbean
Office: Modesto A. Maidique Campus, DM 320C
Office Hours: M | after class or by appointment
Contact: 305.348.3343 | Alex.Stepick@fiu.edu
Richard Tardanico, Chair and Associate Professor | PhD, Johns Hopkins University, 1979
Development, Urban Sociology, Latin America
Office: Modesto A. Maidique Campus, DM 333
Office Hours: Tu | 2:30pm - 4:30pm
Contact: 305.348.2242 | Richard.Tardanico@fiu.edu
Development, Urban Sociology, Latin America
Office: Modesto A. Maidique Campus, DM 333
Office Hours: Tu | 2:30pm - 4:30pm
Contact: 305.348.2242 | Richard.Tardanico@fiu.edu
William T. Vickers, Professor Emeritus | PhD, University of Florida, 1976
Environmental Anthropology, Development, Andes, Latin America
Contact: 305.348.2247 | William.Vickers@fiu.edu
Environmental Anthropology, Development, Andes, Latin America
Contact: 305.348.2247 | William.Vickers@fiu.edu
Lois West, Associate Professor | PhD, University of California-Berkeley, 1989
Sex/Gender Studies, Feminism, Social Movements, Political Sociology
Office: Modesto A. Maidique Campus, DM 336A
Office Hours: M W | 10:00am - 11:00am
Contact: 305.348.3651 | Lois.West@fiu.edu
Sex/Gender Studies, Feminism, Social Movements, Political Sociology
Office: Modesto A. Maidique Campus, DM 336A
Office Hours: M W | 10:00am - 11:00am
Contact: 305.348.3651 | Lois.West@fiu.edu
Dennis Wiedman, Associate Professor | PhD, University of Oklahoma, 1979
Medical Anthropology, Native American Studies, Organizational Culture, Applied Anthropology, Environmental Anthropology and Ethnohistorical Research Methods
Office: Modesto A. Maidique Campus, DM 336B
Office Hours: M | 100pm - 3:00pm
Contact: 305.348.2262 | Dennis.Wiedman@fiu.edu
Medical Anthropology, Native American Studies, Organizational Culture, Applied Anthropology, Environmental Anthropology and Ethnohistorical Research Methods
Office: Modesto A. Maidique Campus, DM 336B
Office Hours: M | 100pm - 3:00pm
Contact: 305.348.2262 | Dennis.Wiedman@fiu.edu
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Department of Global & Sociocultural Studies
Modesto A. Maidique Campus, DM 334
Miami, Florida 33199
Telephone: 305.348.2247
