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Latin American & Caribbean Studies

Latin American and Caribbean Studies Faculty

Douglas Friedman, Director
Latin American & Caribbean Studies Program
Department of Political Science
Doug Friedman

B.A. Richmond College, C.U.N.Y.; M.Phil.,
Ph.D. City University of New York Graduate School
(843)953-5701 friedmand@cofc.edu
Douglas Friedman's Home Page

Luis Linares-Ocanto
Department of Hispanic Studies
luis Linares Ocanto

B.S. University of Havana, Depaul
University; M.A., Ph.D. University of Iowa
(843)953-7783 linaresl@cofc.edu

Tim Coates
Department of History

B.A., M.A.T. University of Arizona;
M.A., Ph.D.University of Minnesota
(843)953-8031 coatest@cofc.edu
Tim Coates's Home Page

David Martin Kowal
Department of Art History
David Kowal

B.A. Brandeis University; M.A.,
Ph.D. University Michigan
(843)953-8225 kowald@cofc.edu

Félix Vásquez
Department of Hispanic Studies

Licenciatura en Contabilidad - Universidad Particular
Ricardo Palma, Lima, Peru; M.A. Winthrop University;
Ph.D. University of Kentucky
(843)953-7606 vasquezf@cofc.edu

Andrew Sobiesuo, Assistant Provost &
Director, Center for International
Education and Programs
Department of Hispanic Studies
Andrew Sobiesou

B.A. University of Ghana; D.L.C.E. Universidad Complutense
de Madrid; M.A., Ph.D. Ohio State University
(843)953-5537 sobiesuo@cofc.edu
Andrew Sobiesuo's Home Page

Raúl Carrillo-Arciniega
Department of Hispanic Studies

B.A., M.A. Universidad Autónoma de México;
Ph.D. University of Tennessee
(843)953-7619 carriloarciniegar@cofc.edu

Maria Luci DeBiaji Moreira
Department of Hispanic Studies
Luci Moreira

B.A. Universidade Estadual de Maringa, Brazil;
M.A. Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Brazil;
Ph.D. University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana
(843)953-6753 moreiral@cofc.edu

Rosemary Brana-Shute
Department of History
rosemary Bran-Shute

B.A.Rosemount College; M.A. Adelphi
University; Ph.D. University of Florida
(843)953-5563 branashuter@cofc.edu

Marianne Verlinden
Department of Hispanic Studies

B.A. Institut Lucien Cooremans, Belgium;
M.A. Louisiana Technical University;
M.A., Ph.D. Tulane University
(843)953-7857 verlindenm@cofc.edu

Simon Lewis
English Department

B.A., M.A. Worcester College;
Ph.D. University of Florida
(843)953-1920 lewiss@cofc.edu

Hollis France
Department of Political Science
Latin American and Caribbean Studies Program

B.A. Jersey City State College; M.A., Ph.D. City University
of New York Graduate School
(843)953-6324 franceh@cofc.edu

John Rashford
Department of Sociology/Anthropology

B.A. Friends World College; M.A., Ph.D. City
University of New York Graduate School
(843)953-8188 rashfordj@cofc.edu

Sarah E. Owens
Department of Hispanic Studies

B.A. University of New Hampshire;
M.A. New York University;
Ph.D. University of Arizona
(843)953-7186 owenss@cofc.edu
Sarah Owens' Home Page

Marcela Rabi
Latin American and Caribbean Studies Program

B.A. Pontifícia Universidade Cátolica de Rio de Janeiro, Brazil;
M.A. American University; M.B.A. Georgetown University
rabim@cofc.edu

Maria Colomina-Garrigos
Department of Hispanic Studies

B.A. University of Alicante, Spain;
M.A., Ph.D. Michigan State University
(843)953-7691 colominagarrigosm@cofc.edu

Herbert Espinoza
Department of Hispanic Studies

B.A., M.A., Ph.D. University of California at San diego
(843)953-5725 espinozae@cofc.edu

Nadia Avendaño
Department of Hispanic Studies

B.A. University of California; , M.A., Ph.D. University of Arizona
(843)953-7619 avendanon@cofc.edu

Barbara Borg
Department of Sociology/Anthropology

B.Mus., M.A. Univerity of Iowa; Ph.D. University of Missouri
(843)953-5408 borgb@cofc.edu

José V. Gavidia
Department of Marketing and Management

B.S. Worcester State College, M.B.A. Univerity of Texas - Pan American
(843)953-6523 gavidiaj@cofc.edu

Elaine Griffin
Department of Hispanic Studies

B.A. Kansas State University; M.A. Wichita State University;
Ph.D. University of South Carolina
(843)953-5716 griffine@cofc.edu

Joseph Weyers, Chair
Department of Hispanic Studies

B.A. Allegheny College;
M.A., Ph.D. The University of New Mexico
(843)953-6748 weyersj@cofc.edu

Elizabeth Martinez-Gibson, Director
Linguistics Program
Department of Hispanic Studies

B.A. College of Saint Francis de Sales;
M.A., Ph.D. State University of New York at Albany
(843)953-8066 martineze@cofc.edu

~In Memory~
Walter Fuentes
Department of Hispanic Studies

B.A. California State University at Fullerton; M.A.,

Ph.D. University of California at Irvine

Cuban Associate Faculty - Instituto de Filosofía

Humberto Miranda Lorenzo
Instituto de Filosofía, GALFISA

Licenciado in Philosophy,
Universidad de La Habana, 1985
Ph.D., Universidad de La Habana, 2008

Gilberto Valdés Gutiérrez
Instituto de Filosofía, GALFISA, Jefe
gilberto Valdes

Licenciado en Filología,
Universidad de La Habana, 1977
Ph.D., Universidad de La Habana, 2002

Georgina Alfonso González
Instituto de Filosofía, GALFISA

M.A.. Universidad Lomonosov, Moscú, 1990.
Masters en pensamiento filosófico latinoamericano,
Universidad Central de Las Villas, Cuba, 1996.

Roberto Lima Ferrer
Instituto de Filosofía

Licenciado en Filosofía,
Universidad de La Habana, 1988

Alberto Pérez Lara
Instituto de Filosofía, GALFISA
Alberto Perez

Licenciado en Educación, Historia y Ciencias Sociales.
ISP “Enrique José Varona”. Universidad
de La Habana, 1979.
Maestría de especialización en Filosofía Marxista.
ISP “Enrique José Varona”. Universidad de La Habana, 1982

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