Dr. Andy S. Gomez is a retired academic and administrator from the University of Miami. Dr. Gomez is an academic scholar in Cuban studies. He served as a Senior Fellow at the University of Miami’s Institute for Cuban and Cuban-American Studies. His research agenda focused on the ideological and psychological reconstruction of human values and […]

Pedro Roig, Esq. is Senior Research Associate at the Institute for Cuban and Cuban-American Studies.  Dr. Roig has taught Cuban history courses at various institutions.  Former director of the Office of Cuba Broadcasting (OCB) – Radio & TV Marti.  He holds a Masters of Arts degree from University of Miami and a Juris Doctor Degree […]

Clay Ewing was previously a faculty member at Parsons The New School for Design and Hunter College.  His research focuses on serious games, implementing game mechanics into real world applications, and social justice. As a game designer, Professor Ewing’s games have tackled issues such as vector borne diseases, the cost of health care, social safety nets […]

Dr. Awari is an expert on the psychology and psychophysiology of athletes. He has been on the UM faculty since 2008. Department Bio/CV  

Dr. Wesley Smith is an expert on training and muscle development in a variety of groups, including elite athletes and the elderly.  Dr. Smith would like to continue his research on the preservation of active lifespan in aging adults through the betterment of muscle testing and exercise strategies specifically designed to target age-associated weaknesses.   Department […]

Alicia Jessop joined the Sport Administration faculty in August 2013.  Licensed to practice law in California and Colorado, Professor Jessop received her J.D., cum laude, from Chapman University School of Law in 2009 and a B.S. in Economics from the Colorado School of Mines in 2006. Prior to joining the Kinesiology and Sport Sciences department at the University […]

Dr. Larive’s research focuses on the issues of European security and defense policies, CSDP, NATO-EU relations, international security, foreign policy, and European politics. He also writes weekly articles for Foreign Policy Association’s Blogs. Department Bio/CV 

Brad McGuinn, assistant professor of political science at the College of Arts and Sciences, is a U.S. military consultant and an expert on terrorism. He teaches classes on international terrorism, the history of the Middle East and Israel.  Dr. McGuinn can also talk about US security preparations and possible responses if there is any kind […]

Professor Edward LiPuma can speak about the use of Facebook, Twitter and other social media to organize protests; the use of satellite technology to communicate during the crisis; and concerns that tensions could migrate to oil-producing nations in the Middle East region.

Can speak on Mexican issues, media issues and impact in Central and Latin America.

Dr. Gonzalez interests are in politics, U.S. public policy, and Environmental politics and policy.

Economics in Cuba

Founding member of ENCASA – Emergency Network of Cuban American Scholars and Artists for Change in US-Cuba Policy . She can talk about Cubans on the island since she travels to Cuba frequently, on Cuban culture, U.S.-Cuba relations, civil society in Cuba, travel restrictions and human rights.

Dr. Roy can speak on the European Union, its economy and political alliances as well as the relationship between Syrian and the EU.  He is also available for Spanish-language media. Department Bio/CV   

Dr. Susan Kaufman Purcell is the Director of the Center for Hemispheric Policy at the University of Miami. Dr. Purcell is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the Women’s Forum. She has been an International Affairs Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, a Visiting Fellow at the Overseas Development Council, and […]

Can speak about Cuban economy and its impact on society. Expert on International Business

Dr. Suchlicki can address issues related to contemporary Cuba, U.S.-Cuban Relations, transition issues and Cuban Jews. He is the Emilio Bacardi Moreau professor of History and Director of the Institute for Cuban and Cuban-American Studies and specializes in Latin American affairs, with special emphasis on Cuba, Mexico, and U.S. relations with the region. He has published […]

Professor, Department of Religious Studies College of Arts and Sciences Dr. Maldonado is an expert on Catholicism, Cuban-American and Cuban religion, Afro-Cuban culture and religion, and more broadly Latino/a, Black, Latin American religion, and feminism. Watch Dr. Maldonado and UM Student Government President Nawara Alawa speak to Channel 7′s Belkys Nery about what it was like to […]

Contemporary Cuba; U.S-.Cuba; transition issues; Raul Castro (EDITOR’S NOTE: Mr. Latell is under an exclusive contract for television interviews with NBC TV in English.)

Can discuss what’s on the minds of Cuban-Americans right now, including those who may be considering a return to Cuba to help with reconstruction. Can also discuss Cuban prisons, the subject of two of his documentaries, El Presidio – The Trip Back, and Plantados.

Eugene Provenzo, Ph.D., is a professor in the School of Education. Dr. Provenzo authored Hurricane Andrew, The Public Schools, and Rebuilding of Community (State University of New York Press), an ethnographic study of the recovery of three schools after Hurricane Andrew, and In the Eye of Hurricane Andrew (University Press of Florida) an oral history […]

Dr. Arlette Perry is a professor and chair of the Kinesiology and Sports Science Department at the School of Education and Human Development. Dr. Perry can speak on issues of body composition in Olympic athletes. Arlette Perry joined the University of Miami faculty and became Director of the Laboratory of Clinical & Applied Physiology (formerly […]