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Maryland Faculty Experts Who Are Fluent in Spanish
The University of Maryland has a number of experts across campus who can speak fluent Spanish. Our experts are listed alphabetically. Please feel free to contact them directly.
Number of experts found: 33
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Carmen Benito-Vessels
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Prof & Chair - Department of Spanish and Portuguese
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School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
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Expertise Key Words:
Spanish Literature, Medieval Literature and Historiography, Women and Ethnic Diversity in Medieval Spain, History of the Spanish Language.
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E-mail(s)
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301 405 6445
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cbenito@umd.edu
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Roger R. Betancourt
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Professor
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Economics
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Expertise Key Words:
Applied microeconomics and economic development. His main consultancies include international organizations as well as business firms. He is an expert on Cuba's Economy.
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E-mail(s)
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301 405 3479
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betancou@econ.umd.edu
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Alberto F. Cabrera
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Prof
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Education Leadership, Higher Educ & Intnl Educ
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Expertise Key Words:
Dr. Cabrera specializes in research methodologies, college choice, college students, classroom experiences, minorities in Higher Education and economics of education. Webcam. Skype.
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Work phone(s)
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E-mail(s)
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301 405 2875
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cabrera@umd.edu
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Show all information about Alberto F. Cabrera
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Virginia (Vicky) Carrasco
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Coastal Communities Specialist
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Maryland Cooperative Extension -Sea Grant Extension
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Expertise Key Words:
Coastal development, sustainability, smart growth, growth management, Watershed Planning, Ecosystem Management, Eastern Shore, Chesapeake Bay, southern Florida
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Work phone(s)
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E-mail(s)
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301 405 5809
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vcarrasco@arec.umd.edu
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Jose L. Contreras-Vidal
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Assistant Professor
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Kinesiology; Neuroscience and Cognitive Science; Bioengineering
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Expertise Key Words:
bio-robotics; computer-brain interfaces; movement disorders; neural networks; adaptation learning;
electromagnetic brain imaging
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Contact Information:
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Work phone(s)
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E-mail(s)
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301 405 2495
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pepeum@umd.edu
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Show all information about Jose L. Contreras-Vidal
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Sandra M. Cypess
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Professor, Affiliate Professor
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School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
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Expertise Key Words:
Latin American Literature, Contemporary Theater and Performance Studies, Latin American Women Writers, Feminist Theory, Contemporary Mexican Literature & Cultural Studies. Halloween: Dia de los Muertos.
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Contact Information:
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Work phone(s)
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E-mail(s)
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301 405 6445
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smcypess@umd.edu
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Bonnie J. Dorr
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Professor and Associate Dean
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Computer Science and UMIACS
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Expertise Key Words:
Computational linguistics with an emphasis on automatic language understanding, summarization, and translation between multiple language pairs.
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E-mail(s)
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301 405 6768
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bdorr@umd.edu
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Show all information about Bonnie J. Dorr
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Laurie A. Frederik Meer
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Asst Prof
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Performance Studies (Affiliate Faculty - Anthropology, Latin American Studies, Women's Studies)
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Expertise Key Words:
Cuba, Caribbean, Latin America, African Diaspora, South Africa, politics and performance
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Contact Information:
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301 405 6682
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fredmeer@umd.edu
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Show all information about Laurie A. Frederik Meer
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Judith N. Freidenberg
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Associate Professor, Affilate Associate Professor; Director Anthropology of Immigrant Life Course
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Anthropology
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Expertise Key Words:
Medical anthropology and community development of a neighborhood; Anthropology of low-income urban enclaves with emphasis on aging in immigrant communities.
Prof. Freidenberg is currently researching health care and employment needs of Latin American immigrant retirees in Langley Park, Maryland.
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Contact Information:
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E-mail(s)
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301 405 1420
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jfreiden@umd.edu
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Show all information about Judith N. Freidenberg
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Dimitrios Goulias
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Assoc Prof
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Civil & Environmental Engineering
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Expertise Key Words:
Highway Materials, Concrete, Asphalt,Composites, Condition Assessment, Destructive and Non Destructive Testing, Pavement Design, Pavement Management, Geographic Information Systems, Spatial Data Analysis
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Contact Information:
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E-mail(s)
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301-4052624
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dgoulias@umd.edu
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Show all information about Dimitrios Goulias
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Leticia Goulias
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Coordinator
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Latin American Studies Center
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Expertise Key Words:
Latin America - History and Culture
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Contact Information:
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E-mail(s)
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301 405 8961
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lgoulias@umd.edu
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Show all information about Leticia Goulias
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Eric S. Haag
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Assistant Professor
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Biology
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Expertise Key Words:
Evolutionary biology;
sex determination;
reproduction;
nematodes;
mutants;
embryos
animal development
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Contact Information:
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E-mail(s)
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301 405 8534
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ehaag@umd.edu
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Show all information about Eric S. Haag
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William J. Hanna
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Professor
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Urban Studies & Planning Program
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Expertise Key Words:
Langley Park Project;
Immigrants;
Immigration;
Gangs;
Neighborhoods;
International
Marginalization;
Borderland;
Two-Thirds World
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Contact Information:
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Work phone(s)
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E-mail(s)
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301 405 4005
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bhanna@umd.edu
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Show all information about William J. Hanna
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Catherine W. Ingold
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Director
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National Foreign Language Center
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Expertise Key Words:
E-learning materials for higher proficiency levels in critical languages; U.S. language policy, heritage language development (see Project REACH), education of translators and interpreters, and support of Language Access under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act.
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Contact Information:
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Work phone(s)
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E-mail(s)
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301 405 9844
301 405 9828
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cingold@umd.edu
cwingold@nflc.org
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Show all information about Catherine W. Ingold
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Eugenia E. Kalnay
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Distinguished University Professor
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Atmospheric and Oceanic Science
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Expertise Key Words:
Numerical Weather Forecasting;
Atmospheric Predictability and ensemble forecasting;
Use of satellite observations;
Data assimilation;
Seasonal and Interannual prediction;
Land-use change impact on climate change;
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Contact Information:
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Work phone(s)
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Cell phone
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E-mail(s)
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301 405 5370
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none
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ekalnay@umd.edu
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Millicent I. Kushner
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Asstant Professor
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Curriculum & Instruction
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Expertise Key Words:
ESOL; Oral and literacy development of English Language Learners with and without disabilities. What teachers need to know about first and second language acquisition, sequential and simultaneous bilingualism, the relationship between oral language proficiency and reading.
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Contact Information:
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301 405 3148
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millik@umd.edu
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Roberta Z. Lavine
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Assoc Prof, Affil Assoc Prof, Lecturer
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School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
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Expertise Key Words:
Spanish language, Business Spanish, Cross-cultural Communication, and methodology; learner variables in language learning, especially learning disabilities, Language for Specific Purposes, and technology.
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Contact Information:
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E-mail(s)
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301 405 6443
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rlavine@umd.edu
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Show all information about Roberta Z. Lavine
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Michael H. Long
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Professor and Director
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School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
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Expertise Key Words:
Second language acquisition (SLA); foreign language learning and teaching in schools and universities; English as a second language (ESL); US foreign language needs; advanced L2 proficiency; Critical Period Hypothesis; theory and research on language learning; Task-Based Language Teaching
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Contact Information:
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Work phone(s)
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Home phone
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Cell phone
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E-mail(s)
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301 405 6464
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301-680-0001
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240-432-8851
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mlong5@umd.edu
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Show all information about Michael H. Long
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Rafael Lorente
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Lecturer
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Philip Merrill College of Journalism
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Expertise Key Words:
U.S. foreign policy toward Cuba.
Media coverage of national politics/presidential elections.
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Contact Information:
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Work phone(s)
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Home phone
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Cell phone
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E-mail(s)
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301 405 2425
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301 864 0168
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202 841 2375
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rlorente@jmail.umd.edu
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Show all information about Rafael Lorente
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Eyda M. Merediz
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Associate Professor, Lecturer
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School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
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Expertise Key Words:
Transatlantic Studies, Colonial Latin American Literature, Latin American Literature & Culture, Cuban Literature & Cinema.
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Contact Information:
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E-mail(s)
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301 405 6451
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emerediz@umd.edu
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Show all information about Eyda M. Merediz
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Edgar Moctezuma
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Lecturer
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Cell Biology & Molecular Genetics
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Expertise Key Words:
plant biology, peanuts, peanut gynophore,
plant science, gravitropism, plant growth,
plant physiology, plant hormones, fruit development, tomato, genetic engineering, genetically modified organisms, plant gene expression,
chicanos, latinos in science
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Contact Information:
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E-mail(s)
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301 405 1638
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emoctezu@umd.edu
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Show all information about Edgar Moctezuma
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John E. Newhagen
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Associate Professor
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Philip Merrill College of Journalism
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Expertise Key Words:
journalism mass media new technology politics communication terrorism catastrophe emotion polling public opinion internet effects content meaning cultural meaning interactivity persuasion latin america central america credibility trustworthness surveys
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Contact Information:
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Home phone
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E-mail(s)
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301 405 2417
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301 854 9097
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newhagen@umd.edu
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Luis A. Orozco
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Professor and Fellow of the Joint Quantum Institute
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Physics
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Expertise Key Words:
Quantum Optics; Cavity QED; Precision tests of discrete symmetries; Francium Spectroscopy
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301 405 9740
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lorozco@umd.edu
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Show all information about Luis A. Orozco
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Daniel R. Perez
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Associate Professor
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VA-MD Regional Col Veterinary Med
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Expertise Key Words:
Avian influenza, swine influenza, interspecies virus transmission (such as animal to human or avian to swine, flu transmission); virology; plasmid-based reverse genetics; pandemic viruses.
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Contact Information:
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E-mail(s)
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301 314 6811
301 314 6678
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dperez1@umd.edu
danielpmd@comcast.net
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Show all information about Daniel R. Perez
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Juan Carlos Quintero-Herencia
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Professor
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Department of Spanish and Portuguese
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Expertise Key Words:
Latin American and Caribbean Cultures and Literature; Philosophy and Literature, Theory and Cultural Practices
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301-405-6450
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jcquinte@umd.edu
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Show all information about Juan Carlos Quintero-Herencia
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William M. Rivera
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Associate Professor
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Institute of Applied Agriculture
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Expertise Key Words:
International agriculture; agriculture education; rural development; Agricultural Knowledge Systems, which encompass agricultural research, education and extension systems, or what is sometimes referred as the "knowledge triangle."
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Home phone
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Cell phone
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E-mail(s)
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301 405 1253
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301-445-4980
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None
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wr@umd.edu
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Linda M. Sahin
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Assistant Director, MEI
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OIP-Maryland English Institute
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Expertise Key Words:
English as a Second Language - ESOL
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301 405 0346
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lsahin@deans.edu
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David A. Sartorius
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Asst Prof
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History
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Expertise Key Words:
Cuba, Caribbean, empire, colonialism, U.S.-Cuban relations, race and ethnicity, African diaspora, Latin America.
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301 405 4287
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das@umd.edu
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Show all information about David A. Sartorius
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Santiago D. Solares
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Asst Prof
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Mechanical Engineering
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Expertise Key Words:
Nanomechanics, nanorobotics, nanomanipulation, scanning probe microscopy, quantum mechanics, atomic force microscopy, molecular simulation, multi-scale simulation, nanotechnology
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E-mail(s)
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301 405 5035
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ssolares@umd.edu
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Show all information about Santiago D. Solares
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Saul Sosnowski
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Professor & Director; Director
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Office of International Programs; Latin American Studies Center
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Expertise Key Words:
Latin American Fiction and Essay, Literary Criticism, Latin American-Jewish Literature and Cultures
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Contact Information:
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E-mail(s)
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301 405 4772
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sosnowsk@umd.edu
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Christopher S. Walsh
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Professor
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Natural Resource Sciences & Landscape Architecture
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Expertise Key Words:
Food safety of fresh fruits and vegetables;
Production and handling of fruit crops; Training international food producers
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Contact Information:
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301 405 4351
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cswalsh@umd.edu
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David E. Wilt
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Librarian III
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Libraries
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Expertise Key Words:
Film and History; Mexican Cinema and Popular Culture; World War II Motion Pictures; Animated Cartoons; Popular Culture and Society
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Contact Information:
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E-mail(s)
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301 405 9141
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dwilt@umd.edu
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Ruth E. Zambrana
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Professor , Women's Studies and Director of Research, Consortium on Race, Gender and Ethnicity
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Women's Studies
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Expertise Key Words:
Latino studies, with an emphasis on women's and children's concerns including women and health; racial and ethnic disparities in family, child, and women's health; maternal and adolescent health and organizational barriers to health care services.
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Contact Information:
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E-mail(s)
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301 405 0451
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rzambran@umd.edu
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