Presentations from 2018 Conference

Annual Conference and Meeting in Cuba, Universities as Anchors in Sustaining Community and Economic Development, November 2018

Keynote Speaker:  Dr. Eusebio Leal Spengler is the Havana City Historian and Director of the Master Plan of Old Havana, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.  Presentation | Video

Role of Universities Impacting Global Wellness 

Moderators:

• Gloria Bonilla-Santiago, Ph.D., Board of Governors Distinguished Service Professor, Graduate Department of Public Policy and Administration, Director of Community Leadership Center
• Marta Muñoz Campos, Ph.D., Director, Faculty of Latin American Social Sciences (FLACSO), University of Havana 

Presenters:

• Phoebe Haddon, J.D., L.L.M., Chancellor, Rutgers–Camden
• Brian L. Strom, M.D., M.P.H., Chancellor, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Services
• Sherri-Ann P. Butterfield, Ph.D., Executive Vice Chancellor
• Gustavo Cobreiro Suarez, PhD., President, University of Havana
• Luis Alberto Pichs Garcia, Ph.D., President, University of the Medical Sciences of Havana
• Luis Velazquez Perez, Ph.D., President, Cuban Academy of Sciences

Best Practices in Community Development in rebuilding Cuba through University Partners 

Moderator:

• Diana Clara Mondeja Gonzalez, Ph.D., Vice Dean of Research, Postgraduate and International Collaboration, San Gerónimo College, University of Havana

Presenters:

• Gloria Bonilla-Santiago, Ph.D., Board of Governors Distinguished Professor, Graduate Department of Public Policy and Administration, Director of Rutgers-Camden Community Leadership Center
• Maureen Donaghy, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Political Science
• María del Carmen Zabala, PhD., Professor Latin American Social Sciences (FLACSO), University of Havana
• Reynaldo Jiménez Guethón, PhD., Professor, Faculty of Latin American Social Sciences (FLACSO), University of Havana
• Isis Maria Salcines Milla, Director, Organipónico Alamar

 

Mental Health Shared Learning and Digital Narratives 

Moderator and Presenter:

• Sheila Linz, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Rutgers–Camden

Presenters:

• Vivian Vera Vergara, Ph.D., Vice Dean of Research, Graduate, and International Relations, Department of Psychology, University of Havana
• Alexis Lorenzo Ruiz, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Havana

Social Policy in Cuba Challenges and Opportunities 

Moderator and Presenter:

• María del Carmen Zabala, Ph.D., Professor and Researcher Faculty of Latin American Social Sciences (FLACSO), University of Havana

Presenters:

• dt ogilvie, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor of Urban Entrepreneurship, Rochester Institute of Technology
• Roland Rich, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Political Science, Rutgers – New Brunswick
• Geydis Fundora Nevot, Ph.D., Faculty of Latin American Social Sciences (FLACSO), University of Havana

Roundtable on STEM-based Innovation: Environment, Agriculture, Information Technology and Eco-Tourism 

Moderator:

• Cristina Diaz Lopez, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, Department of Analytical Chemistry, University of Havana

Presenters:

• Dunbar P. Birnie III, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Engineering, Rutgers—New Brunswick
• John Brennan, Ph.D., Professor and Chair, Department of Chemistry, Rutgers—New Brunswick
• Victoria Ramenzoni, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Rutgers–New Brunswick
• Meredith Taylor, Research Associate, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Rutgers–New Brunswick
• Marta Lourdes Baguer, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor, President of the Science Faculty Council, Coordinator of the National Program in Basic Science of MES
• Luis Velazquez Perez, Ph.D., President, Cuban Academy of Sciences
• Eduardo Ortega Delgado, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Biology, and Head of the Laboratory of Vegetable Physiology, University of Havana
• Armando Rangel Rivero, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Biology, and Director of the Montané Anthropological Museum, University of Havana
• Beatriz Álamo Díaz, Researcher, Center for Marine Research

Models for a Sustainable Economy in Cuba 

Moderator and Presenter:

• Jorge Alfredo Carballo Concepción, Ph.D., Professor, Faculty of Latin American Social Sciences (FLACSO), University of Havana

Presenters:

• Carlos Seiglie, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Economics, Rutgers?Newark
• Ricardo Torres, Ph.D., Professor, and Deputy Director, Center for the Study of the Cuban Economy, University of Havana

People and Place, art as an engine for community economic development 

Moderator and Presenter:

• Margery Amdur, Professor of Art, Rutgers-Camden

Presenters:

• Marta Muñoz Campos, Ph.D., Director, Faculty of Latin American Social Sciences (FLACSO), University of Havana
• Santiago Hermes Martinez Zerquera, Artist, Free Strokes Creative Zone Project
• Maria de la Caridad Cid Borrell, Coordinator, Free Strokes Creative Zone Project
• José Rodríguez Fuster, Artist

Relationships and constitutional processes in the United States and Cuba 

Moderator and Presenter:

• Victoria Chase, J.D., Clinical Associate Professor of Law and Chair for Clinical Programs, Rutgers-Camden

Presenters:

• Charles Auffant, J.D., Clinical Law Professor Rutgers-Newark
• Raul Rodriguez, Ph.D., Director, Center for Hemispheric and USA studies, University of Havana
• Felix Julio Alfonso, Ph.D., Professor and Vice Dean, San Geronimo University
• Luis Alberto Montero Cabrera, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Chemistry