Associate Instructional Professor
Ph.D, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2009
Carlos A. Suárez is an Associate Instructional Professor and Director of Master and Graduate Certificate in Latin American Studies at the Center for Latin American Studies. He has a joint appointment with the Department of Political Science; and is an Affiliate Faculty member of the Department of Urban and Regional Planning at the University of Florida. He holds a Ph.D. and M.A. in Political Science from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and a B.A. in Political Science from the Universidad de Puerto Rico-Río Piedras. His primary teaching and research interests are in urban politics, gated communities, city marketing/branding, and urban politics in Puerto Rico, the Caribbean, and Latin America.