The Mariel Exodus, 35 Years Later: Impacts in the U.S. and Cuba- A Symposium

This flyer promotes an event called "The Mariel Exodus, 35 Years Later: Impacts in the U.S. and Cuba", a symposium on the massive migrant wave from Mariel Harbor in Cuba to Key West, Florida. Among the participants in this symposium are Dr. Jesus J. Barquet, New Mexico State University, Dr. Julio Capo Jr, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Dr. Eduardo Gamarra, Florida International University, Dr. Guillermo J. Grenier, Florida International University, Dr. Lillian Guerra, University of Florida, Kate Dupes Hawk,independent scholar, Dr. Eliana Rivero, University of Arizona, and Dr. Abel Sierra Madero, New York University.The event was held on October 30, 2015 at FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus, Graham Center 150.

Puerto Ricans in the Empire: Tobacco Growers and U.S. Colonialism

This flyer promotes the event "Puerto Ricans in the Empire: Tobacco Growers and U.S. Colonialism", a book presentation by Author Teresita A. Levy. The book focuses on the relationship between Puerto Rico and the United States in the tobacco-leaf market. Teresita Levy is an associate professor of Latin American and Puerto Rican studies at Lehman College, City University of New York, and the associate director of the Center for Latin American, Caribbean and Latino Studies at the Graduate Center. This event was held on August 24, 2015 at the Florida International University, Modesto A Maidique Campus, DM 445.

The Catholic Church in Cuba and the Diaspora: A Symposium

This flyer promotes a symposium "The Catholic Church in Cuba and the Diaspora: A Symposium". Among the topics discussed were Pope Francis' September 2015 visit to Cuba and the United States, and its impact on the future of the Catholic Church in Cuba and the diaspora. Among the speakers for this event were Dr. Ana Maria Bidegain, FIU, Sister Ondina Cortes, St. Thomas University, Dr. Michelle Gonzalez Maldonado, University of Miami, Bibi Hidalgo, co-founder, En Comunion, Ana Celia Perera, independent scholar, Dagoberto Valdes, Convivencia, and Achbishop Thomas Wenski, Archdiosese of Miami.

The Virgin of Charity of Cobre

This flyer promotes a lecture by Cuban attorney and scholar Emilio Cueto called " The Virgin of Charity of Cobre". Cueto will discuss the origins and developments of the devotion to the Virgin of Charity of Cobre among Cubans on the Island and abroad. This event was conducted in Spanish, held on September 17, 2015 at FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus DM 445.

The Arsenio Rodriguez Trilogy

This lecture promotes "The Arsenio Rodriguez Trilogy", a book presentation by Jairo Grijalba Ruiz on the influential Cuban mambo and salso musician Arsenio Rodriguez. Dr. Jairo Grijalba Ruiz is a Colombian anthropologist who specializes in Afro-Caribbean popular music. This presentation was held on September 3, 2015 at Books & Books in Coral Gables.

Broadcasting Modernity

This flyer promotes the event "Broadcasting Modernity: Cuban Commercial Television, 1950-1960" , a book presentation by author and television historian Yeidy Rivero, with comments by Jorge Duany. Rivero will speak on the Cuban television industry enabling different institutions to convey the nation's progress, democracy, and education, among other things. This event was co-presented by the Cuban Heritage Collection of the University of Miami Libraries and held on September 9, 2015 at FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus DM 445.

Teaching Music to Cuban Children

This flyer promotes a lecture by Eurydice Losada called "Teaching Music to Cuban Children", which discusses the results of research on the development of musical skills among Cuban children from 8 to 11 years old. Losada is a Cuban pianist, choir director and academic. This lecture was held in Spanish at the FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus, DM 445 on September 29,2015.

The Spanish Influence on Dance in Cuba

This flyer promotes the event "The Spanish Influence on Dance in Cuba", a lecture by Irene Rodriguez, an experienced Cuban dancer and dance company owner. The lecture was held on October 20, 2015 at FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus, Green Library 220.

A History of Little Havana

This flyer promotes a book presentation by Guillermo J. Grenier and Corinna J. Moebius called "A History of Little Havana". The authors trace the history and growth of Miami's Latin cultural epicenter, Little Havana. The presentation was held at Books&Books in Coral Gables, FL on October 23, 2015.

Cuban Literature in Exile

This flyer promotes a lecture by Zoe Valdes on recent literary trends, works, and authors of Cuban origin living outside the island. Valdes was born in Havana, Cuba and is the authors of 32 novels. This lecture was conducted in Spanish, held on October 28, 2015 at the Modesto A. Maidique Campus, Graham Center, Room 140.

''Jose Martí: Images of Memory and Mourning", Book Presentation by Emilio Bejel

This flyer promotes the event ''Jose Martí: Images of Memory and Mourning", Book Presentation by Emilio Bejel" cosponsored by the Department of Modern Languages at FIU. This event was held at Books & Books in Coral Gables.

"Jose Martí: Resisting Melancholia for the Image of the Cuban Hero", Lecture by Emilio Bejel

This flyer promotes the event ""Jose Martí: Resisting Melancholia for the Image of the Cuban Hero", Lecture by Emilio Bejel", cosponsored by the Department of Modern Languages at FIU.

Save the Date Classically Cuban Concert: Music for Martí

This is the save the date flyer for the event "Classically Cuban Concert: Music for Martí".

Making life choices : facilitating identity formation in young adults

This dissertation makes a contribution to the growing literature on identity formation by formulating, implementing, and testing the effectiveness of a psychosocial intervention, the Making Life Choices (MLC) Workshops, designed to facilitate the process of identity formation. More specifically, the MLC Workshops were designed to foster the development and use of critical cognitive and communicative skills and competencies in choosing and fulfilling life goals and values. The MLC Workshops consist of a psychosocial group intervention that includes both didactic and group experiential exercises. The primary research question for this study concerned the effectiveness of the MLC Workshop relative to a control condition. Effectiveness was evaluated on two levels: skills development and reduction of distress. First, the effectiveness of MLC in fostering the development of critical competencies was evaluated relative to a control condition, and no statistically significant differences were found. Second, the effectiveness of MLC in decreasing life distress was also evaluated relative to the control condition. While participants in the MLC workshop had no significant decrease in distress, they did have statistically significant improvement in life satisfaction in the Personal Domain.

Individual Child Cognitive Behavioral Treatment versus Child-Parent Cognitive Behavioral Treatments for Anxiety Disorders in Children and Adolescents: Comparative Outcomes

Anxiety disorders; such as separation anxiety disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, social phobia and specific phobia, are widespread in children and adolescents. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) has been shown to be effective in reducing excessive fears and anxieties in children and adolescents. Research has produced equivocal findings that involving parents in treatment of child anxiety enhances effects over individual CBT (ICBT). The present dissertation study examined whether parental involvement can enhance individual treatment effect if the parent conditions are streamlined by targeting specific parental variables. The first parent condition, Parent Reinforcement Skills Training (RFST), involved increasing mothers’ use of positive reinforcement and decreasing use of negative reinforcement. The second parent condition, Parent Relationship Skill Training (RLST), involved increasing maternal child acceptance and decreasing maternal control (or increasing autonomy granting). Results of the present dissertation findings support the use of all three treatment conditions (ICBT, RLST, RFST) for child anxiety; that is, significant reductions in anxiety were found in each of the three treatment conditions. No significant differences were found between treatment conditions with respect to diagnostic recovery rate, clinician rating, and parent rating of child anxiety. Significant differences between conditions were found on child self rating of anxiety, with some evidence to support the superiority of RLST and RFST to ICBT. These findings support the efficacy of individual, as well as parent involved CBT, and provide mixed evidence with respect to the superiority of parent involved CBT over ICBT. The conceptual, empirical, and clinical implications of the findings are discussed.