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Marguerite Seldin-Jimenez AA School of Public Affairs

Degrees
PhD, Political Science, American University <br> MA, International Service, American University <br> BA, Music and Ethnic Studies, Lesley University

Scholarly, Creative & Professional Activities

Selected Publications

  • “Disaster, Disease, and Environmental Degradation: U.S.-Cuban Cooperation as a Bridge to Reconciliation,” William LeoGrande and Marguerite Jiménez, in Cuba in a Global Context: International Relations, Internationalism and Transnationalism, edited by Cathie Krull (forthcoming University Press of Florida, 2012)
  • “U.S.-Cuba Relations: Prospects for Cooperative Coexistence,” William LeoGrande and Marguerite Jiménez, in Fifty Years of Revolution: Perspectives on Cuba, the United States, and the World, Edited by Soraya M. Castro Mariño and Ronald W. Pruessen (forthcoming University Press of Florida, 2012)
  • “Cuba’s Pharmaceutical Advantage,” Marguerite Jiménez, North American Congress on Latin America, Report on the Americas, July/August, 2011
  • “Sexuality and Security: A Critical Report on the Summit of the Americas,” Marguerite Rose Jiménez, Journal of Sexuality and Social Policy Research, (2010) 7:142–146 
  • “Cuban Medical Internationalism: Central America a Decade after Hurricane Mitch,” John Kirk and Marguerite Jiménez, Journal of Iberian and Latin American Research, 15:2, December 2009
  • “Washington is Odd Man Out at OAS,” Op-Ed, The Progressive Media Project, June 3, 2009
  • A Contemporary Cuba Reader: Reinventing the Revolution, edited by Philip Brenner, Marguerite Rose Jiménez, John M. Kirk, William M. LeoGrande, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2007
  • "U.S. Policy on Cuba: Beyond the Last Gasp," Philip Brenner and Marguerite Jiménez, North American Congress on Latin America NACLA, Report on the Americas, January/February, 2006; reprinted in Real World Latin America, Dollars and Sense Press, 2008
  • "Redistricting: In Canada a Better Option," featured Letter to the Editor, Washington Post, March 17, 2006
  • "The Answer Lies Within: Fixing our Image Abroad by Fixing Our Democratic Deficiencies," Marguerite Rose Jiménez, Swords and Ploughshares Journal of International Affairs, Vol. XVI, No. 2, Spring 2007
  • "The Political Economy of Leisure: Tourism in Cuba," in A Contemporary Cuba Reader: Reinventing the Revolution, edited by Philip Brenner, Marguerite Rose Jiménez, John M. Kirk, William M. LeoGrande, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2007  

 

Honors, Awards, and Fellowships

  • Provost’s Office Dissertation Award, American University, Fall 2012
  • International Student & Community Service Center Award for Service to DC Community, 2010
  • Eagle Endowment Community Service Award for the Latino Youth Conference, American            University, 2010
  • Merit Graduate Honor Award, School of Public Affairs, American University, 2008-2012
  • Harold Davis and John Finan Memorial Prize for Outstanding Scholarship in Latin American Studies, American University, May 2008
  • McNair Scholar’s Merit Award and Fellowship, School of International Service, American University, 2005-2007
  • Best Entering Student Talent (BEST) Award/Scholarship for vocal performance, Berklee College of Music, 2000-2001 and 2003-2004