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Research Interests

Works published:

Neoliberalism and Cultural Policies in Latin America: The Case of Chile, forthcoming in the Journal of Cultural Policy.
Arts-led redevelopment: Miami Beach, Florida 1978-1995 (Spanish) published in Anuario de Espacios Urbanos, 2000.
Arts, Government and Community Revitalization, book published by Ashgate, 1999.
The Heritage World, in the Journal of Heritage Studies, 1999.

Academic Conferences:

Privatization and Cultural Provision in Latin America: The Case of Chile. Paper presented at the Social Theory, Politics, and the Arts 26th Annual Conference October 2000, Washington D.C.
In search of a Coherent Historic Preservation Policy. Paper presented at the 8th International Conference of the Society of American Regional Planning History. Washington, D.C. November, 1999.
Location of Arts Centers. Presented at the Eastern Economic Association Conference. Boston, March 1999.
The Role of Arts and Artists in the Economic Development of South Beach, Florida: Historical and Sociological Framework. Presented at the Seventh Conference on American Planning History. Seattle, October 1997.

Other Consulting and Community-Based Studies:

Featured Guest on National Public Radio’s “Talk of the Nation” (September 1999) Topic: Art Towns in America
Collier County's Salary Survey for Nonprofit Organizations
Social Capital in Collier County: Challenges and Opportunities
Housing Needs Assessment: Bonita Springs, Florida
Economic Impact Study of Lee County Nonprofit Organizations
Economic Impact Study of Miami-Dade Arts Organizations
Economic Impact Analysis: Naples Amphitheater

Cultural Economics
Arts and Education
National Endowment for the Arts
Cultural Links

Historic Preservation:
National Center for Preservation Technology and Training
Strategies for Protecting Archeological Sites on Private Lands