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Dr. Maria Puerta Riera

Dr. Puerta-Riera is an Adjunct Professor of Political Science, teaching U.S. Government, State and Local Government, and International Politics at Valencia College. Dr. Puerta-Riera received a Doctorate in Social Sciences and an M.A. in Political Science and Public Administration from the Universidad de Carabobo in Venezuela. Her teaching interests are comparative politics, Latin American politics, comparative democratization, international politics, and immigration, with special emphasis on Venezuela, Cuba, Colombia, and Nicaragua.