Faculty Title
 


 

Dr. Elaine Lacy

Professor

H&SS 204 A1

ElaineL@usca.edu

803 641 3551

 

 

Position:   

  • Assistant to the Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, USC Aiken                 
  • Professor of History

Education:      B.A. University of Hawaii

                               M.A. Arizona State University
                               PhD. Arizona State University

Research Interests:  Modern Latin American History; Modern Mexico; Latino Immigration to the U.S.; Mexican Immigration and Settlement in South Carolina and the Southeast
Selected Publications:

 

Mary Odem and Elaine Lacy, eds., Latino Immigrants and the Transformation of the U.S. South,  UGA Press, 2008 (forthcoming).

 

Elaine Lacy, "Immigrants in the Southeast: Public Perceptions and Immigrant Integration," Viewpoints Americas, Council of the Americas, February 2008.  Available at http://www.as-coa.org/

 

Elaine Lacy, “Latino South Carolina,” in Latino America: State-By-State. Mark Overmyer-Velázquez, ed.  Greenwood Press, 2008 (forthcoming).

 

Elaine Lacy, et. al., The Economic and Social Implications of the Growing Latino Population in South Carolina.  Consortium for Latino Immigration Studies, USC.  Available at http://www.sph.sc.edu/cli/documents/CMAReport0809.pdf

 

DeAnne Messias and Elaine Lacy, “Katrina-Related Health Concerns of Latino Survivors and Evacuees,”  Journal of Healthcare for the Poor and Underserved, May 2007.  

 

Elaine Lacy, “Comunidades mexicanas en Carolina del Sur: vidas transnacionales y ciudadanía cultural,” in In God we Trust: Del campo mexicano al sueno Americano, Rosío Cordova Plaza, et al., eds.  Mexico: Plaza y Valdés/Universidad Veracruzana, México, 2007.

 

Elaine Lacy, Mexican Immigrants in South Carolina: A Profile.  Consortium for Latino Immigration Studies, USC.  Available at http://sph.sc.edu/cli/pdfs/final_final[1].pdf

 

Mexican Immigration to the U.S. Southeast: Impact and Challenges. Proceedings, Symposium on Mexican Immigration to the U.S. Southeast.  Mary Odem and Elaine Lacy, eds.  Atlanta: Instituto de Mexico, 2005.

 

Elaine Lacy, “The Transition to Democracy in Latin America: Challenges and Implications,” in Globalization and Children: Exploring Potentials for Enhancing Opportunities in the Lives of Children and Youth. Natalie Hevener Kaufman and Irene Rizzini, eds. New York: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2002.

 

Elaine Lacy, "The Centennial Celebration of Mexico's Achievement of Independence, September 1921: State Building and Popular Negotiation," in Viva Mexico! Viva La Independencia! William H. Beezley and David Lorey, eds.  Wilmington: Scholarly Resources, 2001.

 

Elaine Lacy, “Los Huesos del Gral. Don Porfirio Díaz y La Conmemoración de la Consumación de Independencia, Septiembre, 1921,” Boletín, Fideicomiso Archivos Plutarco Elías Calles y Fernando Torreblanca.  México, D.F.: Fideicomiso Archivos, 2000.


Current Projects:  Dr. Lacy is currently examining attitudes and perceptions of South Carolinians toward Mexican immigrants in the state.
Courses:
Fall semester 2008:  
AHST 399: Globalization and Migration


 Previous semesters:
 AHST 102: History of World Civilization Since 1750
 AHST 361: Colonial Latin American History

 AHST 362: Modern Latin American History
 AHST 423: History of Mexico
 AHST 464: History of Women in the U.S.
 AHST 494I: History of Latinos in the U.S.