Faculty Title
 


 

Dr. Elaine Lacy

Professor

H&SS 208A

ElaineL@usca.edu

803 641 3551

 

 

Position:   

  • Assistant to the Executive Vice Chancellor of 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, "Public Perceptions of Immigrants and Immigrant Integration in the Southeast," e-newsletter, Council of the Americas, February 2008.  Available at 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 Taught:
This semester:  
AHST 464, History of Women in the U.S.


 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.