Lillian Abreu |Assistant Director and Research Associate

Lillian Anne Abreu is currently the Assistant Director and Research Associate at the Lillian Lodge Kopenhaver Center for the Advancement of Women in Communication at Florida International University (FIU).

Abreu received her doctoral degree in social welfare at the Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work at FIU.  Her research agenda focuses on social and economic mobility and Hispanic women living in the United States.  She also received a Master of Science in Fundraising Management and Nonprofit Administration from Columbia University, New York, a Master of Science in Social Work from Loyola University, and a Bachelor of Science in Social Work from Florida State University.

In her twenty-year-plus career in nonprofit and higher education, Lillian has dedicated her career to empowering underserved communities in Florida, Illinois, and New York.  Before joining FIU, Lillian’s expertise in community engagement, development, and social entrepreneurship assisted public and private organizations in meeting their strategic objectives by working with multidisciplinary teams to implement innovative programs that serve the community.

As the Assistant Director and Research Associate for the Kopenhaver Center,  Abreu spearheads research and programming initiatives and is responsible for inclusive programming to advance women in communication and other disciplines throughout the College of Communication, Architecture, + The Arts.  Abreu is also an adjunct professor at the University of North Alabama.

Presently, Lillian resides in the Village of Biscayne Park in Miami, FL, and is dedicated to her family, friends, and adopted rescue dogs, Maxi and Kenny.

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