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Florida International University

Social Science History Theology Anthropology Sociology Cultural Studies Religious Studies Ethnic and Multicultural Studies Social Anthropology

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5.05/4/2026

Always respectful and encouraging to all.

4.06/27/2025

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Abraham Lavender, Professor Emeritus of Sociology in the Department of Global & Sociocultural Studies at Florida International University, contributed extensively to the field of Social Science through his academic career spanning several institutions. A native of South Carolina, he earned a B.A. in Psychology from the University of South Carolina in 1963 and an M.A. in Psychology from the same university in 1965. He completed his Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Maryland in 1972, with a dissertation on generational changes in Jewish identity in the United States. Lavender served as a Captain in the U.S. Air Force from 1964 to 1968, stationed at Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri and Izmir, Turkey, as part of NATO operations. Before joining FIU in 1990, he was a professor of sociology at St. Mary’s College of Maryland and the University of Miami, retiring from FIU in 2018. He was also affiliated with the Global Jewish Studies Program and Sephardic Studies at FIU.