B.S.S., Universidad De Puerto Rico, 1969
M.A., American University, 1975
M.B.A., Florida State University, 1982
Ph.D., University of South Carolina, 1987
Zaida Martinez, Ph.D. received her doctorate in international business from the University of South Carolina. Prior to joining St. Mary�s University she was a faculty member and chair of the Business Department in the Business School of South Carolina State University. During her tenure at St. Mary�s she has served as co-director of the Southern Cone Studies Program and as either director or co-director of three U.S. Department of Education grants. She has also served as an internationalization consultant to the University of Puerto Rico, the Alamo Community College District and Georgetown College.

Her teaching experience includes cross-cultural management, business environment of Latin America, globalization and international business. Her current research interests are in the areas of management education, international business ethics, and globalization. Her work has appeared in the Journal of International Business Studies, Journal of Management, Journal of International Management, Management International Review and the Journal of Catholic Higher Education. She also co-edited the book, International Business Scholarship.