People
Meet our faculty and staff.
- Sonia Alianak
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Professor / Edinburg, ELABN 219
Education: Ph.D., Political Science, The University of Texas at Austin, 1987
Specializations: World Politics (International Relations, International Organizations, Revolution and Reform, Globalization and Identity Politics, Middle East Politics)
- Email:
- sonia.alianak@utrgv.edu
- Phone:
- 956-665-8059
- Natasha Altema-McNeely
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Associate Professor / Edinburg, ELABN 215
Education: Ph.D., Political Science, University of lowa, 2013
Specializations: U.S. Government & Politics (Race & Ethnicity, Political Institutions, Political Behavior, Voting, Campaigns & Elections)
- Email:
- natasha.altema@utrgv.edu
- Phone:
- 956-665-5045
- Carla Angulo-Pasel
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Assistant Professor / Edinburg, ELABN 222
Education: Ph.D., Global Governance, Wilfrid Laurier University (Balsillie School of International Affairs), Canada, 2018
Specializations: World Politics (Latin American Politics, Border Studies & International Migration, U.S.-Mexico Border Relations); Political Theory (Gender & Feminist Theory)
- Email:
- carla.angulopasel@utrgv.edu
- Phone:
- 956-665-8097
- Clyde Barrow
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Professor & Chair / Edinburg, ELABN 208A
Education: Ph.D., Political Science, University of California - Los Angeles, 1984
Specializations: Public Policy (Gambling Policy, Higher Education Policy, Policy Formation); Political Economy (Theories of Political Economy, Economic Impact Analysis, Industry Analysis); Political Theory (Theories of the State, American Political Thought)
Website: https://utrgv.academia.edu/ClydeWBarrow
- Email:
- clyde.barrow@utrgv.edu
- Phone:
- 956-665-3679
- Daniel Chomsky
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Associate Professor / Edinburg, ELABN 200H
Education: Ph.D., Political Science, Northwestern University, 1999
Specializations: U.S. Government & Politics (Mass Media & Public Opinion), Political Economy (Politics of Inequality & the Welfare State), Public Policy (Economic Policy)
- Email:
- daniel.chomsky@utrgv.edu
- Phone:
- 956-665-8993
- Mònica Clua-Losada
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Professor / Edinburg, ELABN 221
Education: Ph.D., Politics, University of York, UK, 2011
Specializations: Political Economy (Critical Political Economy, Debt & Over-Indebtedness); World Politics (Labor & Social Movements, Spanish & EU Politics); Public Policy (Economic & Social Policy, Children’s Policy)
- Email:
- monica.clualosada@utrgv.edu
- Phone:
- 956-665-8060
- Alexandre Couture Gagnon
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Associate Professor / Brownsville, BMAIN 2.200D
Education: Ph.D., Public Policy, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada, 2013
Specializations: World Politics (Minority Nations); Public Policy (Linguistic Policy, Comparative Public Policy)
- Email:
- alexandre.couturegagnon@utrgv.edu
- Phone:
- 956-882-8259
- Terence (Terry) Michael Garrett
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Professor / Brownsville, BMAIN 2.200
Education: Ph.D., Political Science, University of Oklahoma, 1997
Specializations: World Politics (International Relations, Comparative Politics, Globalization, U.S.-Mexico Border Issues, Political Violence and Terrorism); Public Policy (Public Policy Analysis, Homeland Security Policy and Management, Immigration Policy, and U.S. National Security)
- Email:
- terence.garrett@utrgv.edu
- Phone:
- 956-882-8825
- Sylvia Gonzalez-Gorman
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Assistant Professor / Edinburg, ELABN 214
Education: Ph.D., Political Science, Texas Tech University, 2014
Specializations: U.S. Government & Politics (Latino/a Politics, State & Local Government); Public Policy (Immigration, Transborder Environmental Sustainability, Economic Development, Urban & Local Government Management)
- Email:
- sylvia.gonzalezgorman@utrgv.edu
- Phone:
- 956-665-3239
- Mark Kaswan
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Associate Professor / Brownsville, BPOB2 1.103E
Education: Ph.D., Political Science, University of California - Los Angeles, 2010
Specializations: Political Theory (Democratic Theory, History of Political Thought, History of Economic Thought, Critical Political Economy, Happiness/Utilitarianism, Cooperative Movement, Economic & Community Development)
Website: https://utrgv.academia.edu/MarkKaswan
- Email:
- mark.kaswan@utrgv.edu
- Phone:
- 956-882-8877
- Michelle Keck
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Associate Professor & Associate Chair / Brownsville, BPOB2 1.103B
Education: Ph.D., Political Science, Texas Tech University, 2010
Specializations: World Politics (U.S. Foreign Policy, Non-Governmental Organizations, International Organizations, Civil Wars); Public Policy (US-Mexico Border Issues)
- Email:
- michelle.keck@utrgv.edu
- Phone:
- 956-882-6517
- Nicholas Kiersey
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Professor / Edinburg, ELABN 217
Education: Ph.D., Planning, Governance & Globalization, Virginia Tech, 2007
Specializations: World Politics (International Relations Theory, European Integration, Globalization, Power, Social Movements); Political Economy (Theories of Political Economy, Critical Political Economy); Political Theory
Websites:
www.occupyirtheory.info
https://utrgv.academia.edu/NicholasKiersey
- Email:
- nicholas.kiersey@utrgv.edu
- Phone:
- 956-665-3342
- Dongkyu Kim
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Assistant Professor / Edinburg, ELABN 211
Education: Ph.D., Political Science, University of Iowa, 2015
Specializations: World Politics (International/Comparative Political Economy, Theories of Welfare States, Theories of Foreign Direct Investment & Trade, Quantitative Methods)
Website: http://www.dongkyukim.com
- Email:
- dongkyu.kim@utrgv.edu
- Phone:
- 956-665-3700
- Mi-son Kim
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Assistant Professor / Edinburg, ELABN 213
Education: Ph.D., Political Science, University of Iowa, 2015
Specializations: World Politics (East Asian Politics, Korean Politics, Political Party & Electoral Systems, Campaigns & Elections, Democracy & Political Development); U.S. Government & Politics (U.S. Party Politics, Congress/Legislative Politics, Campaigns & Elections, State Politics)
- Email:
- mison.kim@utrgv.edu
- Phone:
- 956-665-3808
- Richard T. Longoria
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Associate Professor / Brownsville, BPOB2 1.103F
Education: Ph.D., Government and Politics, The University of Maryland, 2006
Specializations: U.S. Government & Politics (Public Opinion, State Politics, Political Institutions); Public Policy (Normative Policy Analysis, U.S. Education Policy)
- Email:
- richard.longoria@utrgv.edu
- Phone:
- 956-882-6511
- Kirstin Munro
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Assistant Professor / Edinburg, ELABN 204
Education: Ph.D., Urban Studies, Portland State University, 2017
Specializations: Political Economy (Critical Political Economy, Quantitative Methods, Qualitative Methods); Public Policy (Energy and Environmental Policy, Urban and Regional Policy, Economic and Social Policy); Political Theory (History of Economic Thought, Feminist Theory)
- Email:
- kirstin.munro@utrgv.edu
- Phone:
- 956-665 8854
- Chris O'Kane
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Assistant Professor / Edinburg, ELABN 223
Education: Ph.D., Social and Political Thought, University of Sussex, 2013
Specializations: Political Theory (Critical Theory, Modern and Contemporary Social and Political Thought, The History of Political Thought); Political Economy (History of Economic Thought, Theories of Political Economy, Critical Political Economy)
Website: https://utrgv.academia.edu/ChrisOKane
- Email:
- christopher.okane@utrgv.edu
- Phone:
- 956-665-3393
- Charles Olney
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Assistant Professor & Pre-Law Advisor for Brownsville / Brownsville, BMSLC 3.220
Education: Ph.D., Politics, University of California - Santa Cruz, 2014
Specializations: U.S. Government & Politics (Constitutional Law, Judicial Process); Political Theory (Modern and Contemporary); World Politics (International Law)
Website: https://utrgv.academia.edu/CharlesOlney
- Email:
- charles.olney@utrgv.edu
- Phone:
- 956-882-7436
- Charles W. Chapman
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Lecturer II / Brownsville, BSETB-M0 1.126D
Education: Ph.D., Public Administration, The University of Texas at Austin, 1980
Specializations: U.S. Government & Politics (Public Law, The Judiciary, The U.S. Constitution); Public Policy (Policy Analysis)
- Email:
- charles.chapman@utrgv.edu
- Phone:
- 956-882-7243
- Michael DeLor
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Lecturer II / Edinburg, ELABN 212
Education: Ph.D., Public Administration and Public Affairs, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 2014
Specializations: U.S. Government & Politics (Public Administration); Public Policy
- Email:
- michael.delor@utrgv.edu
- Phone:
- 956-665-3347
- Kay Ford
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Lecturer II / Edinburg, ELABN 218
Education: M.A., Political Science, The University of Texas at San Antonio, 2003
Specializations: World Politics (U.S. Foreign Policy, Middle East Politics); Public Policy (Geopolitics of Energy Policy, Alternative Energy Policy)
- Email:
- kay.ford@utrgv.edu
- Phone:
- 956-665-8064
- William A. Gordon
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Lecturer II & Pre-Law Advisor for Edinburg / Edinburg, ELABN 226
Education: Ph.D., Political Science, The New School for Social Research, 2009
Specializations: U.S. Government & Politics (State & Local Institutions of Government, Public Law, Legal Analysis, U.S. Minor Political Parties); World Politics (Forms of Government, Electoral Systems, Comparative Methods, Research Design)
- Email:
- william.gordon@utrgv.edu
- Phone:
- 956-665-3322
- James Parisot
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Lecturer I
Education: Ph.D., Sociology, Binghamton University, 2016
Specializations: U.S. Government & Politics (History of American Capitalism); World Politics (Globalization, Emerging Powers)
- Email:
- james.parisot@utrgv.edu
- Sarah V. Perez
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Lecturer I / Brownsville, BMSLC 3.221
Education: Ph.D., Political Science, Western Michigan University, 2017
Specializations: U.S. Government & Politics (Racial & Ethnic Studies, Political Behavior, Campaigns & Elections, Statistics & Methodology); Political Theory (Ancient Theory, American Political Thought & Culture, Democratic Theory)
- Email:
- sarah.perez@utrgv.edu
- Phone:
- 956-882-7426
- Ruth Ann Ragland
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Senior Lecturer / Brownsville, BSETB-M0 1.126A
Education: Ph.D., Political Science, The University of North Texas, 1995
Specializations: U.S. Government & Politics (Media & Politics, State & Local Government, Political Behavior)
- Email:
- ruth.ragland@utrgv.edu
- Phone:
- 956-882-4323
- Andrew H. Smith
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Lecturer I / Edinburg, ELABN 230
Education: Ph.D., Political Science, University of Tennessee - Knoxville, 2018
Specializations: U.S. Government & Politics (Judicial Politics, Public Law, Political Behavior, Judicial Elections)
- Email:
- andrew.smith@utrgv.edu
- Phone:
- 956-665-3037
- Michael Todd Smith
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Lecturer I / Brownsville, BMSLC 3.217
Education: Ph.D., Political Science and International Relations, University of Delaware, 2019
Specializations: World Politics (International Migration, Global Governance, International Organizations)
- Email:
- michael.smith@utrgv.edu
- Phone:
- 956-882-8890
- Robert W. Velez
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Lecturer I / Edinburg, ELABN 228
Education: Ph.D., Political Science, Southern Illinois University, 2017
Specializations: U.S. Government & Politics (Religion & Politics, Media & Politics, Social / Political Movements)
- Email:
- robert.velez@utrgv.edu
- Phone:
- 956-665-8016
- Jerry Polinard
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Professor Emeritus
Education: Ph.D., Government, University of Arizona, 1970
Specializations: U.S. Government & Politics (Public Law, Latino Political Behavior, Films & Politics)
- Email:
- jpolinard@rgv.rr.com
- Gary Joe Mounce
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Associate Professor Emeritus
Education: Ph.D., Political Science, The University of Texas at Austin, 1977
Specializations: U.S. Government & Politics; World Politics (Mexico & Latin America)
- Email:
- gjmounce@gmail.com
- Glynn R. Morgan
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Associate Professor Emeritus
Education: M.A., Political Science, University of Mississippi, 1962
Specializations: U.S. Government & Politics (U.S. Party Politics, Congressional & Legislative Politics, Campaigns & Elections, State Politics)
It is with great sadness that we inform faculty, students, and the community of the passing of Glynn Morgan, who served the university for 52 years.
LINK TO OBITUARY
- Email:
- glynn.morgan@verizon.net
- Dora Sallie Maldonado
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Administrative Assistant II / Edinburg, ELABN 208
- Email:
- dora.maldonado@utrgv.edu
- Phone:
- 956-665-3341
- Fax: 956-665-2805
- Marcela Escalante
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Administrative Assistant I / Brownsville, BMSLC 3.218
- Email:
- ela.escalante@utrgv.edu
- Phone:
- 956-882-8890