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American Politics


Abrajano, Marisa 

University of California, San Diego


Affigne, Tony 

Providence College 

 

Alvarez, Michael 

California Institute of Technology


Alvarez, Linda 

California State University, Northridge

 

Aragon, Janni 

University of Victoria 

  

Avalos, Manny 

University of Southern Maine

Barreto, Matt 

University of California, Los Angeles

  

Bejarano, Christina 

Texas Woman's University 

 

Bonilla, Tabitha 

Northwestern University


Branton, Regina 

University of North Texas 

 

Buzan, Bert 

California State University, Fullerton (Emeritus)


Cargile, Ivy A.M. 

California State University, Bakersfield

 

Casellas, Jason 

University of Houston

 

Chavez, Maria 

Pacific Lutheran University 


Corral, Álvaro 

University of Texas - Rio Grande Valley

 

Cutaia Wilkinson, Betina 

Wake Forest University

 

DeFrancesco Soto, Victoria 

University of Texas at Austin

 

DeSipio, Louis 

University of California, Irvine


Duenes, Michael 

University of Minnesota  

 

Espino, Rodolfo 

Arizona State University 


Flores, Elizabeth 

Del Mar College  

 

Flores, Henry 

Saint Mary’s University  

 

Bernard Fraga 

​Emory University 


Fraga, Luis 

University of Notre Dame


Garcia, Chris 

University of New Mexico (Emeritus)


Garcia, John 

University of Michigan (Emeritus)

 

García Bedolla, Lisa 

University of California, Berkeley  

 

Garcia-Rios, Sergio 

University of Texas at Austin

 

Guerra, Fernando 

Loyola Marymount University  


Guerrero, Mario 

California State Polytechnic University, Pomona


Hardy-Fanta, Carol 

University of Massachusetts, Boston


Hero, Rodney 

Arizona State University  

 

Herrera, Richard 

Arizona State University


Huerta, Juan Carlos 

Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi


Jaramillo, Patricia 

University of Texas at San Antonio  

 

Jiménez, Miriam 

State University of New York, Oswego  


Jones, Brad 

University of California, Davis


Jones-Correa, Michael 

University of Pennsylvania


Juenke, Eric 

Michigan State University  


Lavariega Monforti, Jessica 

California State University - Channel Islands

 

Leal, David

University of Texas at Austin  


Lopez Bunyasi, Tehama 

George Mason University

Magana, Lisa 

Arizona State University  

 

Mancillas, Linda Kay 

Georgia Gwinnett College

 

Manzano, Sylvia 

University of Texas at Austin

Marichal, Jose 

California Lutheran University  


Marin Hellwege, Julia 

University of South Dakota

 

Marquez, Ben 

University of Wisconsin, Madison 


Martinez-Ebers, Valerie 

University of North Texas 


Matos, Yalidy 

Rutgers University 

Medina Vidal, Xavier 

University of Texas at Arlington


Meier, Kenneth 

Texas A&M University 


Michelson, Melissa 

Menlo College


Molina, Ángel Luis, Jr 

Arizona State University  


Montoya, Celeste 

University of Colorado, Boulder  

  

Morel, Domingo 

Rutgers University, Newark 


Moreno, Dario 

Florida International University 

 

Navarro, Sharon 

University of Texas, San Antonio 

 

Nuno, Stephen 

Northern Arizona University 


Olds, Christopher 

Fort Hays State University


Pantoja, Adrian 

Pitzer College  

 

Pedraza, Francisco 

University of California, Riverside

 

Ramakrishnan, Karthick 

University of California, Riverside


Ramirez, Mark 

Arizona State University


Ramirez, Ricardo 

University of Notre Dame  

 

Rasmussen, Amy Cabrera 

California State University, Long Beach 


Regalado, Jaime 

California State University, Los Angeles 

 

Rios, Jo Marie 

Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi


Rocha, Greg 

University of Texas, El  Paso 

 

Rocha, Rene 

University of Iowa  

 

Rodríguez, Javier 

Claremont Graduate University


Rosales, Rodolfo 

University of Texas at San Antonio 

 

Rouse, Stella 

Arizona State University

 

Saiz, Martin 

California State University, Northridge 

 

Sanchez, Gabriel 

University of New Mexico 


Santos, Adolfo 

Georgia Gwinnett College


Schmidt, Ron 

California State University, Long Beach


Segura, Gary 

University of California, Los Angeles


 Sierra, Christine  

University of New Mexico (Emeritus)


 Silber Mohamed, Heather 

Clark University


 Silva, Andrea 

University of North Texas

 

Valenzuela, Ali 

American University


 Vega, Arturo 

Saint Mary’s University  

 

Villalobos, Jose 

University of Texas, El Paso 


Wallace, Sophia Jordán 

University of Washington 


Zepeda-Millan, Chris 

University of California,  Los Angeles

Comparative and IR

Comparative

Arce, Moises 

Tulane University

 

Arriola, Leonardo 

Univeristy of  California, Berkeley  

 

Coronado, Iresema 

University of Texas, El Paso 

 

Cortina, Jeronimo 

University of Houston  


Encarnacion, Omar 

Bard College  


Escobar-Lemmon, Maria 

Texas A&M University


Félix, Adrián 

University of California, Riverside


Hinojosa, Magda 

Arizona State University


 Moncada, Eduardo 

Barnard College, Columbia University 


 Montero, Al 

Carleton College 


Montoya, Celeste 

University of Colorado, Boulder 


International Relations

Benjamin-Alvarado,  Jonathan 

University of Nebraska, Omaha


Perez, Luke 

Arizona State University

 

Valeriano, Brandon 

Marine Corps University

Political Theory


Barvosa, Edwina 

University of California Santa Barbara 


Beltran, Cristina 

New York University  

 

Gonzales, Alfonso 

University of California, Riverside  


Lebron, Chris 

Yale University


Ochoa Espejo, Paulina 

Haverford College

Perez, Luke 

Arizona State University

 

Rocco, Raymond 

University of California, Los Angeles  

 

Sampaio, Anna 

Santa Clara University

 

Von Vacano, Diego 

Texas A&M University

Public Law & Policy

Law

Castro, Robert 

California State University, Fullerton 


Venator-Santiago, Charles 

University of Connecticut

Policy

Meier, Kenneth 

Texas A&M University 


Morel, Domingo 

Rutgers University, Newark 


Rocha, Rene 

University of Iowa  

Vargas, Edward 

Arizona State University