Faculty
Kimberly A. Aaron
Director for the Institute for Public Affairs
Clinical Assistant Professor of Public Affairs
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Kimberly Aaron has a Ph.D. in Public Affairs from the University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) and a Masters of Business Administration degree with a concentration in finance and a Bachelor of Science degree with a major in marketing from the University of Arkansas. After working over 20 years in the business community, Kim joined UT Dallas as Associate Dean of Students responsible for Disability Services and Judicial Affairs. She also teaches one class a semester in the school of Economics, Political and Policy Sciences.
Director for the Institute for Public Affairs
Clinical Assistant Professor of Public Affairs
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Kimberly Aaron has a Ph.D. in Public Affairs from the University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) and a Masters of Business Administration degree with a concentration in finance and a Bachelor of Science degree with a major in marketing from the University of Arkansas. After working over 20 years in the business community, Kim joined UT Dallas as Associate Dean of Students responsible for Disability Services and Judicial Affairs. She also teaches one class a semester in the school of Economics, Political and Policy Sciences.Bobby C. Alexander
Associate Professor of Sociology
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Bobby C. Alexander specializes in the sociology of religion applying ethnographic research methods; his current research focuses on religious organizations among the newest immigrants as agents of integration into U.S. society. Alexander received his Ph.D. from Columbia University in 1985; he also holds a Ph.D. from Union Theological Seminary. Alexander's book in progress examines the contribution of religion to the transformation of transnational migration through change in gender roles for migrant Mexican women encouraged by Protestant church structures and Pentecostal doctrines. His book has been funded by the Rockefeller Foundation, and by CrossCurrents: Association for Religion and Intellectual Life.
His recently completed co-authored book - now in press - explores barriers to transfer encountered by Latino community college students; the book is based on research conducted in conjunction with a grant project funded by the U.S. Department of Education for which he served as PI. Alexander is the author of Televangelism Reconsidered: Ritual in the Search for Human Community, and Victor Turner Revisited: Ritual as Social Change. He has published in journals in religious studies, edited books in the social sciences, and scholarly encyclopedias. Alexander is planning other publications with colleagues in EPPS with whom he is collaborating on research examining the criticality of petitioners' performance of their credibility to successful cases of political asylum. Before joining UTD, he was a member of the Department of Religious Studies in Dedman College at Southern Methodist University.
Associate Professor of Sociology
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Bobby C. Alexander specializes in the sociology of religion applying ethnographic research methods; his current research focuses on religious organizations among the newest immigrants as agents of integration into U.S. society. Alexander received his Ph.D. from Columbia University in 1985; he also holds a Ph.D. from Union Theological Seminary. Alexander's book in progress examines the contribution of religion to the transformation of transnational migration through change in gender roles for migrant Mexican women encouraged by Protestant church structures and Pentecostal doctrines. His book has been funded by the Rockefeller Foundation, and by CrossCurrents: Association for Religion and Intellectual Life.His recently completed co-authored book - now in press - explores barriers to transfer encountered by Latino community college students; the book is based on research conducted in conjunction with a grant project funded by the U.S. Department of Education for which he served as PI. Alexander is the author of Televangelism Reconsidered: Ritual in the Search for Human Community, and Victor Turner Revisited: Ritual as Social Change. He has published in journals in religious studies, edited books in the social sciences, and scholarly encyclopedias. Alexander is planning other publications with colleagues in EPPS with whom he is collaborating on research examining the criticality of petitioners' performance of their credibility to successful cases of political asylum. Before joining UTD, he was a member of the Department of Religious Studies in Dedman College at Southern Methodist University.
Donald R. Arbuckle
Clinical Professor of Public Affairs
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Donald R. Arbuckle, Ph.D. in American Civilization, University of Pennsylvania, 1977, has teaching and research interests in policy analysis, presidential decision-making, and administrative rulemaking.
Before joining UTDallas in 2006, he served Presidents Reagan, G. H.W. Bush, Clinton, and G.W. Bush at the White House Office of Management and Budget. Between 1996 and 2006, he was the civil service executive who oversaw federal regulatory, information, and statistical policy for the Executive Office of the President.
Clinical Professor of Public Affairs
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Donald R. Arbuckle, Ph.D. in American Civilization, University of Pennsylvania, 1977, has teaching and research interests in policy analysis, presidential decision-making, and administrative rulemaking. Before joining UTDallas in 2006, he served Presidents Reagan, G. H.W. Bush, Clinton, and G.W. Bush at the White House Office of Management and Budget. Between 1996 and 2006, he was the civil service executive who oversaw federal regulatory, information, and statistical policy for the Executive Office of the President.
Daniel G. Arce M.
Professor of Economics
Associate of the Center for Global Collective Action
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Daniel Arce, Ph.D. in Economics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1992, is an applied game theorist who conducts research on business ethics, collective action, conflict, terrorism, and Latin American economies. He is the editor of Defence & Peace Economics and a member of the editorial board of The Southern Economic Journal
Before joining UTDallas, he was the McCallum Distinguished Professor of Economics & Business at Rhodes College in Memphis and Thomas Professor of Teaching Excellence at the Culverhouse College of Commerce and Business Administration, University of Alabama.
Professor of Economics
Associate of the Center for Global Collective Action
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Daniel Arce, Ph.D. in Economics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1992, is an applied game theorist who conducts research on business ethics, collective action, conflict, terrorism, and Latin American economies. He is the editor of Defence & Peace Economics and a member of the editorial board of The Southern Economic JournalBefore joining UTDallas, he was the McCallum Distinguished Professor of Economics & Business at Rhodes College in Memphis and Thomas Professor of Teaching Excellence at the Culverhouse College of Commerce and Business Administration, University of Alabama.
Philip K Armour
Associate Professor of Sociology and Public Policy
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Philip K. Armour, Ph.D. in Sociology, University of California, Berkeley, 1979, has studied public policy making since the 1970's. In graduate school, he was a National Institute of Mental Health fellow, studying mental health policy making in the United States, England, and Sweden. His Cycles of Social Reform is based on this study, and the most recent version of this work was published in the Handbook of Mental Health Policy Making in the United States. He presently is co-conducting a study of community mental health policy making in the United States and Sweden in the 21st century. Dr. Armour served as Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies for the University of Texas at Dallas
Associate Professor of Sociology and Public Policy
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Philip K. Armour, Ph.D. in Sociology, University of California, Berkeley, 1979, has studied public policy making since the 1970's. In graduate school, he was a National Institute of Mental Health fellow, studying mental health policy making in the United States, England, and Sweden. His Cycles of Social Reform is based on this study, and the most recent version of this work was published in the Handbook of Mental Health Policy Making in the United States. He presently is co-conducting a study of community mental health policy making in the United States and Sweden in the 21st century. Dr. Armour served as Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies for the University of Texas at DallasPaul Battaglio
Assistant Professor of Public Affairs
Assistant Program Head, Enrollment and Advising
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R. Paul Battaglio, Jr., Ph.D. in Public Administration, The University of Georgia, 2005, specializes in comparative policy and administration, public human resource management, and comparative political attitudes. His work has appeared in Public Administration Review, Review of Public Personnel Administration, and Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis.
Before joining UTDallas he was Assistant Professor of Public Administration at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and prior to that a policy analyst in the Louisiana Governor's Office.
Assistant Professor of Public Affairs
Assistant Program Head, Enrollment and Advising
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R. Paul Battaglio, Jr., Ph.D. in Public Administration, The University of Georgia, 2005, specializes in comparative policy and administration, public human resource management, and comparative political attitudes. His work has appeared in Public Administration Review, Review of Public Personnel Administration, and Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis.Before joining UTDallas he was Assistant Professor of Public Administration at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and prior to that a policy analyst in the Louisiana Governor's Office.
Brian A. Bearry
Senior Lecturer in Political Science
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Brian A. Bearry, Ph.D. in Political Science, University of North Texas, 2006, teaches American government and politics and political theory. His research interests examine the intersection of republicanism and liberalism in American founding thought. He is a contributor to Larry Sabato's American Government, Continuity and Change; George C. Edwards' Government in America; and Neal Tannahill's American Government, Policy and Politics and Texas Government, Policy and Politics.
Before joining UTDallas, he taught at Southern Methodist University and the University of North Texas.
Senior Lecturer in Political Science
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Brian A. Bearry, Ph.D. in Political Science, University of North Texas, 2006, teaches American government and politics and political theory. His research interests examine the intersection of republicanism and liberalism in American founding thought. He is a contributor to Larry Sabato's American Government, Continuity and Change; George C. Edwards' Government in America; and Neal Tannahill's American Government, Policy and Politics and Texas Government, Policy and Politics.Before joining UTDallas, he taught at Southern Methodist University and the University of North Texas.
Teodoro J. Benavides
Executive in Residence
Member of National Academy of Public Administration
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Teodoro (Ted) Benavides, MPA Southern Methodist University, 1974 came to the EPPS Program in Public Affairs in 2005 after a 30-year career in public service that included service as Director of Budget and Research (1986-90) and City Manager (1998-2004) of the City of Dallas. Building on his wealth of experience, he teaches courses in city management, financial management and budgeting, and leadership and community planning. He was named Public Administrator of the Year 2004 by the North Texas Society of Public Administration.
Executive in Residence
Member of National Academy of Public Administration
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Teodoro (Ted) Benavides, MPA Southern Methodist University, 1974 came to the EPPS Program in Public Affairs in 2005 after a 30-year career in public service that included service as Director of Budget and Research (1986-90) and City Manager (1998-2004) of the City of Dallas. Building on his wealth of experience, he teaches courses in city management, financial management and budgeting, and leadership and community planning. He was named Public Administrator of the Year 2004 by the North Texas Society of Public Administration.Nathan Berg
Associate Professor of Economics
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Nathan Berg, Ph.D. in Economics, University of Kansas, 2001 specializes in behavioral economics and economic demography. He teaches microeconomics, behavioral economics, financial markets, and public sector economics. Since joining UTD in 2001,he has published more than 40 articles in outlets such as Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, Social Choice and Welfare and Contemporary Economic Policy. Berg was a Fulbright Scholar in 2003 and Visiting Research Scientist at the Max Planck Institute-Berlin in 2005. His research has been cited in Business Week, Canada's National Post, The Village Voice, The Advocate and Atlantic Monthly. He was elected to the Board of the Society for the Advancement of Behavioral Economics in 2006 and sits on the editorial boards of Journal of Socio-Economics and Global Business Economics Review.
Before becoming an economist, Berg toured and recorded internationally with jazz greats Maynard Ferguson and Clark Terry. He currently sings and writes for the acoustic rock band, Halliburton(s).
Associate Professor of Economics
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Nathan Berg, Ph.D. in Economics, University of Kansas, 2001 specializes in behavioral economics and economic demography. He teaches microeconomics, behavioral economics, financial markets, and public sector economics. Since joining UTD in 2001,he has published more than 40 articles in outlets such as Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, Social Choice and Welfare and Contemporary Economic Policy. Berg was a Fulbright Scholar in 2003 and Visiting Research Scientist at the Max Planck Institute-Berlin in 2005. His research has been cited in Business Week, Canada's National Post, The Village Voice, The Advocate and Atlantic Monthly. He was elected to the Board of the Society for the Advancement of Behavioral Economics in 2006 and sits on the editorial boards of Journal of Socio-Economics and Global Business Economics Review.Before becoming an economist, Berg toured and recorded internationally with jazz greats Maynard Ferguson and Clark Terry. He currently sings and writes for the acoustic rock band, Halliburton(s).
Kurt J. Beron
Professor of Economics and Public Policy
Director, Certificate in Economic and Demographic Data Analysis Program
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Kurt J. Beron, Ph.D. in Economics, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1985, focuses on research in cross-disciplinary applications of quantitative methodology, working on projects spanning economics, sociology, and psychology. His empirical work seeks the understanding of situations that involve unobservable and latent variables using econometric techniques such as qualitative and limited dependent variable models, structural equation modeling, multilevel modeling, and spatial econometrics. His articles have been published in The Review of Economics and Statistics, Southern Economic Journal, Land Economics, The American Journal of Agricultural Economics, American Journal of Sociology, and Social Forces among others, and he has served on the editorial boards of Structural Equation Modeling: A Multidisciplinary Journal and Evaluation Review.
He serves as the University's Faculty Representative to the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and was recently appointed Chair of the NCAA's association-wide Research Committee. He also serves as UTDallas's representative to the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR).
Professor of Economics and Public Policy
Director, Certificate in Economic and Demographic Data Analysis Program
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Kurt J. Beron, Ph.D. in Economics, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1985, focuses on research in cross-disciplinary applications of quantitative methodology, working on projects spanning economics, sociology, and psychology. His empirical work seeks the understanding of situations that involve unobservable and latent variables using econometric techniques such as qualitative and limited dependent variable models, structural equation modeling, multilevel modeling, and spatial econometrics. His articles have been published in The Review of Economics and Statistics, Southern Economic Journal, Land Economics, The American Journal of Agricultural Economics, American Journal of Sociology, and Social Forces among others, and he has served on the editorial boards of Structural Equation Modeling: A Multidisciplinary Journal and Evaluation Review.He serves as the University's Faculty Representative to the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and was recently appointed Chair of the NCAA's association-wide Research Committee. He also serves as UTDallas's representative to the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR).
Brian J.L. Berry
Lloyd Viel Berkner Regental Professor and Dean
Member of National Academy of Sciences
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Brian J.L. Berry, Ph.D. Geography, University of Washington, 1958 is best known for his research in urban and regional development, spatial analysis, and long-term macroeconomic/political relationships. For over a quarter-century geography's most-cited scholar, he has contributed more than 500 publications, recently including Long-Wave Rhythms in Economic Development and Political Behavior, The Rhythms of American Politics and The World's First Cities.
He previously was the Irving B. Harris Professor of Urban Geography and director of the Center for Urban Studies at the University of Chicago; the Frank Backus Williams Professor of City and Regional Planning and Director of the Laboratory for Computer Graphics and Spatial Analysis at Harvard University; and University Professor of Urban Studies and Public Policy and Dean of the Heinz School of Public Policy and Management at Carnegie-Mellon University. He is a Fellow of the British Academy, and was named geography's Vautrin Lud Laureate in 2005.
Lloyd Viel Berkner Regental Professor and Dean
Member of National Academy of Sciences
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Brian J.L. Berry, Ph.D. Geography, University of Washington, 1958 is best known for his research in urban and regional development, spatial analysis, and long-term macroeconomic/political relationships. For over a quarter-century geography's most-cited scholar, he has contributed more than 500 publications, recently including Long-Wave Rhythms in Economic Development and Political Behavior, The Rhythms of American Politics and The World's First Cities.He previously was the Irving B. Harris Professor of Urban Geography and director of the Center for Urban Studies at the University of Chicago; the Frank Backus Williams Professor of City and Regional Planning and Director of the Laboratory for Computer Graphics and Spatial Analysis at Harvard University; and University Professor of Urban Studies and Public Policy and Dean of the Heinz School of Public Policy and Management at Carnegie-Mellon University. He is a Fellow of the British Academy, and was named geography's Vautrin Lud Laureate in 2005.
Denise Paquette Boots
Associate Program Chair/Graduate Director
Assistant Professor of Criminology
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Denise Paquette Boots, Ph.D. received her doctorate in Criminology in 2006 from the University of South Florida in Tampa. She was a Pre-Doctoral Fellow with the National Consortium on Violence Research (NCOVR). Her current research interests focus on homicide and violence, with a specific focus on lifecourse and developmental criminology, domestic violence, mental health and violence, youth crime and parricide, the death penalty, corrections, and psychosocial explanations of crime. She recently published a book entitled Mental Health and Violent Youth: A Developmental/ Lifecourse Perspective with LFB Scholarly Publishing (2008) and has a book chapter on neuropsychological perspectives of violence in publication in early 2008. Dr. Boots has also published scholarly articles in Justice Quarterly, Criminal Law Bulletin, Behavioral Sciences and the Law, Journal of Criminal Justice, and International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology.
Associate Program Chair/Graduate Director
Assistant Professor of Criminology
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Denise Paquette Boots, Ph.D. received her doctorate in Criminology in 2006 from the University of South Florida in Tampa. She was a Pre-Doctoral Fellow with the National Consortium on Violence Research (NCOVR). Her current research interests focus on homicide and violence, with a specific focus on lifecourse and developmental criminology, domestic violence, mental health and violence, youth crime and parricide, the death penalty, corrections, and psychosocial explanations of crime. She recently published a book entitled Mental Health and Violent Youth: A Developmental/ Lifecourse Perspective with LFB Scholarly Publishing (2008) and has a book chapter on neuropsychological perspectives of violence in publication in early 2008. Dr. Boots has also published scholarly articles in Justice Quarterly, Criminal Law Bulletin, Behavioral Sciences and the Law, Journal of Criminal Justice, and International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology.Cliff Bowden
Senior Lecturer, Public Affairs
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Cliff Bowden, Ph.D., Urban and Public Administration, University of Texas at Arlington, 1997, and teaches undergraduate courses in the Public Affairs program and mentors student involvement in municipal administration, political participation, community building, and civic involvement. He is a recipient of the Superstar Award for Community Involvement, 2002, City of Irving, Texas; Outstanding Advisor and Adjunct Faculty of the Year 2003, North Lake College, Irving, Texas.
He has served as city manager or city administrator in three separate communities and successfully uses his experience as a public manager as a teaching tool in his classes.
Senior Lecturer, Public Affairs
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Cliff Bowden, Ph.D., Urban and Public Administration, University of Texas at Arlington, 1997, and teaches undergraduate courses in the Public Affairs program and mentors student involvement in municipal administration, political participation, community building, and civic involvement. He is a recipient of the Superstar Award for Community Involvement, 2002, City of Irving, Texas; Outstanding Advisor and Adjunct Faculty of the Year 2003, North Lake College, Irving, Texas.
He has served as city manager or city administrator in three separate communities and successfully uses his experience as a public manager as a teaching tool in his classes.
Patrick T. Brandt
Assistant Professor of Political Science
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Patrick T. Brandt, Ph.D. in Political Science, Indiana University, Bloomington, 2001, studies the dynamics of political conflict, political economy, and political processes. His research on forecasting conflict has been funded by the National Science Foundation. He recently has published a monograph (with John T. Williams) Multiple Time Series Models, articles in the American Journal of Political Science and Political Analysis, and has co-authored forthcoming articles in Comparative Political Studies, the Journal of Conflict Resolution and Defence and Peace Economics. He was also the winner (with Thomas Sattler and John Freeman) of the 2007 Robert H. Durr Award for the best paper applying quantitative methods to a substantive problem at the 2006 meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association.
Before joining UTDallas, he was a member of the Department of Political Science at the University of North Texas.
Assistant Professor of Political Science
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Patrick T. Brandt, Ph.D. in Political Science, Indiana University, Bloomington, 2001, studies the dynamics of political conflict, political economy, and political processes. His research on forecasting conflict has been funded by the National Science Foundation. He recently has published a monograph (with John T. Williams) Multiple Time Series Models, articles in the American Journal of Political Science and Political Analysis, and has co-authored forthcoming articles in Comparative Political Studies, the Journal of Conflict Resolution and Defence and Peace Economics. He was also the winner (with Thomas Sattler and John Freeman) of the 2007 Robert H. Durr Award for the best paper applying quantitative methods to a substantive problem at the 2006 meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association.Before joining UTDallas, he was a member of the Department of Political Science at the University of North Texas.
Timothy M. Bray
Clinical Assistant Professor of Criminology
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Timothy M. Bray, Ph.D. in Criminology, University of Missouri-St. Louis, 2003, studies the complex nature of community, social bonds, community development, and the determinants of quality of life, employing a variety of complex quantitative methodologies. He was instrumental in the Williams Institute's launch of the Wholeness Index, a comprehensive index of disparities in quality of life that taps 12 key dimensions of social dislocation. Dr. Bray's work has been published in the Journal of Quantitative Criminology and the Journal of Criminology and Public Policy, as well as edited volumes such as Our Children, Their Children.
Prior to coming to UTD, Dr. Bray held numerous positions in city, county, and state policing agencies, largely in the fields of planning, management, and technology.
Clinical Assistant Professor of Criminology
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Timothy M. Bray, Ph.D. in Criminology, University of Missouri-St. Louis, 2003, studies the complex nature of community, social bonds, community development, and the determinants of quality of life, employing a variety of complex quantitative methodologies. He was instrumental in the Williams Institute's launch of the Wholeness Index, a comprehensive index of disparities in quality of life that taps 12 key dimensions of social dislocation. Dr. Bray's work has been published in the Journal of Quantitative Criminology and the Journal of Criminology and Public Policy, as well as edited volumes such as Our Children, Their Children.Prior to coming to UTD, Dr. Bray held numerous positions in city, county, and state policing agencies, largely in the fields of planning, management, and technology.
Ronald Briggs
Professor Emeritus
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Ronald Briggs received his Ph.D. from the Ohio State University in 1972. His major academic interest is in Geographic Information Systems. He founded the Graduate Certificate in Geographic Information Systems, the Master of Science in Geographic Information Sciences, and the Doctor of Philosophy in Geospatial Information Sciences programs at UT Dallas. His research has been funded by the US Environmental Protection Agency, the US Geological Survey as a part of that agency's National Spatial Data Infrastructure initiative, the National Science Foundation, the US Department of Transportation and by state and local agencies. His leadership role in the North Texas GIS Consortium (the functions of which are now performed by the North Central Texas Council of Governments) laid the foundation for the Dallas Fort Worth region's digital ortho imagery and digital landbase using geographic information systems (GIS) technologies. From 1982 to 1995 he directed computing and communications for the University, during which he oversaw the transformation of the University's information technology environment into a modern, network-based system. He has served on the Board of Directors of the Corporation for Research and Educational Networking ('BITNET') was a member of the University of Texas System Information Technology Council (1982- 1995), and served on the committee which drafted the first State of Texas Strategic Plan for Information Resources Management in 1990.
Before coming to UTDallas in 1976, he was a faculty member at UT-Austin.
Professor Emeritus
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Ronald Briggs received his Ph.D. from the Ohio State University in 1972. His major academic interest is in Geographic Information Systems. He founded the Graduate Certificate in Geographic Information Systems, the Master of Science in Geographic Information Sciences, and the Doctor of Philosophy in Geospatial Information Sciences programs at UT Dallas. His research has been funded by the US Environmental Protection Agency, the US Geological Survey as a part of that agency's National Spatial Data Infrastructure initiative, the National Science Foundation, the US Department of Transportation and by state and local agencies. His leadership role in the North Texas GIS Consortium (the functions of which are now performed by the North Central Texas Council of Governments) laid the foundation for the Dallas Fort Worth region's digital ortho imagery and digital landbase using geographic information systems (GIS) technologies. From 1982 to 1995 he directed computing and communications for the University, during which he oversaw the transformation of the University's information technology environment into a modern, network-based system. He has served on the Board of Directors of the Corporation for Research and Educational Networking ('BITNET') was a member of the University of Texas System Information Technology Council (1982- 1995), and served on the committee which drafted the first State of Texas Strategic Plan for Information Resources Management in 1990.Before coming to UTDallas in 1976, he was a faculty member at UT-Austin.
Thomas L. Brunell
Professor of Political Science
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Thomas L. Brunell, Ph.D. in Political Science, University of California, Irvine, 1997, specializes in the study of elections and representation. His book Redistricting and Representation: Why Competitive Elections are Bad for America examines current redistricting practices and makes the case for drawing noncompetitive congressional and legislative districts.
Before joining UT Dallas, he worked in the U.S. House of Representatives, and was on faculty at Binghamton University and Northern Arizona University.
Professor of Political Science
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Thomas L. Brunell, Ph.D. in Political Science, University of California, Irvine, 1997, specializes in the study of elections and representation. His book Redistricting and Representation: Why Competitive Elections are Bad for America examines current redistricting practices and makes the case for drawing noncompetitive congressional and legislative districts.Before joining UT Dallas, he worked in the U.S. House of Representatives, and was on faculty at Binghamton University and Northern Arizona University.
Anthony M. Champagne
Professor of Political Science
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Anthony Champagne, Ph.D. in Political Science, University of Illinois, 1973, has research interests in judicial politics and in Congressional history. He is the author of Congressman Sam Rayburn, Sam Rayburn: A Bio-bibliography, and Judicial Politics in Texas: Partisanship, Money, And Politics in State Courts. He has won three University-wide teaching awards.
He has taught at the University of Texas at Dallas since 1979. Prior to that, he taught at Rutgers University.
Professor of Political Science
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Anthony Champagne, Ph.D. in Political Science, University of Illinois, 1973, has research interests in judicial politics and in Congressional history. He is the author of Congressman Sam Rayburn, Sam Rayburn: A Bio-bibliography, and Judicial Politics in Texas: Partisanship, Money, And Politics in State Courts. He has won three University-wide teaching awards.He has taught at the University of Texas at Dallas since 1979. Prior to that, he taught at Rutgers University.
Marie I. Chevrier
Professor of Public Policy
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Marie Isabelle Chevrier, Ph.D. in Public Policy, Harvard University 1991, has long-term research and teaching interests in biological and chemical arms control, bioterrorism, conflict resolution, and negotiation. Her books include Incapacitating Biochemical Weapons: Promise or Peril? and The Implementation of Legally Binding Measures to Strengthen the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention.
Dr. Chevrier served as the Associate Director of the Harvard Sussex Program on Chemical and Biological Armaments and Arms Limitation and received a Fulbright Fellowship to teach Conflict Resolution at the Nelson Mandela Center in New Delhi, India.
Professor of Public Policy
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Marie Isabelle Chevrier, Ph.D. in Public Policy, Harvard University 1991, has long-term research and teaching interests in biological and chemical arms control, bioterrorism, conflict resolution, and negotiation. Her books include Incapacitating Biochemical Weapons: Promise or Peril? and The Implementation of Legally Binding Measures to Strengthen the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention.Dr. Chevrier served as the Associate Director of the Harvard Sussex Program on Chemical and Biological Armaments and Arms Limitation and received a Fulbright Fellowship to teach Conflict Resolution at the Nelson Mandela Center in New Delhi, India.
Yongwan Chun
Assistant Professor of GIS
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Yongwan Chun received his Ph.D. from the Ohio State University in 2007. He has research and teaching interests in Geographic Information Systems, spatial analysis and modeling, and spatial statistics. His current research focuses on modeling network autocorrelation within migration flows.
Assistant Professor of GIS
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Yongwan Chun received his Ph.D. from the Ohio State University in 2007. He has research and teaching interests in Geographic Information Systems, spatial analysis and modeling, and spatial statistics. His current research focuses on modeling network autocorrelation within migration flows.Harold D. Clarke
Ashbel Smith Professor
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Harold D. Clarke, Ph.D. Political Science, Duke University, 1971, has principal research and teaching interests in the political economy of public support in advanced democracies, survey research methodology, and time series analysis. He has been co-investigator of the British Election Study (2001, 2005), the Canadian National Election Studies, and the Political Support in Canada Project. He has held over 30 research grants from the Canada Council, the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, the Economics and Social Research Council (U.K.), and the National Science Foundation. His recent books include Performance Politics and The British Voter (Cambridge University Press), Making Political Choices: Voting in Canada and The United States (Broadview Press), and Political Choice in Britain (Oxford University Press). His articles have been published in the American Journal of Political Science, American Political Science Review, Journal of Politics, and other major research journals.
He is Visiting Professor of Government at the University of Essex (U.K.) and teaches regularly in the Summer School in Data Analysis and Collection sponsored by the University of Essex and the European Consortium for Political Research. He previously held faculty appointments at the University of North Texas, where he was a Regents Professor, and other universities.
Ashbel Smith Professor
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Harold D. Clarke, Ph.D. Political Science, Duke University, 1971, has principal research and teaching interests in the political economy of public support in advanced democracies, survey research methodology, and time series analysis. He has been co-investigator of the British Election Study (2001, 2005), the Canadian National Election Studies, and the Political Support in Canada Project. He has held over 30 research grants from the Canada Council, the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, the Economics and Social Research Council (U.K.), and the National Science Foundation. His recent books include Performance Politics and The British Voter (Cambridge University Press), Making Political Choices: Voting in Canada and The United States (Broadview Press), and Political Choice in Britain (Oxford University Press). His articles have been published in the American Journal of Political Science, American Political Science Review, Journal of Politics, and other major research journals.He is Visiting Professor of Government at the University of Essex (U.K.) and teaches regularly in the Summer School in Data Analysis and Collection sponsored by the University of Essex and the European Consortium for Political Research. He previously held faculty appointments at the University of North Texas, where he was a Regents Professor, and other universities.
Rachel T. A. Croson
Professor of Economics in EPPS and
Professor of Organizations, Strategy and International Management in SOM
Director, The Negotiations Center
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Rachel Croson, Ph.D. in Economics, Harvard University, 1994 has research interests in bargaining and negotiation, experimental economics and judgment and decision making. Her work has been published in Management (Management Science, Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes), Marketing (Journal of Consumer Research, Journal of Marketing Research) Sociology (American Journal of Sociology), Political Science (Journal of Theoretical Politics), and Psychology (Judgment and Decision Making) as well as in leading journals in economics. She has been funded by the National Science Foundation, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and numerous other agencies. She serves as Director of The Negotiations Center, an interdisciplinary research center which promotes research on the boundaries of economics, psychology, and business. The Center sponsors a weekly seminar series, hosting scholars from major research institutions around the world.
Before joining UT Dallas in 2007, Professor Croson spent thirteen years at The Wharton School of The University of Pennsylvania.
Professor of Economics in EPPS and
Professor of Organizations, Strategy and International Management in SOM
Director, The Negotiations Center
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Rachel Croson, Ph.D. in Economics, Harvard University, 1994 has research interests in bargaining and negotiation, experimental economics and judgment and decision making. Her work has been published in Management (Management Science, Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes), Marketing (Journal of Consumer Research, Journal of Marketing Research) Sociology (American Journal of Sociology), Political Science (Journal of Theoretical Politics), and Psychology (Judgment and Decision Making) as well as in leading journals in economics. She has been funded by the National Science Foundation, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and numerous other agencies. She serves as Director of The Negotiations Center, an interdisciplinary research center which promotes research on the boundaries of economics, psychology, and business. The Center sponsors a weekly seminar series, hosting scholars from major research institutions around the world.Before joining UT Dallas in 2007, Professor Croson spent thirteen years at The Wharton School of The University of Pennsylvania.
Chetan Dave
Assistant Professor of Economics
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Chetan Dave, Ph.D. in Economics, The University of Pittsburgh, 2004 has primary research and teaching interests in macroeconomics and econometrics. He also has research interests in behavioral and experimental economics, specifically as they pertain to elements of macroeconomic environments. He has published a text for researchers and advanced graduate students titled Structural Macroeconometrics and has several papers in various stages of review within the fields of macroeconomics, applied econometrics and experimental economics.
Before joining the University of Texas at Dallas, Chetan was an assistant professor of economics at Tulane University and a visiting assistant professor at Virginia Tech.
Assistant Professor of Economics
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Chetan Dave, Ph.D. in Economics, The University of Pittsburgh, 2004 has primary research and teaching interests in macroeconomics and econometrics. He also has research interests in behavioral and experimental economics, specifically as they pertain to elements of macroeconomic environments. He has published a text for researchers and advanced graduate students titled Structural Macroeconometrics and has several papers in various stages of review within the fields of macroeconomics, applied econometrics and experimental economics.Before joining the University of Texas at Dallas, Chetan was an assistant professor of economics at Tulane University and a visiting assistant professor at Virginia Tech.
Denis J. Dean
Professor and Program Head of Geospatial Information Sciences
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Denis Dean, Ph.D. in Forestry Information Systems, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1991, came to UTD from Colorado State University to lead the GIS program in 2008. He has three main areas of research: the development of artificial intelligence techniques for geospatial investigation; the development of spatial optimization techniques; and accuracy assessment and improvement of current spatial analysis and modeling techniques.
Professor and Program Head of Geospatial Information Sciences
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Denis Dean, Ph.D. in Forestry Information Systems, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1991, came to UTD from Colorado State University to lead the GIS program in 2008. He has three main areas of research: the development of artificial intelligence techniques for geospatial investigation; the development of spatial optimization techniques; and accuracy assessment and improvement of current spatial analysis and modeling techniques.Kruti R. Dholakia-Lehenbauer
Clinical Assistant Professor in Public Policy and Political Economy
Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs
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Kruti R. Dholakia-Lehenbauer, Ph.D. in Public Policy and Political Economy, University of Texas at Dallas, 2006, has research and teaching interests in health economics, developing economies, public policy, and social ethics, with econometric applications. She currently manages the Advising Center for Undergraduate students of EPPS.
Clinical Assistant Professor in Public Policy and Political Economy
Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs
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Kruti R. Dholakia-Lehenbauer, Ph.D. in Public Policy and Political Economy, University of Texas at Dallas, 2006, has research and teaching interests in health economics, developing economies, public policy, and social ethics, with econometric applications. She currently manages the Advising Center for Undergraduate students of EPPS.Douglas Dow
Clinical Associate Professor of Political Science
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Douglas Dow, Ph.D. in Political Science, The Johns Hopkins University, 1998, specializes in public law, legal theory and history, and American politics. He is the author of Liberality: The Politics of Recognition and Redistribution in Eighteenth Century and Contemporary Liberal Thought.
Before joining UTDallas he was Visiting Full Time Lecturer at the California State University at Northridge.
Clinical Associate Professor of Political Science
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Douglas Dow, Ph.D. in Political Science, The Johns Hopkins University, 1998, specializes in public law, legal theory and history, and American politics. He is the author of Liberality: The Politics of Recognition and Redistribution in Eighteenth Century and Contemporary Liberal Thought.Before joining UTDallas he was Visiting Full Time Lecturer at the California State University at Northridge.
Lloyd J. Dumas
Professor of Political Economy and Public Policy
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Lloyd Dumas, Ph.D. in Economics, 1972, Columbia University has published more than 100 works in 11 languages and in books and journals of seven disciplines, as well as such newspapers as New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and International Herald Tribune. Dumas has addressed the UN, spoken at more than 200 conferences and special lectures, and discussed his work on more than 250 TV and radio programs in the US, UK, Russia, Europe and the Pacific. He is currently writing his seventh book, Economics and International Security.
Before coming to UTDallas, he was Associate Professor of Industrial and Management Engineering, Columbia University.
Professor of Political Economy and Public Policy
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Lloyd Dumas, Ph.D. in Economics, 1972, Columbia University has published more than 100 works in 11 languages and in books and journals of seven disciplines, as well as such newspapers as New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and International Herald Tribune. Dumas has addressed the UN, spoken at more than 200 conferences and special lectures, and discussed his work on more than 250 TV and radio programs in the US, UK, Russia, Europe and the Pacific. He is currently writing his seventh book, Economics and International Security.Before coming to UTDallas, he was Associate Professor of Industrial and Management Engineering, Columbia University.
Catherine C. Eckel
Ashbel Smith Professor of Economics
Director, Center for Behavioral and Experimental Economic Science (CBEES)
Co-Editor, Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization
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Catherine C. Eckel, Ph.D. in Economics, University of Virginia, 1983, has research interests that bridge economics, psychology and sociology. Using experimental methods, she has investigated differences in the behavior of women and men, gender- and race-based discrimination, charitable giving, and attitudes toward risk, among other topics. She is past president of the Southern Economic Association. Her research has been funded by the National Science Foundation and various private foundations and she has published more than 50 journal articles. She also co-directs a teaching technology project promoting interactive learning in large classes using wireless handheld computers, which has earned her two university-level teaching awards.
Before joining UTDallas, she was Professor of Economics at Virginia Tech, where she directed the Lab for the Study of Human Thought and Action (LSHTA). She also served as a program officer for the Economics Program at the National Science Foundation (1996-8).
Ashbel Smith Professor of Economics
Director, Center for Behavioral and Experimental Economic Science (CBEES)
Co-Editor, Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization
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Catherine C. Eckel, Ph.D. in Economics, University of Virginia, 1983, has research interests that bridge economics, psychology and sociology. Using experimental methods, she has investigated differences in the behavior of women and men, gender- and race-based discrimination, charitable giving, and attitudes toward risk, among other topics. She is past president of the Southern Economic Association. Her research has been funded by the National Science Foundation and various private foundations and she has published more than 50 journal articles. She also co-directs a teaching technology project promoting interactive learning in large classes using wireless handheld computers, which has earned her two university-level teaching awards.Before joining UTDallas, she was Professor of Economics at Virginia Tech, where she directed the Lab for the Study of Human Thought and Action (LSHTA). She also served as a program officer for the Economics Program at the National Science Foundation (1996-8).
Euel W. Elliott
Professor of Political Science, Public Policy and Political Economy
Senior Associate Dean
Program Head, Public Policy and Political Economy
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Euel Elliott, PhD. in Political Science, Duke University, 1987, has long-term research and teaching interests in U.S. public policy and political institutions. His books include Chaos Theory in the Social Sciences (1996), The Rhythms of American Politics (1998) and Money (2007). He has also published numerous articles in scholarly journals in the area of public policy, complex adaptive systems and other areas.
Dr. Elliott has been at UT Dallas since 1991. Prior to coming to UTD, he taught at Virginia Tech, the University of Oklahoma and the University of Georgia.
Professor of Political Science, Public Policy and Political Economy
Senior Associate Dean
Program Head, Public Policy and Political Economy
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Euel Elliott, PhD. in Political Science, Duke University, 1987, has long-term research and teaching interests in U.S. public policy and political institutions. His books include Chaos Theory in the Social Sciences (1996), The Rhythms of American Politics (1998) and Money (2007). He has also published numerous articles in scholarly journals in the area of public policy, complex adaptive systems and other areas.Dr. Elliott has been at UT Dallas since 1991. Prior to coming to UTD, he taught at Virginia Tech, the University of Oklahoma and the University of Georgia.
Simon M. Fass
Associate Professor of Public Policy
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Simon M. Fass, Ph.D. in Urban Planning, University of California at Los Angeles, 1978, focuses his research and teaching on program design and evaluation, particularly as these apply to economic and social betterment. His books include Political Economy in Haiti: The Drama of Survival, and Survivre, l'économie politique de la pauvreté.
Before joining UTDallas, he was a faculty member of the Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota, and before that served as consultant to several international development organizations.
Associate Professor of Public Policy
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Simon M. Fass, Ph.D. in Urban Planning, University of California at Los Angeles, 1978, focuses his research and teaching on program design and evaluation, particularly as these apply to economic and social betterment. His books include Political Economy in Haiti: The Drama of Survival, and Survivre, l'économie politique de la pauvreté.Before joining UTDallas, he was a faculty member of the Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota, and before that served as consultant to several international development organizations.
Daniel A. Griffith
Ashbel Smith Professor
Professor of Geospatial Analysis
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Daniel A. Griffith, Ph.D. in Geography, University of Toronto, 1978, has longterm research and teaching interests in spatial statistics, and quantitative urban, economic, and agricultural geography. His books include: Spatial Autocorrelation and Spatial Filtering, A Casebook for Spatial Statistical Data Analysis, Multivariate Statistical Analysis for Geographers, Spatial Regression Analysis on the PC, Statistical Analysis for Geographers, Advanced Spatial Statistics, and Spatial Autocorrelation: A Primer. His research has been funded by, among others, the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, USDA, the Fulbright Association, and the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation.
Before joining UTDallas, he was a member of the geography faculties at the University of Miami, Syracuse University, and SUNY/Buffalo.
Ashbel Smith Professor
Professor of Geospatial Analysis
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Daniel A. Griffith, Ph.D. in Geography, University of Toronto, 1978, has longterm research and teaching interests in spatial statistics, and quantitative urban, economic, and agricultural geography. His books include: Spatial Autocorrelation and Spatial Filtering, A Casebook for Spatial Statistical Data Analysis, Multivariate Statistical Analysis for Geographers, Spatial Regression Analysis on the PC, Statistical Analysis for Geographers, Advanced Spatial Statistics, and Spatial Autocorrelation: A Primer. His research has been funded by, among others, the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, USDA, the Fulbright Association, and the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation.Before joining UTDallas, he was a member of the geography faculties at the University of Miami, Syracuse University, and SUNY/Buffalo.
Jeremy L. Hall
Assistant Professor of Public Affairs
Assistant Program Head, Performance Management
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Jeremy L. Hall, Ph.D in Public Administration, the University of Kentucky, 2005, has long-term research and teaching interests in public policymaking process, as well as economic development and strategic planning. Dr. Hall's research appears, or is forthcoming, in several notable academic journals, including Public Administration Review, American Review of Public Administration, Economic Development Quarterly, and the Journal of Public Affairs Education. He received the 2004 Pi Alpha Alpha Best Doctoral Manuscript Award (NASPAA), and the 2003 Collins Award for Best Doctoral Paper (SECoPA). He was a Leadership East Kentucky participant in 2003. Dr. Hall is an active member of ASPA, APSA, APPAM, SPSA, and SECoPA, of which he is a member of the Board of Directors. He is also a member of the Board of Directors for the Birmingham Chapter of ASPA. Dr. Hall is regularly called upon to serve as grant review panel leader for HUD's Office of University Partnerships. He is the author and co-author of numerous grants, research reports and encyclopedia articles.
Assistant Professor of Public Affairs
Assistant Program Head, Performance Management
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Jeremy L. Hall, Ph.D in Public Administration, the University of Kentucky, 2005, has long-term research and teaching interests in public policymaking process, as well as economic development and strategic planning. Dr. Hall's research appears, or is forthcoming, in several notable academic journals, including Public Administration Review, American Review of Public Administration, Economic Development Quarterly, and the Journal of Public Affairs Education. He received the 2004 Pi Alpha Alpha Best Doctoral Manuscript Award (NASPAA), and the 2003 Collins Award for Best Doctoral Paper (SECoPA). He was a Leadership East Kentucky participant in 2003. Dr. Hall is an active member of ASPA, APSA, APPAM, SPSA, and SECoPA, of which he is a member of the Board of Directors. He is also a member of the Board of Directors for the Birmingham Chapter of ASPA. Dr. Hall is regularly called upon to serve as grant review panel leader for HUD's Office of University Partnerships. He is the author and co-author of numerous grants, research reports and encyclopedia articles. Royce Hanson
Professor Emeritus
Member of National Academy of Public Administration
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Royce Hanson, Ph.D. in government and public administration, the American University, 1963, served as dean of School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences from 1987 to 1996. Hanson began his career as a professor of government and public administration at American University. During the 1960s, he led the citizen movement in Maryland for equal representation in the state General Assembly, which culminated in the One Person-One Vote decision of the U.S, Supreme Court. Author of numerous books and articles on urban policy and politics, Hanson's most recent work includes: Civic Culture and Urban Change: Governing Dallas (Wayne State University Press 2003); a series of co-authored articles on defining and measuring urban sprawl; and Corporate Citizenship and Urban Problem Solving: The Changing Civic Role of Business Leaders in American Cities (Brookings 2006). He holds M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in Government and Public Administration, and a J.D. degree from the American University.
Professor Emeritus
Member of National Academy of Public Administration
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Royce Hanson, Ph.D. in government and public administration, the American University, 1963, served as dean of School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences from 1987 to 1996. Hanson began his career as a professor of government and public administration at American University. During the 1960s, he led the citizen movement in Maryland for equal representation in the state General Assembly, which culminated in the One Person-One Vote decision of the U.S, Supreme Court. Author of numerous books and articles on urban policy and politics, Hanson's most recent work includes: Civic Culture and Urban Change: Governing Dallas (Wayne State University Press 2003); a series of co-authored articles on defining and measuring urban sprawl; and Corporate Citizenship and Urban Problem Solving: The Changing Civic Role of Business Leaders in American Cities (Brookings 2006). He holds M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in Government and Public Administration, and a J.D. degree from the American University.Edward J. Harpham
Professor of Political Science
Associate Dean of Undergraduate Education
Director, UTD's Collegium V Honors Program
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Edward J. Harpham, Ph.D. in Government, Cornell University, 1980, is a political theorist who is interested in the role that economic ideas play in political thought and public policy. He also has a long standing research interest in Texas politics. His articles have appeared in a variety of professional journals and edited books. His books include We the People: Texas Edition, The Rhythms of American Politics, John Locke: New Interpretations, and Disenchanted Realists.
Professor of Political Science
Associate Dean of Undergraduate Education
Director, UTD's Collegium V Honors Program
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Edward J. Harpham, Ph.D. in Government, Cornell University, 1980, is a political theorist who is interested in the role that economic ideas play in political thought and public policy. He also has a long standing research interest in Texas politics. His articles have appeared in a variety of professional journals and edited books. His books include We the People: Texas Edition, The Rhythms of American Politics, John Locke: New Interpretations, and Disenchanted Realists.Ernan E. Haruvy
Associate Professor of Economics
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Ernan E. Haruvy, Ph.D., Economics, University of Texas at Austin, 1999. He has been teaching at School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences and School of Management, UT-Dallas since 2001. His works appear on various journals such as Journal of Marketing Research, Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, American Economic Review, Journal of Economics and Business, Global Business and Economics Review and many more
Before joining UTD he was research fellow at Harvard Business School and he also taught at the University of Texas at Austin, Israel Institute of Technology, faculty of Industrial Engineering and Management
Associate Professor of Economics
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Ernan E. Haruvy, Ph.D., Economics, University of Texas at Austin, 1999. He has been teaching at School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences and School of Management, UT-Dallas since 2001. His works appear on various journals such as Journal of Marketing Research, Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, American Economic Review, Journal of Economics and Business, Global Business and Economics Review and many moreBefore joining UTD he was research fellow at Harvard Business School and he also taught at the University of Texas at Austin, Israel Institute of Technology, faculty of Industrial Engineering and Management
Wendy L. Hassett
Clinical Associate Professor of Public Affairs
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Wendy L. Hassett, Ph.D. in Public Administration and Public Policy, Auburn University, 2003, currently teaches graduate classes on local economic development, public productivity, and information systems in the policy environment. She is the co-author or co-editor of Local Government Management: Current Issues and Best Practices (2003), Civic Battles: When Cities Change Their Form of Government (2007), and Building the Local Economy: Cases in Economic Development (2008). Her scholarly work has appeared in Public Administration Review, Public Performance & Management Review, Review of Public Personnel Administration, Journal of Public Budgeting, Accounting & Financial Management, and other journals.
Before joining the faculty at UTD, she worked as an assistant city manager and has over twelve years of experience in local government management.
Clinical Associate Professor of Public Affairs
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Wendy L. Hassett, Ph.D. in Public Administration and Public Policy, Auburn University, 2003, currently teaches graduate classes on local economic development, public productivity, and information systems in the policy environment. She is the co-author or co-editor of Local Government Management: Current Issues and Best Practices (2003), Civic Battles: When Cities Change Their Form of Government (2007), and Building the Local Economy: Cases in Economic Development (2008). Her scholarly work has appeared in Public Administration Review, Public Performance & Management Review, Review of Public Personnel Administration, Journal of Public Budgeting, Accounting & Financial Management, and other journals.Before joining the faculty at UTD, she worked as an assistant city manager and has over twelve years of experience in local government management.
Karen L. Hayslett-McCall
Assistant Professor of Criminology and Geospatial Information Systems
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Karen L. Hayslett-McCall, Ph.D. in Crime, Law, & Justice, The Pennsylvania State University, 2002, has research and teaching interests in the study of crime and its relationship with neighborhood resident characteristics and infrastructure. Her most recent articles have appeared in Networks and Spatial Economics, Health and Place, and Theoretical Criminology. She also coauthored peer-reviewed book chapters in Artificial Crime Analysis Systems: Using Computer Simulations and Geographic Information Systems and in Geographic Information Systems and Crime Analysis
Before joining UTDallas, she was a GIS Research Analyst for the Population Research Institute at The Pennsylvania State University, and prior to that she worked as a Clinical Psychologist and a Law Enforcement Officer.
Assistant Professor of Criminology and Geospatial Information Systems
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Karen L. Hayslett-McCall, Ph.D. in Crime, Law, & Justice, The Pennsylvania State University, 2002, has research and teaching interests in the study of crime and its relationship with neighborhood resident characteristics and infrastructure. Her most recent articles have appeared in Networks and Spatial Economics, Health and Place, and Theoretical Criminology. She also coauthored peer-reviewed book chapters in Artificial Crime Analysis Systems: Using Computer Simulations and Geographic Information Systems and in Geographic Information Systems and Crime AnalysisBefore joining UTDallas, she was a GIS Research Analyst for the Population Research Institute at The Pennsylvania State University, and prior to that she worked as a Clinical Psychologist and a Law Enforcement Officer.
Rodolfo Hernandez Guerrero
Clinical Assistant Professor
Director of the UTD Office of International Education and of the Center for US-Mexican Studies
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Rodolfo Hernandez Guerrero, Ph.D. in Political Economy, UTD, 2001, is Director of the Center for U.S. - Mexico Studies in the University of Texas at Dallas (UTD). Under his direction, the Center focuses on increasing the academic relation between UTD and Mexico, using an interdisciplinary approach to focus on international education, research, and public service programs. He holds a B.A. in international studies from the National University of Mexico (UNAM), a M.A. in Political Science from the Southern Oregon University, a M.S. in Applied Economics, and a Ph.D. in Political Economy from UTD. He teaches courses on U.S. - Mexico Affairs, the Mexican Political System, and Mexican Economics. Previous to his current position at UTD, he worked as researcher at the Latin American Institute of Economics, Social, and Communication Studies (ILEESCO), the Permanent Conference of Public Parties of Latin America and the Caribbean (COPPAL), the Inter-American Conference on Control of Drug Abuse (CICAD) at the Organization of American States (OAS), and the Secretariat of the NAFTA Labor Commission. Rodolfo's research interest has been the analysis of U.S.- Mexico relations, Mexican politics, and the demographic transition in Latin American countries with special emphasis on the Mexican case. Dr. Hernandez Guerrero has published in specialized journals and newspapers and participated in news and documentary T.V. and radio programs in Mexico and the United States.
Clinical Assistant Professor
Director of the UTD Office of International Education and of the Center for US-Mexican Studies
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Rodolfo Hernandez Guerrero, Ph.D. in Political Economy, UTD, 2001, is Director of the Center for U.S. - Mexico Studies in the University of Texas at Dallas (UTD). Under his direction, the Center focuses on increasing the academic relation between UTD and Mexico, using an interdisciplinary approach to focus on international education, research, and public service programs. He holds a B.A. in international studies from the National University of Mexico (UNAM), a M.A. in Political Science from the Southern Oregon University, a M.S. in Applied Economics, and a Ph.D. in Political Economy from UTD. He teaches courses on U.S. - Mexico Affairs, the Mexican Political System, and Mexican Economics. Previous to his current position at UTD, he worked as researcher at the Latin American Institute of Economics, Social, and Communication Studies (ILEESCO), the Permanent Conference of Public Parties of Latin America and the Caribbean (COPPAL), the Inter-American Conference on Control of Drug Abuse (CICAD) at the Organization of American States (OAS), and the Secretariat of the NAFTA Labor Commission. Rodolfo's research interest has been the analysis of U.S.- Mexico relations, Mexican politics, and the demographic transition in Latin American countries with special emphasis on the Mexican case. Dr. Hernandez Guerrero has published in specialized journals and newspapers and participated in news and documentary T.V. and radio programs in Mexico and the United States.Donald A. Hicks
Professor of Political Economy and Public Policy
Special Assistant to President David Daniel
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Donald A. Hicks, Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1976, has focused his research and consulting activities on technology innovation and processes of emerging technologies and industries. Recent research topics include anticipating demand for 'designer' nanomaterials and ultra-precision manufacturing processes; the role of venture capital investment in regional/industrial transformation; biotechnology commercialization; the role of information and communication technologies (ICT) in health care service delivery, and time-to-market competitive pressures on product innovation and industry change. He also served on the Senior Urban Policy Staff, President's Commission for a National Agenda, Washington, DC and Vice President, Regional Research and Technology Program, North Texas Commission.
Professor of Political Economy and Public Policy
Special Assistant to President David Daniel
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Donald A. Hicks, Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1976, has focused his research and consulting activities on technology innovation and processes of emerging technologies and industries. Recent research topics include anticipating demand for 'designer' nanomaterials and ultra-precision manufacturing processes; the role of venture capital investment in regional/industrial transformation; biotechnology commercialization; the role of information and communication technologies (ICT) in health care service delivery, and time-to-market competitive pressures on product innovation and industry change. He also served on the Senior Urban Policy Staff, President's Commission for a National Agenda, Washington, DC and Vice President, Regional Research and Technology Program, North Texas Commission.Karl K. Ho
Senior Lecturer
EPPS Director of Academic Computing
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Karl K. Ho (Ph.D. University of North Texas) is Director of Academic Computing at the University of Texas at Dallas School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences. He also serves as a Senior Lecturer teaching political science and research methods. His research covers Comparative Politics, Democratization and Peace Process, elections and politics in East Asia. He has taught research methods and survey research across multiple social science and medical disciplines. He also gives courses on Statistical programming in multiple programs and languages. His works have appeared in Human Rights Quarterly, Electoral Studies and Journal of African and Asian Studies.
Senior Lecturer
EPPS Director of Academic Computing
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Karl K. Ho (Ph.D. University of North Texas) is Director of Academic Computing at the University of Texas at Dallas School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences. He also serves as a Senior Lecturer teaching political science and research methods. His research covers Comparative Politics, Democratization and Peace Process, elections and politics in East Asia. He has taught research methods and survey research across multiple social science and medical disciplines. He also gives courses on Statistical programming in multiple programs and languages. His works have appeared in Human Rights Quarterly, Electoral Studies and Journal of African and Asian Studies. Karl Ho's research focuses on democratization and the peace process, particularly among the newly developed democracies in East Asia. His research examines challenges to policy makers as ramifications of the democratization process. His current works include studying the formation of political capitals in Asian societies and interactions between government and voters when institutions are fluid during the democratization process.
Irving J. Hoch
Professor Emeritus
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Irving Hoch, Ph.D. in Economics, University of Chicago, 1957, has specialized in natural resource economics, urban and regional economics and health economics. His publications include production function analyses, quality of life related to city size, wage and climate relationships, and health cost studies. He pioneered in the use of fixed effects in regression-type analyses and in regional input-output analysis.
His pre-UTD career included Chief Economic Analyst at Chicago Area Transportation Study, faculty member at the University of California, Berkeley and he also served as Senior Fellow in the Regional and Urban Studies Program, Resources for the Future, Inc., Washington DC.
Professor Emeritus
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Irving Hoch, Ph.D. in Economics, University of Chicago, 1957, has specialized in natural resource economics, urban and regional economics and health economics. His publications include production function analyses, quality of life related to city size, wage and climate relationships, and health cost studies. He pioneered in the use of fixed effects in regression-type analyses and in regional input-output analysis.His pre-UTD career included Chief Economic Analyst at Chicago Area Transportation Study, faculty member at the University of California, Berkeley and he also served as Senior Fellow in the Regional and Urban Studies Program, Resources for the Future, Inc., Washington DC.
Jennifer S. Holmes
Associate Professor of Political Economy and Political Science
Associate Program Head, International Political Economy
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Jennifer S. Holmes received her Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Minnesota in 1998. Her major areas of research are political violence, terrorism, and political development, with an emphasis on Latin America and Southern Europe. Her research incorporates both qualitative and quantitative tools and reflects a sustained commitment to interdisciplinary work. Since 2005, she has been the managing editor of e-Extreme. Her books include Terrorism and Democratic Stability, Terrorism and Democratic Stability Revisited, and Guns, Drugs, and Development in Colombia. She has also edited two books: New Approaches to Comparative Politics: Insights from Political Theory and Latin American Democracy: Latin American Democracy: Emerging Reality or Endangered Species?
Associate Professor of Political Economy and Political Science
Associate Program Head, International Political Economy
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Jennifer S. Holmes received her Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Minnesota in 1998. Her major areas of research are political violence, terrorism, and political development, with an emphasis on Latin America and Southern Europe. Her research incorporates both qualitative and quantitative tools and reflects a sustained commitment to interdisciplinary work. Since 2005, she has been the managing editor of e-Extreme. Her books include Terrorism and Democratic Stability, Terrorism and Democratic Stability Revisited, and Guns, Drugs, and Development in Colombia. She has also edited two books: New Approaches to Comparative Politics: Insights from Political Theory and Latin American Democracy: Latin American Democracy: Emerging Reality or Endangered Species?Bruce A. Jacobs
Professor of Criminology
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Bruce Jacobs, Ph.D. in Sociology, University of Southern California, 1994, specializes in the study of the decision-making processes of active street offenders. His research has been funded by the National Science Foundation and the Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation. Among his recent books are Dealing Crack: The Social World of Streetcomer Selling, Robbing Drug Dealers: Violence Beyond the Law, and Street Justice: Retaliation in the Criminal Underworld.
Before joining UTDallas, he was a member of the criminology faculty at the University of Missouri, St. Louis.
Professor of Criminology
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Bruce Jacobs, Ph.D. in Sociology, University of Southern California, 1994, specializes in the study of the decision-making processes of active street offenders. His research has been funded by the National Science Foundation and the Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation. Among his recent books are Dealing Crack: The Social World of Streetcomer Selling, Robbing Drug Dealers: Violence Beyond the Law, and Street Justice: Retaliation in the Criminal Underworld.Before joining UTDallas, he was a member of the criminology faculty at the University of Missouri, St. Louis.
Calvin Jamison
Clinical Professor of Public Affairs
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Calvin Jamison, Ed.D, Virginia Tech, has focused his research and consulting activities on local government, public-private relationships and general management. Dr. Calvin D. Jamison, a seasoned university administrator, businessman, and municipal government leader, has been appointed vice president for business affairs at The University of Texas at Dallas. He is a member of the board and past chair of Virginia Tourism Corporation and Leadership Metro Richmond, a member of the board of the National Forum for Black Public Administrators, and past-president of the Arts Council of Richmond. Jamison was named as the university's chief financial and business officer by UT Dallas President Dr. David E. Daniel
Clinical Professor of Public Affairs
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Calvin Jamison, Ed.D, Virginia Tech, has focused his research and consulting activities on local government, public-private relationships and general management. Dr. Calvin D. Jamison, a seasoned university administrator, businessman, and municipal government leader, has been appointed vice president for business affairs at The University of Texas at Dallas. He is a member of the board and past chair of Virginia Tourism Corporation and Leadership Metro Richmond, a member of the board of the National Forum for Black Public Administrators, and past-president of the Arts Council of Richmond. Jamison was named as the university's chief financial and business officer by UT Dallas President Dr. David E. DanielPaul A. Jargowsky
Professor of Public Policy
Director, Texas Schools Project and State of Texas Education Research Center
Director, The Bruton Center
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Paul A. Jargowsky received his Ph.D. in Public Policy from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University in 1991. His principal research focus is the spatial dimension of inequality, including the geographic concentration of poverty and residential segregation by race and class. His widely cited book, Poverty and Place: Ghettos, Barrios, and the American City, is a comprehensive examination of poverty at the neighborhood level in U.S. metropolitan areas between 1970 and 1990. Jargowsky's current research examines the effect of suburban development patterns on access to opportunity. He also has made methodological innovations in the measurement of segregation and has explored differential access to higher education under the banner of the Texas Schools Project, which uses a longitudinal panel of administrative data from several public agencies to study educational attainment, college attendance, and labor market outcomes.
Professor of Public Policy
Director, Texas Schools Project and State of Texas Education Research Center
Director, The Bruton Center
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Paul A. Jargowsky received his Ph.D. in Public Policy from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University in 1991. His principal research focus is the spatial dimension of inequality, including the geographic concentration of poverty and residential segregation by race and class. His widely cited book, Poverty and Place: Ghettos, Barrios, and the American City, is a comprehensive examination of poverty at the neighborhood level in U.S. metropolitan areas between 1970 and 1990. Jargowsky's current research examines the effect of suburban development patterns on access to opportunity. He also has made methodological innovations in the measurement of segregation and has explored differential access to higher education under the banner of the Texas Schools Project, which uses a longitudinal panel of administrative data from several public agencies to study educational attainment, college attendance, and labor market outcomes.Karen M. Jarrell
Clinical Assistant Professor of Public Affairs
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Karen M. Jarrell completed her Ph.D. in Public Affairs from The University of Texas at Dallas in 2007. She is the University Registrar and Director of Academic Records, The University of Texas at Dallas. She teaches graduate level courses in public affairs to Masters and PhD candidates. Karen's expertise lies in higher education policy and practice, organizational theory and management, and enrollment management. As a Clinical Assistant Professor at The University of Texas at Dallas, she has both co-authored and served as a peer reviewer for the Review of Public Personnel Administration. Dr. Jarrell's major area of research focuses on the development and sustainability of organizations, leadership, succession planning, public personnel development, and strategic academic policy planning.
Clinical Assistant Professor of Public Affairs
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Karen M. Jarrell completed her Ph.D. in Public Affairs from The University of Texas at Dallas in 2007. She is the University Registrar and Director of Academic Records, The University of Texas at Dallas. She teaches graduate level courses in public affairs to Masters and PhD candidates. Karen's expertise lies in higher education policy and practice, organizational theory and management, and enrollment management. As a Clinical Assistant Professor at The University of Texas at Dallas, she has both co-authored and served as a peer reviewer for the Review of Public Personnel Administration. Dr. Jarrell's major area of research focuses on the development and sustainability of organizations, leadership, succession planning, public personnel development, and strategic academic policy planning. Linda Camp Keith
Associate Professor of Political Science
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Linda Camp Keith, Ph.D. in Political Science, University of North Texas, 1999, has long-term research and teaching interests in the U.S. Supreme Court, human rights and the rule of law (with a focus on judicial independence, constitutions and domestic threat), and comparative courts. She has published research on the U.S. Supreme Court in the American Journal of Political Science, Political Research Quarterly, Social Science Quarterly, Judicature, and Social Science History. Her most recent work includes her book, The U.S. Supreme Court, The U.S. Supreme Court and the Judicial Review of Congress: Two Hundred Years in the Exercise of the Court's Most Potent Power. She has published research of on international human rights in Political Research Quarterly, International Studies Quarterly, Journal of Peace Research, Human Rights Quarterly and several edited human rights anthologies.
Before joining UTDallas she was a Visiting Assistant Professor at the University of Iowa, and prior to that, a professor of political science at Collin College.
Associate Professor of Political Science
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Linda Camp Keith, Ph.D. in Political Science, University of North Texas, 1999, has long-term research and teaching interests in the U.S. Supreme Court, human rights and the rule of law (with a focus on judicial independence, constitutions and domestic threat), and comparative courts. She has published research on the U.S. Supreme Court in the American Journal of Political Science, Political Research Quarterly, Social Science Quarterly, Judicature, and Social Science History. Her most recent work includes her book, The U.S. Supreme Court, The U.S. Supreme Court and the Judicial Review of Congress: Two Hundred Years in the Exercise of the Court's Most Potent Power. She has published research of on international human rights in Political Research Quarterly, International Studies Quarterly, Journal of Peace Research, Human Rights Quarterly and several edited human rights anthologies.Before joining UTDallas she was a Visiting Assistant Professor at the University of Iowa, and prior to that, a professor of political science at Collin College.
Luba Ketsler
Senior Lecturer, Economics
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Luba Ketsler has a Masters degree in Economics from Hunter College in New York City, and an undergraduate degree in Economics from UTD. After working for about 10 years as an analyst in the insurance service industry in New York, she moved to Dallas and was given the opportunity to teach Principles of Macroeconomics. She am now a part-time senior lecturer at UTD and teaches a couple of sections of Principles of Macro, and will be teaching Economics of Health in the Spring.
Senior Lecturer, Economics
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Luba Ketsler has a Masters degree in Economics from Hunter College in New York City, and an undergraduate degree in Economics from UTD. After working for about 10 years as an analyst in the insurance service industry in New York, she moved to Dallas and was given the opportunity to teach Principles of Macroeconomics. She am now a part-time senior lecturer at UTD and teaches a couple of sections of Principles of Macro, and will be teaching Economics of Health in the Spring. L. Douglas Kiel
Professor of Public Affairs and Administration
Program Head, Public Affairs
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L. Douglas Kiel, Ph.D. in Political Science, University of Oklahoma, 1986, has long-term research and teaching interests in public management, the complexity sciences, leadership and organizational change. His current research interests include the implications of the cognitive and neurosciences for leadership. His books include Managing Chaos and Complexity in Government, Chaos Theory in the Social Sciences (with Euel Elliott) and Knowledge Management, Organizational Intelligence and Learning and Complexity (ed.). He also serves as the academic director of the Leadership Center in the School of Management and provides senior management level training to both government and business organizations. He will complete his 22nd year at the University in 2008.
Professor of Public Affairs and Administration
Program Head, Public Affairs
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L. Douglas Kiel, Ph.D. in Political Science, University of Oklahoma, 1986, has long-term research and teaching interests in public management, the complexity sciences, leadership and organizational change. His current research interests include the implications of the cognitive and neurosciences for leadership. His books include Managing Chaos and Complexity in Government, Chaos Theory in the Social Sciences (with Euel Elliott) and Knowledge Management, Organizational Intelligence and Learning and Complexity (ed.). He also serves as the academic director of the Leadership Center in the School of Management and provides senior management level training to both government and business organizations. He will complete his 22nd year at the University in 2008.Heja Kim
Senior Lecturer
EPPS Research Associate V.
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Heja Kim, Ph.D. in Political Economy, University of Texas at Dallas, 1991, has research and teaching interests in long term rhythms in global economic development and social statistics. She is co-author of The Rhythms of American Politics. Capitalism, Democracy, and The Long Wave, with Brian Berry, Euel W. Elliott and Edward J. Harpham, and numerous journal articles. She is also the founder of two scholarships, KIMHEJA FELLOWSHIP at the School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences, and UTD-KOREAN ALUMNI SCHOLARSHIP at UTD. She has been teaching Social Statistics at the University of Texas at Dallas since 1999.
Senior Lecturer
EPPS Research Associate V.
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Heja Kim, Ph.D. in Political Economy, University of Texas at Dallas, 1991, has research and teaching interests in long term rhythms in global economic development and social statistics. She is co-author of The Rhythms of American Politics. Capitalism, Democracy, and The Long Wave, with Brian Berry, Euel W. Elliott and Edward J. Harpham, and numerous journal articles. She is also the founder of two scholarships, KIMHEJA FELLOWSHIP at the School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences, and UTD-KOREAN ALUMNI SCHOLARSHIP at UTD. She has been teaching Social Statistics at the University of Texas at Dallas since 1999. Brandon Kinne
Assistant Professor of Political Science
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Brandon J Kinne, PhD in Political Science, Yale University, 2009, specializes in international conflict and social networks. His most recent research examines how networks of world trade and international organization affect the tendency of states to engage in militarized disputes. Other current projects explore such questions as how the dynamics of interstate conflict have evolved differently across different regions of the world; how informal global networks generate emergent forms of global governance; and how network-analytic models can offer novel solutions to agent-structure dilemmas in international relations. He has additional research and teaching interests in network methodologies, international relations theory, hegemony and global hierarchies, and the philosophy of the social sciences.
Assistant Professor of Political Science
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Brandon J Kinne, PhD in Political Science, Yale University, 2009, specializes in international conflict and social networks. His most recent research examines how networks of world trade and international organization affect the tendency of states to engage in militarized disputes. Other current projects explore such questions as how the dynamics of interstate conflict have evolved differently across different regions of the world; how informal global networks generate emergent forms of global governance; and how network-analytic models can offer novel solutions to agent-structure dilemmas in international relations. He has additional research and teaching interests in network methodologies, international relations theory, hegemony and global hierarchies, and the philosophy of the social sciences.Tomislav V. Kovandzic
Associate Professor of Criminology
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Tomislav Kovandzic, Ph.D. in Criminology, Florida State University, 1999 has research interests that include the impact of firearms and gun control on violence, deterrence, incapacitation, crime control, and structural correlates of violence. His work has appeared in Criminology, Justice Quarterly, Criminology & Public Policy and other journals.
Before joining UTDallas, he was a member of the Justice Sciences faculty at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
Associate Professor of Criminology
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Tomislav Kovandzic, Ph.D. in Criminology, Florida State University, 1999 has research interests that include the impact of firearms and gun control on violence, deterrence, incapacitation, crime control, and structural correlates of violence. His work has appeared in Criminology, Justice Quarterly, Criminology & Public Policy and other journals.Before joining UTDallas, he was a member of the Justice Sciences faculty at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
Murray J. Leaf
Professor of Anthropology and Political Economy
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Murray J. Leaf, Ph.D. in Social Anthropology, University of Chicago, 1966. His research interests are in the history and philosophy of social science, legal philosophy, South Asia, socio-economic development, and fundamental sociocultural theory. He has done fieldwork in India and Bangladesh. His books include Information and Behavior in a Sikh Village; Man, Mind, and Science: a History of Anthropology; Song of Hope: The Green Revolution in a Panjab Village; and Pragmatism and Development: the Prospect for Pluralism in the Third World.
Before coming to UTDallas he taught at Punjab University (India), Pomona College, and UCLA. Since coming to UTDallas, he has served as the Senior Social Scientist on major development projects in India and Bangladesh and as a consultant for the United Nations Centre for Regional Development in Nagoya, Japan.
Professor of Anthropology and Political Economy
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Murray J. Leaf, Ph.D. in Social Anthropology, University of Chicago, 1966. His research interests are in the history and philosophy of social science, legal philosophy, South Asia, socio-economic development, and fundamental sociocultural theory. He has done fieldwork in India and Bangladesh. His books include Information and Behavior in a Sikh Village; Man, Mind, and Science: a History of Anthropology; Song of Hope: The Green Revolution in a Panjab Village; and Pragmatism and Development: the Prospect for Pluralism in the Third World.Before coming to UTDallas he taught at Punjab University (India), Pomona College, and UCLA. Since coming to UTDallas, he has served as the Senior Social Scientist on major development projects in India and Bangladesh and as a consultant for the United Nations Centre for Regional Development in Nagoya, Japan.
Young-joo Lee
Assistant Professor of Public Affairs
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Young-joo Lee is an assistant professor of public affairs at the School of Economic,Political and Police Sciences, University of Texas at Dallas. She received her Ph.D. in public administration from the University of Georgia and her MPA from the University of Texas at Austin. Her research interests include nonprofit organizations, governance, volunteerism, gender equity, and human resources management in public and nonprofit organizations.
Assistant Professor of Public Affairs
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Young-joo Lee is an assistant professor of public affairs at the School of Economic,Political and Police Sciences, University of Texas at Dallas. She received her Ph.D. in public administration from the University of Georgia and her MPA from the University of Texas at Austin. Her research interests include nonprofit organizations, governance, volunteerism, gender equity, and human resources management in public and nonprofit organizations. Sherry Xin Li
Assistant Professor of Economics
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Sherry Li received her Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Michigan in 2006. Her research, primarily experimental and behavioral in nature, draws on theories and designs from psychology and uses the experimental approach in field and laboratory to study issues in areas of broadly defined public economics, labor economics and organizational design. It is funded by the National Science Foundation. Her research has been published in journals including the American Economic Review.
Assistant Professor of Economics
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Sherry Li received her Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Michigan in 2006. Her research, primarily experimental and behavioral in nature, draws on theories and designs from psychology and uses the experimental approach in field and laboratory to study issues in areas of broadly defined public economics, labor economics and organizational design. It is funded by the National Science Foundation. Her research has been published in journals including the American Economic Review.Robert C. Lowry
Professor and Program Head of Political Science
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Robert C. Lowry, Ph.D. in Political Economy and Government, Harvard University, 1993, has research and teaching interests in the origins and consequences of political institutions, political and civic organizations, fiscal policy, and the political economy of higher education. His research has been funded by the National Science Foundation and published in numerous journals including the American Political Science Review, American Journal of Political Science, The Journal of Politics, Economics and Politics, and Economics of Education Review.
Before joining UTDallas, he was a member of the political science faculty at Iowa State University.
Professor and Program Head of Political Science
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Robert C. Lowry, Ph.D. in Political Economy and Government, Harvard University, 1993, has research and teaching interests in the origins and consequences of political institutions, political and civic organizations, fiscal policy, and the political economy of higher education. His research has been funded by the National Science Foundation and published in numerous journals including the American Political Science Review, American Journal of Political Science, The Journal of Politics, Economics and Politics, and Economics of Education Review.Before joining UTDallas, he was a member of the political science faculty at Iowa State University.
James W. Marquart
Professor of Criminology
Program Head, Criminology and Sociology
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James W. Marquart, Ph.D. in Sociology, Texas A&M University, 1983, has long-term research and teaching interests in prison organizations, capital punishment and criminal justice policy. His books include The Rope, The Chair, and the Needle: Patterns of Capital Punishment in Texas, 1923-1990, The Keepers: Prison Guards and Contemporary Corrections, and An Appeal to Justice: Litigated Reform of Texas Prisons.
Before joining UTDallas he was Director of Research and of the National Institute for Victim Studies in the College of Criminal Justice at Sam Houston State University, and prior to that an officer with the Texas Department of Corrections.
Professor of Criminology
Program Head, Criminology and Sociology
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James W. Marquart, Ph.D. in Sociology, Texas A&M University, 1983, has long-term research and teaching interests in prison organizations, capital punishment and criminal justice policy. His books include The Rope, The Chair, and the Needle: Patterns of Capital Punishment in Texas, 1923-1990, The Keepers: Prison Guards and Contemporary Corrections, and An Appeal to Justice: Litigated Reform of Texas Prisons.Before joining UTDallas he was Director of Research and of the National Institute for Victim Studies in the College of Criminal Justice at Sam Houston State University, and prior to that an officer with the Texas Department of Corrections.
Sarah Maxwell
Clinical Assistant Professor
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Sarah Maxwell, Clinical Assistant Professor, holds a Ph.D. in public policy from George Mason University. Dr. Maxwell teaches courses on youth, crime, and justice, crime prevention, and policy. In addition to her academic career, Dr. Maxwell worked for a large nonprofit, managing federal and state grants in the youth offender and employment fields. During this time, she organized a joint task force between the U.S. Department of Labor and U.S. Department of Justice to study promising employment practices for court-involved youth. She also worked as a consultant to nonprofits and federal contractors. Dr. Maxwell is the co-author on numerous government and foundation reports, and more recently, a book on the women's movement, titled Success and Solitude: Fifty years after the Feminine Mystique. Prior to joining the faculty at UT Dallas, Dr. Maxwell served as a lecturer in the School of Public Administration and Policy, Eller College of Management at the University of Arizona where she taught courses in public policy, bureaucracy, public management, nonprofit management, and human services. She also taught in the Administration of Justice Program, Department of Public and International Affairs at George Mason University.
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Sarah Maxwell, Clinical Assistant Professor, holds a Ph.D. in public policy from George Mason University. Dr. Maxwell teaches courses on youth, crime, and justice, crime prevention, and policy. In addition to her academic career, Dr. Maxwell worked for a large nonprofit, managing federal and state grants in the youth offender and employment fields. During this time, she organized a joint task force between the U.S. Department of Labor and U.S. Department of Justice to study promising employment practices for court-involved youth. She also worked as a consultant to nonprofits and federal contractors. Dr. Maxwell is the co-author on numerous government and foundation reports, and more recently, a book on the women's movement, titled Success and Solitude: Fifty years after the Feminine Mystique. Prior to joining the faculty at UT Dallas, Dr. Maxwell served as a lecturer in the School of Public Administration and Policy, Eller College of Management at the University of Arizona where she taught courses in public policy, bureaucracy, public management, nonprofit management, and human services. She also taught in the Administration of Justice Program, Department of Public and International Affairs at George Mason University.
Susan Williams McElroy
Associate Professor of Public Policy and Political Economy
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Susan Williams McElroy, Ph.D., received her doctorate in Economics of Education from Stanford University in 1996. Her research and teaching interests include connections between economics and education, poverty and economic inequality, economics of the labor market, and teenage pregnancy and childbearing.
Before joining the faculty at UTD in the fall of 2002, Dr. McElroy was an Assistant Professor at the H. John Heinz III School of Public Policy and Management at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Associate Professor of Public Policy and Political Economy
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Susan Williams McElroy, Ph.D., received her doctorate in Economics of Education from Stanford University in 1996. Her research and teaching interests include connections between economics and education, poverty and economic inequality, economics of the labor market, and teenage pregnancy and childbearing.Before joining the faculty at UTD in the fall of 2002, Dr. McElroy was an Assistant Professor at the H. John Heinz III School of Public Policy and Management at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Banks Miller
Assistant Professor of Political Science
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Banks Miller received a Ph.D. in Political Science from Ohio State University in 2009. He has research interest in judicial behavior, specialized courts, state supreme courts, and political methodology. Most recently his work has evaluated the role of specialized knowledge in judging patent disputes and on the effect of the Federalist Society on decision making in federal appellate courts. Some current projects include evaluations of governments as litigants, decision making on the Texas and Oklahoma criminal courts of appeal and work on how state judges decide the validity of challenges to state initiatives.
Before attending Ohio State University he received a law degree from the University of Texas at Austin.
Assistant Professor of Political Science
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Banks Miller received a Ph.D. in Political Science from Ohio State University in 2009. He has research interest in judicial behavior, specialized courts, state supreme courts, and political methodology. Most recently his work has evaluated the role of specialized knowledge in judging patent disputes and on the effect of the Federalist Society on decision making in federal appellate courts. Some current projects include evaluations of governments as litigants, decision making on the Texas and Oklahoma criminal courts of appeal and work on how state judges decide the validity of challenges to state initiatives. Before attending Ohio State University he received a law degree from the University of Texas at Austin.
Robert G. Morris
Assistant Professor of Criminology
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Robert G. Morris, Ph.D. in Criminal Justice, Sam Houston State University, 2007, studies the etiology of non-conventional criminality. Specifically, his current research focuses white collar offending over the life course, cybercrime, and identity theft. Additionally, he studies prison violence among long-term Texas inmates (i.e. capital murderers and non-capital murderers). He joined the criminology faculty at UT Dallas in the Fall of 2007.
Assistant Professor of Criminology
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Robert G. Morris, Ph.D. in Criminal Justice, Sam Houston State University, 2007, studies the etiology of non-conventional criminality. Specifically, his current research focuses white collar offending over the life course, cybercrime, and identity theft. Additionally, he studies prison violence among long-term Texas inmates (i.e. capital murderers and non-capital murderers). He joined the criminology faculty at UT Dallas in the Fall of 2007.Stuart B. Murchison
Clinical Associate Professor of Geospatial Sciences and Geography
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Stuart B. Murchison, Ph.D. in Geography, University of Utah, 1989, specializes in the use of geographic information, remote sensing and global positional systems to analyze phenomena in the public sector and in the geosciences.
Before joining UTDallas he was Assistant Director of Public Works and Transportation and Interim CIO for the City of Dallas, Manager of GIS for the Dallas Central Appraisal District, Manager of GIS/RS for Carter & Burgess, Inc. and a Staff Geologist with Sergent, Hauskins and Beckwith.
Clinical Associate Professor of Geospatial Sciences and Geography
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Stuart B. Murchison, Ph.D. in Geography, University of Utah, 1989, specializes in the use of geographic information, remote sensing and global positional systems to analyze phenomena in the public sector and in the geosciences.Before joining UTDallas he was Assistant Director of Public Works and Transportation and Interim CIO for the City of Dallas, Manager of GIS for the Dallas Central Appraisal District, Manager of GIS/RS for Carter & Burgess, Inc. and a Staff Geologist with Sergent, Hauskins and Beckwith.
James C. Murdoch
Program Head, Economics
Professor of Economics and Public Policy
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James Murdoch received his Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Wyoming in 1982. He has authored or co-authored numerous scholarly articles in the areas of environmental economics, public economics, and defense economics in such journals as Quarterly Journal of Economics, Review of Economics and Statistics, Economica, Economic Inquiry, Land Economics, Journal of Public Economics, Journal of Conflict Resolution, and Journal of Environmental Economics and Management. His research reflects an applied econometric approach with some emphasis on policy analysis and prescription. Murdoch's current research concerns applications of spatial econometric methods and local economic development.
Before coming to UTD in 1991, Murdoch held teaching and administrative positions at the University of Louisiana – Monroe and Auburn University at Montgomery.
Program Head, Economics
Professor of Economics and Public Policy
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James Murdoch received his Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Wyoming in 1982. He has authored or co-authored numerous scholarly articles in the areas of environmental economics, public economics, and defense economics in such journals as Quarterly Journal of Economics, Review of Economics and Statistics, Economica, Economic Inquiry, Land Economics, Journal of Public Economics, Journal of Conflict Resolution, and Journal of Environmental Economics and Management. His research reflects an applied econometric approach with some emphasis on policy analysis and prescription. Murdoch's current research concerns applications of spatial econometric methods and local economic development.Before coming to UTD in 1991, Murdoch held teaching and administrative positions at the University of Louisiana – Monroe and Auburn University at Montgomery.
Meryl G. Nason
Senior Lecturer, Sociology
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Meryl G. Nason, Ph.D., Political Economy, UT-Dallas, 1994, teaches Introductory Sociology, Social Problems, Deviance, Aging, Collective Behavior and Social Movements, The Life Cycle, Sociology of the Family, Gender Roles and Middle East Cultures. Her research interests focus on social movement organizations and the mobilization process.
Previously she taught introductory courses in Sociology and Government at Community Colleges and was the recipient of the Excellence in Teaching Award, Mountain View College, 1994-1995.
Senior Lecturer, Sociology
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Meryl G. Nason, Ph.D., Political Economy, UT-Dallas, 1994, teaches Introductory Sociology, Social Problems, Deviance, Aging, Collective Behavior and Social Movements, The Life Cycle, Sociology of the Family, Gender Roles and Middle East Cultures. Her research interests focus on social movement organizations and the mobilization process.Previously she taught introductory courses in Sociology and Government at Community Colleges and was the recipient of the Excellence in Teaching Award, Mountain View College, 1994-1995.
Daniel M. O'Brien
Director, Texas Schools Project and Texas Education Research Center
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Daniel O'Brien received his Ph.D. in Political Economy from the University of Texas at Dallas in 1999. He retired from UTD in September 2006, but has continued teaching econometrics, mathematical economics and microeconomics, as well as his research projects with the Texas Schools Project. Recent activities include providing teacher incentive pay technical assistance for school districts throughout the state, analyzing college attendance rates for career and technology students, employing value added techniques to identify best practice teachers in the Fort Worth ISD and examining the impact of high quality preschool on student success.
Before coming to UTDallas he was Vice President of Systems & Computer Technology Corporation in Malvern, Pennsylvania.
Director, Texas Schools Project and Texas Education Research Center
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Daniel O'Brien received his Ph.D. in Political Economy from the University of Texas at Dallas in 1999. He retired from UTD in September 2006, but has continued teaching econometrics, mathematical economics and microeconomics, as well as his research projects with the Texas Schools Project. Recent activities include providing teacher incentive pay technical assistance for school districts throughout the state, analyzing college attendance rates for career and technology students, employing value added techniques to identify best practice teachers in the Fort Worth ISD and examining the impact of high quality preschool on student success.Before coming to UTDallas he was Vice President of Systems & Computer Technology Corporation in Malvern, Pennsylvania.
Clint W. Peinhardt
Assistant Professor of Political Science
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Clint Peinhardt, Ph.D. in Political Science, University of Michigan, 2004, specializes in the politics of trade and investment. Most recently, his research examines international investment disputes, the dispute resolution clauses of investment treaties, and their effects on foreign direct investment. Previous work examines the causes of financial liberalization, and the evolution of domestic political support for free trade across countries.
Before coming to UTDallas, he was a visiting Assistant Professor at the University of Michigan.
Assistant Professor of Political Science
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Clint Peinhardt, Ph.D. in Political Science, University of Michigan, 2004, specializes in the politics of trade and investment. Most recently, his research examines international investment disputes, the dispute resolution clauses of investment treaties, and their effects on foreign direct investment. Previous work examines the causes of financial liberalization, and the evolution of domestic political support for free trade across countries.Before coming to UTDallas, he was a visiting Assistant Professor at the University of Michigan.
Sheila Amin Gutíerrez de Piñeres
Professor of Political Economy and Economics,
Program Head, Public Policy and Political Economy
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Sheila Amin Gutírrez de Piñeres, Ph.D. in Economics, Duke University, 1992 specializes in Latin American development and trade. She has authored or coauthored numerous scholarly journal articles in development economics, international economics, and Latin American studies in Journal of Development Economics, Bulletin of Latin American Research, Latin American Politics and Society, Applied Economics, Applied Economics Letters, International Journal of Public Administration, Review of Development Economics, Latin American Business Review, Terrorism & Political Violence, Agricultural Economics, and Journal of International Consumer Marketing. Her book Guns, Drugs, and Development in Colombia with Jennifer Holmes and Kevin Curtin is forthcoming. She is also currently on the advisory board of the J. McDonald Williams Institute and an active member of the Dallas Committee on Foreign Relations.
Before coming to UTD in 1996, she was an assistant professor of Economics at The University of Arkansas, Fayetteville.
Professor of Political Economy and Economics,
Program Head, Public Policy and Political Economy
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Sheila Amin Gutírrez de Piñeres, Ph.D. in Economics, Duke University, 1992 specializes in Latin American development and trade. She has authored or coauthored numerous scholarly journal articles in development economics, international economics, and Latin American studies in Journal of Development Economics, Bulletin of Latin American Research, Latin American Politics and Society, Applied Economics, Applied Economics Letters, International Journal of Public Administration, Review of Development Economics, Latin American Business Review, Terrorism & Political Violence, Agricultural Economics, and Journal of International Consumer Marketing. Her book Guns, Drugs, and Development in Colombia with Jennifer Holmes and Kevin Curtin is forthcoming. She is also currently on the advisory board of the J. McDonald Williams Institute and an active member of the Dallas Committee on Foreign Relations.Before coming to UTD in 1996, she was an assistant professor of Economics at The University of Arkansas, Fayetteville.
Elmer Polk
Clinical Professor of Criminology
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Prior to coming to UTD, Dr. Polk was a faculty member for 16 years primarily with the University of Texas at Arlington and Coppin State University. His primary specialties are criminal justice career paths, community and institutional corrections, violent crime, juvenile systems, and criminological theory. He completed his B.A. in Criminal Justice at the University of South Florida in Tampa, his MS in Criminal Justice at Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida and his Ph.D. in Criminal Justice at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas. Prior to entering academe, Dr. Polk served for seventeen years in numerous staff, supervisory, and administrative capacities in adult and juvenile probation departments in Florida and Texas.
He also wrote and administered a grant establishing programming for the Navajo Tribe and served as Director of a residential halfway house for Native American Youth on the Navajo Nation in Arizona. He was one of the pioneers of intensive probation supervision in Florida's Community Control Program and in the Bexar County, Texas Juvenile ISP Project. He has served on Boards of Directors and Citizen's Advisory Boards, received several teaching awards, published one coauthored book on juvenile justice and several articles in his specialty areas. He has received funding to study various aspects of violent and gang-related crime and written a variety of book reviews, instructor's manuals, and technical reports.
Clinical Professor of Criminology
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Prior to coming to UTD, Dr. Polk was a faculty member for 16 years primarily with the University of Texas at Arlington and Coppin State University. His primary specialties are criminal justice career paths, community and institutional corrections, violent crime, juvenile systems, and criminological theory. He completed his B.A. in Criminal Justice at the University of South Florida in Tampa, his MS in Criminal Justice at Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida and his Ph.D. in Criminal Justice at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas. Prior to entering academe, Dr. Polk served for seventeen years in numerous staff, supervisory, and administrative capacities in adult and juvenile probation departments in Florida and Texas.He also wrote and administered a grant establishing programming for the Navajo Tribe and served as Director of a residential halfway house for Native American Youth on the Navajo Nation in Arizona. He was one of the pioneers of intensive probation supervision in Florida's Community Control Program and in the Bexar County, Texas Juvenile ISP Project. He has served on Boards of Directors and Citizen's Advisory Boards, received several teaching awards, published one coauthored book on juvenile justice and several articles in his specialty areas. He has received funding to study various aspects of violent and gang-related crime and written a variety of book reviews, instructor's manuals, and technical reports.
Fang Qiu
Associate Professor of Geospatial Information Sciences and Remote Sensing
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Fang Qiu, Ph.D. in Geography, University of South Carolina, 2000, has research and teaching interests in digital image processing, neural network and fuzzy logic, spatial analysis and modeling, GIS application software development, and Internet mapping. His research has been funded by the National Science Foundation, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Environmental Protection Agency and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, etc. Dr. Qiu has also served as a reviewer for numerous academic journals, book publishers, and as a panelist for National Science Foundation. He served as President of International Association of Chinese Professional in Geographic Information Sciences.
Associate Professor of Geospatial Information Sciences and Remote Sensing
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Fang Qiu, Ph.D. in Geography, University of South Carolina, 2000, has research and teaching interests in digital image processing, neural network and fuzzy logic, spatial analysis and modeling, GIS application software development, and Internet mapping. His research has been funded by the National Science Foundation, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Environmental Protection Agency and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, etc. Dr. Qiu has also served as a reviewer for numerous academic journals, book publishers, and as a panelist for National Science Foundation. He served as President of International Association of Chinese Professional in Geographic Information Sciences.Lawrence J. Redlinger
Professor
Executive Director for Strategic Planning and Analysis
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Lawrence J. Redlinger, Doctor of Philosophy in Sociology, Northwestern University, 1969, is Executive Director for Strategic Planning and Analysis at UTD. He is responsible for comprehensive strategic planning and institutional analysis including academic, administrative and financial components of the University. Lawrence J. Redlinger works closely with the President to identify trends and circumstances affecting higher education policies, coordinates and implements comprehensive institutional planning and research to support the University's strategic plan, integrate operational and strategic planning, and prioritize resource allocation based on institutional objectives. He is a member of the President's Senior Cabinet and serve on numerous other University policy-making committees. He represents the interests of the University to both internal and external constituencies including the Legislature, The U.T. System, The Board of Regents, the State's Higher Education Coordinating Board, UTD's Development Board, Corporations and private individuals
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Executive Director for Strategic Planning and Analysis
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Lawrence J. Redlinger, Doctor of Philosophy in Sociology, Northwestern University, 1969, is Executive Director for Strategic Planning and Analysis at UTD. He is responsible for comprehensive strategic planning and institutional analysis including academic, administrative and financial components of the University. Lawrence J. Redlinger works closely with the President to identify trends and circumstances affecting higher education policies, coordinates and implements comprehensive institutional planning and research to support the University's strategic plan, integrate operational and strategic planning, and prioritize resource allocation based on institutional objectives. He is a member of the President's Senior Cabinet and serve on numerous other University policy-making committees. He represents the interests of the University to both internal and external constituencies including the Legislature, The U.T. System, The Board of Regents, the State's Higher Education Coordinating Board, UTD's Development Board, Corporations and private individualsMeghna Sabharwal
Assistant Professor of Public Affairs
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Dr. Meghna Sabharwal received her doctorate in public administration from Arizona State University in 2008. Her research interests are focused on workforce policy with special attention to job satisfaction, productivity, and diversity issues. Her work has appeared or is forthcoming in academic journals such as Public Administration, The Social Science Journal, Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering, Government Information Quarterly, and Research in Higher Education. Her book chapter about gender differences in scholarly productivity of faculty in public administration and policy will be published in early 2010.
She worked as a postdoctoral research fellow at the City College of New York, CUNY (City University of New York) before joining the faculty at the University of Texas at Dallas.
Assistant Professor of Public Affairs
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Dr. Meghna Sabharwal received her doctorate in public administration from Arizona State University in 2008. Her research interests are focused on workforce policy with special attention to job satisfaction, productivity, and diversity issues. Her work has appeared or is forthcoming in academic journals such as Public Administration, The Social Science Journal, Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering, Government Information Quarterly, and Research in Higher Education. Her book chapter about gender differences in scholarly productivity of faculty in public administration and policy will be published in early 2010. She worked as a postdoctoral research fellow at the City College of New York, CUNY (City University of New York) before joining the faculty at the University of Texas at Dallas.
Sonya Salamon
Research Professor of Sociology
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Sonya Salamon, Ph.D. in Anthropology, University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign, 1974, has a long term research and teaching interest in rural American communities, family farmers, and agriculture. Her research has been funded primarily by the U.S. Department of Agriculture through the Economic Research Service, Hatch, and the National Research Initiative programs. Her books include Prairie Patrimony: Family, Farming, and Community in the Midwest and Newcomers to Old Towns: Suburbanization of the Heartland.
Before joining UT Dallas she spent more than thirty years on the family and community studies faculty at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Research Professor of Sociology
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Sonya Salamon, Ph.D. in Anthropology, University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign, 1974, has a long term research and teaching interest in rural American communities, family farmers, and agriculture. Her research has been funded primarily by the U.S. Department of Agriculture through the Economic Research Service, Hatch, and the National Research Initiative programs. Her books include Prairie Patrimony: Family, Farming, and Community in the Midwest and Newcomers to Old Towns: Suburbanization of the Heartland.Before joining UT Dallas she spent more than thirty years on the family and community studies faculty at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Todd Sandler
Vibhooti Shukla Professor of Economics and Political Economy
Director, Center for Global Collective Action
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Todd Sandler, PhD in Economics, SUNY at Binghamton, 1971, has research and teaching interests in public economics, defense economics, game theory, environmental issues, and terrorism. He is a much-cited scholar whose books include The Political Economy of Terrorism, Global Collective Action, Global Challenges, The Economics of Defense, and The Theory of Externalities, Public Goods, and Club Goods.
Before joining UTD he was the Robert R. and Katheryn A. Dockson Professor of International Relations and Economics at the University of Southern California and Distinguished Professor of Economics at Iowa State University.
Vibhooti Shukla Professor of Economics and Political Economy
Director, Center for Global Collective Action
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Todd Sandler, PhD in Economics, SUNY at Binghamton, 1971, has research and teaching interests in public economics, defense economics, game theory, environmental issues, and terrorism. He is a much-cited scholar whose books include The Political Economy of Terrorism, Global Collective Action, Global Challenges, The Economics of Defense, and The Theory of Externalities, Public Goods, and Club Goods.Before joining UTD he was the Robert R. and Katheryn A. Dockson Professor of International Relations and Economics at the University of Southern California and Distinguished Professor of Economics at Iowa State University.
Richard K. Scotch
Professor of Sociology, Public Policy and Political Economy
Coordinator, Programs in Sociology and Evaluation Research
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Richard K. Scotch, Ph.D. in Sociology, Harvard University, 1982, is interested in the interaction of social policy and social change. He is the author of From Good Will to Civil Rights: Transforming Federal Disability Policy and Disability Protests: Contentious Politics 1970-1999, as well as numerous articles and monographs on disability, health care, education, and human services. Dr. Scotch is past president of the Society for Disability Studies, was named a 1999 Switzer Fellow by the National Rehabilitation Association, and served on the Advisory Committee on Disability Studies in the Twenty-First Century of the National Institute of Disability and Rehabilitation Research. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of the North Texas Behavioral Health Authority.
Prior to his appointment at UTD, Scotch served as an AAAS Congressional Science Fellow.
Professor of Sociology, Public Policy and Political Economy
Coordinator, Programs in Sociology and Evaluation Research
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Richard K. Scotch, Ph.D. in Sociology, Harvard University, 1982, is interested in the interaction of social policy and social change. He is the author of From Good Will to Civil Rights: Transforming Federal Disability Policy and Disability Protests: Contentious Politics 1970-1999, as well as numerous articles and monographs on disability, health care, education, and human services. Dr. Scotch is past president of the Society for Disability Studies, was named a 1999 Switzer Fellow by the National Rehabilitation Association, and served on the Advisory Committee on Disability Studies in the Twenty-First Century of the National Institute of Disability and Rehabilitation Research. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of the North Texas Behavioral Health Authority.Prior to his appointment at UTD, Scotch served as an AAAS Congressional Science Fellow.
Barry J. Seldon
Professor of Economics and Political Economy
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Barry J. Seldon, Ph.D. in Economics, Duke University, 1985, has longterm research and teaching interests in broad aspects of industrial organization economics, especially in the economics of advertising. He has published over 40 articles in economic and political science journals and has coauthored a book, The Economic Benefits of Forestry Research.
Before joining UTDallas he was on the faculty of Ohio University, and after earning his M.S. in political science he was employed by the Florida Supreme Court and the Florida Department of Commerce.
Professor of Economics and Political Economy
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Barry J. Seldon, Ph.D. in Economics, Duke University, 1985, has longterm research and teaching interests in broad aspects of industrial organization economics, especially in the economics of advertising. He has published over 40 articles in economic and political science journals and has coauthored a book, The Economic Benefits of Forestry Research.Before joining UTDallas he was on the faculty of Ohio University, and after earning his M.S. in political science he was employed by the Florida Supreme Court and the Florida Department of Commerce.
Kevin J. Siqueira
Associate Professor of Economics
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Kevin Siqueira, Ph.D. in Economics, Iowa State University, 1998, has research interests in public, environmental and defense economics and microeconomic theory. He has published in the Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, the Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, the Journal of Public Economic Theory, the Journal of Public Economics, and the Journal of Conflict Resolution.
Prior to joining the faculty at the University of Texas at Dallas he was a faculty member at Clarkson University in upstate New York.
Associate Professor of Economics
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Kevin Siqueira, Ph.D. in Economics, Iowa State University, 1998, has research interests in public, environmental and defense economics and microeconomic theory. He has published in the Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, the Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, the Journal of Public Economic Theory, the Journal of Public Economics, and the Journal of Conflict Resolution.Prior to joining the faculty at the University of Texas at Dallas he was a faculty member at Clarkson University in upstate New York.
Sheryl L. Skaggs
Associate Professor of Sociology and Public Policy
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Sheryl L. Skaggs, Ph.D. in Sociology, North Carolina State University, 2001, has research and teaching interests in the areas of workplace inequality, organizations, occupations and professions, and social inequality more broadly defined. Her recent research has been published in the American Journal of Sociology, Sociological Forum, Research in Political Sociology, and Work and Occupations.
Before joining the faculty, she was a research associate with The Cecil and Ida Green Center for the Study of Science and Society at UTDallas.
Associate Professor of Sociology and Public Policy
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Sheryl L. Skaggs, Ph.D. in Sociology, North Carolina State University, 2001, has research and teaching interests in the areas of workplace inequality, organizations, occupations and professions, and social inequality more broadly defined. Her recent research has been published in the American Journal of Sociology, Sociological Forum, Research in Political Sociology, and Work and Occupations.Before joining the faculty, she was a research associate with The Cecil and Ida Green Center for the Study of Science and Society at UTDallas.
Marianne C. Stewart
Professor of Political Science
Editor, The American Journal of Political Science
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Marianne C. Stewart, Ph.D., Political Science, Duke University, is Professor in the School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences at the University of Texas at Dallas. She currently is Editor of The American Journal of Political Science, and she has been Associate and Assistant Editor of International Studies Quarterly and The Journal of Politics, respectively. Her research and teaching areas include electoral politics, political choice, and research methodology involving the conduct of inquiry, survey design, and data analysis. She has been investigator or co-investigator of 12 major research projects funded by the National Science Foundation (U.S.) and the Economic and Social Research Council (U.K.), including the 2001, 2005, and 2009-10 British Election Studies. Her recent books are Performance Politics and The British Voter (Cambridge University Press, 2009), and Political Choice in Britain (Oxford University Press, 2004). She has published in the American Journal of Political Science, American Political Science Review, Journal of Politics, Political Analysis, and other leading journals, and well as in books published by the university presses of Cambridge, Duke, and Oxford.
She has been Executive Vice Dean, Acting Dean, Director of Graduate Studies, and Political Science Program Director at UTDallas; Political Science Program Director at the National Science Foundation; and on the faculty of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and Rutgers University.
Professor of Political Science
Editor, The American Journal of Political Science
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Marianne C. Stewart, Ph.D., Political Science, Duke University, is Professor in the School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences at the University of Texas at Dallas. She currently is Editor of The American Journal of Political Science, and she has been Associate and Assistant Editor of International Studies Quarterly and The Journal of Politics, respectively. Her research and teaching areas include electoral politics, political choice, and research methodology involving the conduct of inquiry, survey design, and data analysis. She has been investigator or co-investigator of 12 major research projects funded by the National Science Foundation (U.S.) and the Economic and Social Research Council (U.K.), including the 2001, 2005, and 2009-10 British Election Studies. Her recent books are Performance Politics and The British Voter (Cambridge University Press, 2009), and Political Choice in Britain (Oxford University Press, 2004). She has published in the American Journal of Political Science, American Political Science Review, Journal of Politics, Political Analysis, and other leading journals, and well as in books published by the university presses of Cambridge, Duke, and Oxford.
She has been Executive Vice Dean, Acting Dean, Director of Graduate Studies, and Political Science Program Director at UTDallas; Political Science Program Director at the National Science Foundation; and on the faculty of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and Rutgers University.
Donggyu Sul
Professor of Economics
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Donggyu Sul received his Ph.D. in Economics from the Ohio State University in 1992. He has research and teaching interests in Econometrics and International Finance. His works appear on various journals such as Econometrica, Review of Economic Studies, Journal of Econometrics, Journal of International Economics, Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics and many more.
Before joining UTD in 2009, Donggyu held teaching and research positions at the University of Auckland, New Zealand.
Professor of Economics
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Donggyu Sul received his Ph.D. in Economics from the Ohio State University in 1992. He has research and teaching interests in Econometrics and International Finance. His works appear on various journals such as Econometrica, Review of Economic Studies, Journal of Econometrics, Journal of International Economics, Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics and many more. Before joining UTD in 2009, Donggyu held teaching and research positions at the University of Auckland, New Zealand.
Robert W. Taylor
Adjunct Professor of Criminology
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Robert W. Taylor, Ph.D. Urban Affairs, Portland State University, 1981, is Adjunct Professor of Criminology at School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences and the Executive Director of the W.W. Caruth Jr. Police Institute at Dallas. Dr. Taylor was a principal party to the development of the Institute and was appointed the founding director by the University of North Texas. Prior to assuming this position, Dr. Taylor was professor and chair of the Department of Criminal Justice at the University of North Texas and remains a tenured, full professor within the Department. Dr. Taylor has studied police responses to terrorism, focusing on issues in the Middle East. He is a consultant to the U.S. Department of Justice working with the Institute for Intergovernmental Research and acts as a lead instructor in the State and Local Anti-Terrorism Training Program responsible for training law enforcement and other related professionals (specifically the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Forces and the DEA High Intensity Drug-Trafficking Area Strike Forces) on Middle Eastern groups. He is also an instructor for the U.S. Department of State, Anti-Terrorism Assistance Program and teaches internationally to executives of foreign governments and has authored or co-authored over two hundred articles, books, and manuscripts.
Dr. Taylor was awarded the University of North Texas Regent's Lecture Award for 2003 for his work in the Middle East, and most recently the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences presented Dr. Taylor with the 2008 O.W. Wilson Award ‘in recognition of his outstanding contribution to police education, research and practice.'
Adjunct Professor of Criminology
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Robert W. Taylor, Ph.D. Urban Affairs, Portland State University, 1981, is Adjunct Professor of Criminology at School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences and the Executive Director of the W.W. Caruth Jr. Police Institute at Dallas. Dr. Taylor was a principal party to the development of the Institute and was appointed the founding director by the University of North Texas. Prior to assuming this position, Dr. Taylor was professor and chair of the Department of Criminal Justice at the University of North Texas and remains a tenured, full professor within the Department. Dr. Taylor has studied police responses to terrorism, focusing on issues in the Middle East. He is a consultant to the U.S. Department of Justice working with the Institute for Intergovernmental Research and acts as a lead instructor in the State and Local Anti-Terrorism Training Program responsible for training law enforcement and other related professionals (specifically the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Forces and the DEA High Intensity Drug-Trafficking Area Strike Forces) on Middle Eastern groups. He is also an instructor for the U.S. Department of State, Anti-Terrorism Assistance Program and teaches internationally to executives of foreign governments and has authored or co-authored over two hundred articles, books, and manuscripts. Dr. Taylor was awarded the University of North Texas Regent's Lecture Award for 2003 for his work in the Middle East, and most recently the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences presented Dr. Taylor with the 2008 O.W. Wilson Award ‘in recognition of his outstanding contribution to police education, research and practice.'
Gregory S. Thielemann
Associate Professor of Political Science
Director, Center for the Study of Texas Politics
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Greg Thielemann received his Ph.D. in Political Science, Rice University in 1988. Over the years, he has advised a number of campaigns for both Democrats and Republicans and has served as an elections analyst for the Dallas CBS affiliate. His thoughts and quotes have appeared in Time, The Dallas Morning News, The Houston Chronicle, The San Antonio Light and various other publications. In addition, he has discussed Texas politics on CNN and on most local television stations. He has published numerous articles on Texas politics, Southern politics, and public policy. His articles have appeared in Judicature, The Journal of Politics, Social Science Quarterly, The American Review of Politics, the Texas Journal of Political Studies, Legislative Quarterly, the Social Science Journal, Policy Studies Review, Policy Studies Journal, and Public Administration Review. He has also authored a number of book chapters.
Associate Professor of Political Science
Director, Center for the Study of Texas Politics
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Greg Thielemann received his Ph.D. in Political Science, Rice University in 1988. Over the years, he has advised a number of campaigns for both Democrats and Republicans and has served as an elections analyst for the Dallas CBS affiliate. His thoughts and quotes have appeared in Time, The Dallas Morning News, The Houston Chronicle, The San Antonio Light and various other publications. In addition, he has discussed Texas politics on CNN and on most local television stations. He has published numerous articles on Texas politics, Southern politics, and public policy. His articles have appeared in Judicature, The Journal of Politics, Social Science Quarterly, The American Review of Politics, the Texas Journal of Political Studies, Legislative Quarterly, the Social Science Journal, Policy Studies Review, Policy Studies Journal, and Public Administration Review. He has also authored a number of book chapters.Michael R. Tiefelsdorf
Associate Professor in Geo-Spatial Information Sciences
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Michael Tiefelsdorf, is a geographer with a Ph.D. from Wilfrid Laurier University, 1998. His publications focus on the development of local and global statistical and analytical spatial methodologies and their integration into geostatistical software environments. He applies these new methodologies to gain a better understanding of demographic, socio-economic and epidemiological spatial processes. His research is funded by the National Cancer Institute and the National Science Foundation. His recent graduate students have applied novel geo-statistical approaches to analyze crime and disease patterns, spatial mis-match of demand and supply, urban real estate markets and interregional migration systems.
Before coming to UTDallas he was Assistant Professor of Geography at the Ohio State University.
Associate Professor in Geo-Spatial Information Sciences
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Michael Tiefelsdorf, is a geographer with a Ph.D. from Wilfrid Laurier University, 1998. His publications focus on the development of local and global statistical and analytical spatial methodologies and their integration into geostatistical software environments. He applies these new methodologies to gain a better understanding of demographic, socio-economic and epidemiological spatial processes. His research is funded by the National Cancer Institute and the National Science Foundation. His recent graduate students have applied novel geo-statistical approaches to analyze crime and disease patterns, spatial mis-match of demand and supply, urban real estate markets and interregional migration systems.Before coming to UTDallas he was Assistant Professor of Geography at the Ohio State University.
Paul E. Tracy
Professor of Sociology, Public Policy, and Political Economy
Editor, Crime and Delinquency
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Paul E. Tracy, Ph.D. in Sociology, University of Pennsylvania, 1978, has research and teaching interests in criminal careers, legal and policy issues in juvenile justice, and drug prohibition policy. He has published nine books and numerous journal articles. His most recent books include Decision-Making and Juvenile Justice: An Analysis of Bias in Case Processing, Juvenile Law: Landmark U.S. Supreme Court Cases, and Constitutional Law and the Administration of Justice.
Before joining UTDallas he was the Director of the Graduate Program in Criminal Justice at Northeastern University, and prior to that the Associate Director of the Sellin Center for Studies in Criminology and Criminal Law at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.
Professor of Sociology, Public Policy, and Political Economy
Editor, Crime and Delinquency
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Paul E. Tracy, Ph.D. in Sociology, University of Pennsylvania, 1978, has research and teaching interests in criminal careers, legal and policy issues in juvenile justice, and drug prohibition policy. He has published nine books and numerous journal articles. His most recent books include Decision-Making and Juvenile Justice: An Analysis of Bias in Case Processing, Juvenile Law: Landmark U.S. Supreme Court Cases, and Constitutional Law and the Administration of Justice.Before joining UTDallas he was the Director of the Graduate Program in Criminal Justice at Northeastern University, and prior to that the Associate Director of the Sellin Center for Studies in Criminology and Criminal Law at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.
Irina Vakulenko
Senior Lecturer in GIS
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Irina Vakulenko, Ph.D. in Geography, Moscow State Pedagogical University, 1985, teaches global economy as well as population and development. Her research focuses on urban development. She is a member of Association of American Geographers.
Before joining UTDallas, she taught at Collin County Community College and Richland College.
Senior Lecturer in GIS
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Irina Vakulenko, Ph.D. in Geography, Moscow State Pedagogical University, 1985, teaches global economy as well as population and development. Her research focuses on urban development. She is a member of Association of American Geographers. Before joining UTDallas, she taught at Collin County Community College and Richland College.
Nicolas A. Valcik
Clinical Assistant Professor of Public Affairs
Associate Director of Strategic Planning and Analysis at UTD
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Nicolas A. Valcik, Ph.D., Public Affairs, UT-Dallas, 2005 serves as Associate Director of the Office of Strategic Planning and Analysis at The University of Texas at Dallas. He is actively engaged in research and publication on a variety of topics including facilities management, hazardous material safety, strategic planning, and Texas stalking laws, and brings these interests to bear in the courses he teaches in the Public Affairs program.
Clinical Assistant Professor of Public Affairs
Associate Director of Strategic Planning and Analysis at UTD
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Nicolas A. Valcik, Ph.D., Public Affairs, UT-Dallas, 2005 serves as Associate Director of the Office of Strategic Planning and Analysis at The University of Texas at Dallas. He is actively engaged in research and publication on a variety of topics including facilities management, hazardous material safety, strategic planning, and Texas stalking laws, and brings these interests to bear in the courses he teaches in the Public Affairs program.Lynne M. Vieraitis
Associate Professor of Criminology
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Lynne M. Vieraitis, Ph.D. in Criminology, Florida State University, 1999, focuses on studying the impact of criminal justice policy on crime rates, inequality and violence, and identity theft. Her work has been published in Criminology & Public Policy, Homicide Studies, Feminist Criminology, and other journals.
Before joining the faculty at UTD, she was an Assistant Professor in the Justice Sciences Department at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
Associate Professor of Criminology
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Lynne M. Vieraitis, Ph.D. in Criminology, Florida State University, 1999, focuses on studying the impact of criminal justice policy on crime rates, inequality and violence, and identity theft. Her work has been published in Criminology & Public Policy, Homicide Studies, Feminist Criminology, and other journals.Before joining the faculty at UTD, she was an Assistant Professor in the Justice Sciences Department at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
Yuki Watanabe
Senior Lecturer
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Yuki Watanabe, Ph.D. in Education, University of Kansas, 2001, is a senior lecturer in the School of Arts & Humanities and School of Economics, Political & Policy Sciences. Her research interests include Japanese television, critical cultural studies of contemporary Japan, gender in mass media and computer-mediated communication. She teaches courses on media studies, Japanese culture and Japanese language.
Senior Lecturer
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Yuki Watanabe, Ph.D. in Education, University of Kansas, 2001, is a senior lecturer in the School of Arts & Humanities and School of Economics, Political & Policy Sciences. Her research interests include Japanese television, critical cultural studies of contemporary Japan, gender in mass media and computer-mediated communication. She teaches courses on media studies, Japanese culture and Japanese language.
Douglas J. Watson
Professor of Public Affairs
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Douglas J. Watson, Ph.D. in Public Administration and Policy, Auburn University, 1992, teaches courses in local government management, human resource management, and public management. He is the co-author or coeditor of Local Government Management: Current Issues and Best Practices, Spending a Lifetime: The Careers of City Managers, Civic Battles: When Cities Change Their Form of Government, Building the Local Economy: Cases in Economic Development, and four other books.
Before joining the faculty at UTD, Dr. Watson was a city manager for over 30 years (1971-2003). As a practitioner, he won the L.P. Cookingham Award and the Olin Nolting Award from the International City-County Management Association and the National Public Service Award from the National Academy of Public Administration.
Professor of Public Affairs
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Douglas J. Watson, Ph.D. in Public Administration and Policy, Auburn University, 1992, teaches courses in local government management, human resource management, and public management. He is the co-author or coeditor of Local Government Management: Current Issues and Best Practices, Spending a Lifetime: The Careers of City Managers, Civic Battles: When Cities Change Their Form of Government, Building the Local Economy: Cases in Economic Development, and four other books.Before joining the faculty at UTD, Dr. Watson was a city manager for over 30 years (1971-2003). As a practitioner, he won the L.P. Cookingham Award and the Olin Nolting Award from the International City-County Management Association and the National Public Service Award from the National Academy of Public Administration.
Robert K. Whelan
Clinical Professor
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Robert K. Whelan is co-author of URBAN POLICY AND POLITICS IN A BUREAUCRATIC AGE, and he has authored and co-authored many book chapters, articles, and papers. His research specialization is urban governance in the United States and Canada.He was a professor in the College of Urban and Public Affairs at the University of New Orleans for many years. He received his BA from Columbia and his PhD from the University of Maryland-College Park.
Clinical Professor
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Robert K. Whelan is co-author of URBAN POLICY AND POLITICS IN A BUREAUCRATIC AGE, and he has authored and co-authored many book chapters, articles, and papers. His research specialization is urban governance in the United States and Canada.He was a professor in the College of Urban and Public Affairs at the University of New Orleans for many years. He received his BA from Columbia and his PhD from the University of Maryland-College Park.John L. Worrall
Professor of Criminology
Editor, Police Quarterly
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John L. Worrall, Ph.D. in Political Science, Washington State University, 1999, specializes in and teaches courses on crime control policy, legal issues, prosecution, courts, and other justice-related topics. He has published more than 40 articles and book chapters and is also the author of Crime Control in America: What Works? (2nd ed., Allyn and Bacon, 2008) and Criminal Procedure: From First Contact to Appeal (2nd ed., Allyn and Bacon, 2007); coauthor of Policing Today (Pearson, in press), Criminal Evidence: An Introduction (Oxford University Press, 2005), and Police Administration (2nd ed., McGraw-Hill, 2003); and co-editor of The Changing Role of the American Prosecutor (SUNY, 2008). He is currently serving as Trustee at Large for the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Editor of the journal Police Quarterly, and as Associate Director for Research of the W.W. Caruth Dallas Police Institute.
Before coming to UTD, he was Associate Professor in the Department of Criminal Justice at California State University, San Bernardino.
Professor of Criminology
Editor, Police Quarterly
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John L. Worrall, Ph.D. in Political Science, Washington State University, 1999, specializes in and teaches courses on crime control policy, legal issues, prosecution, courts, and other justice-related topics. He has published more than 40 articles and book chapters and is also the author of Crime Control in America: What Works? (2nd ed., Allyn and Bacon, 2008) and Criminal Procedure: From First Contact to Appeal (2nd ed., Allyn and Bacon, 2007); coauthor of Policing Today (Pearson, in press), Criminal Evidence: An Introduction (Oxford University Press, 2005), and Police Administration (2nd ed., McGraw-Hill, 2003); and co-editor of The Changing Role of the American Prosecutor (SUNY, 2008). He is currently serving as Trustee at Large for the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Editor of the journal Police Quarterly, and as Associate Director for Research of the W.W. Caruth Dallas Police Institute.Before coming to UTD, he was Associate Professor in the Department of Criminal Justice at California State University, San Bernardino.
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