I am an assistant professor in the Political Science Department at the University of
Texas at El Paso. I received my Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Texas at
San Antonio and my doctoral degree from Texas A&M University. My core areas of
research are presidential management/policy making and the public presidency. In
particular, I focus on questions that explore how and why presidential managerial and
rhetorical strategies influence policy making performance and, in turn, how the public
influences and appraises such efforts. I am also interested in studies on immigration and
race/ethnicity. I am currently serving as board member and website manager for the
Presidents & Executive Politics (PEP) section of the American Political Science
Association (APSA). I recently served as the Executive Politics section chair for the
2013 Western Political Science Association (WPSA) conference and have been selected to
serve as the Presidential/Executive Politics section chair for the 2015 Southern
Political Science Association (SPSA) conference. Prior to that, I served as President of
the Midwest Latino/a Caucus (MLC) section of the Midwest Political Science Association
(MPSA) from 2008-2011. At UTEP, I currently serve the Political Science Department as a
Faculty Senator, member of the undergraduate committee, and as the department's
website manager.
Articles
Book Chapters
Other Publications
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Immigration, Encyclopedia of Campaigns, Elections, and Electoral Behavior (2008)
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Issue Evasion, Encyclopedia of Campaigns, Elections, and Electoral Behavior (2008)
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