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Sharon A. Navarro Curriculum Vita 1

CURRICULUM VITAE

Sharon A. Navarro, PhD

Associate Professor of Political Science

Department of Political Science & Geography

University of Texas at San Antonio

One UTSA Circle

San Antonio, TX 78249

(210) 458-2547 (office)

[email protected] (email)

ACADEMIC TRAINING:

Degrees

Ph.D., College of Letters and Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison, August 2001.

Primary Field: American Politics

Specialization: Race, Ethnicity, and Culture (Latino/a Politics); Gender

and Politics

Secondary Field: Comparative Politics

Specialization: Latin American Politics (Nongovernmental organizations

Institutions)

Dissertation: “Mujeres Invisibles/Invisible Women: The Potential for Cross-

border Coalitions at the U.S.-Mexico Border.”

Advisors: Benjamin Marquez, Leigh Payne, Marion Smiley, John Witte, Pam

Oliver

M.A., College of Letters and Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison, May 1997.

Master’s Thesis: “Indigenous Identity in Mexican Politics”

Advisor: M. Crawford Young

M.A., with Honors, College of Liberal Arts, University of Texas-El Paso, May 1995.

Master’s Thesis: “The Politics of International Transportation in the Post NAFTA

Era”

B.A., with Honors, Department of Political Science, University of Texas-El Paso, May

1993.

Major: Political Science

Minor: History

FULL-TIME UNIVERSITY TEACHING AND RESEARCH POSITIONS

Faculty Positions

Associated Professor, Department of Political Science and Geography, University of

Texas at San Antonio, promoted December 2008-current.

Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science and Geography, University of

Texas at San Antonio, August 05, 2002.

mailto:[email protected]


Visiting Professor and Post-Doc Fellow, Political Science Department, Carleton College,

Northfield, MN., August 2001-June 2002.

HONORS, AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS University of Texas at San Antonio Faculty Development Leave, Fall 2013.

University of Texas at San Antonio Faculty Development Leave, Fall 2008.

President’s Distinguished Achievement Award for Core Curriculum Teaching, 2004.

Minority Scholar-in-Residence Post Doc Fellow, Political Science Department Carleton

College, Northfield, MN, 2001-2002.

ABD Faculty Fellowship at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 2001-

2002.

Ford Dissertation Fellowship by the National Academies of Science, 2000-2001.

Chicana Dissertation Fellowship at University of California at Santa Barbara, 2000-2001.

Advanced Opportunity Fellowship at the University of Wisconsin at Madison, 1995-

1999.

William F. Vilas Fellowship at University of Wisconsin at Madison, 1999.

American Political Science Association Fellowship, 1995.

Outstanding Masters of Art student Award in Political Science, University of Texas at El

Paso, 1995.

National Hispanic Scholarship Foundation Scholar, 1996-1997.

Seldon Leavell Achievement Scholarship, University of Texas at El Paso, 1992-1993.

Joseph M. Ray Award, Outstanding Undergraduate in Political Science, University of

Texas at El Paso, 1993.

The National Dean's List, 1989-1993.

Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities, 1992.

PUBLICATIONS

Peer Reviewed Books

Sharon A. Navarro, Samantha L. Hernandez and Leslie A. Navarro, Eds. Latinas in

American Politics: Changing and Embracing Political Tradition. Lanham,

Maryland: Lexington Press, 2016.

Sharon A. Navarro and Rodolfo Rosales, Eds. Roots of Latino Urban Agency.

University of North Texas Press. 2013.

Sonia Garcia, Irasema Coronado, Valerie Martinez-Ebers, Sharon A. Navarro, and

Patricia Jaramillo (co-authors). Politicas: Latina Trailblazers in Texas Political

Arena. Austin, Texas: University of Texas Press, 2008.

Sharon A. Navarro. Latina Legislator: Leticia Van de Putte and the Road to Leadership.

College Station, Texas: Texas A&M Press, 2008.

Sharon A. Navarro and Armando X. Mejia, Eds. A Reference Handbook: Latino

Americans and Political Participation. Santa Barbara, California: ABC-CLIO,

2004.


C. Richard Bath and Sharon A. Navarro (co-authors). The State of Chihuahua: 1982-

1994. Texas: Center for Inter-American and Border Studies, 1996.

Books in Progress

The Race for Texas Lt. Governor: Leticia Van De Putte. College Station, Texas: Texas

A&M University Press, Forthcoming.

Latinas Rising: Latinas in the Texas Judiciary. Manuscript in progress.

Articles/Chapters in Progress

Co-authored with Walter Wilson, “A Gendered Agenda? Women Representatives and an

Ethic of Care in Congressional Legislation.” Submitted to Social Science Journal.

Invited Encyclopedia Article

“Judges.” In The Oxford Encyclopedia of Latinos and Latinas in Contemporary Politics,

Law, and Social Movements, edited by Suzanne Oboler and Deena Gonzales, vol.

1. New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2014.

Peer Reviewed Reports, Book Chapters, Journal Articles

“Latino Mayors: San Antonio Politics and Policies.” Julian Samora Research Institute,

Michigan State University, Spring 2015.

“Moving on Up: The Political Incorporation of Hispanic Women into the Federal Texas

Judiciary.” Latino Studies Journal Vol. 11 (Spring) 2013.

“Shaking Hands and Kissing Babies: Ethnicity, Gender, & the Decision to Run for

Judicial Office.” Aztlan: Journal of Chicano Studies (Fall) 2010.


Patricia Jaramillo. “Chapter 1: Understanding Latina Political Leadership.” In

Politicas Latina Trailblazers in Texas Political Arena, Sonia Garcia, Irasema

Coronado, Valerie Martinez-Ebers, Sharon A. Navarro, and Patricia Jaramillo

(co-authors). Austin, Texas: University of Texas Press, 2008. 1-16. (Book Cited

Above)


Patricia Jaramillo. “Chapter 2: Areas of Inquiry: Why So Few Latinas Hold

Public Office.” In Politicas Latina Trailblazers in Texas Political Arena, Sonia

Garcia, Irasema Coronado, Valerie Martinez-Ebers, Sharon A. Navarro, and

Patricia Jaramillo (co-authored). Austin, Texas: University of Texas Press, 2008.

17-33. (Book Cited Above)

Sharon A. Navarro. “Chapter 7: Latinas as Mayors.” Politicas Latina Trailblazers in

Texas Political Arena. Sonia Garcia, Irasema Coronado, Valerie Martinez-Ebers,

Sharon A. Navarro, and Patricia Jaramillo (co-authored). Austin, Texas:

University of Texas Press, 2008. 89-106. (Book Cited Above)


Luis Ricardo Fraga and Sharon A. Navarro. “Latinas in Latino Politics.” In Latino

Politics: Identity, Mobilization, and Representation, Co-Eds. Rodolfo Espino,

David Leal and Ken Meier. University of Virginia Press, 2007. 177-194.

“Las Mujeres Invisibles (The Invisible Women).” In Women's Activism and

Globalization: Linking Local Struggles and Transnational Politics, Co-Eds.

Nancy Naples and Manisha Desai. New York: Routledge, 2002. 83-98.

“Las Voces de Esperanza (The Voices of Hope): La Mujer Obrera, Transnationalism, and

NAFTA-Displaced Women Workers in the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands.” In

Globalization on the Line: Gender, Nation, and Capital at U.S. Border, Ed.

Claudia Sadowski-Smith. New York: Palgrave, 2002. 183-200.

“Gender, Identity, and Globalization at the Margins.” Latin American Politics and

Society, Vol. 45, No. 3 (Fall 2003): 129-139.

BOOK REVIEWS:

“Achieving Equity for Latino Students.” Aztlan: A Journal of Chicano Studies Vol. 39,

No. 1 (Spring 2014).

“Everyday Injustice.” Social Science Quarterly Vol. 50, No. 1 (Spring 2013).

PRESENTATIONS:

Peer Reviewed Conference Presentations:

“ ‘Liberal Leticia’: Leticia Van de Putte and the Race Texas Lieutenant Governor,” Paper

presented at the American Political Science Associaton, San Francisco, CA, Sept 3-5,

2015.

“The Political Emergence of Latina Women to the Texas Supreme Court.” Paper

presented at the Western Political Science Association, Seattle, Washington,

April 17-19, 2014.

“Negotiating Gender and Culture in the Judiciary.” Paper presented at the Western

Political Science Association, Hollywood, California, March 27-30, 2013.

“‘It was Just the Right Time:’ Negotiating Gender and Culture in the Texas

Judiciary.” Paper presented at the Midwest Political Science Association,

Chicago, Illinois, April 11-15, 2012.

“Moving On Up: The Political Incorporation of Hispanic Federal Judges in Texas.” Paper

presented at the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, Illinois, March 30-April

3, 2011.

“Wise Latinas?: Latinas in the Federal Texas Judiciary.” Paper presented at the Southern

Political Science Association, Atlanta, Georgia, January 6-9, 2010.


“Shaking Hands and Kissing Babies: Ethnicity, Gender, and the Decision to Run for

Judicial Office.” Paper presented at the Western Political Science Association,

Vancouver, Canada, March 19-21, 2009.

“Things Chicanas Study: Latinas As Political Actors.” Paper presented at the Mujeres

Paper presented at the Mujeres Activas en Letras y Cambio Social (MALCS) Conference

held at New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico, July 22-25, 2009.

“The Making of a Latina Legislator: Leticia Van de Putte and Strategic Intersectionality.”

Paper presented at the Mujeres Activas en Letras y Cambio Social Summer Institute,

University of Utah, Salt Lake City, July 30-August 2, 2008.

Roundtable Discussion: “Politicas: Chicana Trailblazers in the Texas Political Arena.”

Paper presented at the National Association for Chicana and Chicano Studies, Austin,

Texas, March 19-22, 2008.

“Ethnicity, Gender, and the Decision to Run for Judicial Office.” Paper presented at the

Southwestern Social Science Association, Las Vegas, Nevada, March 12-16, 2008.

Panel Moderator: “Strategies and Tactics to Women’s Participation.” Southwestern

Political Science Association, Las Vegas, Nevada, March 12-16, 2008.

“Latinas as Mayors.” Paper presented at the Western Political Science Association,

Albuquerque, NM, March 16-18, 2006.

Panel Moderator and Discussant: “Race and Representation.” Western Political Science

Association, Albuquerque, NM, March 16-18, 2006.

Sharon A. Navarro and Patricia Jaramillo, “Latinas in the 2004 Election.” Paper

presented at the TACHE Conference, Austin, TX, January 26-28, 2005.

Luis Ricardo Fraga and Sharon A. Navarro, “Latinas in Latino Politics.” Paper presented

at the conference on “Latino Politics: State of the Discipline,” Texas A&M University,

College Station, TX, April 30 – May 1, 2004.

Roundtable Discussion: “Latina Trailblazers: Elected Officials in Texas.” Southwestern

Social Science Association, Corpus Christi, Texas, March 17-20, 2004.

Roundtable Discussion: “Chicanas/Latinas in Political Science.” Mujeres Activas en

Letras y Cambio Social Annual Conference, San Antonio, Texas, August 10-12, 2003.

Sharon A. Navarro and Bertram Johnson, “2002 Texas Governors Race: The Changing

Status of Latino Voters.” Paper presented at the Annual Western Political Science

Association, Denver, Colorado, March 27-29, 2003.


“Grassroots Organizing at the U.S.-Mexico Border.” Paper presented at the Annual

Postdoctoral Fellows at Liberal Arts Colleges, Carleton College, Northfield, MN,

September 28-30, 2001.

"New Faces of Activism: Latina Activists at the U.S.-Mexico Border.” Paper presented

at the Annual Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, Illinois, April 19-22,

2001.

"Las Mujeres Invisibles: Latina Activists at the U.S.-Mexico Border." Paper presented at

the Southwestern Political Science Association, Fort Worth, Texas, March 14-18, 2001.

"Beyond Borders: Organizing Women at the U.S.-Mexico Border." Paper

presented at the Annual Ford Fellowship Conference, Irvine, California, October 13-14,

2000.

“Identities and NGOs on the U.S.-Mexico Border: A Case Study of La Mujer Obrera.”

Paper presented at the Annual Western Social Science Association, Fort Worth, Texas,

April 1999.

“A Mexican Perspective on Border Transportation Issues Under NAFTA.” Paper

presented at the Annual Southwestern Political Science Association, Corpus Christi,

Texas, March 1998.

"Politics of State Funding in Texas." Paper presented at the Annual Midwest Political

Science Association, Chicago, Illinois, April 1996.

"NAFTA and Transportation: A Case Study of Transportation in the El Paso Del Norte

Region." C. Richard Bath and Sharon Navarro, Paper presented at the Annual Latin

American Studies Association, Washington, September, 1995.

Invited Speaker and Roundtable Presentations:

Invited Speaker: “2014 Midterm Elections and Hot Topics for 2016,” Post-Election

Briefing, Annette Strauss Institute for Civic Life, Austin, Texas, November 5,

2014.

Invited Speaker: “The Post Latino Mayors: A Case Study of San Antonio, Texas,”

Brown University’s Thomas Anton-Frederick Lippet Urban Conference,

Providence Rhode Island, November 13-14, 2013.

Invited Speaker: “Religion, Values, and Political Priorities Among Hispanic Americans

Findings from the 2013 Hispanic Values Survey.” Religious Newswriters

Association Annual Conference, Austin, Texas, September 27, 2013.

“Author Meets Critics: Sharon A. Navarro, Legislator: Leticia Van de Putte and the

Road to Leadership,” at the Southern Political Science Association, Atlanta,


Georgia, January 6-9, 2010.

Invited Speaker: The Ins-and Outs of Coalition Building. Community Leadership

Institute (Methodist Church Laurel Heights, 2009, 2010). (Community Event)

Panelist: Politicas: Latina Public Officials in Texas. Texas Book Festival, Austin, Texas,

November 1-2, 2008. (Community Event)

Invited Speaker: “Dedication Ceremony in honor of Mayor Olivia Serna.” June 30, 2008,

Crystal City Memorial Library, Crystal City, Texas. (Community Event)

Panelist: “Politicas: Latina Public Officials in Texas.” Hispanas Unidas, University of

Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, June 25, 2008. (Community Event)

Panelist: “Texas Women in Politics.” Women’s History Month 2008. Women’s Studies

Institute, University of Texas at San Antonio, March 31, 2008. (Community

Event)

Panelist: “Race & Gender in the U.S. Presidential Race 2008.” (MALCs Local Chapter)

St. Mary’s University, San Antonio, Texas, March 3, 2008. (Community Event)

Round Table: Panelist on Women’s Leadership at St. Antony’s College at the University

of Oxford, UK., August 12-17, 2005.

Panelist: “Continuing the Latina Movement: Empowerment, Growth, and Civic

Participation.” National Council of La Raza Annual Conference, Austin, Texas,

July 12-15, 2003.

COURSES TAUGHT

Graduate Courses Taught

Race, Class, and Gender, Spring 2014.

Ethnic and Gender Politics, Fall 2003, Spring 2005, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring

2009, 2010, Spring 2012.

Latino/a Politics, Spring 2007, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2013.

Undergraduate Courses Taught

Politics of Race, Class, and Gender, Fall 2014.

Latino/a Politics, Spring 2008, Fall 2012.

Women in Politics, Spring 2004, Spring 2006, Fall 2007, Spring 2009, Spring 2010,

Fall 2010, Fall 2011, Spring 2015.

State Politics, Fall 2002-present (2 Honors sections, Spring 2004 & Fall 2005).

U.S.-Mexico Border Politics, Fall 2002.

Race, Ethnicity, and Public Policy, Spring 2003, Spring 2009, Fall

2009, Summer 2010, 2015.

Mexican American Politics, Spring 2007, Spring 2010, Fall 2011, Spring 2013.


Chicana Politics, Carleton College, Fall 2001.

Independent Studies Courses Taught

Women and the Politics of Terrorism, Spring 2008.

Urban and Ethnic Politics, Fall 2007.

Immigration Politics, Fall 2007.

Women in American Politics, Spring 2006

University of Texas at San Antonio Service Advisor/Mentor (M.A., PhD., Chairs,

Committees, Letters of Recommendation & Student Organization Advisor)

Graduate Student Committees

Melissa Millan, graduate student in political science, chair, master’s thesis, in progress.

Claudia Sanchez, graduate student in political science, chair, master’s comprehensive

exam, completed, 2014.

Wendell Wise Mayes, graduate student in political science, chair, master’s

comprehensive exam, completed, 2014.

Katheryn White, graduate student in political science, chair, master’s essay, completed

2013.

Samantha Hernandez, graduate student in political science, chair, master’s

comprehensive exam, completed, 2013.

Lucero Hernandez, graduate student in political science, chair, master’s essay, completed,

2012.

Samuel Zuniga, graduate student in political science, chair, master’s essay, completed,

2012.

Rosemarie Stange, graduate student in political science, chair, master’s essay, in

progress.

Ryanne Dupree, graduate student in political science, chair, master’s essay, completed,

2012.

Sandra Salinas, graduate student in political science, chair, master’s essay, completed

2011.

Leslie Price, graduate student in political science, chair, master’s thesis, 2011.

Gabi Bertha Vitela, graduate student in political science, committee member, master’s

essay, 2011.

Sandra Martinez, graduate student in political science, chair, master’s essay, 2010.

Julie Gonzalez, graduate student in political science, chair, master’s thesis, 2010.

Molly Cox, graduate student in political science, committee member, master’s essay,

completed 2009.

Adriana Salazar, graduate student in political science, advisor and chair, master’s

essay committee, completed 2009.

Maria Quezada, graduate student in BBL, committee member, master’s thesis, 2008.

Josh Doyen, graduate student in political science, committee member, master’s essay,

completed 2008.

Anita Beeson, graduate student in political science, chair, master’s essay, completed

2009.

Amanda Padilla, graduate student in political science, committee member, master’s

essay, completed 2008.


Patrick Jimenez, graduate student in political science, advisor and chair, master’s

essay committee, 2006.

Laura Garcia, graduate student in political science, chair, master’s essay committee,

completed 2004.

Melody Jones, graduate student in political science, committee member, master’s thesis,

completed 2004.

Letters of Recommendation

Marcos Bustamanet, undergraduate, letter of recommendation, Fall 2014.

Jonathan Mason, undergraduate, letter of recommendation, Fall 2014.

Wendell Wise Mayes, graduate, letter of recommendation, Fall 2013.

Brianna Roberts, graduate, letter of recommendation, Spring 2013.

David Vidal, undergraduate, letter of recommendation, Fall 2013.

Dr. Roberto E. Villarreal, professional letter of reference, 2013.

Dr. Walter Wilson, Howe Undergraduate Outstanding Teaching Award, 2013.

Daniel Arriaga, undergraduate, letter of recommendation, Spring 2013.

Addie Trevino, undergraduate, letter of recommendation, Spring 2013.

Doug Ewers, graduate, letter of recommendation, Spring 2013.

Edith Lopez, undergraduate, letter of recommendation, Spring 2013.

Linda Leung, graduate, letter of recommendation, Summer 2013.

Rigoberto Patino Ledesma, undergraduate, letter of recommendation, Spring 2013.

Rolando Arguellos, undergraduate, letter of recommendation, Spring 2013.

Samantha Hernandez, graduate, letter of recommendation, Fall 2012/Spring 2013.

Jennifer Hall, undergraduate, letter of recommendation, Spring 2012.

Brianna Roberts, undergraduate, letter of recommendation, Spring 2012.

Adriana Salazar, former undergraduate & graduate student, letter of recommendation,

Fall 2011.

Leslie Price, graduate student, letter of recommendation, Spring 2011.

Coda Rayo-Garza, graduate student, letter of recommendation, Fall 2011.

Czara Venegas, undergraduate student, letter of recommendation, Fall 2011.

Bertha Gabi Vitela, graduate student, letter of recommendation, Spring 2011

Hope Johnson, undergraduate student, letter of recommendation, Fall 2011.

Mariella Ozuna, undergraduate student, letter of recommendation, Spring 2011.

Robert Apolinario, undergraduate student, letter of recommendation, Spring 2011.

Terry Bermea, graduate student, letter of recommendation, Spring 2011.

Amelio Arriola, undergraduate student at UTSA, letter of recommendation, Spring 2011.

Peggy Villarreal, undergraduate student, letter of recommendation, Fall 2009.

Erika Morin, undergraduate student, letter of recommendation, Summer 2009.

Jennifer Park, undergraduate student, letter of recommendation, Spring 2009.

Cindy Morales, graduate student of UTSA, letter of recommendation, Spring 2008.

Sakshi Kshatriya, honor undergraduate student, letter of recommendation, Fall 2009.

Hector Bruno, undergraduate student, letter of recommendation for an internship with the

Federal Bureau of Investigation, Fall 2007.

Denise Perez, undergraduate student, letter of recommendation, Fall 2007.

Student Organization Advisor


UTSA Catholic Student Advisor, 2010-2011.

UTSA Invisible Children, 2011.

PROFESSIONAL, UNIVERSITY AND COMMUNITY SERVICE

Professional Service

Reviewer, Lone Star Politics: Tradition and Transformation in Texas. 3rd. Edition. Sage

Publisher, 2014.

Chair, Jewel Prestage Best Paper Award, Southwestern Political Science Association,

2014-2015.

Reviewer, Governing Texas W.W. Norton Publisher. 2014.

Advisory Board for the Centennial Center for Political Science & Public Affairs,

American Political Science Association, 2013-2016.

Committee member, Jewel Prestage Best Paper Award, Southwestern Political Science

Association, 2013-2014.

Reviewer. Lisa Garcia Bedolla. Latino Politics Book 2 Edition. Cambridg: Polity, 2014.

Reviewer. Texas Politics (Testbank creator), Cengage Learning, 2012.

Reviewer. Journal of Women, Politics & Policy. 2011.

Reviewer. Lisa Garcia Bedolla. Latino Politics Book. Cambridge: Polity, 2011.

Reviewer. Katherine Tate and Margaret Weir. The Lines/Colors in American Public

Policy Series, Congressional Quarterly, 2011.

Reviewer. Stefanie Chambers and Katherine Tate. Change 4Real: The Charter School

Debate, Congressional Quarterly, New York: Routledge, 2011.

Reviewer. Barbara Palmer and Denise Simon’s Breaking the Political Glass Ceiling. 3rd

Edition, 2011.

Latino Caucus, Committee Member, APSA, 2010-2011.

Referee. Journal of Policy History, Spring 2009.

Chair. Section on Women in Politics, Southwestern Political Science Association

Section, 2008.

Committee member. Betty Nesvold Women and Politics Award Committee, Western

Political Science Association, Spring 2007.

Co-Chair. Section on Race, Ethnicity and Politics, Western Political Science

Association, Spring 2006.

Referee. Gutierrez, Jose Angel, Michelle Melendez, and Sonia A. Noyola. Chicanas in

Charge: Texas Women in the Public Arena. AltaMira Press, 2006.

Referee. Conway, Margaret, Gertrude A. Steuernagel and David W. Ahern. Women

and Political Participation: Cultural Change in the Political Arena. Washington,

D. C.: CQ Press, 2005.

Referee. Brown et al. Practicing Texas Politics: A Brief Survey. Houghton Mifflin

Company, 2004.

Referee. Schmidt, Shelley, and Bardes. American Government and Politics

Today “The Essentials Edition.” Wadsworth/Thomson Learning, 2005.

Referee. Centro: Journal of the Center for Puerto Rican Studies Vol. XV, No. 1 (Spring

2003).

University of Texas at San Antonio Service


Graduate Advisor of Record, Department, Summer 2014-2015.

University Senate, Department, Fall 2014.

Interim Chair, University Faculty Grievance Committee, University Spring-Summer

2013.

Member, University Grievance Committee, University, Fall 2012-2013.

Member, Graduate Faculty Program Committee (Chair), University, September 2009-

2013.

NonTenure Track Faculty Committee, Fall 2012 to present.

Member, Faculty Merit Guidelines, Department, Spring 2009-present.

Member, La Raza Faculty, University, Fall 2002-2012.

Member, Strategic Planning & Curriculum Subcommittee, Department, Fall 2009.

Member, Thesis Gateway Course Subcommittee, Department, Fall 2009.

Member, Graduate Admission Committee, Department, Fall 2009-present.

Member, Graduate Committee, Political Science & Geography, 2002-present.

Member, Political Science PHD Committee, 2006-2008.

Affiliated, Women Studies Institute, 2002-present.

Member, Texas Politics Learning Assessment Committee, 2002-present.

Member, Course Schedule Committee, 2006-present.

Member, American Politics Search Committee, 2008, 2012-2013 (chair).

Member, New Hires Committee, 2007.

Member/Chair, Munguia Scholarship Committee, 2002-present (chair as of 2013)

Member, Mexican American Studies Liaison, 2002-present.

Member, Honors College, 2004-present.

Member, Political Science Undergraduate Core Curriculum, 2006-present.

Chair, Women’s Institute Core Curriculum Committee at the

University of Texas at San Antonio, 2004-2005.

Community Service

Members, Annie’s List Steering Committee, San Antonio, 2015.

Member, San Antonio Women’s Chamber of Commerce, 2014.

Secretary, Friends of Casa Navarro (Descendants and founders of San Antonio), 2010-

present.

Member, La Raza Faculty Association, 2002-2011.

Secretary, La Raza Faculty Association, 2007-2009.

Member, World Trade Alliance Association, 2003-2005.

Member, Mujeres Activas en Letras y Cambio Social (MALCS San Antonio Division),

2007-present.

Volunteer Consultant for KENS Five, San Antonio, Texas, 2002-present.

Volunteer Consultant for RUMBO, San Antonio, Texas, 2002-present.

Volunteer Consultant for Connexion, San Antonio, Texas, 2002-present.

Volunteer Consultant for Fox News 11, San Antonio, Texas, 2002-present.

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS (Past and Present)

Midwest Political Science Association

Southern Political Science Association

American Political Science Association


Southwestern Political Science Association

Western Political Science Association

Mujeres Activas en Letras y Cambio Social (Women Active in Letters and Social

Change)

Association of Borderland Studies

REFERENCES

Associate Professor Maria Chavez-Pringle, PhD

Political Science

Xavier Hall, Room 101

Pacific Lutheran University

Tacoma, WA 98447

[email protected]

253-538-6130

Associate Professor Rodolfo Rosales, PhD

Political Science Department & Geography

University of Texas at San Antonio

One UTSA Circle

San Antonio, TX 78249

210-454-9605

[email protected]

Christine Sierra, PhD

Professor of Political Science

Director, Southwest Hispanic Research Institute

MSC05 3070

1 University of New Mexico

Albuquerque, NM 87131

505-277-1454

[email protected]

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