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B.A. International Relations, Universidad de las Américas, Puebla (Mexico)

M.A. Political Science/Public Administration, Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, CA
Graduate Certificate, Administration of Non-Profit Agencies, Sonoma State University

Ph.D. Political Science, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ

Began at WNMU: 1997

Research and Academic Interests:
American National Government: Constitutional Issues and Institutions
Latin American History and Politics
Latino/Chicano Politics
Media and Politics
International Social Justice Issues: U.S., Canada and Mexico
Mexican Electoral Processes and Politics

Community Involvement:

Board Member, Hidalgo Medical Services

Publications and Conference Papers:

Co-Author. (2004). NAFTA and Neocolonialism: Comparative Criminal, Human, and Social Justice. Lanham, Maryland: University Press of America.

Author (Fall 2003). Land Privatization in the Context of NAFTA and Its Impact on Migration. In The American Association of Behavioral and Social Sciences Journal, pp. 51-61.

Co-author. (2002). Mexico’s Education System. In Rebecca Marlow-Ferguson (Ed.), World Education Encyclopedia. Farmington Hills, MI: Gale Group.

Co-author (1998). The Effects of Economic and Political Liberalization on Drug Trade and Law Enforcement Along the U.S.-Mexico Border. In Security Journal, pp. 185-189.

Conference Papers: 2000-2004

“Ethical Considerations in Policy Making: Preventive War and the Bush Decision to Attack Iraq.” Delivered at the American Association of Behavioral and Social Sciences Conference, Las Vegas, NV, 2004.

“Post-NAFTA and 9/11 Misdirected Furor: Increased Hate Crimes along the U.S.-Mexican Border.” Co-presentation at the International Colloquium for Vernacular, Hispanic, Historical, American and Folklore Studies, Puebla, Mexico, October 2003.

“Perspectives on Globalization and Neocolonialism: The North American Experience.” Co-presentation at the meeting of the Western Social Science Association, Albuquerque, NM, April 2002.

“Globalization and the Tribulations of a Mexican Ejido.” Delivered at the V Congreso de las Américas, Cholula, Mexico, October 2001

“The Role of Spanish Language Media in the United States.” Presentation at the Primer Congreso de Comunicación, Acapulco, Mexico, November 29, 2000.

“NAFTA and Police Aggression: US-Mexico Comparison.” Co-author. Panel Presentation at the American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, November 16, 2000.

“The Death Penalty among NAFTA Nations and Its International Implications.” Co-author. Delivered at the Fifth Biennial Conference on Crime, Justice, and Public Order, Bologna, Italy, June 2000.

“Cinderella, The Lion King, and Antz: Critical Implication for Multicultural and Bilingual Educators.” Co-author. Delivered at the New Mexico Association for Bilingual Education Conference, Albuquerque, NM, 2000.

“KBBF, the First Chicano, Bilingual Public Radio: An Alternative Voice in the Era of Media Mega-Mergers.” Delivered at the American Association of Behavioral and Social Sciences Conference, Las Vegas, NV, 2000.

Book Reviews:

Buffington, Robert M. (2002). Criminal and Citizen in Modern Mexico. Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press. Reviewed for The International Criminal Justice Review.

Cozic, Charles P. (Ed.) (1997). Illegal Immigration: Opposing Viewpoints: Greenview Press. Reviewed for The Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice Sciences, 1998.

Ferré, Rosario (1997). The House on the Lagoon: Plume/Penguin. Reviewed for The Albuquerque Journal, 1998.

Urrea, Luis Alberto (1998). Nobody’s Son: Notes from an American Life: University of Arizona Press. Reviewed for the Albuquerque Journal, 1998.