Current Administrative Position
Dean, School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences September 1, 2019 to present
Selected Program Service
Program Head, Political Science, September 2014-August 2018
Program Head, Public Policy and Political Economy, July 2012-August 2018
Selected School Service
Interim Dean, June 2018-August 31, 2019
EPPS Strategic Planning Committee (2016)
Chair, Ad hoc committee on Non-tenure track faculty review (2016)
EPPS Faculty Advisory Committee (elected)
EPPS Bylaw Committee, 2002, 2008, 2012, 2014
EPPS Executive Committee, 2012-present
Search Committee for Dean, School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences, 2009-2010
Selected University Service
Procurement oversight committee, 2016-2017
Regents' Outstanding Teaching Award selection committee, 2017, 2018
Ad hoc PeopleSoft Productivity Committee, 2017
UT Dallas Strategic Plan Committee, 2017
Search Committee for VP of Communications 2017 (appointed)
International Oversight Committee (elected), Chair 2014-2016, Chair 2016-2017 (appointed) 2017-2018
SACSSOC Institutional Effectiveness Committee, 2016-2017
Presidential Search Committee, 2015 (elected)
Search for Graduate Dean, 2015
McDermott Faculty Honors Council, 2009-present
Advisory Committee, Center for US Latin American Initiatives, 2014-present
Calendar Committee, 2014-present (Vice Chair 2015-2016, 2016-2017. Chair 2017-2018)
3+3+3 committee on nontenure track faculty, 2014-2015
Academic Council, 2007-2008, 2008-2009, 2016-2017, 2017-2018
Select Committee on Tuition, 2005
Faculty Senate 2002-2003, 2003-2004, 2004-2005, 2006-2007, 2007-2008, 2008-2009, 2009-2010, 2012-2013, 2013-2014, 2014-2015, 2015-2016, 2016-2017, 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Quality Enhancement Committee (part of the SACs reaffirmation process) 2007-2008
Selected Professional Service
Fulbright US Student Screening Committee, South America, 2011, 2012, 2014
APPAM Institutional Representatives, Secretary, 2015-present
Board of Directors, Bill of Rights Defense Committee, 2010-2014.
President, Midwest Association of Latin American Studies, 2010
Managing editor of e-Extreme, 2005-2008.
Numerous Colombian asylum cases