This page lists contact information for faculty participating in the "roadshow," as well as faculty who have agreed to make themselves available to prospective students interested in pursuing graduate study in political science.  A brief description of their research interests is included.

Manuel Avalos, Arizona State University, West, email: mavalos@asu.edu

Professor Avalos' research focuses on questions of social, political and economic inequality of racial and ethnic groups in the Americas.  His current research focuses on two projects: 1) a study of 500 years of racial inequality in the Americas with a specific emphasis on the ways in which historical racial hierarchies structure contemporary social, economic and political inequalities among black, Latino, Asian and indigenous populations in various countries in the American hemisphere; 2) an analysis of the impact of the Latino vote on the 2000 Presidential election with special emphasis on Arizona.

Cristina Beltrán, Haverford College, email: cbeltran@haverford.edu

John Bretting, College of Charleston, email: BrettingJ@cofc.edu

Professor Betting’s research interests include minority political participation in urban centers in the Southwestern United States, Latina(o)s and American Indian environmental justice organizations and social justice, home rule and its impact on political participation, and transnational discrimination against mobile populations.  In addition to his academic work, he has experience in community organizing including VISTA volunteer service.

David Camacho, Northern Arizona University, email: david.camacho@nau.edu 

David E. Camacho is a Professor of Political Science at Northern Arizona University. He currently serves as Special Assistant to the President. Professor Camacho is broadly trained in U.S. Government and Politics, Public Administration, and Urban Politics. His interests include environmental politics and policy, social movement theory, U.S. race theory, and social justice.

Louis DeSipio, University of California, Irvine, email: desipio@uci.edu

Professor DeSipio’s research interests are three-fold.  First, he assesses Latino efforts to shape political outcomes and the response of political institutions to this Latino demand making.  The second component of his research involves immigrant political adaptation, with a particular interest in naturalization, immigrant political connections to their countries of origin, and naturalized citizen voting.  Finally, he looks at immigrant political adaptation in a comparative perspective with a particular interest in other nations that admit large numbers of immigrants.

Luis Fraga, Stanford University, email: fraga@leland.stanford.edu

Lisa García Bedolla, University of California, Irvine, email: lgarciab@uci.edu

Professor García Bedolla is interested in the political incorporation of Latinos and other racial/ethnic groups into the American political system.  Her current projects include an historical study of group citizenship status in Los Angeles, a quantitative study of Latino party identification and an evaluation of factors driving the civic engagement of nonwhite youth in southern California.

Rick Herrera, Arizona State University, email: richard.herrera@asu.edu 

Rodney Hero, University of Notre Dame, email: rhero@nd.edu

Michael Jones-Correa, Cornell University, email: mj64@cornell.edu

David Leal, University of Texas, Austin, email: dleal@gov.utexas.edu 

Lisa Magaña, Arizona State University, email: lisa.magana@asu.edu

Ben Márquez, University of Wisconsin, Madison, email: marquez@polisci.wisc.edu

Valerie Martínez-Ebers, Texas Christian University, email: v.martinez@tcu.edu

Melissa Michelson, California State University, East Bay, email: melissa.michelson@gmail.com

Professor Michelson's areas of research interest include Latino political attitudes and behavior and links between public opinion and government policymaking.  She is an expert in experimental research design and has completed numerous studies on Latino voter mobilization efforts.

Adrian Pantoja, Arizona State University, email: Adrian.Pantoja@asu.edu

Jessica Pérez-Monforti, University of Texas, Pan American, email: jperezmonf@panam.edu

Diane-Michele Prindeville, New Mexico State University, email: dmprinde@nmsu.edu

Ricardo Ramírez, University of Southern California, email: ramirez1@usc.edu

Rodolfo Rosales, University of Texas, San Antonio, email: rrosales@utsa.edu

Anna Sampaio, University of Colorado, Denver, email: asampaio@carbon.cudenver.edu

Ronald J. Schmidt, Sr., California State University, Long Beach, email: rschmidt@csulb.edu

Gary Segura, University of Iowa, email: gary-segura@uiowa.edu

Christine Sierra, University of New Mexico, email: csierra@unm.edu

Professor Sierra's major areas of expertise are: American politics, race and ethnic politics, Latino/a politics, women in American politics, immigration policy, interest groups and social movements.