Carlos Figueroa Curriculum Vitae

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1 Contact Information Government Department University of Texas at Brownsville Cardenas South Hall, Room Fort Brown Road Brownsville, Texas Carlos Figueroa Curriculum Vitae Education The New School for Social Research (New York, NY) Ph.D. in Political Science and Historical Studies, 2010 M.A. in Political Science, 2002 Central Michigan University (Pt. Pleasant, MI) M.S. in General Administration, 1998 Fairleigh Dickinson University (Florham Park/Madison, NJ) Paralegal Diploma, American Bar Association, (distinction), 1995 B. A. in Political Science and Pre-Legal Studies, 1994 Additional Studies Christianity and the U.S. Crisis, Union Theological Seminary, N.Y. Spring 2009 Rethinking African-American Studies, University of Chicago, Summer 2004 Theories of Judicial Review, Princeton University, Spring 2003 Democracy and Diversity, Trans-Regional Center for Democratic Studies, The New School for Social Research, and the University of Guadalajara, Mexico, Summer 2001 British Government & Politics and Foreign Policy, and Shakespeare's Literary Canon, Wroxton College, Oxfordshire, England, Fall 1992 Current Academic Position Assistant Professor, Government, Public Policy and Leadership, Government Department and Graduate Faculty, University of Texas at Brownsville (August 2010 present) Research and Teaching Interests American Political Development; American Political Institutions (Congress, Political Parties, and Presidency); Hispanic/Latino Politics in the U.S.; African American Politics and Political Thought; Race, Religion and Policy Development; Leadership and Ethics; Interpretive Policy Analysis; & Qualitative, Interpretive and Historical Methods 1 P a g e

2 Prior Academic Positions Lecturer, Political Science and College Now Program Hunter College, CUNY, NY ( ) Lecturer, Political Science and Freshman Year Initiative Program Lehman College, CUNY, Bronx, NY ( ) Lecturer, Social Science and History Department Fairleigh Dickinson University, Madison, NJ (Fall 2007) Lecturer, Latin American and Puerto Rican Studies Department Lehman College, CUNY, Bronx, NY (Spring & Summer, 2006) Teaching Assistant, Political Science, American Government and Politics Hunter College, CUNY, New York, NY (Fall 2004) Lecturer, Social Science Department, World Affairs/International Relations Fashion Institute of Technology, SUNY, NY, NY ( ) Research Consultant to Dr. Adolph Reed Jr., Recipient Carnegie Foundation Scholars Grant, ( ) Lecturer, Political Science Department, State and Local Government Mercer County Community College, Trenton, NJ ( ) Writing Tutor, English Language Institute and Tutoring Center Mercer County Community College, Trenton, NJ ( ) Administrative Positions Graduate Student Advisor, Political Science Department The New School for Social Research, NY, NY (Summer 2003) Assistant Director of Admissions and Advisement, Enrollment Services, Mercer County Community College, West Windsor, NJ ( ) Honors/Awards/Fellowships Service Learning Award, Office of Civic Engagement, University of Texas at Brownsville, November 2012 Exceptional Merit Award, Office of the President, University of Texas at Brownsville, August 2012 Phi Alpha Theta, National History Honor Society, faculty recognition, University of Texas at Brownsville, February P a g e

3 Excellence in Teaching and Learning Award, National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development, (NISOD), , University of Texas at Austin Mellon Foundation Dissertation Fellowship: Rethinking African-American Studies, University of Chicago, Summer 2004 Graduate Faculty Teaching Fellowship, The Politics of Citizenship, The New School for Social Research, Spring 2004 Graduate Faculty Tuition Scholarship, The New School for Social Research, Sigma Iota Epsilon, Honorary Management Fraternity, Central Michigan University, April 1996 Leadership Activities Co-Founder & Chair, Human Rights & Humanitarian Aid Committee, UNA-USA, NJ Division, Board of Directors, Member, Coordinating Collective, Graduate Faculty Student Union, The New School for Social Research, Volunteer Labor Organizer, P.A.C.E. Local 2-149, Rahway, N.J., Graduate Student Representative, Graduate Faculty Diversity Committee, The New School for Social Research, Founder and Chair Pre-law Fraternity, Phi Alpha Delta, Fairleigh Dickinson University, Madison, NJ, Fall 1992 Academic Publications (Peer Reviewed Publications) Book Chapter, "Quakerism and Racialism in Early Twentieth-century U. S. Politics," in Faith and Race in American Political Life, Robin D. Jacobson, and Nancy Wadsworth, editors, (University of Virginia Press, 2012) Link: Life/dp/ /ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid= &sr=1-1 Solicited Book Note, Andrew Kolin s State Power and Democracy: Before and During The Presidency of George W. Bush, (Palgrave Macmillan, 2011) for the Human Rights & Human Welfare Journal out of the University of Denver, Josef Korbel School of International Studies, (May 2012) link: Article, Developing Practical/Analytical Skills for Doing Leadership through Mindful Classroom Simulations, (forthcoming 2013: Journal of Public Affairs Education, National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration) 3 P a g e

4 Article, Pragmatic Quakers, and U.S. Puerto Rico Policy, , (under review: Politics, Groups and Identities, Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group) Article, Communal Democracy and the Lake Mohonk Conference: Reconsidering the Philippine Problem in Early 20 th Century U.S. Philippine Policy Discourse (under review: Journal of Policy History, Cambridge University Press) Other Publications Selected Poems, "Pulse" and "Cobwebs," Canon Magazine, (Fall 2008) Short Meditations, "Uncertainty" and "Wings in Darkness," Canon Magazine, (May 2008) Poem, "I Promise.," Language & Culture, Canon Magazine, (Spring 2007) Political Commentary, "On 'Pre-emptive War,'" The Politics of Language, Canon Magazine, (Spring 2003) Letter to the Editor, Representative Christopher Smith, (R-NJ) not acting in best interest of U.S., Trenton Times, N.J., (May 28, 1999), Burlington County Times, N.J., (May 22, 1999) Journal Article(s) or Book Chapter(s) in preparation Re-interpreting the Presidential Electoral Defeats of the Republican Party, Latino Politics at the Cross Roads: Understanding Civic Community through Bridge Narratives at the U.S. Mexico Border The Footnote/Endnote as an Interpretive Analytical Tool in the Human Sciences Book Manuscript(s) in preparation Pragmatic Quakers and the Lake Mohonk Conference: The Politics of Race, Religion and Citizenship in U.S. Insular Policy Development, U.S. Bureau of Insular Affairs: Race Relations Management through Internal Institutional Politics, Academic Conferences: Presenter/Commentator 2012 Paper, Pragmatic Quakerism and Communal Democracy: Reconsidering the Philippine Problem in early 20th century U.S. Philippine Policy Development, Policy History Conference, Richmond, Virginia, June P a g e Paper, Meeting of the Minds : Using Classroom Simulations as Pedagogical Tools for Developing Epistemic Learning Communities (ELC), National Teaching Public Administration Conference, South Padre Island, Texas, May 2012

5 Paper, Civic Communities of Border Peoples: Understanding Bridge Narratives through Intersectionality Theory at the U.S. Mexico Border, Public Administration Theory Network, South Padre Island, Texas, May 2012 Paper, U.S. Philippine Policy Discourses at the Quaker Lake Mohonk Conference, , Western Social Science Association Conference, Houston, Texas, April 2012 Paper, The Island of the Sacred Cow : Progressive Quakers and U.S. Puerto Rico Racial (-ized) Policy Discourses in Early 20 th Century American Political Development, Policies and State Building: Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries, Panel 15.05, Western Political Science Association, Portland, Oregon, March 2012 Paper, Developing Transportable Leadership Skills (TLS) for the 21 st Century through Mindful Classroom Simulations, American Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences, Las Vegas, Nevada, February Paper, Pragmatic Quakerism and Racialism in American Political Development, , Historical Perspectives on Race, Ethnicity and the Political Hierarchy, Panel 15.01, Western Political Science Association, San Antonio, Texas, April 21, 2011 Commentator, The Politics of Place and Community, Panel 22.01, Western Political Science Association, San Antonio, Texas, April 21, Commentator, "Theoretical Awareness Using Qualitative Methodology," Panel, Interpreting Politics, History, and Society in the 21st Century, The New School For Social Research, May 1, 2009 Paper, "Intersection of Quakerism and Racialism in early Twentieth century U. S. Insular Territorial Politics," Adding Religion to Intersectionality Theory, Western Political Science Association, March 20, Commentator, "New Threats, New Laws? Recent Security Legislation in India" and "Visuality and Politics in Arab New York: Community and Representation." Politics in Progress Workshop, The New School For Social Research, October 6, P a g e

6 2006 Paper, The Construction of an Extra-Constitutional Citizen in Puerto Rico: A Reconsideration of the Jones Act of 1917, Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, Illinois, April Paper, The Supreme Court as an Educative Institution: Equal Protection in an Era of High-Racialized Politics, 1950s-1970s, Legality, Justice and the Prospects of Social Justice under the Constitution, Jacob Landynski Memorial Conference: Constitutionalism and Social Justice, The New School for Social Research, February 17, Panelist, "The Present Meets the Future: Young People's Empowerment and a National Hispanic/Latino Agenda Summit," New York State Hispanic/Latino Caucus, May 22, Moderator, "Foucault: An Unfinished Project?" Special Conference: 20 Years after Foucault sponsored by the Union of Political Science Students, The New School for Social Research, April 26, Paper, Puerto Rico and U.S. Citizenship ( ), Crisis and Opportunity: Rethinking the Political, The New School for Social Research, May 3, 2002 Invited Lectures/Public Talks 2012 Intersecting Race and Religion in Early 20 th Century American Politics, College of Liberal Arts Faculty Symposium, University of Texas at Brownsville, March 1, Pragmatic Quakerism, Racialism and Institutionalism: The Lake Mohonk Conference and U.S. Insular policy Development, , Faculty Research Symposium, University of Texas at Brownsville, December 2, Our experiment at Altruism : Pragmatic Quakerism and U.S. Philippine Relations at the Lake Mohonk Conference, Annual Colloquium, St. John s University, NY, October 14, Interest Group Politics and American Political Development, Political Science Department, Gainesville State College, Georgia, May 4, " Practical Unanimity : Quakerism, Race and the Institutional Politics of the Lake Mohonk Conference of Friends of the Indian and Other Dependent Peoples," Fairleigh Dickinson University, Social Science and History Department, November 2, P a g e

7 Public Service and Community Activities 2012 Interviewed, The Brownsville Herald, Steve Clark, Experts, party leaders weigh in on tonight s presidential debate, (printed, October 3, 2012) Moderator, Bringing Brownsville Change Legislative Forum, Brownsville Cheezmeh and Action 4 News, Amigoland Event Center, Brownsville, Texas, March 8, 2012 Faculty Commentator, Globalization and Immigration Policy in Recent History, Panel, 3 rd Annual Rio Grande Valley Historical Graduate Student Conference, Gorgas Hall, University of Texas at Brownsville, February 11, Guest Speaker, Sting Radio, Thinking Out loud, with Dr. 9, Topic: Debating Race, Racism and Stereotypes in the United States, University of Texas at Brownsville, (September 2011) Expert Commentator, Univision Spanish Radio, Buenos Diez Show with Brenda Lee Huerta, McAllen, Texas: An Assessment of President Obama s State of the Union Address of January 25, 2011, (January 26, 2011) Interviewed, Action 4 News, CBS, What to Expect from President Obama s State of the Union Address, (Aired, January 26, 2011) Interviewed, Channel 23 News Center, NBC, What did President Obama s State of the Union Address have to do with South Texas? (Aired, January 26, 2011) Interviewed, The Brownsville Herald, Brownsville reacts to State of the Union address: Professor Speech to vague to determine effects on South Texas, (printed, January 27, 2011) Department, College, and University Service Elected Senator, University Academic Senate, representing the College of Liberal Arts (CLA) at the university level, [Note: Restructured, the Faculty Senate as of 9/1/2012] Chair, Government Department Scholarship Committee, Chair, CLA Scholarship Committee, 2011 present Chair, UTB Project 100%: Civic Engagement Group, 2012 present Chair, Government Department Undergraduate Curriculum Committee, P a g e

8 Chair/Member, MPPM Master s Professional Report committees, present Member, CLA Dean s Strategic Planning Committee, 2010 present Member, Government Department Graduate Curriculum Committee, 2010 present Member, MPPM Graduate Program Evaluation Subcommittee, Faculty Advisor, MPPM Program, Management and Leadership Club, Faculty Advisor/Sponsor, MPPM Graduate student presented a paper titled, Accessing Publicly Funded Contraceptives in Brownsville, Texas at the 13 th Annual UTB/TSC, Research Symposium, Spring 2011 Member, M.A. in History Comprehensive Examination Committee, asked to write exam questions reference the following themes: American Federalism & Presidential Politics & the Politics of Race and Gender in U.S. National Leadership for the History Department, Participant/Actor, On-stage Theatrical Production as Pablo Zamora in Dr. Sharaf Rehman s (aka, Tony Broadwick s) Chasing A s the lighter side of Academe, a play about university life, race relations, and various broader social issues, Spring 2011 Professional Affiliations/Memberships United Nations Association USA Member, (1993 present) Vice President, Princeton/Trenton, NJ Chapter, ( ) UNA-USA, NJ Division, Board of Directors, ( ) Co-Chair, Human Rights & Humanitarian Aid Committee The Academy of Political Science, (2000 present) American Political Science Association, (2001 present) National Institute for Latino Policy, New York, NY, (2005 present) Midwest Political Science Association, (2006 present) Western Political Science Association, (2009 present) Western Social Science Association, (2011 present) Texas Faculty Association (TSTA/NEA), Member, (2010 present) American Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences, (2011 present) Editorial Board Member Conference Track Chair, ASBBS Leadership Track Language and Computer Competencies Read, Write, and Speak Spanish; Microsoft Suite, PC/Mac, Blackboard, BANNER 8 P a g e