Faculty
The Center is fortunate to have top faculty from multiple departments teaching the Senior Seminar capstone class (IS 4380) required of all IS majors for graduation. Students in the capstone course read and discuss articles and books on global issues, conduct research on topics of interest to them, and present their findings to the class. Faculty from Geography, History, Political Science, and World Languages bring diverse perspectives and multidisciplinary approaches to understanding the world today, so students are equipped to impact tomorrow.
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Dr. Jennifer A DevineDevineJenniferAssociate ProfessorEmail: devine@txstate.eduELA 139(512) 245-3937Biography and EducationI am a critical human geographer and political ecologist who studies human-environmental relations, US - Central American politics, community resource management, grassroots social movements, global drug policy, and tourism and heritage management.Research Interestsenvironmental impacts of drug trafficking, community-based resource management, grassroots development, tourism -
Dr. Thomas E Doyle IIDoyleThomasProfessorEmail: ted29@txstate.eduTHH 355(512) 245-2143Biography and EducationAuthor of Nuclear Ethics in the 21st Century: Survival, Order, Justice (Rowman & Littlefield International, 2020), The Ethics of Nuclear Weapons Dissemination: Moral Dilemmas of Aspiration, Avoidance, and Prevention (Routledge, 2015) and numerous journal articles.Teaching InterestsInternational Security, History and Politics of Nuclear Weapons, International Organizations, Nuclear Arms Control and DisarmamentResearch InterestsNuclear Ethics; Issues relating to Nuclear Weapons and International Legal Institutions; Issues in Nuclear Arms Control and Disarmament; International Political Theory; International Relations Theory -
Dr. Paul HartHartPaulProfessorEmail: ph18@txstate.eduDerrick Hall 101(512) 245-2067Biography and EducationBA University of Texas, Austin
PhD University of California, San DiegoTeaching InterestsMexico, Latin America, International StudiesResearch InterestsMexico, Latin America, International Studies -
Dr. Sergio M MartinezMartinezSergioProfessorEmail: sergio.martinez@txstate.eduCENT 214(512) 245-2360Biography and EducationPhD, University of Arizona (2005). Spanish Professor of Research and Associate Chair of the Department of World Languages and Literatures. He has served as the first-year Spanish coordinator, Spanish undergraduate adviser, and was the Jones Professor of Southwestern Studies from 2013-2015. In 2020 Dr....View Full Biography and Education for Dr. Sergio M MartinezTeaching InterestsTeach courses on Mexican narratives.Research InterestsTransnational studies, Border studies and Mexican and Chicano literature. -
Dr. Ionut C PopescuPopescuIonutAssociate ProfessorEmail: icp11@txstate.eduTHH 355(512) 245-6075Biography and EducationDr. Ionut Popescu is Associate Professor of Political Science at Texas State University. Prior to joining Texas State, he worked as a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Clements Center for National Security at the University of Texas at Austin. He earned his PhD in Political Science and International...View Full Biography and Education for Dr. Ionut C Popescu -
Dr. Louis PorterPorterLouisAssistant ProfessorEmail: l_p309@txstate.eduTMH 224(512) 245-2142Biography and EducationI received a Bachelor of Arts (BA) from Oberlin College in 2010 with a double major in History and Russian Language. I then received my Master of Arts (MA) and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2013 and 2018 respectively. I am currently working on a book...View Full Biography and Education for Dr. Louis PorterTeaching InterestsHistory of Modern Europe
History of Russia and Eurasia (all time periods)
Global HistoryResearch InterestsModern Russian and Soviet History
International History
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Dr. Leah M RenoldRenoldLeahShe/Her/Hers/HerselfAssociate ProfessorEmail: leahrenold@txstate.eduTMH 226(512) 245-2118Biography and EducationLeah Renold is a historian of South Asia who offers courses on the History of India and Gandhi and Nonviolence. She received her doctorate in Modern South Asian History from the University of Texas at Austin (1999). In 2005 Oxford University Press published her first book, A Hindu Education: The Early...View Full Biography and Education for Dr. Leah M RenoldTeaching InterestsHistory of India, History and Culture of Modern India, Mahatma Gandhi and Nonviolence, Peace and Nonviolent MovementsResearch InterestsIndian independence movement, Mahatma Gandhi and non-violent resistance, environmental and religious history, the Ganges River, Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya
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Dr. Louie D ValenciaValenciaLouieAssociate ProfessorEmail: lvalencia@txstate.eduTMH 210(512) 245-2142Biography and EducationResearch BackgroundView Full Biography and Education for Dr. Louie D Valencia
Dr. Louie Dean Valencia studies how young people create social change through technology, art, counterculture, activism, social media, celebrity, and in public spaces. His interests range from queer icons of the Renaissance to antiauthoritarian punks to far-right activists...Teaching InterestsDigital history; European History and culture; Public historyView Full Teaching Interests for Dr. Louie D Valencia
My teaching philosophy
A believer in minimizing classroom hierarchies, my students participate in discussions, analyze historical sources, and work on projects based on their research interests and goals. I ground my teaching...Research InterestsEarly and Late Modern EuropeView Full Research Interests for Dr. Louie D Valencia
Technology/Digital Information
Network analysis
Democracy and the Public Sphere
Fascism/Far-Right Nationalism
Antiauthoritarianism
Youth Culture
Celebrity/Popular culture
Countercultures/Subcultures
Gender, Sexuality, and Queer Studies
Urban...
