Bethany Blackstone

Assistant Professor
(Ph.D., Emory University, 2009)

Research interests are in the area of American political institutions with emphasis on judicial process and behavior.   Her current projects focus on the impact of the Supreme Court on congressional decision-making and strategic behavior in the United States Courts of Appeals.   

Assistant Professor
(Ph.D., University of Arizona, 2000)

Professor Branton specializes in the study of the politics of Race and Ethnicity, Political Behavior, Electoral Politics, as well as Methods of  Social Science Research.

Professor
(Ph.D., Ohio State University, 1992)

Specializes in international relations. Core research interests in (comparative) foreign policy analysis, development cooperation and foreign aid. Additional interests in ethnic politics, women/gender and politics, and the politics of intercountry adoption. Serves as a member of the inaugural editorial teams of Foreign Policy Analysis and the Journal of Political Science Education, the latter housed at UNT.

Assistant Professor
(Ph.D., SUNY at Stony Brook, 2010)

Research interests focus generally in the areas of public opinion and political behavior with primary concerns in African-American politics, racial and ethnic politics, political and social identity, political psychology, experimental methodology, and survey methodology.  His current research explores the political, social, and economic factors that influence the prospects for electoral alliances to occur between African Americans and Latinos living in urban areas. 

Associate Professor
(Ph.D., Binghamton University, 2005)

His research involves the study of judicial decision making, with a particular focus on the role of interest groups in the courts. Collins’s research is motivated by the desire to apply interdisciplinary approaches to the study of judicial choice and he has a special interest in psychological theories of consistency.

Associate Professor and Dean of the Honors College
(Ph.D., University of South Carolina, 1984)

Dean, UNT Honors College. Author of article in Policy Studies Review. Editor of Constitution, Structure, Behavior and Institutions and Policies, departmental workbooks for Political Science 1040 and 1050. Continuing research on privacy rights. Formerly Associate Professor of Political Science and History at Columbia College in Columbia, South Carolina, Cox joined the UNT Faculty in 1989.

Assistant Professor
(Ph.D., Florida State University, 2009)

Specializes in human rights, including explanations for rights violations as well as opportunities to protect vulnerable individuals. Current projects focus on how domestic institutions and international advocacy groups constrain violent leaders.  Other research interests include the application of quantitative methodology and formal theory to social scientific processes. 

Associate Professor
(Ph.D., Binghamton University, 1997)

Specializes in international relations.

Associate Professor
(Ph.D., Texas A&M University, 2002)

His research interests include the American presidency and its relationship with the news media, public, Congress, and the bureaucracy.  His current research explores how a variety of media affect presidential speechmaking and how presidential speechmaking affects the legislative process.

Professor
(Ph.D., University of Toronto, 1984). Political theory.

Specializes in classical and American political thought and international ethics. He is completing a book on the philosophy of John Locke, and researching Darwin, evolution and political philosophy. Beginning in July 2012, he will be one of the co-editors of the American Political Science Review. 

Associate Professor
(Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)

Michael's primary research interests are in the areas of conflict management, international conflict, and computer simulation. Currently, he is working on research studying ripeness for international mediation as well as research on how peace diffuses between states.

Professor
(Ph.D., University of Illinois, 1996)

Research interests include international conflict and conflict management, particularly with respect to territorial claims or cross-border rivers. Author of articles in American Journal of Political Science, Conflict Management and Peace Science, GeoJournal, International Negotiation, International Organization, International Studies Quarterly, Journal of Conflict Resolution, Journal of Peace Research, Political Geography, and several edited volumes.

Professor
(Ph.D., Michigan State University)

He was selected as the 2004 Missouri Professor of the Year by the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.

Associate Professor
(Ph.D., State University of New York - Buffalo, 1995; J.D., 1990)

Her interdisciplinary research interests include civil rights and liberties, conflict resolution, judicial decision-making, legislative control of the bureaucracy, and administrative agency decision-making.

Associate Professor
(Ph.D., Michigan State University, 2005)

Specializes in comparative politics of democratic countries.  His research interests include political institutions, political parties, and elections.  His work has appeared in such journals as the Journal of Politics, British Journal of Political Science, Comparative Political Studies, Electoral Studies, and Asian Survey. 

Professor
(Ph.D., Ohio State University, 1990)

Former Vice President of the American Political Science Association and President of the Western Political Science Association.  In July 2012, she will begin serving as Co-Editor of the American Political Science Review, the flagship journal in political science.  Dr. Martinez has published widely on education policy, Latino/a politics, women in politics, and methods of survey research. She is co-author of Politicas: Latina Public Officials in Texas (2008); Making it Home: Latino Lives in America (2010) and Latinos in the New Millennium: an Almanac of Opinion, Behavior and Policy Preferences (2012). She also edited Perspectives on Race, Ethnicity and Religion: Identity Politics in America (2009). A co-principal investigator for the Latino National Survey, funded by the Ford, Carnegie, Russell Sage, Hewlett, Joyce, and National Science Foundations; Dr. Martinez’ favorite classes to teach are Race, Ethnicity, and Politics, Latino politics and the Politics of Rock-n-Roll. 

Johnie Christian Family Peace Professor
(Ph.D., University of Georgia)

As our Johnie Christian Family Peace Professor, Mason administers the only Peace Studies program of its kind in the southwest United States. Mason's research has focused on the causes of civil wars, land reform, and East Asian politics.

Assistant Professor
(Ph.D., Texas A&M University, 2007)

Research interests include mass political behavior, democratic representation, racial and ethnic politics, and public health. 

Principal Lecturer
(J.D., Texas Tech University)

Professor Meaders is the undergraduate adviser for the department. In addition, he teaches courses in American Politics, specializing in judicial politics.

Professor
(Ph.D., Michigan State University, 1992)

Specializes in U.S. Foreign Policy and International Criminal Tribunals.

Associate Professor
(Ph.D., University of Florida, 2001)

Specializes in congressional politics. Her research interests include religion and legislative policymaking, legislative behavior on both foreign and domestic issues, and the mobilization of religious interests.

Associate Professor
(Ph.D., Duke University, 1995)

His research interests include mass political behavior, survey research, and political methodology, focusing upon elections, political psychology, and political participation.

Associate Professor; Department Chair
(Ph.D., University of Chicago, 1990)

His research interests include: classical political philosophy, liberalism, contemporary political theory, American political thought, leadership and the executive. He has published in American Political Science Review, American Journal of Political Science, Review of Politics, and elsewhere.  

Professor
(Ph.D., Georgetown University, 1979)

Middle East politics. He has received a Ford Foundation research grant, a Woodrow Wilson International Center Security Studies Fellowship, a Brookings Institution Middle East Studies Fellowship, a Fulbright Research Fellowship, and a Rand Corporation Middle East Studies Center Fellowship. He lectures and consults widely on Middle Eastern politics.

Associate Professor
(Ph.D., University of California - San Diego, 2006)

Research interests include political violence, international migration, and conflict over natural resources. He is the co-Director of the Social Conflict in Africa Database, which tracks political and social unrest across the African continent. His research has appeared in journals such as International Organization, International Studies Quarterly, the American Journal of Political Science, and World Politics. 

Associate Professor
(Ph.D., University of Florida, 1971)

Research interests include urban, state and local politics and Texas politics.