Faculty and Staff in Public Affairs and Social Research
Dr. Frances P. Bernat, Chair
Professor of Criminal Justice
CH 301A / 956-326-2644
frances.bernat@tamiu.edu
Spring 2013 classes: CRIJ 5340 Contemporary Issus in CJ: CyberCrime
Ms. Gloria Villagran, Administrative Assistant
CH 301 / 956-326-2475
gvillagran@tamiu.edu
Dr. M. Leigh Broxton
Assistant Professor of Public Administration
CH 313D / 956-326-2630
margaret.broxton@tamiu.edu
Spring 2013 classes: PSCI 3345 Intro to Public Admin; PADM 5390 Special Studies in Pub Admin
Ms. Diana Carreon
Visiting Instructor of Criminal Justice
CH 302L / 956-326-2476
dianna.carreon@tamiu.edu
Spring 2013 classes: CRIJ 1301, CRIJ 1306, CRIJ 2313 and CRIJ 2328
Dr. Kelly Frailing
Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice
CH 302G / 956-326-2662
kelly.frailing@tamiu.edu
Spring 2013 classes: SOCI 3336 Criminology; CRIJ 5330 Advanced Sem in Criminology
Dr. Peter Haruna
Associate Professor of Public Administration
CH 313J/ 956-326-2613
pharuna@tamiu.edu
Spring 2013 classes: PADM 5334 Admin Law; PSCI 4315 Issues in State & Local Government
Dr. John Kilburn
Professor of Sociology
KL 326C / 956-326-3221
jckilburn@tamiu.edu
Spring 2013 classes: SOCI 4311 Marriages & Families
Mr. Manish Madan
Visiting Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice
CH 302H / 956-326-2622
manish.madan@tamiu.edu
Spring 2013 classes: CRIJ 3305 Soc Sci Research Methods; CRIJ 4325 Statistics
Dr. Lynne Manganaro
Assistant Professor of Public Administration
CH 313H / 956-326-2617
lynne.manganaro@tamiu.edu
Spring 2013 classes: PADM 5332 Program Evaluation; PSCI 3301 Soc Sci Research Methods; PSCI 3350 Into to Analyis of Pub Policy
Dr. William Manger
Assistant Professor of Geography
CH 313C / 956-326-2528
william.manger@tamiu.edu
Spring 2013 classes: Geog 1301 Physical Geography; Geog 3352 Latin Am Historical Geog
Dr. Mark Menaldo
Assistant Professor of Political Science
CH 313A / 956-326-2651
mark.menaldo@tamiu.edu
Spring 2013 classes: PSCI 3314 Mod Pol Philosophy; PSCI 4351 Senior Seminar
Dr. Mehnaaz Momen
Associate Professor of Public Administration
CH 313F / 956-326-2631
mmomen@tamiu.edu
Spring 2013 classes: PSCI 2306 Am State Government; PSCI 3325 Grassroots & Comm Empowerment; PSCI 4350 Ethnic Politics
Dr. James Norris
Associate Professor of Political Science
CH 313E / 956-326-2607
jnorris@tamiu.edu
Spring 2013 classes: PSCI 2306 Am State Government; PSCI 3310 Studies in Comp Politics;
Dr. Maria Reyes
Visiting Instructor of Political Science
CH 313M / 956-326-2540
maria.reyes@tamiu.edu
Spring 2013 classes: PSCI 2305 Am Nat Government; PSCI 3313 Class & Med Pol Philosophy; PSCI 4320 Pol Sys of US; PSCI 4351 Senior Sem
Dr. Claudia SanMiguel
Associate Professor of Criminal Justice
CH 302J / 956-326-2529
csanmiguel@tamiu.edu
Spring 2013 classes: CRIJ 4321 Senior Sem; CRIJ 4337 Ethics in CJ
Dr. Judith A. Warner
Professor of Sociology
CH 313B / 956-326-2540
jwarner@tamiu.edu
Spring 2013 classes: SOCI 1301 Intro to Sociology; SOCI 4317 Race & Ethnic Relations; SOCI 4320 Women in CJS
Dr. Carol Waters
Professor of Public Administratoin
PH 301 / 956-326-3128
carol.waters@tamiu.edu
Spring 2013 classes: PADM 5362 Admin Ethics
Dr. Marcus Antonius Ynalvez
Assistant Professor of Sociology
CH 302D / 326-2621
mynalvez@tamiu.edu
Spring 2013 classes: SOCI 1306 Contemp Social Problems; SOCI 3304 Soc Theory; SOCI 3305 Research Methods in Soc Sci; SOCI 5321 Soc Inquiry
Dr. Simon Zschirnt
Assistant Professor of Political Science
CH 313B/ 956-326-2619
simon.zschirnt@tamiu.edu
Spring 2013 classes: PSCI 4311 Constitutional Law; PSCI 5303 Am Pol Institutions
PASR ADJUNCT FACULTY- Spring 2013 (956-326-2475)
Amadeo Juarez
Melissa Mojica
Department of Public Affairs and Social Research
5201 University Boulevard, 301 Canseco Hall
Laredo, TX 78041-1900
E-mail: gvillagran@tamiu.edu
Phone: 956-326-2475
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