Department of Social Sciences

Chair

Dr. Simon Zschirnt

Associate Professor of Political Science
Academic Innovation Center 376
956.326.2619
simon.zschirnt@tamiu.edu

Criminal Justice

Dr. Claudia E. San Miguel

Provost & VP for Academic Affairs
Professor
KLM-432A
956.326.2240
csanmiguel@tamiu.edu

Dr. Sean Maddan

Associate Provost &
 Professor

KLM-418C
956.326.2467
sean.maddan@tamiu.edu

Dr. Huseyin Cinoglu

Associate Professor
AIC 383
956.326.3365
huseyin.cinoglu@tamiu.edu

Dr. Seungmug Lee

Associate Professor
AIC 385
956.326.2476
seungmug.lee@tamiu.edu

Dr. Daniel Scott

Co-Director of Criminal Justice
Associate Professor
AIC 345
956.326.2626
daniel.scott@tamiu.edu

Dr. Marcus Carey

Associate Professor
AIC 357
956.326.2529
marcus.carey@tamiu.edu

Dr. Brittany Hood

Co-Director of Criminal Justice
Associate Professor
AIC 314
956.326.2687
brittany.hood@tamiu.edu

Dr. Eileen Huey

Assistant Professor
AIC 331
956.326.2666
ehuey@tamiu.edu

Dr. Narim Lee

Assistant Professor
AIC 347
956.326.2620
narim.lee@tamiu.edu

Dr. Sung Hwan Joo

Assistant Professor
AIC 354
956.326.2601
sunghwan.joo@tamiu.edu

Dr. Mohammad Azizur Rahman

Assistant Professor
AIC 349
956.326.3451
mohammad.rahman@tamiu.edu

Dr. Andreea Stoian Karadeli 

Associate Professor
AIC 372
956.326.2617
andreea.karadeli@tamiu.edu

Ms. Flor Mayela Hernández

Lecturer
AIC 322
956.326.2667
flor.hernandez@tamiu.edu

Mr. Brian Mercado

 Visiting Assistant Professor
AIC 319
956.326.2727
brian.mercado@tamiu.edu 

Political Science

Dr. Nilda Garcia

Associate Professor
AIC 355
956.326.2478
Nilda.garcia@tamiu.edu

Dr. Alfonso R. Vergaray

Director of International Leadership
Associate Professor
AIC 323
956.326.2604
alfonso.vergaray@tamiu.edu

Dr. Jack C. Byham

Instructional Assistant Professor
AIC 327
956.326.2632
jack.byham@tamiu.edu

Dr. Agustin Vallejo

Assistant Professor
AIC 329
956.326.2640
agustin.vallejo@tamiu.edu

Public Administration

Dr. Peter F. Haruna

Professor and Director of Public Administration
AIC 334
956.326.2613
pharuna@tamiu.edu

Dr. Mehnaaz Momen

Professor
AIC 358
956.326.2631
mmomen@tamiu.edu

Dr. Varaidzo Zvobgo

Assistant Professor
AIC 383
956.326.2652
varaidzo.zvobgo@tamiu.edu

Dr. Jihoon Jeong

Assistant Professor
AIC 371
956.326.3734
jihoon.jeong@tamiu.edu

Sociology

Dr. Marcus Antonius Ynalvez

Dean
Professor
AIC 376
956.326.2621
mynalvez@tamiu.edu

Dr. Pamela J. Neumann

Associate Professor
AIC 321
956.326.2686
pamela.neumann@tamiu.edu

Dr. Kyle Breen

Assistant Professor
AIC 384
956.326.3366
kyle.breen@tamiu.edu

Dr. Wesley Jeffrey

Assistant Professor
AIC 335
956.326.2726
wesley.jeffrey@tamiu.edu

Geography

Dr. Andrew M. Hilburn

Associate Professor
AIC 340
956.326.2662
ahilburn@tamiu.edu

Anthropology

Dr. Alison Hadley Hilburn

Associate Professor
AIC 337
956.326.2651
alison.hadley@tamiu.edu

Staff

Brenda Martinez

Administrative Associate
AIC 388
956.326.2475
brenda.martinez@tamiu.edu