Dr. José D. Villalobos
Dr. José D. Villalobos is Professor in the Department of Political Science and Public Administration, and a Distinguished Teaching Professor at UTEP. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Texas at San Antonio and his doctoral degree from Texas A&M University. He is a recipient of the , a University of Texas System Curricular Innovation Grant, UTEP's Most Distinguished Faculty Member Award, and UTEP's Outstanding Service to the College Award in Liberal Arts. Dr. Villalobos has also garnered numerous recognitions for his research, including the and four book awards: the , the , the , and the . He has served as an Inaugural Member of UTEP's Academy of Distinguished Teachers, the Provost’s Faculty Fellow-in-Residence for Community Engagement, and Chair of the Dean's Community Engagement & Leadership (CEL) Program in Liberal Arts. He currently serves as Faculty Fellow for UTEP's Center for Community Engagement (CCE) and member of the Provost's Community Engagement Council.
His research examines institutional leadership, public opinion and behavior dynamics, and policymaking in the areas of the American presidency, identity politics, and immigration. His journal publications include articles in: The Journal of Politics, Political Psychology, Politics & Gender, American Behavioral Scientist, Political Research Quarterly, Presidential Studies Quarterly, Public Administration, Administration & Society, and other scholarly venues. He is also co-author of (Cambridge University Press 2021) and (University of Michigan Press 2015). For his scholarly work connected to teaching and engagement, he is co-author of Analyzing American Democracy: Politics and Political Science, 6th edition (Routledge forthcoming) and has a chapter applying Villalobos et al.'s framework for curricular innovation in community-engaged learning (Springer 2022).
His research examines institutional leadership, public opinion and behavior dynamics, and policymaking in the areas of the American presidency, identity politics, and immigration. His journal publications include articles in: The Journal of Politics, Political Psychology, Politics & Gender, American Behavioral Scientist, Political Research Quarterly, Presidential Studies Quarterly, Public Administration, Administration & Society, and other scholarly venues. He is also co-author of (Cambridge University Press 2021) and (University of Michigan Press 2015). For his scholarly work connected to teaching and engagement, he is co-author of Analyzing American Democracy: Politics and Political Science, 6th edition (Routledge forthcoming) and has a chapter applying Villalobos et al.'s framework for curricular innovation in community-engaged learning (Springer 2022).
Contact Info:
Professor
Department of Political Science and Public Administration
Benedict Hall 306
Phone: (915) 747-7978
Email: jdvillalobos2@utep.edu