Faculty

Full-Time Faculty

• Yolanda Chapa (Chair)

  
  Professor
  Phone: (512) 223-2144
  Hays Campus(HYS) 01204.38
  Email: [email protected]
  Education: Texas State University

• Anaka Rivera (Assistant Chair)

  Professor
  Phone: (512) 223-9201
  Email: [email protected]

• Shina Amachigh, Ph.D.

  
  Professor
  Phone: (512) 223-2144
  Cypress Creek Campus(CYP) 1103.9
  Email: [email protected]
  Education: University of Tulsa
  Interests: US Politics, Texas Politics

• JoAnna Brown

  Professor, Assistant
  Phone: (512) 223-7461
  Highland Campus(HLC) Main Bldg., Room 2343.04
  Email: [email protected]
  Education: Sul Ross State University

• Christopher D’Urso

  
  Professor, Associate
  Phone: (512) 223-4953
  Northridge Campus(NRG), Room 2129
  Email: [email protected]
  Education: Northeastern University
  Interests: Latin American Politics, IR Theory, Political Theory, Labor Movements, Social Justice

• Julz C. Decker

  
  Professor, Assistant
  Phone: (512) 223-6682
  Riverside Campus(RVS) Room 2279
  Email: [email protected]
  Education: Texas State University
  Interests: Minority Political Movements, LGBTQ Social Movements, Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, US and Texas politics

• Theodore Hadzi-Antich

  
  Professor, Associate
  Phone: (512) 223-3395
  Highland Campus(HLC) HLC4 Bldg 4000, Room 2310.51
  Email: [email protected]
  Education: Boston College
  Interests: Political Philosophy, International Affairs, US and TX Politics and Classical Studies

• Aundra Hawkins

  
  Professor, Assistant
  Phone: (512) 223-6158
  Riverside Campus(RVS) Building A (1000 – 2000), Room 2277 / Hays Campus(HYS), Room 1204
  Email: [email protected]
  Education: Texas State University

• Deborah Hoag

  Professor (Dual Credit)
  Phone: (512 )223-0065 (Fax)
  Email: [email protected]

• Rachel Jones

  Professor
  Email: [email protected]

• Kristie Kelly, Ph.D.

  
  Professor, Associate
  Phone: (512) 223-4805
  Northridge Campus(NRG) 2132-A
  Email: [email protected]
  Education: University of Texas at Austin

• Wajma Nasher, Ph.D.

  Professor

• Judy Nwachie, Ph.D.

  Professor
  Phone: (512) 223-2021
  Round Rock Campus(RRC), Room 1204.09
  Email: [email protected]
  Education: University of Texas at Austin

• Lisa Perez-Nichols

  Professor
  Phone: (512) 262-6563
  Email: [email protected]
  Hays Campus(HYS), Room 1204.25
  Education:

• Veronica Vega Reyna

  
  Professor
  Phone: (512) 223-7673
  Highland Campus (HLC) Building 1000, Room 1424.03
  Email: [email protected]
  Education: St. Mary’s University
  Interests: Texas politics, Latino politics, US government, International Affairs

Veronica Vega Reyna is Associate Professor of Government and Assistant Dean of Liberal Arts-Social and Behavioral Sciences. She has been faculty advisor to a civil rights organization, SPLC@ACC. She is a co-author of the textbook, Practicing Texas Politics. Professor Reyna has taught for the Alamo Community College District in San Antonio, St. Mary’s University, & Our Lady of the Lake University. While at St. Mary’s she taught international relations & comparative politics courses. Professor Reyna earned her M.A. in Political Science from St. Mary’s University in San Antonio. Her political involvement has included interning for Congressman Ciro Rodriguez, working as a union organizer, and volunteering in various Texas campaigns. She has been involved in organizations advocating for civil rights for Latinos, improving funding for HIV/AIDS in South Texas, Catholic Charities, & a number of other organizations focusing on social & political issues in Texas.

• Shannon Sinegal, Ph.D.

  
  Professor
  Phone: (512) 223-9491
  Elgin Campus
  Email: [email protected]
  Education: University of New Orleans
  Interests: Urban and Minority Politics, Political Behavior, American Institutions

• Jordan Villarreal, Ph.D.

  Professor
  Email: [email protected]