Address:
Box 19539, 206 University Hall
601 S. Nedderman Drive
Arlington, TX 76019
Department Phone: 817-272-2991
Department Email: politicalscience@uta.edu
Advising Phone: 817-272-9194
Advising Email: polsinfo@uta.edu
Meet Political Science Faculty and Staff
A community of scholars dedicated to the discovery and dissemination of knowledge to our students, our peers, and the public. We are experts in our subject areas and care deeply about and are committed to the success of our students.
Chair
Email: bsasley@uta.edu
Interests: International relations, foreign policy analysis (decision-making, identity, emotions), Middle East, Israel, Turkey, politics of Jewish identity
Faculty and Staff
Email: olivia.agudelo@uta.edu
Email: rasha.atieh@uta.edu
Email: boyea@uta.edu
Phone #: (817) 272-5449
Interests: American political institutions, judicial politics, state politics, and elections
Email: kayla.canelo@uta.edu
Interests: Judicial politics, the Supreme Court, and public opinion.
Email: kimberly.caraway@uta.edu
Phone #: (817) 272-9194
Email: stephanie.carter@uta.edu
Interests: Comparative politics, Latin America, political economy, education policy, labor politics.
Samantha Chapa - Fall 2026
Assistant Professor
Email: deen@uta.edu
Phone #: (817) 272-3291
Interests: US political institutions; Women and Gender; Civic engagement; Political ambition; Civic volunteerism; Race and Ethnicity
Email: jessie.galloway@uta.edu
Email: gregg.gleichert@uta.edu
Phone #: (817)272-2991
Email: mark.hand@uta.edu
Interests: American politics, campaigns and elections, public policy, workplace democracy, employee ownership, policy entrepreneurship.
Email: bailinh.hoang@uta.edu
Interests: Race and ethnicity politics, political representation, and political theory
Email: nhorn@uta.edu
Email: brian.johnson@uta.edu
Email: bowon.kim@uta.edu
Interests: International Relations, International Law and International Organizations, Qualitative Methods
Email: little@uta.edu
Phone #: (336) 202-7043
Xavier Medina Vidal
Director, Center for Mexican American Studies
Associate Professor
Email: medinavidal@uta.edu
Interests: México, Mexican American politics, transnational politics, Latino political thought
Email: misty.mehrtens@uta.edu
Email: mwmorris@uta.edu
Email: matthew.nowlin@uta.edu
Interests: Public policy, governance, climate change, and natural hazards
Lanie Richards - Fall 2026
Assistant Professor of Instruction
Interests: American politics with a focus on Congress, legislative behavior, and representation
Lauren Santoro - Fall 2026
Assistant Professor
Interests: American politics, political behavior, social networks, political psychology
Vivian Skinner
Administrative Assistant
Email: vivian.skinner@uta.edu
Phone #: (817)272-2994
Email: brian.whitmore@uta.edu
Email: stephen.wilkes@uta.edu
Contact Us
Address:
206 University Hall
Box 19539
601 S Nedderman Dr
Arlington, TX 76019
Phone: (817) 272-2991
E-mail: politicalscience@uta.edu
Advising Phone: (817) 272-9194
Advising E-mail: polsinfo@uta.edu