Tenure-Track/Academic Professional Track
Interests: Comparative politics, Latin America, political economy, education policy, labor politics.
Samantha Chapa - Fall 2026
Assistant Professor
Email: kayla.canelo@uta.edu
Interests: Judicial politics, the Supreme Court, and public opinion.
Email: mark.hand@uta.edu
Interests: American politics, campaigns and elections, public policy, workplace democracy, employee ownership, policy entrepreneurship.
Email: bowon.kim@uta.edu
Interests: International Relations, International Law and International Organizations, Qualitative Methods
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