Dr. José D. Villalobos is an assistant professor in the Department of Political Science.  He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Texas at San Antonio and his doctoral degree from Texas A&M University.

His research areas of interest are presidential management, presidential-bureaucratic policy making, the public presidency, presidential-congressional relations, and studies on immigration policy and Latino/a politics.  His publications include articles in Political Research Quarterly, Presidential Studies Quarterly, Administration & Society, Race, Gender & Class, the International Journal of Public Opinion Research, the International Journal of Public Administration, the International Journal of Conflict Management, and Review of Policy Research.

Dr. Villalobos' dissertation, “Presidential-Bureaucratic Management and Policy Making Success in Congress,” examined eleven presidential administrations from 1949-2007 to explore how presidents may employ agency input to balance their managerial and information needs and costs and thereby maximize their likelihood of legislative policy success.  His work was chosen for the 2009 George C. Edwards III Dissertation Award granted by the Presidency Research Group (PRG) of the American Political Science Association (APSA) for best dissertation on the U.S. Presidency.

Dr. Villalobos currently serves as a member of the board of directors for the Presidents & Executive Politics (PEP) section of the American Political Science Association (APSA) and as the group's website manager.  At UTEP, he currently serves as a Faculty Senator, as a member of the Student Enhancement and External Relations (SEER) Committee, and as the political science department's website manager.  He also previously served as President of the Midwest Latino/a Caucus (MLC) section of the Midwest Political Science Association (MPSA) from 2008-2011.

Course List for Summer 2012
POLS 2311: American Government and Politics (syllabus)
POLS 3350: Introduction to Public Administration (syllabus)

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