Kathleen (Kathy) Staudt, Ph.D. (University of Wisconsin, 1976) is Professor of Political Science and a member of the doctoral faculty for the EdD.  She joined the faculty in 1977 and teaches courses on public policy, borders, democracy, leadership and civic engagement, and women and politics. In 2008, she received the UT Chancellor's Innovation in Teaching award, one of two Texas-wide. From 1998-2008, Staudt directed the Center for Civic Engagement.

Staudt's research interests, published in over eighty journal articles and chapters in books, include women/gender in international development, immigration, university-community partnership engagement, education, and violence.  Staudt has authored and edited thirteen books, five of which focus on the U.S.-Mexico border including her latest, Violence and Activism at the Border (University of Texas Press 2008).  She is lead editor of Human Rights Along the U.S.-Mexico Border: Gendered Violence and Insecurity (University of Arizona Press), being released in fall 2009.

Dr. Staudt is also faculty advisor for a number of organizations, including the University Democrats, Students for Reform, Amnesty International (UTEP Chapter), and Students for Sensible Drug Policy (UTEP Chapter).

Course List for Fall 2009 POLS 4313: Southwestern Border Politics POLS 4314: Women, Power, and Politics

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