THOMAS LONGORIA, JR.

Education

Ph.D. Texas A&M University; Political Science. (May 1994). Areas of Specialization: Urban and Ethnic Politics; Public Policy and Public Administration; American Politics.

University of Michigan. (Summer 1991). Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research.

B.A. Pan American University; Political Science. (May 1989).

Professional Experience

2002-Current Associate Professor, Department of Public Administration, University of Kansas

2001-2002 Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Texas—El Paso

1999-2002 Program Director, Master of Public Administration, University of Texas--El Paso

1998-2001 Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Texas--El Paso.

1994-1998 Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee.

1993-1994 Instructor, Department of Political Science, Texas A&M University.

1986-1989 Research Assistant, Department of Political Science, Pan American University.

Books

Electoral Structure and Urban Policy: The Impact on Mexican American Communities. Polinard, J.P., Robert D. Wrinkle, Thomas Longoria, Norman E. Binder. Armonk, NY: M.E. Sharpe. (1994)

Refereed Articles

“Bureaucracy That Kills: Federal Sovereign Immunity and the Discretionary Function Exception.” American Political Science Review, 96:351-366. (2002)

“The Distribution of Public-Private Partnerships: Targeting of Voluntary Efforts to Improve Urban Education.” Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 28:315-329. (1999)

“The Impact of Office on Cross-Racial Voting: Evidence from the 1996 Milwaukee Mayoral Election.” Urban Affairs Review, 34:596-603. (1999).

"Academic Performance and Ethnic Consciousness of Latino Students at a Midwestern University." Latino Studies Journal, 8:82-96. (1997).

"White Attitudes Toward Minority Districts." Social Science Quarterly, 77:877-87 (1996).

"Empirical Analysis of the City Limits Policy Typology." Urban Affairs Quarterly, 30:102-13 (1994).

"Congressional Caucuses in Congressional Committees." American Review of Politics, 14:381-86 (1993).

"Mexican Americans and Municipal Employment: An Analysis of Status and Pay Levels." State and Local Government Review, 24:36-42. Co-author. (1992).

"The Impact of District Elections on the Mexican American Community: The Electoral Perspective." Social Science Quarterly, 72:608-614. Co-author. (1991).

"Representation and Policy: Appointments of Mexican Americans to Boards and Commissions." Social Science Journal, 28:259-65. Co-author. (1991).

"Understanding Intra-Ethnic Attitude Variations: Mexican-Origin Population Views of Immigration." Social Science Quarterly, 72:379-87. Co-author. (1991).

"Education and Governance: Representational Links to Second Generation Discrimination." Western Political Quarterly, 43:631-646. Co-author. (1990).

"Mexican American Voter Registration and Turnout: Another Look." Social Science Quarterly, 71:356-361. Co-author. (1990).

Book Chapters

“School Crime in the United States: A Brief Analysis of Patterns and Trends.” In, Policing and School Crime. William Turk, ed. (2001). Prentice Hall. (forthcoming).

“School-Based Violent Crime in Texas.” In, Policing and School Crime. William Turk, ed. (2001). Prentice Hall. (forthcoming).

“Context, Identity, and Incorporation: Are Latinos in the Midwest Different?” In, Minority Politics at the Millennium. Richard Keiser and Katherine Underwood, eds.(1999). Garland Publishing.

"Education Politics Houston Style: The Role of Business in Education Reform." In, Changing Urban Education. Clarence N. Stone, ed. (1998). University Press of Kansas.

Other Publications

"After the Immigrant: Now We're Hispanic?" Documentary Film. Executive Producer. (with Daniel Banda, director/producer). (1998).

Guest Editor, Latino Studies Journal. Introductory essay: "Postmodern Perspectives on Latino Identity: Toward More-Informed Quantitative Research." (1997).

"The Latinoization of Urban Politics," Urban Affairs Quarterly 30:766-72 (1995).

"Human Capital Investment as a Research Focus," Urban News 5:10-11. Co-author, (1993).

Conference Participation and Presentations

"Third Sector Development in Mexico: Subnational, Organizational, and Individual-Level Perspectives." Paper presented at the Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action; November 2000; New Orleans, LA.

"Predicting Successful Completion of Worker Retraining Programs: The Case of NAFTA Displaced Workers." Paper presented at the Impact of NAFTA Conference; October 2000; El Paso, TX.

Participant. "Civic Learning: Transforming Higher Education with the Community." American Association for Higher Education Summer Academy; July 2000; Snowbird, UT.

Roundtable Participant. "The 2000 Presidential Nominations." Southwestern Political Science Association; March 2000; Galveston, TX.

Panel Chair and Discussant. "Latino Politics and Participation." Southwestern Political Science Association; March 2000; Galveston, TX.

Member. Nominations Committee. Southwestern Political Science Association. 2000

"PRI Primary Voters in Ciudad Juarez: A Look at Democratization in Mexico." Presented at the Rocky Mountain Council on Latin American Studies; January 2000; Santa Fe, NM.

"Affinity between Groups and Latino Panethnicity." Paper presented at the Population Association of American; March 1999; New York City, NY.

"Latino Descriptive and Policy Representation in the Midwest: Does the Political Resources Model Apply?" Paper presented to the American Political Science Association; September 1997; Washington, DC.

"Coalitions and Conflict in Urban Education Reform." Paper presented to the Western Political Science Association; April 1997; Tuscon, AZ.

"Migration Experience and Political Participation." Paper presented to the American Political Science Association; September 1995; Chicago, IL.

"Institutional Reforms and Civic Capacity: A Comparative Analysis of Sunbelt Cities." Paper presented to the American Political Science Association; September 1995; Chicago, IL.

"Predicting Litigation Against Congressional and State Legislative Plans: A Preliminary Analysis." Paper presented to the Southwestern Political Science Association; March 1995; Dallas, TX.

"Name that Problem: Education Reform on the Urban Agenda." Paper presented to the American Political Science Association; September 1994; New York City, NY.

Member. Ted Robinson Memorial Award Committee, Southwestern Political Science Association. 1991-1992.

"Activism and Voter Turnout." Paper presented to the Southwestern Political Science Association; March, 1991; San Antonio, TX.

Discussant. Southwestern Political Science Association. March 1991; San Antonio, TX.

Activism and Intergovernmental Aid in South Texas." Paper presented to the American Political Science Association; August, 1990; San Francisco, CA.

"Ethnicity, Roll-off, and Judicial Elections." Paper presented to the Southwestern Social Science Association; March, 1990; Fort Worth, TX; Co-Author.

"Education and Policy: Representational Links to Second Generation Discrimination." Paper presented to the Southwestern Social Science Association; March, 1989; Little Rock, AR; Co-Author.

"Family Solidarity Among Hispanic Elderly." Paper presented to the Gerontological Society of America; San Francisco, CA; November, 1988; Co-Author.

"Mexican Americans and Educational Policy: The Impact of Change to District Elections." Paper presented to the American Political Science Association; Washington, D.C.; August, 1988; Co-Author.

"Mexican American Voter Registration and Turnout: Another Look." Paper presented to the Southwestern Social Science Association; Houston, TX; March, 1988; Co-Author.

Invited Presentations and Lectures

Moderator and Participant. State and Federal Climate for Higher Education;" UTEP Aware; February 2000; El Paso, TX.

Participant. El Paso Education Summit; El Paso Collaborative for Educational Excellence; February 2000; El Paso, TX.

"NGO Interactions on the Border." Presented at the Center for Inter-American and Border Studies Seminar entitled Managing Separation, Interaction, and Convergence; February 2000; El Paso, TX.

"Texas Politics/Border Politics." Lectures for the Center for Lifelong Learning; March 1999; El Paso, TX.

"Benefit Distribution Through Public-Private Partnerships." Invited lecture to the Martin School of Public Management; University of Kentucky; April 1997.

"Environmental Policy." Roundtable Presentation at the School to Work Summer Institute; Milwaukee Public Schools; June 1995; Milwaukee, WI.

"Latino Studies." Roundtable Presentation at the Symposium on Curricular, Pedagogical, and Research Issues in Racial/Ethnic Studies; UW System Institute on Race and Ethnicity; April 1995; Madison, WI.

Grant Activity

Principal Investigator. "Paso del Norte Assets for Youth." National Commission on Voluntarism/AmeriCorps. 2000-2001. Grant Award: $1,893,089.

Project Co-Director. "El Paso--Juarez Exit Poll of Voters." Latin American and Border Studies. 1999-2000. Grant Award: $1,700.

Principal Investigator. "Nonprofits on the Border: Comparing Intersectoral Linkages, Organizational Capacity, and Mission." University Research Institute. 1999-2000. Grant Award: $3,759.

Principal Investigator. "Center for Sustainable Neighborhoods." Department of Education. 1998-1999. Grant Award: $60,220.

Project Director. "Los Primeros: The Migration and Settlement of Four Latino Families to Milwaukee, WI." Wisconsin Humanities Council. 1998. Grant Award: $34,608.

Project Director. "Latino Culture Bash." Wisconsin Humanities Council; Grant Number FY93-201. 1998. Grant Award: $2,000.

Assistant Director. "Forging a Partnership for Neighborhood Revitalization: The Milwaukee Community Outreach Partnership Initiative." US Department of Housing and Urban Development. 1997. Grant Award: $500,000.

Project Researcher. "Assessing Community Health Risks Associated with Hazardous Waste." US Environmental Protection Agency and Sixteenth Street Community Health Center. 1997. Grant Award: $49,258.

Graduate Courses Taught

Seminar in Policy Design and Evaluation (Summer 1999, Summer 2000).

Seminar in Public Policy Analysis (Fall 1998).

Seminar in Urban Politics (Spring 1995).

Quantitative Methods for Public Administration (Fall 1994, Spring 1996, Spring

1997, Spring 2000).

Quantitative Methods for Political Science (Fall 1996, Fall 1997).

Nonprofit Sector Administration and Politics (Fall 1997).

Human Investment Policymaking (Fall 1995).

Undergraduate Courses Taught

Introduction to Latino Studies (Fall 1994, Fall 1995, Fall 1996).

Introduction of American Politics (Summer 1995, Summer 1996, Spring 1997, Fall 1998,

Spring 199, Summer 1999, Fall 1999, Spring 2000).

Honors and Awards

Award for Outstanding Contributions to Community Partnerships, University of Texas at El Paso Institute for Community-Based Teaching and Learning. 2000.

Award for Distinguished Doctoral Research, Association of Former Students, Texas A&M University. 1994.

Ford Foundation Pre-Doctoral Fellowship, 1991-1993.

Ted Robinson Memorial Award, Southwestern Political Science Association, 1990.

Minority Merit Graduate Fellowship, Texas A&M University, Fall 1989 to Fall 1990.

Sloan Summer Program in Policy Skills, University of Texas at Austin, Summer 1988.

Medrano Fellowship, Pan American University, Fall 1986 to Fall 1988.

Professional Associations and Service

Best Book Award Committee 2002. Urban Politics Section, American Political Science Association.

Editorial Board. American Review of Politics. 2002-Current.

Section Chair. Race and Ethnicity. Southwestern Political Science Association. (2001)

Conference Program Committee. Association for Research on Nonprofit and Voluntary Action (2000, 2001)

Editorial Board. Latino Studies Journal. (1998-currently)

Section Chair. Race and Ethnicity. Western Political Science Association. (1997)

Section Chair. Race and Ethnicity. Southwestern Political Science Association. (1996)

Memberships: American Political Science Association; Southern Political Science Association; Midwest Political Science Association; Southwestern Social Science Association. Association for Research on Nonprofit and Voluntary Action

Manuscript Reviewer: Journal of Politics; American Journal of Political Science; Urban Affairs Review; Social Science Quarterly, Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly.

Departmental Service and Committees

Chair, POLS Curriculum Committee, 1998-Current.

Chair, MPA Program Committee, 1998-Current.

Member, POLS Grade Appeal Committee 1995.

Member, POLS Work Load Committee 1995.

Member, MPA Admissions Committee 1994-1998.

Member, Political Science Department Graduate Committee 1996-1998.

University Service

Member, Public Policy Analysis Feasibility Committee, 1999-Current.

Urban and Economic Development Task Force, Community Partnerships, 1998-Current.

Cohort Advisor, Community Development Workstudy Internship Program, 1998-Current.

Member, Union Advisory Board, 1998-Current

Member, Council of Academic Advisors, 1999-Current.

Member, Roberto Hernandez Center Advisory Committee, 1997.

Member, Roberto Hernandez Center for Latino Studies Director Search Committee, 1997.

Member, McNair Director Search Committee, 1997.

Chair, Advanced Opportunity Program Fellowship Committee, 1997-1998.

Member, Advanced Opportunity Program Fellowship Committee, 1996.

Member, Center for Urban Initiatives and Research Advisory Board, 1996-1998.

Chair, UWM Latino Studies Certificate Committee, 1995-1998.

Member, UWM Latino Studies Certificate Committee, 1994-1995.

Member, UWM Spanish Speaking Outreach Institute Committee, 1994.

Community Service and Consulting

Internal Evaluator. Institute for Community-Based Teaching and Learning. 2000-2001

External Evaluator. El Paso Collaborative. 2000-2001

Chamizal Coalition. Strategic planning and surveys and focus groups with clients. Summer 2000.

National Hispanic Institute Collegiate World Series. Interviewer and Judge, 2000.

Kids Voting USA. Coordinated student volunteers, 1999.

Citizen Bee. Judge and part of organization and funding raising efforts. 1999.

Sparks Housing Development Corporation. Conducted needs assessment analysis for Sparks Housing Association. 1998-1999.

La Mujer Obrera. Designed community needs assessment survey and providing ongoing pro-bono work. 1998-currently.

Board Member. Institute for Wisconsin's Future. A state-wide research institute focusing on issues such as welfare reform, education reform, and tax policy. 1996-1998.

Board Member. Esperanza Unida. A community-based organization focusing on job training for low income residents of Milwaukee's predominantly Latino near Southside. 1996-1998.

Member, Sixteenth Street Community Health Center, Professional Advisory Committee. A community-based health clinic that provides primary care for residents of Milwaukee's Latino near Southside. 1995-1998.

Organized and presented three "community seminars" at off campus neighborhood locations. Topics included: "Statistics for Citizens;" "Education Reform: National Trends and Local Efforts; "Evaluating Public Policy." 1998.

Organized an anti-gang presentation by Richard Santana to over 500 students at South Division High School in Milwaukee. 1997.