Full-Time Faculty

Norbert C. Brockman, S.M., Political Science
Ph.D., Catholic University of America
M.A., Catholic University of America
S.T.M., United Theological Seminary
B.A., University of Dayton.
Areas of interest: Africa and Sountheast Asia.

Antonia Castaneda, History
Ph.D., Stanford
M.A., Washington (Seattle)
B.A., Western State University (Washington)
Areas of interest: Research, Latina/Women's History, U.S. and Mexico Border History

Charles Cotrell, Political Science
Ph.D., University of Arizona
M.A., St. Mary's University
B.A., St. Mary's University
Areas of interest: International Relations Theory, Latin America

Larry Hufford, Political Science
Ph.D. London School of Economics and Political Science
M.S.W., Our Lady of the Lake University
M.A.T., Miami University
B.S., Ohio State University
Areas of interest: Conflict Resolution, Sustainable Development, International Relations Theory

Zaida Martinez, International Business

Ph.D., University of South Carolina
M.B.A ,Florida State University
M.A., American University
B.S.S., Universidad de Puerto Rico
Areas of interest: International Business, Latin America

Richard Menger, International Business
Ph.D., Texas A&M
M.B.A., University of Texas at Austin
B.A., University of Texas at Austin
Areas of interest: International Business, Management

Steven Neiheisel, Public Administration
Ph.D. Washington University
A.B. and M.B.A., Xavier University
Area of interest: Organizational Behavior, International Business

Leona Pallansch, Political Science
Ph.D., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
M.A., Georgetown University
B.A., University of Virginia
Areas of interest: Research Methods, International Political Economy, Feminist International Relations Theory

Gerald Poyo, History
Ph.D., University of Florida
M.A., University of Texas at Austin
B.A., University of South Carolina
Areas of interest: Latin America, Cuba

Brian Toyne, Emil Z.E. Jurica Professor of International Business
Ph.D., Georgia State University
M.B.A., Georgia State University
B.B.A., Georgia State University
H.N.C., Isle of Wight Technical College (England)
Areas of interest: International Business, Management

Alejandro Velez, Economics
Ph.D., University of Florida
M.A., University of Florida
B.A., The American University
Areas of interest: International Economics, Latin America

Regular Adjunct Faculty

Ward Albro, History
Ph.D., University of Arizona
B.A. and M.A., University of Houston
Area of Interest: Mexico, Latin American History

Cynthia Franklin, International Relations
Ph.D. and M.A., University of Pittsburgh
B.A., University of Texas, San Antonio
Area of Interest: Latin American Studies, International Political Economy

Edward J. Freeman, International Relations
JD, LLB, George Washington University Law Center
B.A., The John Hopkins University
Retired from the United Nations Civil Service. Served as Senior Manager, Management Support Survice and Executive Officer, Administration Service of the United Nationas Food and Agricultural Organization, Rome, Italy. He also served as President of International Civil Servants, in Geneva, Switzerland.
Area of interest: International Law and the United Nations.

Stephen Harrison, Public Administration
M.P.A. and D.P.A., University of Southern California
B.A.m California State, Los Angeles
Areas of interest: International Economics, Latin America, International Criminal Justice (Retired from the Secret Service)

Charles Koutras, International Relations
J.D./M.A., St. Mary's University
B.A. Southwestern University
Area of interest: International Law and Treaties, National Security, International Criminal Justice

Jalal Nejad, International Relations
Areas of interest: Middle East, International Relations Theory, Security Issues

Robert Newman, Economics
A.B.D., University of Texas at Austin
A.B.D., University of Oregon
M.A., University of Oregon
B.A. Austin College
Areas of interest: International Economics/Finance

Roy Robbins, Economics
M.A., St. Mary's University
M.Th, Southern Methodist University
B.A., Southern University
Areas of interest: Development Economics

Alicia M. Robb, Economics
Ph.D. and M.S., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
B.A., St. Mary's University
Founder and Director of the Foundation for Sustainable Development
Areas of interest: International Economics Development, Sustainable Development and Management of International NGOs

Eugene Scassa
Scassa is a member of the U.S. Foreign Service since 1962 and has served in Africa, Latin America, Europe and the Middle East. Served as Executive Director of the Bureau of Inter-American Affairs from 1986-1990, and concurrently served at the Deputy Assistant Secretary level. In 1990, President Bush nominated Scassa as Ambassador to Belize, a post he held for nearly four years. He most recently served as Assistant to U.N. Ambassador Madeleine Albright.
Areas of interest: Non-traditional security issues, Inter-American Security

Samuel T. Scott Jr., International Relations
MPA in International Development Planning, Maxwell School, Syracuse University
B.S. in Architectural Engineering, Prairie View A&M University.
Scott is a retired Foreign Service officier who spent his entire career in development work. He served in Tanzania, Kenya, Vietnam, Panama, Costa Rica, Ghana, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Liberia and Malawi. Mr. Scott also served as Director of the Office of Food for Peace-Latin America and Caribbean Division and chief of Transition Initiatives, Bureau of Humanitarian Response - USAID.
Area of interest: Sustainable Development and Management of international NGOs

Rogers Spotswood, History
Ph.D., University of Washington
B.A., Vanderbilt University
Retired Senior Intelligence Officer, China Division, Office for Asia/Pacific Regional Military Assessments, Defense Intelligence Agency
Areas of interest: Asian History, Culture and Politics

Nina Stewart, Specialist in National Security
B.S. Amber University
Law School, George Washington University
Currently on the President's Security Policy Advisory Board, Board Member of the Lawrence Livermore Laboratory Study Group, Executive Assistant to CIA Director R. James Woolsey, former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Counterintelligence and Security Countermeasures under Secretary of Defense Cheney.
Areas of interest: National Security, Intelligence Gathering