Assistant Professor, St. Mary's College of Maryland, August 2013 present. Ph.D., 2013, Political Science, University of California, Riverside

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1 June 2017 ANTONIO UGUES JR. Department of Political Science Telephone: (240) St. Mary's College of Maryland Mobile: (951) College Drive St. Mary s City, MD ACADEMIC POSITION Assistant Professor, St. Mary's College of Maryland, August 2013 present EDUCATION Ph.D., 2013, Political Science, University of California, Riverside M.A., 2009, Political Science, University of California, Riverside B.A., 2006, Political Science & Economics, California State University, Bakersfield RESEARCH INTERESTS ARTICLES Mexico, Latin America, Democracy, Electoral Integrity, U.S. Latino Politics, Public Opinion Antonio Ugues Jr., D. Xavier Medina Vidal, and Shaun Bowler. Los Congresos Estatales y la Política Federal en México: State Legislatures and Federal Policy Making in Mexico. Journal of Legislative Studies. Forthcoming. Antonio Ugues Jr. and D. Xavier Medina Vidal Public Evaluations of Electoral Institutions in Mexico: An Analysis of the IFE and TRIFE in 2006 and Electoral Studies 40: Antonio Ugues Jr., D. Xavier Medina Vidal, and Shaun Bowler Experience Counts: Mixed Member Elections and Mexico s Chamber of Deputies. Journal of Legislative Studies 18: David Pion-Berlin, Antonio Ugues Jr., and Diego Esparza Self Advertised Military Missions in Latin America: What is Disclosed and Why? Political and Military Sociology: An Annual Review 38: Antonio Ugues Jr., Keith E. Schnakenberg, C. Richard Hofstetter, Bohdan Kolody, and Page 1 of 7

2 John W. Ayers Two Cultures? Latino and Asian Language Assimilation Along the U.S.-Mexico Border. California Journal of Politics and Policy 3: Article 17. Antonio Ugues Jr Citizens' Views on Electoral Governance in Mexico. Journal of Elections, Public Opinion & Parties 20: D. Xavier Medina Vidal, Antonio Ugues Jr., Shaun Bowler, and Jonathan Hiskey Partisan Attachment and Democracy in Mexico: Some Cautionary Observations. Latin American Politics & Society 52: D. Xavier Medina Vidal, Antonio Ugues Jr., Shaun Bowler, and Todd Donovan Two Political Worlds? The Relevance of Language in California Politics. California Journal of Politics and Policy 1: Article 29. BOOK CHAPTERS Antonio Ugues Jr Electoral Management in Central America. In Advancing Electoral Integrity, eds. P. Norris, R. Frank, and F. Martínez i Coma. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Antonio Ugues Jr "The North American Free Trade Agreement and Rural Agriculture in Mexico. In Food & Politics: Home and Abroad, ed. S. E. Clark. Dubuque, Iowa: Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company. RESEARCH IN PROGRESS Antonio Ugues Jr. Institutional Performance, Institutional Trust: Explaining Citizens Trust in Electoral Management Bodies in Central America. Currently under review. Antonio Ugues Jr. Public Evaluations of Elections in Mexico: An Analysis of Electoral Integrity Across Time. Currently under review. Antonio Ugues Jr. and Diego Esparza. Public Evaluations of Mexico s Armed Forces: An Analysis of the Mexican Army and Navy. In preparation for journal submission. CONFERENCE PAPERS & PRESENTATIONS Antonio Ugues Jr. and Diego Esparza. Who do Mexicans Blame for their Insecurity: The Relationship between Criminal Violence and Public Evaluations of Mexico s Armed Forces. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Latin American Studies Association 2016 Congress, May 2016, New York City. Antonio Ugues Jr. and D. Xavier Medina Vidal. Public Evaluations of Electoral Institutions in Mexico: An Analysis of the IFE and TRIFE in 2006 and Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Latin American Studies Association 2015 Congress, May 2015, San Juan, Puerto Rico. Page 2 of 7

3 Antonio Ugues Jr. Public Evaluations of Electoral Institutions in Mexico. Paper presented for the University of Sussex Conference on Democracy and Participation in Latin America, University of Sussex, March 2015, Brighton, UK. Antonio Ugues Jr. Explaining the Performance of Electoral Management Bodies in New Democracies: A Comparative Analysis of Central America. Paper presented for the Electoral Integrity Project 2013 Annual Workshop, Concepts and Indices of Electoral Integrity, The Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, Harvard University, June 2013, Cambridge, MA, USA. D. Xavier Medina Vidal, Antonio Ugues Jr., and Shaun Bowler. Los Congresos Estatales y la Política Federal en México: State Legislatures and Federal Policy Making in Mexico. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Latin American Studies Association 2012 Congress, May 2012, San Francisco, California, USA. D. Xavier Medina Vidal, Antonio Ugues Jr., and Shaun Bowler. Los Congresos Estatales y la Política Federal en México: State Legislatures and Federal Policy Making in Mexico. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Western Political Science Association, March 2012, Portland, Oregon, USA. Diego Esparza, Antonio Ugues Jr., and Paul Hernandez. Ties that Bind? Felipe Calderon s War on Drugs and the Future of the Mexican Presidency. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Western Political Science Association, March 2012, Portland, Oregon, USA. Antonio Ugues Jr., D. Xavier Medina Vidal, and Shaun Bowler. Experience Counts: The Revolving Door of the Mexican Chamber of Deputies. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Western Political Science Association, March 2009, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Antonio Ugues Jr. and D. Xavier Medina Vidal. Candidate Appeal in the Aftermath of the 2006 Mexican Elections. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Western Political Science Association, March 2009, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. John W. Ayers and Antonio Ugues Jr. The Map that Matters. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Western Political Science Association, March 2006, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA. INVITED PRESENTATIONS Perspectives on Immigration: From Central America to Maryland, Panel and Roundtable Discussion, St. Mary's College of Maryland, November 2015, St. Mary s City, MD, USA. Immigration Politics within the Context of U.S.-Latin American Relations. Distinguished Speaker, Department of Political Science and Multicultural Programs and Services, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech), February 2015, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA. Page 3 of 7

4 Weak States, Political Violence, and Protest: Recent Events in Mexico, South Africa, and Iraq, with Danielle S. Carter and Matthew Fehrs. Department of Political Science, St. Mary's College of Maryland, February 2015, St. Mary s City, Maryland, USA. FIELD RESEARCH & ELECTION OBSERVATION International Election Observer for the Organization of American States during the 2013 Honduran General Elections (Tegucigalpa and El Progreso, Honduras, November 2013) Archival Research and Election Observation during the 2012 Salvadoran Legislative and Municipal elections (San Salvador, El Salvador, March 2012) RESEARCH EXPERIENCE Country Expert/Coder for the Varieties of Democracy Project ( for Mexico, Honduras, and Nicaragua, lateral coding (August September 2014) Country Expert/Coder for the Varieties of Democracy Project ( for Nicaragua (September October 2014) Country Expert/Coder for the Varieties of Democracy Project ( for El Salvador (July October 2013) Research Assistant conducting survey coding, analysis, and supervision of deliberative experiment for Professors Kevin Esterling (UC Riverside), Taeku Lee (UC Berkeley), Archon Fung (Harvard University) for Harvard University s Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation and AmericaSpeaks (June November 2010) Research Assistant conducting archival research, compilation of database, analysis, and presentation of data on advertised military missions in Latin America for Professor David S. Pion-Berlin (UC Riverside) (January April 2009) Research Assistant conducting archival research, compilation of database, and presentation of data on military and police responses to protests in Latin America for Professor David S. Pion-Berlin (UC Riverside) (April June 2008) OTHER ACADEMIC POSITIONS Associate-in Residence, University of California, Riverside, June 2011 July 2013 Lecturer, Chapman University, August 2012 May 2013 COURSES TAUGHT Comparative Electoral Systems Comparative Politics Page 4 of 7

5 Democratization Free and Fair Elections Around the World Introduction to Politics Latin American Politics Mexican Politics Scope and Methods of Political Science (Undergraduate Research Methods) US Latino Politics SERVICE TO ST. MARY S COLLEGE & OTHER INSTITUTIONS St. Mary s Project (SMP) Advisor, Department of Political Science, St. Mary's College of Maryland: Casey Urey, Aidan Hennessey, Fernando Maldonado, Chair, Committee on Diversity in Education and Training, St. Mary's College of Maryland, Member, Faculty Senate, St. Mary's College of Maryland, St. Mary s Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) Advisor, Salahadine Khanjari, Department of Political Science, St. Mary's College of Maryland: Salahadine Khanjari, Summer 2016 Internship Faculty Sponsor, Patrick Tara, Department of Political Science, St. Mary's College of Maryland: Patrick Tara, Summer 2016 Hunter Mohler, 2015 Co-coordinator for St. Mary s Projects (SMPs) Presentations, Department of Political Science, St. Mary's College of Maryland: Spring 2016 Spring 2015 Spring 2014 Reviewer for Study Abroad Programs in Mexico, Office of International Education, St. Mary s College of Maryland, Summer 2014 Senior Thesis Advisor, Juán Sánchez, Department of Political Science, Chapman University, Fall 2012 Page 5 of 7

6 SERVICE TO THE PROFESSION Manuscript Reviewer, Party Politics, 2016 Panel Organizer, Crime and Violence, Civil-Military Relations, and Democracy in Mexico, Latin American Studies Association (LASA) 2016 Congress, New York City, May 2016 Discussant, Party Systems in Latin America, Latin American Studies Association (LASA) 2015 Congress, San Juan, Puerto Rico, May 2015 Panel Organizer, The Politics of Mexico in the 21st Century, Western Political Science Association (WPSA) Annual Meeting, Portland, Oregon, March 2012 Manuscript Reviewer, California Journal of Politics & Policy, 2011 PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS American Political Science Association (APSA) Latin American Studies Association (LASA) Pi Sigma Alpha (National Political Science Honor Society) HONORS & AWARDS Faculty Development Grant, St. Mary's College of Maryland, Faculty Development Grant, St. Mary's College of Maryland, Dissertation Year Program Fellowship, University of California, Riverside, University of California Institute for Mexico and the United States (UC MEXUS), Small Grants Award, June 2011 Competition Graduate Division Dissertation Research Grant, University of California, Riverside, Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program, Research Award Recipient, California State University, Bakersfield, 2005 Student Research Scholars (SRS) Program Award Recipient, California State University, Bakersfield, Thomas Watts Peace Foundation Award, California State University, Bakersfield, Student Research Scholars (SRS) Program Award Recipient, California State University, Bakersfield, Page 6 of 7

7 REFERENCES Shaun Bowler, Distinguished Professor of Political Science and Interim Dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHASS), University of California, Riverside, (951) , David Pion-Berlin, Professor of Political Science, University of California, Riverside, (951) , Martin Johnson, Kevin P. Reilly Sr. Chair in Political Communication and Professor of Mass Communication and Political Science, Louisiana State University, (225) , Benjamin Bishin, Professor of Political Science, University of California, Riverside, (951) , Page 7 of 7