TEXAS STATE VITA I. ACADEMIC/PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND A. Name: Edward S. Mihalkanin Title: Associate Professor B. Educational Background Degree Year University Major Thesis/Dissertation Ph.D. 1991 The American University International Relations M.A. 1985 The American University International Affairs B.A. 1979 Bradley University Political Science C. University Experience Position University Dates Associate Professor in Political Texas State University 1998-Present Science Assistant Professor in Political Texas State University 1991-1997 Science Instructor in Political Science Texas State University 1990-1991 Instructor in Political Science Gettysburg College 1989-1990 Lecturer (PT) in International Relations The American University 1984-1988 D. Relevant Professional Experience Position Entity Dates II. TEACHING A. Teaching Honors and Awards: B. Courses Taught (Courses are undergraduate solely unless otherwise noted) Introduction to International Relations Politics of International Economic Relations (Graduate and Undergraduate) U.S.-Latin American Relations U.S. Foreign Policy (Graduate) Political Concepts Theories of International Relations (Graduate and Undergraduate) Latin American Government and Politics Introduction to Political Science Page 1 of 10
Politics in Literature Humanities (Graduate) Polling and U.S. Voting Behavior American Government: Public Policy Western Tradition Politics in Film American Government: Functions and Process Canadian Government and Politics Senior Seminar C. Graduate Theses/Dissertations, Honors Theses, or Exit Committees (if supervisor, please indicate): Walter Couser (Fall 2014) Kyle Greganti (Fall 2014) James Elphick (Fall 2014) Karim Ourdi (Fall 2014) Petar Buva (Fall of 2011 graduation) Hans Rakotomanga (December 2011 graduation) Master s committees for: Caroline Sharp 19 November, 2013 Antonina Garcia 29 October, 2013 Wade Wilson 29 October, 2013 Evan Danials 26 April, 2013 Linda Wiatrek 25 April, 2013 Erin Duggers 23 April, 2013 Jeus Morenno 26 April, 2011 Nathaniel Shutman 29 April, 2011 Alexandra Manning 25 April, 2011 D. Courses Prepared and Curriculum Development: E. Funded External Teaching Grants and Contracts: F. Submitted, but not Funded, External Teaching Grants and Contracts: G. Funded Internal Teaching Grants and Contracts: H. Submitted, but not Funded, Internal Teaching Grants and Contracts: I. Other: III. SCHOLARLY/CREATIVE A. Works in Print (including works accepted, forthcoming, in press) 1. Books (if not refereed, please indicate) Page 2 of 10
Mora, Sheri, William Ruger and Edward Mihalkanin, The State of Texas: Government, Politics, and Policy, NY: McGraw Hill, 2014 Gorman, Robert F. and Edward S. Mihalkanin A to Z of Human Rights and Human Rights Organizations. Lanham, Maryland: The Scarecrow Press, 2009 a. Scholarly Monographs: with Robert F. Gorman, Historical Dictionary of Human Rights and Humanitarian Organizations. Scarecrow Press, Metuchen, New Jersey, 2007. b. Textbooks: c. Edited Books: ed. American Statesmen: Secretaries of State from John Jay to Colin Powell. Greenwood Press, 2004. d. Chapters in Books: Introduction in Edward S. Mihalkanin, ed. American Statesmen: Secretaries of State from John Jay to Colin Powell. Greenwood Press, Westport, Connecticut, 2004. Robert Bacon in Edward S. Mihalkanin, ed. American Statesmen: Secretaries of State from Jeremiah Black in Edward S. Mihalkanin, ed. American Statesmen: Secretaries of State from James G. Blaine with Dean Fafoutis in Edward S. Mihalkanin, ed. American Statesmen: Secretaries of State from John Jay to Colin Powell. Greenwood Press, Westport, Connecticut, 2004. James F. Byrnes in Edward S. Mihalkanin, ed. American Statesmen: Secretaries of State from William Day in Edward S. Mihalkanin, ed. American Statesmen: Secretaries of State from William Seward in Edward S. Mihalkanin, ed. American Statesmen: Secretaries of State from John Sherman in Edward S. Mihalkanin, ed. American Statesmen: Secretaries of State from Elihu Washburne in Edward S. Mihalkanin, ed. American Statesmen: Secretaries of State from The Abkhazians: A National Minority in their own Homeland in Tozun Bahcheli, Barry Bartmann and Henry Srebrnik, eds. De Facto States: The Quest for Sovereignty. New York: Routledge, 2004. Page 3 of 10
The Humanities Engaged: A Central Texas Case Study in Engaging The Public: The Humanities and Civic Culture. James Veninga and Noelle McAffee, eds. Kettering Foundation Press, Dayton Ohio, 1997. The Role of the U.S. Ambassador with Warren Keith Neisler in David Dent ed. Handbook of U.S. Latin American Policy Making. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press 1995. Refugee Aid, Displaced Persons, and Development in Central America pp. 84-110. in Robert Gorman, ed. Refugee Aid and Development: Theory and Practice. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press, 1993. e. Creative Books: 2. Articles a. Refereed Journal Articles: b. Non-refereed Articles: 3. Conference Proceedings a. Refereed Conference Proceedings: b. Non-refereed: 4. Abstracts: 5. Reports: With James R. Kimmel, Final Report, Mayor s Blue Ribbon Committee on Tourism Development, City of San Marcos, March 1997. Lyndon Baines Johnson Biographical Sketch and Source Material Pertaining to his Years at Southwest Texas Teachers College (STSC) San Marcos, Texas and Welhausen Elementary School, Cotulla, Texas (1927-1930), Lyndon Baines Johnson Museum of San Marcos, September, 1999 6. Book Reviews: Review of Matilde Zimmermann s Sandinista: Carlos Fonseca and the Nicaraguan Revolution. Perspectives on Political Science, Fall 2001 Volume 30, No.4. Review of Jeffrey Frieden s, Manuel Pastor s, and Michael Tomez s eds. Modern Political Economy and Latin America: Theory and Practice. Perspectives on Political Science, Winter 2001, Volume 30 No.1. Review of Michael Hanchard s Racial Politics in Contemporary Brazil. Perspectives on Political Science, Summer 2000, Volume 29, No.3. Page 4 of 10
Review of Jorge Dominguez s Democratic Politics in Latin America and the Caribbean. Perspectives on Political Science, Winter 2000, Volume 29, No.1. Review of Peter Trubowitz s Defining the National Interest: Conflict and Change in American Foreign Policy. Perspectives on Political Science, Spring 1999, Volume 28, No.2. Review of Etel Solingen s Industrial Policy, Technology, and International Bargaining: Designing Nuclear Industries in Argentina and Brazil. Perspectives on Political Science, Spring 1998, Volume 27, No.2. Review of David Nicholl s God and Government in an Age of Reason. Perspectives on Political Science, Winter 1998, Volume 27, No.1. Review of Robert Hollinger s The Dark Side of Liberalism: Elitism vs. Democracy. Perspectives on Political Science, Fall 1997, Volume 26, No.4. Review of Abram Chayes and Antonia Handler Chayes The New Sovereignty: Compliance with International Regulatory Agreements. Perspectives on Political Science, Winter 1997, Volume 26, No.1. Review of James A. Caporaso s and David P. Levine s Theories of Political Economy. Social Science Quarterly, December 1993. 7. Other Works in Print: Assessing Hillary Letter to the Editor, Foreign Policy, Sept/Oct 2012 Online Edition. Junior Partner Essay, Foreign Policy, 13 August 2012 Online Edition U.S. Secretaries of State, The Oxford Encyclopedia of American Military and Diplomatic History, Volume 2, pages 299-311. B. Works not in Print 1. Papers Presented at Professional Meetings: 2. Invited Talks, Lectures, and Presentations: "Abkhazia: The Rise of a DeFacto State," paper presented at the Southwestern Social Science Association Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, March 2005. Monroe as Head of Government State and Party, paper presented at the Southwestern Social Science Association Conference, Corpus Christi, Texas March 1998. The Humanities Engaged: A Case Study, paper presented at the National Humanities Conference, New Orleans, September 1996. ASEAN and Keohane: An Application of Robert Keohane s Regime Theories to ASEAN, paper presented at the International Studies Association Southwest, San Antonio, April 1994. Page 5 of 10
"El Salvador Since the Peace Accords, paper presented at the Southwestern Sociological Association, San Antonio, April 1994. Electoral Prospects for Mexico s PRI in the Wake of the Nafta Debate, paper presented at the Western Social Science Association, Albuquerque, New Mexico, April 1994. Mexican Fascism: The Revolutionary Governments of Obregon and Calles, paper presented at the Southwestern Sociological Association, San Antonio, March 1991. Contemporary Mexican Politics in Critical Perspective, invited paper presented at Symposium on Modern Mexico, Gettysburg College, Gettysburg, January 1991. The Anglo-French Near East Crisis of 1840 and the Origin and Evolution of Foreign Policy Crisis, paper presented to the International Studies Association, Washington D.C., April 1990. The Evolution of Foreign Policy Crises, paper presented to the International Studies Association, Capital Area Division, Washington D.C., October 1989. 3. Consultancies: 4. Workshops: 5. Other Works not in Print: a. Works submitted or under review b. Works in progress I am working on a third edition of Historical Dictionary of Human Rights and Human Rights Organizations with Dr. Thomas Doyle. I am working on analyzing city council divided votes from 1999-2008. There are no publications that have analyzed Texas city council divided votes. c. Other works not in print Live Interview AirTalk with Larry Mantle, KPCC 89.3, Los Angeles affiliate of National Public Radio (NPR), 18 December 2012. Panel Participation: Discussant, The Third Wave : Human Rights and the (Re) Construction of Democracy panel. Southwestern Social Science Association, New Orleans, March 1997. Chair and Discussant, Literature and Politics panel, Northeastern Political Science Association, Providence, November 1994. Chair and Discussant, International Political Economy panel. Southwestern Social Science Association, Austin, March 1992. Page 6 of 10
Discussant, Realism and Intellectual Ethics panel. Southwestern Social Science Association, Austin, March 1992. C. Grants and Contracts 1. Funded External Grants and Contracts: Page 7 of 10 LBJ Museum of San Marcos Education Exhibit, Hobby Foundation, Total Award Amount: $20,000. Hobby Foundation. San Marcos City Council Voting Patterns on Split Votes, 1988-1996. $10,000 Participant, Interamerican Studies Project, U.S. Department of Education. Travel to Canada, Mexico, and Chile; attend campus symposia on Canada and Mexico; develop new component for U.S.-Latin relations course; develop syllabus for and teach course on Canadian Government and Politics, 2003-2005 Director, Civitas Project, Texas Council for the Humanities. Worked with citizens of Lockhart, San Marcos, and Wimberley. Organized and chaired town hall meetings; talked with civil groups; helped support development of report on incorporation for Wimberley; helped arrange a public health survey for Lockhart, June 1995-December 1996. Participant, Graduate Humanities Project, National Endowment for the Humanities. Participated in seminar, Summer 1993; presented Dr. Martin Luther King s Letter from Birmingham Jail; helped developed and teach a graduate course on the humanities, 1993 2. Submitted, but not Funded, External Grants and Contracts: 3. Funded Internal Grants and Contracts: 4. Submitted, but not Funded, Internal Grants and Contracts: D. Fellowships, Awards, Honors: Sigma Iota Rho International Studies Professor Award: 1999, 2002. IV. SERVICE A. Institutional 1. University: Participant in a symposium on April 21, 2014 as part of the Global Fair sponsored by the POSI Department Participant in an International Dialogue Series sponsored by Pi Gamma Nu on Ukraine and the Effects on the World, April 23, 2014 Participant in the election Night News Coverage for KTSW on November 4, 2014, 6:00 10:00p.m.
Participant, joint Department of Political Science/WKTSW live broadcast providing election night coverage on November 9, 2010 Panel Member- The Obama Presidency and Foreign Policy: Preliminary Impressions October 8, 2009 Panel member Obama Administration Foreign Policy. Meet The Professors Television Program, Autumn 2009 Panel Member Russia, Georgia, and the West: A New Cold War? 18 September 2008. Panel Member Race, Religion, and Gender in the 2008 Presidential Election 18 February 2008. Participant, "Grading Bush: An Interdisciplinary Symposium," Alkek Teaching Theatre, Dr. Jeffrey Gordon, Moderator, 18 November 2003. Graduate Advisor, MA in Political Science, Department of Political Science. August 1999 August 2004. Political Science Representative to the College of Liberal Arts, Workload Committee, Autumn 2003. Member, Fulbright Evaluation Committee, 2000-2004. Political Science Representative to Liberal Arts Review Group, 2000-2003. Member, Presidential Upper Level Scholarship Selection Committee, 1999, 2000. Taught Arnold Leder s Revolution and Nationalism in the Middle East course for six weeks during Spring 1997 due to Leder s illness. (not compensated) Taught Arnold Leder s Senior Seminar-Twentieth Century Germany course for six weeks during Spring 1997 due to Leder s illness. (not compensated) Taught Arnold Leder s Politics and Personality course for four weeks during Fall 1996 due to Leder s surgery. (compensated) Junior Faculty Representative to the Senior Faculty Fall 1991 Fall 1994 Faculty Advisor to Sigma Pi Epsilon Fall 1991 Spring 1998 Faculty Advisor, SWT Rugby Club May 1992 Spring 1998 Faculty Advisor, SWT Water Ski Team Fall 1994 Spring 1998 Faculty Advisor, Pi Sigma Alpha Political Science Honor Society Fall 1994 Spring 1998 Page 8 of 10
Page 9 of 10 Faculty Advisor, Delta Phi Epsilon Professional Foreign Service Fraternity December 1992 Spring 1994 Election Night Analysis KTSW 8 November 1994 with Dr. Ted Hindson Election Night Analysis KTSW 8 November 1992with Dr. Ted Hindson Participant, Meet the Professors September 1992 May 2001 Coordinator, Meet the Professors September 1992 May 1999 2. College: 3. Department/School: Member, International Relations Faculty Search Committee B. Professional: American Political Science Association International Studies Association C. Community: Member, Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone Committee, 01/2015 - Current Board Member, Lyndon Baines Johnson Museum of San Marcos, 1997 - Present Treasurer - 2011 President 1997-2006, 2012 Present Helped raise over 1M so the museum could renovate a historic building on the county square in San Marcos for use as a museum facility. Personally responsible for raising over $400,000 for the museum s restoration efforts. Museum opened 6 December 2006. LBJ-MLK Crossroads Memorial Citizen Committee Council Member, City Council, City of San Marcos. 2016-2017. Council Member, City Council, City of San Marcos. September 1998-May 2000, May 2001- November 2007. Council Member, City Council, City of San Marcos. May 1996-September 1998. Member, San Marcos Economic Development Council (EDC) 2002-present Vice President, Hochheim Prairie Branch 204, San Marcos, 2002-2006, 2007-2008. (Helped establish local branch which has made charitable donations to local organizations such as the San Marcos Area Food Bank, the Greater San Marcos Youth Council, the River Foundation, and the Hays-Caldwell Women s Center.) Member, EDC Director Search Committee, San Marcos Economic Development Council, July 2003-October 2003.
Chair, Special Projects / Tourism Product Development Committee (CVB) February 1999 July 2001. Member, San Marcos Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) October 1998 April 2000. Chair, Mayor s Blue Ribbon Committee on Tourism Development, July 1996 - March 1997. D. Service Honors and Awards: E. Service Grants and Contracts 1. Funded External Service Grants and Contracts: 2. Submitted, but not Funded, External Service Grants and Contracts: 3. Funded Internal Service Grants and Contracts: 4. Submitted, but not Funded, Internal Service Grants and Contracts: Updated 8/10/2017 Page 10 of 10