Research Centers
GIS Lab MH 3.03.08
Lab Coordinator: Dr. Nazgol Bagheri
Fall 2018 Graduate Fellow:
The Geographic Information Systems Lab is located on the third level of the McKinney Humanities Building (MH 3.03.08). The lab is currently supervised by Dr. Nazgol Bagheri, an assistant professor in Department of Political Science and Geography. The lab is available to the COLFA faculty and graduate students to work on their GIS and cartography assignments and projects. A Geographic Information System (GIS) is a computer system that allows users to visualize, question, analyze and interpret geographic data to understand relationships, patterns and trends. A GIS can capture, store, manipulate, manage and present all types of data. GIS-based maps and visualizations can assist in presentations by providing information to get a better understanding of a situation to make informed decisions. The laboratory includes 21 computers (including the instructor computer) equipped with the latest GIS computer software (currently ArcMap 10.4) that students can use to manipulate, store and analyze both quantitative and qualitative data.
For reserving/accessing the lab for teaching and research, please contact Dr. Nazgol Bagheri at Nazgol.Bagheri@utsa.edu.
For the current lab schedule contact Ms. Martha Luna Martha.Luna@utsa.edu
The UTSA Center for Public Opinion Research
MS 4.03.08
Director: Dr. Bryan T. Gervais
“The UTSA Center for Public Opinion Research (CPOR) is housed within the College of Liberal of Fine Arts (COLFA) and affiliated with the Department of Political Science and Geography. For information about CPOR, including student opportunities, visit the CPOR website
Faculty Research
Geography
Research interests in geography include human, urban, feminist, environmental, physical geography, GIS, Middle East, political and cultural, racial and gender disparities, consumerization of urban landscape, political economy of US-Mexican relations, evolving Mexico-US undocumented migration, European periphery-core migration (Ireland, Spain), Texas/Mexico borderlands, historical geography of the Greater Southwest, exploration and imaging of Texas High Plains, and the revelation of 19th century culture.
Political Science
American Politics
Research interests include American political development, comparative political economy, American political behavior, political communication, political psychology, American political institutions, public law and public policy, women in politics, latino/a politics, research methods, American electoral behavior, and Congress and legislative studies.
International Politics
Research interests include international relations, comparative politics, Asian politics, crime control policy and politics, national security and intelligence policies, security studies in domestic and international contexts, U.S. foreign policy, foreign policies of less developed countries, Middle Eastern Politics, theories of international relations, international institutions, South Asia, global governance and globalization, European politics, European Union studies, human rights, and comparative foreign policy.
Theory
Research interests include political theory, contemporary theories of justice, ethics, and history of political thought.
Recent Faculty Publications
43
Degree and certificate programs
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Research Centers
$2M
in projects funded through 49 grants
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