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Dr. Esparza is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of North Texas.
Political Scientist & Educator.
My work has been published in the Politics, Groups, and Identities, Social Science Quarterly, Civil Wars, Journal of Politics in Latin America, International Journal of Intelligence and Counter-Intelligence, Democracy and Security, Comparative Political Studies, and the Annual Review of Political and Military Sociology. I am regularly invited to speak at the Center for Civil-Military Relations, Center for Homeland Defense Studies, and the U.S. Navy.
Expertise in Political Science
Latin American Politics
Emphasis on Colombia, Mexico, and Chile
Civil–Military Relations
Policing
Public Security
Intelligence
Methods
Qualitative: Interviews, Focus Groups, Archival Research, Ethnographic Field Notes, and Qualitative Case Comparisons
Quantitative: Coding Data, OLS, and Logit Regression, Surveys, and Experiments
Proficient User of Stata
Past Experience
University of North Texas
(2017 – Present)
Assistant Professor of Political Science.
Naval Postgraduate School
(2015 – 2017)
Assistant Professor of National Security Affairs.
University of California, Riverside
(2014 – 2015)
Associate Instructor.
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