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Dr. José D. Villalobos is Chair and Professor of Political Science and Public Administration, as well as a Distinguished Teaching Professor at ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Texas at San Antonio and his doctoral degree from Texas A&M University. He is a recipient of the , a University of Texas System Curricular Innovation Grant, ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ's Most Distinguished Faculty Member Award, and ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ's Outstanding Service to the College Award in Liberal Arts. Dr. Villalobos has also garnered numerous recognitions for his research, including the , the Southwestern Political Science Association's Best Paper Award, and four book awards: the , the , the , and the . He has served as an Inaugural Member of ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ's Academy of Distinguished Teachers, the Provost’s Faculty Fellow-in-Residence, Faculty Fellow for ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ's Center for Community Engagement (CCE), Chair of the Dean's Community Engagement & Leadership (CEL) Program in Liberal Arts, and member of the Provost's Community Engagement Council.

His research examines institutional leadership, public opinion and behavior dynamics, and policymaking. He has published journal articles in The Journal of Politics, Political Psychology, Politics & Gender, American Behavioral Scientist, Political Research Quarterly, Presidential Studies Quarterly, Public Administration, Administration & Society, and other scholarly venues. Dr. Villalobos is also co-author of  (Cambridge University Press) and  (University of Michigan Press). For his work connected to teaching and engagement, he is co-author of Analyzing American Democracy: Politics and Political Science, 6th edition (Routledge forthcoming) and belongs to a cohort of scholars who developed and employ the  framework for curricular innovation in community-engaged learning. Dr. Villalobos also serves as an Associate Editor for The Social Science Journal.