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Latin America

The bilateral relationship between the U.S. and Mexico is more important than ever. The Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies, located just 20 miles from the border, has the unique opportunity to engage in research on Mexico, Mexicans in the U.S. and the U.S.-Mexico relationship. Rafael Fernández de Castro, professor and director of the center, leads the university’s engagement with Mexico and is a go-to source for rigorous academic research that can be applied to the creation, implementation and evaluation of public policy.

Faculty and Research

Related Faculty

  • Rafael Fernández de Castro

    Rafael Fernández de Castro

    Professor; Aaron Feldman Family Chancellor's Endowed Chair in U.S.-Mexican Studies in Memory of David Feldman; Director, Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies

    Research fields: U.S.-Mexico relations, foreign policy, immigration and security in Latin America
  • Francisco Garfias

    Francisco Garfias

    Assistant Professor

    Research Fields: comparative political economy, state capacity, taxation, social conflict, Latin American politics, Mexican politics, econometrics
  • Gordon McCord

    Gordon McCord

    Associate Teaching Professor and Associate Dean

    Research Fields: development economics, public health, environment
  • Craig McIntosh

    Craig McIntosh

    Professor; Co-director, Policy Design and Evaluation Lab

    Research Fields: development economics, agricultural and resource economics, program evaluation, microeconomics, anti-poverty policies
  • Agustina Paglayan

    Agustina Paglayan

    Assistant Professor

    Research Fields: political economy, comparative politics, education systems, labor market institutions, state capacity, applied econometrics, historical research methods, politics of policymaking in Latin America and the U.S.
  • Mateo Vásquez-Cortés

    Mateo Vásquez-Cortés

    Assistant Professor

    Research Fields: applied political economy; conflict processes, identity, and migration in the context of Latin America

Related Research Centers and Programs

  • Peter F. Cowhey Center on Global Transformation

    Peter F. Cowhey Center on Global Transformation

    Examining central questions about economic growth, equality and market change in the Pacific, this center brings together the worlds of academic inquiry and policy analysis.
  • Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies

    Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies

    Supporting academic research on Mexico and U.S.-Mexico relations, this center explores the creation, implementation and evaluation of public policy in these countries.