The Brite Center for Latino/a Church Studies welcomes Dr. Irasema Coronado at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 2 for a lecture titled “U.S. Mexico Border: The Quest for a Just and Humane Immigration Policy.” The event will be held in the Bass Conference Center at Brite Divinity School.

 

Dr. Coronado is associate provost and professor of political science at the University of Texas,/ El Paso. A political science graduate of the University of South Florida, she has a M.A. degree in Latin American Studies and a Ph.D. in political science from the University of Arizona.

 

Her area of specialization comparative politics, with a focus on the role of transboundary political elites on the U.S. – Mexico border. Dr. Coronado was appointed by President Barack Obama to the Joint Public Advisory Committee of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation. This advisory panel helps promote cooperation on environmental issues between the United States, Mexico, and Canada.