Fellows
Claudia E. San Miguel, Ph.D.
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at Texas A&M International University
Education
- Ph.D. Criminal Justice, Sam Houston State University
- M.S. Criminal Justice, Texas A&M International University
- B.S. Criminal Justice, Texas A&M International University
Research Interests
- Human trafficking
- Neighborhood watch
- Domestic violence
- Death penalty
Course Taught
- CRIJ 4321 Senior Pro-Seminar
- CRIJ 4601 Criminal Justice Internship
- CRIJ 5140 Human Trafficking and Smuggling
- CRIJ 5330 Seminar in Criminological Theory
Grants
- 2010 Texas Military Forces Training Initiative, Border Studies Initiative, funded by Department of Defense, $683,384 (Director/ Principle Investigator).
- 2009 Community Awareness Training(CAT), funded by Texas National Guard, $250,000 (Co-Director).
- 2005 Project protect, funded by Texas State University, $10,000 (Co-Principle Investigator).
- 2003 Border Policing/Intelligence Gathering Grant, Over $ 1 Million.
Select Publications
Frantzen, D.H., & San Miguel, C. (in press). Mandatory arrest? Police response to domestic violence victims. Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies and Management.
del Carmen, R., Vollum, S., Cheeseman, K., Frantzen, D., & San Miguel. (2008). The death penalty: Constitutional issues, commentaries, and case studies. Anderson Publishing (2nd Edition).
San Miguel, C., & Rudolph, B. (2008). Verbal judo: The gentle but powerful form of less than lethal force. Law Enforcement Executive Forum Journal, 58-67.
Ferguson, C., San Miguel, C., Kilburn, J., & Sanchez, P. (2007). The effectiveness of school based anti-bullying programs: A meta-analytic review. Criminal Justice Review, 32(4), 401-414.
San Miguel, C. (2006). Drug tests, the Fourth Amendment, and the Supreme Court rationale for warrant less and suspicion less searches. In C. Hemmens (Ed.), Legal Issues in Criminal Justice. Oxford University Press.
Contact Dr. San Miguel at csanmiguel@tamiu.edu or at 956.326.2240.