Dr. José D. Villalobos is Professor of Political Science and Public Administration, as well as a Distinguished Teaching Professor at UTEP. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Texas at San Antonio and his doctoral degree from Texas A&M University.

• SWPSA Best Paper Award (for “Group Empathy and Voter Behavior in the Post-Roe Era: Fallout from the 2022 Elections,” with Cigdem V. Sirin), Southwestern Political Science Association, 2025 ($500) (06/01/2025-06/30/2025)
• ADT Teaching Research Grant, Academy of Distinguished Teachers (ADT), University of Texas at El Paso, 2025 ($3,000) (04/01/2025-04/30/2025)
• Faculty Fellow, Center for Community Engagement (CCE), University of Texas at El Paso, 2024-2025 (09/01/2024-09/30/2024)
• APSA Best Book Award (top book prize in Political Science) - American Political Science Association (01/01/2022-12/31/2022)
• Best Book in Experimental Research Award - American Political Science Association (01/01/2022-12/31/2022)
• David O. Sears Best Book on Mass Politics Award - International Society of Political Psychology (01/01/2022-12/31/2022)
• Outstanding Service to the College Award - College of Liberal Arts (01/01/2022-12/31/2022)
• Robert E. Lane Best Book in Political Psychology Award - American Political Science Association (01/01/2022-12/31/2022)
• APSA Travel Grant, American Political Science Association, 2021. - APSA (01/01/2021-12/31/2021)
• Association of College and University Educators (ACUE) and UTEP’s Center for Faculty Leadership and Development (CFLD) Professional Development Grant for ACUE’s Course in Effective Teaching Practices, American Council on Education (ACE), 2021-2022 ($1,300). - ACUE (01/01/2021-12/31/2021)
• UT System Curricular Innovation Grant, Office of Academic Affairs/UT System, 2021 ($16,000). - UT System (01/01/2021-12/31/2021)
• UTEP Distinguished Teaching Professor, Academy of Distinguished Teachers, University of Texas at El Paso, 2019. - Academy of Distinguished Teachers (01/01/2019-12/31/2019)
• Center for Law and Border Studies Seed Grant, University of Texas, El Paso, 2018 ($2,950). - Center for Law and Border Studies (01/01/2018-12/31/2018)
• Fellow, Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETaL) Council of Fellows, University of Texas at El Paso, 2014-2017. - CETaL/UTEP (01/01/2017-12/31/2017)
• Keynote Speaker, Race, Gender & Class Conference, New Orleans, LA, April 2016. - Race, Gender & Class Journal (01/01/2016-12/31/2016)
• Time-Sharing Experiments for the Social Sciences (TESS) Grant, funded by the National Science Foundation (SES-1227179), 2016 ($18,275). - National Science Foundation (01/01/2016-12/31/2016)
• UTROTA Fellow, University of Texas at El Paso, 2014-2015. - UT System (01/01/2015-12/31/2015)
• Most Distinguished Faculty Member Award, Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETaL), University of Texas at El Paso, 2014. - CETaL/UTEP (01/01/2014-12/31/2014)
• The University of Texas System Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Award, 2014 ($25,000). - UT System (01/01/2014-12/31/2014)
• University Research Institute (URI) Grant, University of Texas at El Paso, 2013 ($5,000). - UTEP (01/01/2013-12/31/2013)
• Selected for the College of Liberal Arts Grant Proposal Preparation Program (GPPP) and awarded a course release - College of Liberal Arts, University of Texas at El Paso (05/01/2012-05/31/2012)
• George C. Edwards III Dissertation Award - Presidency Research Group, American Political Science Association (01/01/2009-12/31/2009)
• SPSA Artinian Award - Southern Political Science Association (01/01/2009-12/31/2009)
• APSA Travel Grant - American Political Science Association (01/01/2008-12/31/2008)
• Pathways to the Doctorate Fellowship (Renewed) - Texas A&M University (01/01/2007-12/31/2007)
• SPSA Prestage-Cook Travel Award - Southern Political Science Association (01/01/2007-12/31/2007)
• Hispanic Scholarship Fund (Renewed) - Hispanic Scholarship Fund (01/01/2006-12/31/2006)
• Pathways to the Doctorate Fellowship (Renewed) - Texas A&M University (01/01/2006-12/31/2006)
• Hispanic Scholarship Fund (Renewed) - Hispanic Scholarship Fund (01/01/2005-12/31/2005)
• Pathways to the Doctorate Fellowship (Renewed) - Texas A&M University (01/01/2005-12/31/2005)
• Hispanic Scholarship Fund (Renewed) - Hispanic Scholarship Fund (01/01/2004-12/31/2004)
• Pathways to the Doctorate Fellowship (Renewed) - Texas A&M University (01/01/2004-12/31/2004)
• Hispanic Scholarship Fund Award - Hispanic Scholarship Fund (01/01/2003-12/31/2003)
• Pathways to the Doctorate Fellowship - Texas A&M University (01/01/2003-12/31/2003)
• Pathways to the Doctorate Paper Award - Texas A&M University Pathways to the Doctorate Research Symposium (11/01/2003-11/30/2003)

• Ph D in Political Science/American Politics, Texas A&M University (2008)
• BA in Political Science/American Politics, University of Texas at San Antonio (2003)

• The Effects of Empathic Reactions to the Overturning of Roe v. Wade on Campaign Participation and Voter Turnout: Evidence from the 2022 U.S. Midterm Elections Politics & Gender 22 4 (2024), Cigdem V. Sirin, Jose D. Villalobos.
• Beyond Borders: Employing Empathic Global Citizenship as a Framework for Enhancing Critical Community Engagement Springer (2022), Jose D. Villalobos, Azuri L. Gonzalez, Guillermina Nunez-Mchiri, Cigdem Sirin Villalobos.
• Latinx Voting Behavior: Key Insights from Recent Presidential Elections ABC-CLIO (2022), Jose D. Villalobos.
• Seeing Us in Them: Social Divisions and the Politics of Group Empathy Cambridge University Press (2021), Cigdem V. Sirin, Nicholas A. Valentino, Jose D. Villalobos.
• The Study of Discrete Emotions in Politics Oxford University Press (2021), Cigdem Sirin Villalobos, Jose D. Villalobos.

• How We Empathize With Others: Researching Perspectives (2024), Volume El Paso, TX, Jose D. Villalobos, Lawrence M. Lesser, Ben Zeidman.
• Applying the Empathic Global Citizenship Framework to Community-Engaged Student Leadership and Learning (2023), Volume Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL, Jose D. Villalobos, Cigdem Sirin Villalobos.
• Outgroup Empathy and Opposition to Electorally Restrictive Voting Laws (2022), Volume Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL, Cigdem Sirin Villalobos, Nicholas Valentino, Jose D. Villalobos.
• Curricular Innovation in Teaching American Politics: Engaging Students in Community and Ethical Leadership, Diversity and Antiracism, and Politics and Policy in Action (2021), Volume El Paso, Texas, Rebecca Reid, Jose Villalobos, Todd Curry.
• Group Empathy in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic (2021), Volume Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Seattle, WA, Cigdem Sirin Villalobos, Nicholas Valentino, Jose D. Villalobos.

• Association of College and University Educators (ACUE) and UTEP’s Center for Faculty Leadership and Development (CFLD) Professional Development Grant for ACUE’s Course in Effective Teaching Practices (01/01/2021 - 12/31/2022) American Council on Education (ACE)
• APSA Travel Grant ( - 12/31/2021) American Political Science Association
• UT System Curricular Innovation Grant ( - 12/31/2021) Office of Academic Affairs/UT System