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Sergio Peña

Lecturer
Political Science and Public Administration

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Email: spena2@utep.edu

Bio

No info available.

Awards and Honors

National Research Scholar CONACYT-SNI Level 3 - Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONACYT) (01/01/2022)

Education

Ph D in Urban & Regional Planning, Florida State University (1999)
MS in International Affairs, Florida State University (1994)
BA in History, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (1991)

Publications

Mobility planning in cross-border metropolitan regions: the European and North American experiences TERRITORY POLITICS GOVERNANCE 10 2 (2022), Sergio Pena, Frederic Durand.
US-Mexico border cities and territorial development trends BORDER CITIES AND TERRITORIAL DEVELOPMENT (2022), Sergio Pena.
Cross-border Mobility, Planning, and Governance at the USA-Mexico Border: Processes and Outcomes GESTION Y POLITICA PUBLICA 30 1 (2021), Sergio Pena.
Cross-border planning and mobility in the Matamoros-Brownsville (RMB) region: from spaces of flow to spaces of place? SI SOMOS AMERICANOS-REVISTA DE ESTUDIOS TRANSFRONTERIZOS 21 2 (2021), de las Fuentes Hernandez, Arturo Jose, Sergio Pena.
Eminent Domain and Expropriation Laws: A Century of Urban and Regional Planning in Mexico JOURNAL OF PLANNING HISTORY 20 2 (2021), Sergio Pena.
“From Territoriality to Borderscapes: The Conceptualisation of Space in Border Studies.” Geopolitics. (2021), Sergio Pena.
Mobility planning in cross-border metropolitan regions: the European and North American experiences Territory, Politics, Governance (2020), Pe\~na, Sergio, Durand, Fr\'ed\'eric.
Place and Space Governance at the US-Mexico Border (1944--2017) Binational Commons: Institutional Development and Governance on the US-Mexico Border (2020), Pe\~na, Sergio.
Narratives of border reinforcement: The role of knowledge and communications power Estudios Fronterizos 20 (2019), Pe\~na, Sergio.
Urban and Regional Planning Education in Mexico Journal of Planning Education and Research (2019), Pe\~na, Sergio.

Presentations

No info available.

Grants

No info available.

Current/Future Courses

Term	Course	Section	Syllabus
Spring 2025	PAD 5359 - Regional and Urban Planning	24195
Spring 2025	PADX 5380 - Selected Problems in Pub Adm	27131

Past Courses

Select Term:

Term	Course	Section	Syllabus
Spring 2025	PAD 5359 - Regional and Urban Planning	24195
Spring 2024	PAD 5359 - Regional and Urban Planning	24845
Spring 2024	PADX 5380 - Selected Problems in Pub Adm	27001
Spring 2023	PAD 5359 - Regional and Urban Planning	25669	Syllabus
Spring 2022	PAD 5351 - Applied Stats for Public Admin	28520	Syllabus
Spring 2022	PADX 5351 - Applied Stats for Public Admin	27239
Fall 2021	PAD 5300 - Intro to Research Methods	19123
Fall 2021	PADX 5300 - Intro to Research Methods	19588	Syllabus Additional File Additional File Additional File
Fall 2021	POLS 4359 - Urban Planning	18781	Syllabus Additional File Additional File
Spring 2021	PAD 5351 - Applied Stats for Public Admin	27453	Syllabus
Spring 2021	PADX 5351 - Applied Stats for Public Admin	28520	Syllabus
Fall 2020	PAD 5300 - Intro to Research Methods	19874	Syllabus Additional File Additional File
Fall 2020	PADX 5300 - Intro to Research Methods	19875	Syllabus
Spring 2020	PAD 5351 - Applied Stats for Public Admin	28821	Syllabus
Spring 2020	PADX 5351 - Applied Stats for Public Admin	28789	Syllabus
Spring 2019	POLS 4359 - Urban Planning	28165
Fall 2017	POLS 4359 - Urban Planning	18098	Syllabus

Course Evaluations

Term	Course	Section	Evaluation
Spring 2024	PAD 5359 - Regional and Urban Planning	24845	Evaluation
Spring 2023	PAD 5359 - Regional and Urban Planning	25669	Evaluation
Spring 2022	PAD 5351 - Applied Stats for Public Admin	28520	Evaluation
Spring 2022	PADX 5351 - Applied Stats for Public Admin	27239	Evaluation
Spring 2021	PAD 5351 - Applied Stats for Public Admin	27453	Evaluation
Spring 2021	PADX 5351 - Applied Stats for Public Admin	28520	Evaluation
Fall 2020	PAD 5300 - Intro to Research Methods	19874	Evaluation
Fall 2020	PADX 5300 - Intro to Research Methods	19875	Evaluation
Spring 2020	PAD 5351 - Applied Stats for Public Admin	28821	Evaluation
Spring 2020	PADX 5351 - Applied Stats for Public Admin	28789	Evaluation
Spring 2019	POLS 4359 - Urban Planning	28165	Evaluation

Bio

No info available.

Awards and Honors

National Research Scholar CONACYT-SNI Level 3 - Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONACYT) (01/01/2022)

Ph D in Urban & Regional Planning, Florida State University (1999)
MS in International Affairs, Florida State University (1994)
BA in History, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (1991)

Publications

Mobility planning in cross-border metropolitan regions: the European and North American experiences TERRITORY POLITICS GOVERNANCE 10 2 (2022), Sergio Pena, Frederic Durand.
US-Mexico border cities and territorial development trends BORDER CITIES AND TERRITORIAL DEVELOPMENT (2022), Sergio Pena.
Cross-border Mobility, Planning, and Governance at the USA-Mexico Border: Processes and Outcomes GESTION Y POLITICA PUBLICA 30 1 (2021), Sergio Pena.
Cross-border planning and mobility in the Matamoros-Brownsville (RMB) region: from spaces of flow to spaces of place? SI SOMOS AMERICANOS-REVISTA DE ESTUDIOS TRANSFRONTERIZOS 21 2 (2021), de las Fuentes Hernandez, Arturo Jose, Sergio Pena.
Eminent Domain and Expropriation Laws: A Century of Urban and Regional Planning in Mexico JOURNAL OF PLANNING HISTORY 20 2 (2021), Sergio Pena.

Presentations

No info available.

Current/Future Courses

Term

Spring 2025

Course

PAD 5359 - Regional and Urban Planning

Section

24195

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

PADX 5380 - Selected Problems in Pub Adm

Section

27131

Syllabus

Past Courses

Select Term:

Term

Spring 2025

Course

PAD 5359 - Regional and Urban Planning

Section

24195

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2024

Course

PAD 5359 - Regional and Urban Planning

Section

24845

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2024

Course

PADX 5380 - Selected Problems in Pub Adm

Section

27001

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2023

Course

PAD 5359 - Regional and Urban Planning

Section

25669

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2022

Course

PAD 5351 - Applied Stats for Public Admin

Section

28520

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2022

Course

PADX 5351 - Applied Stats for Public Admin

Section

27239

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2021

Course

PAD 5300 - Intro to Research Methods

Section

19123

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2021

Course

PADX 5300 - Intro to Research Methods

Section

19588

Syllabus

Syllabus
Additional File
Additional File
Additional File

Term

Fall 2021

Course

POLS 4359 - Urban Planning

Section

18781

Syllabus

Syllabus
Additional File
Additional File

Term

Spring 2021

Course

PAD 5351 - Applied Stats for Public Admin

Section

27453

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2021

Course

PADX 5351 - Applied Stats for Public Admin

Section

28520

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2020

Course

PAD 5300 - Intro to Research Methods

Section

19874

Syllabus

Syllabus
Additional File
Additional File

Term

Fall 2020

Course

PADX 5300 - Intro to Research Methods

Section

19875

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2020

Course

PAD 5351 - Applied Stats for Public Admin

Section

28821

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2020

Course

PADX 5351 - Applied Stats for Public Admin

Section

28789

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2019

Course

POLS 4359 - Urban Planning

Section

28165

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2017

Course

POLS 4359 - Urban Planning

Section

18098

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2024

Course

PAD 5359 - Regional and Urban Planning

Section

24845

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2023

Course

PAD 5359 - Regional and Urban Planning

Section

25669

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2022

Course

PAD 5351 - Applied Stats for Public Admin

Section

28520

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2022

Course

PADX 5351 - Applied Stats for Public Admin

Section

27239

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2021

Course

PAD 5351 - Applied Stats for Public Admin

Section

27453

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2021

Course

PADX 5351 - Applied Stats for Public Admin

Section

28520

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2020

Course

PAD 5300 - Intro to Research Methods

Section

19874

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2020

Course

PADX 5300 - Intro to Research Methods

Section

19875

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2020

Course

PAD 5351 - Applied Stats for Public Admin

Section

28821

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2020

Course

PADX 5351 - Applied Stats for Public Admin

Section

28789

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2019

Course

POLS 4359 - Urban Planning

Section

28165

Evaluation

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