Nathan K. Mitchell, Ph.D.

Nathan K. Mitchell
Nathan K. Mitchell, Ph.D.
Professor of Political Science

Contact Information

Professor of Political Science
Office: 319 G.R. Woolfolk Social & Political Science Building
Phone: (936) 261-3209
Email: nkmitchell@pvamu.edu

Teaching/Research Area of Interest

  • State politics and policy
  • Legal Studies
  • Political Science Education

Education

  • Ph.D. in Political Science, Texas Tech University, Lubbock Texas. Dept. of Political Science.
    Fields: American Politics, Comparative Politics, and Public Policy. (2010)
  • M.A. in Political Science, Texas Tech University, Lubbock Texas. (2005)
    Attended Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (Summer 2004/2005; Advanced Coursework in Quantitative Methodology (Regression, MLE, Measurement, and SEM)
  • B.S. in Environmental Policy and Planning. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg Virginia. Second Major in Political Science Awarded (2003)

Selection of Courses Taught

  • American Government
  • Texas Government
  • Scope and Methods
  • Legal Studies
  • Global Issues
  • Parties and Elections
  • State and Local Politics
  • Political Science Seminar
  • Judicial Process

Selected Grants and Awards

  • 2024. Global Leadership Award. Office of International Programs. Prairie View A&M University.
  • 2023. Excellence in Research: Improving the Empirical, Analytical, and Data Archiving Skills of Early-Career Researchers in Criminal Justice and the Allied Social Sciences. National Science Foundation. Excellence in Research. ($695,742 – Awarded, PI) https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2302108.
  • 2023. Enhancing Students’ Global Competencies through Infusing UN Sustainable Development Goals into STEM Courses & Facilitating Student International Travel. Internationalization Grant. Texas International Education Fund. ($16,000 – Awarded, PI) https://www.tiec.org/tief-2023-sig-recipients/.
  • 2023. Brailsford College of Arts and Sciences Outstanding Service Award.
  • 2021. Medieval Law and Culture Summer Institute. National Endowment for the Humanities. Western Michigan University. ($3,450 – Awarded)

Selected Research Activities

  • Mitchell, Nathan and Godlove Fonjweng. 2024. “Using Globally Infused Experiences to Develop Intercultural Agility in First-Year Students at an HBCU.” in Jon Stauff and Jill E. Blondin, eds. Promoting Intercultural Agility and Leadership Development at Home and Abroad for First-Year Students. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2024. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-8832-4.
  • Tilley, Stephanie, Nathan Mitchell, Marcus King, and Godlove Fonjweng. 2022. “PVGoesGlobal: Reimagining Intercultural Learning & Global Student Mobility at Prairie View A&M University”. Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad. 34 (4):480-98. https://doi.org/10.36366/frontiers.v34i4.716.
  • Mitchell, Nathan K., Quincy C. Moore, and Marco T. Robinson. 2022. “Humanizing the Impact of COVID-19 on College Students at a Regional HBCU.” In The Crucial Conversation: Educating Through an Anti-Racist Lens. Eds.William Hoston, Laurette Foster, and Farrah Cambrice, 87-112. Kendall-Hunt: Dubuque, IA.
  • Mitchell, Nathan, Quincy Moore, and Billy Monroe. 2021. “Using a Mock Trial to Teach Science and the Law.” Journal of Political Science Education. https://doi.org/10.1080/15512169.2021.1985505.
  • Monroe, Billy, Lee Payne, and Nathan K. Mitchell. 2021. “An Introductory Study of Texas Court Structure and Judicial Elections: Does Having Two High Courts Matter?” Hispanic Journal of Law and Policy.  https://www.stcl.edu/about-us/publications/hispanic-journal-2021/.
  • Mitchell, Nathan K.  2021.  “”Infusing Medieval Law and Culture into an Introductory Law Class.” NEH Summer Institute on Medieval Law and Culture.  Western Michigan University.  July 16.
  • Mitchell, Nathan K. and Quincy Moore.   2021.  “Stories from the Pandemic: Assessing Students DuringTroubling Times.” Presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, Virtual.
  • Moore, Quincy and Nathan K. Mitchell. 2020. “Stories from the Pandemic: Oral Histories of Challenge and change.” DataBlitz.
    Office of Research and Innovation. Prairie View A&M University.
  • Collins, Megan, Nathan K. Mitchell, and Michael Nojeim. 2020. “Removing the Excuse: Using Free Course Materials to Improve Student Success in General Studies Courses.” Journal of Higher Education Theory and Practice. V20(5). https://doi.org/10.33423/jhetp.v20i5.304.
  • Monroe, Billy, Lee Payne and Nathan K. Mitchell. 2019. “Judicial Primary Elections: A Study of Texas High Courts.” Midsouth Political Science Review. V20. 20, 2019, pp. 103-123 https://www.arkpsa.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/MPSR-Vol-20-2019-Monroe-Payne-Mitchell- Final.pdf
  • Monroe, Billy, Lee Payne and Nathan K. Mitchell. 2016. “Texas Judicial Elections: A Quantitative Analysis.” Journal of Political Science. V44(1)
  • Monroe, Billy and Nathan K. Mitchell. 2015. “The History of Judicial Selection Reform in Texas.” British Journal of American Legal Studies. V4(1): 425-452.
  • Monroe, Billy, Nathan K. Mitchell, and Lee Payne. 2015. “An Exploratory Analysis of Judicial Elections in Texas: Does Subject Matter Jurisprudence Matter?” Journal of Politics and Law. V8(1): 14-25. URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/jpl.v8n1p14.
  • Mitchell, Nathan K. 2014. “Ballot Access Rules and the Entry of Women Candidates in State Legislative Primaries.” Journal of Power, Politics & Governance. V2(3&4): 1-25. URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.15640/jppg.v2n3-4a1.
  • Mitchell, Nathan K, Eric A. Booth and Billy Monroe. 2014. “Where’s the Pork? Executive Type and Trade Protection in the 1990’s.” Journal of International Relations and Foreign Policy. 2(3&4), pp. 01-26. URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.15640/jirfp.v2n3-4a1.
  • Mitchell, Nathan K. and Billy Monroe. 2014. “Where Do Women Run? A Case for Women Friendly Districts.” Journal of Social Science for Policy Implications. V2(4): 37-57. URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.15640/jsspi.v2n4a3.

Selected Service Activities

  • B-GLOBAL QEP Director (2021-Present)
  • QEP Development Committee. Chair. Office of Institutional Research.  (2018-2021)
  • University Assessment Coordinator.  Office of Institutional Research.  (2018-Present)
  • TAMUS Council on Academic Technology and Innovative Education Task Force on Academic Technology. (2017-Present)
    • Produced a working / white paper on use of technology across the TAMUS institutions.
  • Faculty Senate (2017-Present)
    • Retention and Graduation Committee, Office of Student Success (2017-Present)
    • Election Committee (2017-Present)
  • Division Tenure and Post-Tenure Review Committee (2016-2017, Chair)
  • Brailsford College of Arts and Sciences Recruitment and Retention Committee (2015-Present)
    • Division of SBPS Recruitment Committee (Chair 2016-Present)
  • Panther Food Center Advisory Committee, Student Affairs and Institutional Advancement. (2016-Present)
    • Research and development team. Developed a needs assessment and proposal for a food pantry on PVAMU’s main campus.
    • Facilitated partnership with the Houston Food Bank.
  • Center for Innovative Teaching and Faculty Advancement Advisory Committee (2016-Present)
  • Division Data and Assessment Coordinator (2012-Present): Assisted program coordinators and Division Head with five-year SACS reporting.

*Academic course instruction is not affected by the passage of SB 17. The law specifically states that its limitations may not be construed to apply scholarly research or a creative work by an institution of higher education’s students, faculty, or other research personnel or the dissemination of that research or work. This page reference is to specific research interest of a professor, Dr. Nathan K. Mitchell.*