Faculty
Givens, Terri
Associate Professor
Vice Provost for the Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost
Office: BAT 3.136
Office Hours: By Appointment Only
Phone: 512-232-7245
tgivens@mail.utexas.edu
Education: Professor Givens received her Ph.D. from the University of California, Los Angeles, and her B.A. from Stanford University.
Research interests:
Terri E. Givens is Vice Provost and Associate Professor in the Government Department at the University of Texas at Austin. Her duties as Vice Provost include oversight of the University’s International Office (Study Abroad, International Student and Scholar Services, English as a Second Language), and development of international initiatives; Undergraduate Curriculum; Faculty Council and Catalog Legislation; Academic Advising; and Undergraduate Awards.
She was formerly the Director of the Center for European Studies and Director of the France-UT Institute for Interdisciplinary Studies. She received her Ph.D. from the University of California, Los Angeles, and her B.A. from Stanford University. Her academic interests include radical right parties, immigration politics, and the politics of race in Europe. She has conducted extensive research in Europe, particularly in France, Germany, Austria and Denmark.
Terri is an avid runner, and enjoys many outdoor activities in Austin. As the proud mother of two handsome young boys, Andrew (7) and Brandon (4), she also spends a great deal of time on the soccer fields and investigating the flora and fauna of the area. In her spare time, she gets out to listen to jazz, the symphony, and watches dance performances with her husband, Mike Scott.
Field(s) of Study: Comparative Politics
Awards/Honors:
She has received Fellowships from the Ford Foundation, the University of California, Berkeley, Chancellor's Postdoctoral Fellowship and various other grants and fellowships to support her research in Europe.
Recent Publications:
Her book, Voting Radical Right in Western Europe, was published in Fall 2005 with Cambridge University Press. Her articles have appeared in Comparative Political Studies, the Policy Studies Journal, and Comparative European Politics. She is an active member of the American Political Science Association, the European Union Studies Association, and the Council for European Studies.