Faculty

Leal, David L.
Associate Professor

Office: BAT 3.140
Phone: 512-471-1343
dleal@austin.utexas.edu
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Education: Professor Leal received his Ph.D. in Political Science from Harvard University in 1998.

Research interests:
His primary academic interest is Latino Politics, and his work explores a variety of questions involving public opinion, political behavior, and public policy.

Field(s) of Study: American Politics; Political Behavior

Recent Publications:
He has published over two dozen articles in journals such as Journal of Politics, British Journal of Political Science, Political Research Quarterly, American Politics Research, Political Behavior, Social Science Quarterly, Educational Policy, Armed Forces and Society, Urban Affairs Review, PS: Political Science and Politics, Policy Studies Journal, Polity, and Urban Education.

He is also the co-editor of Immigration Policy and Security (Routledge, forthcoming) and Latino Politics: Identity, Mobilization, and Representation (University of Virginia Press, 2007).