Faculty Profile for Dr. Roger Paul Abshire

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Dr. Roger Paul Abshire
Senior Lecturer — Political Science
THH 355
phone: (512) 245-2143

Biography Section

Biography and Education

Roger P. Abshire is a lecturer in the Department of Political Science at Texas State University. He teaches courses in the University core curriculum, introductory political science courses for department majors and minors, as well as courses in public law. His primary research interests include constitutionalism, American political thought, and the American political development. He received is B.S. from Texas A&M University and M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Houston.

Teaching Interests

political theory, public law, and American political institutions

Selected Scholarly/Creative Work

  • Abshire, R. P. (2019). Constitutionalized Prerogative and the Pardon Power. Presidential Studies Quarterly, 49(4), 750–769. https://doi.org/10.1111/psq.12616

Selected Service Activities

Member
PS 4399 Advisory Committee
October 2022-Present
Organizer
Political Science Department Bobcat Day
August 2022-Present
Reviewer / Referee
Journal of American Political Thought
June 2020-Present