Leopoldo Rodríguez

 

Education

 

Ph. D., University of Texas at Austin (Economics)                                                     May 1999

Thesis: “A Political Reading of Neoliberalism and the Mexican Peso Crisis of 1994-95”

 

M. Public Affairs, LBJ School, Univ. of Texas-Austin                                            August 1992

Thesis: “Social and Economic Constraints to Development in Belize”

 

B.A., University of Texas at Austin (Economics)                                                        May 1988

Honors Thesis: “Argentina-Brazil Economic Integration”

 

Employment

 

Assistant Professor, Portland State University                                      September 2001-present

 

Assistant Professor, Eastern Mediterranean University, N. Cyprus                           1998-2001

 

Adjunct Faculty, Austin Community College, Austin Texas                                       1995-1998

 

Academic Mentor, Women’s Athletics Department, UT-Austin                                1995-1998

 

Assistant Instructor, University of Texas at Austin                                                    1993-1995

 

Teaching Assistant, University of Texas at Austin                                                     1990-1993

 

Intern, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Belize                                   Summer 1990

 

 

Refereed Publications

 

Articles

"Neoliberalism and Democracy," Economic Development (Privredna izgradnja), Vol. XLVIII. No. 1-2, 2005, pp. 17-30.

 

"Public Service Privatisation and Crisis in Argentina," Development in Practice, Vol. 15, No. 3&4, June 2005, pp. 302-315.

 

"Migrant Sex Workers and State Regulation in North Cyprus," Women's Studies International Forum, 28, May 2005, pp. 79-91. Co-authored with Fatma Guven-Lisaniler and Sevin Ugural.

 

"Human Rights and Women Migrant Workers in North Cyprus," working paper at the Robert Schuman Center for Advanced Studies, European University Institute. Co-authored with Fatma Guven-Lisaniler and Sevin Ugural.

 

 

Book Chapters

"Public Service Privatization and Crisis in Argentina," in Deborah Eade and John Sayer (eds.), 2006, Development and the Private Sector, Bloomfield, CT: Kumarian Press.

 

“The Social and Economic Impact of EU Membership on Northern Cyprus,” in Tomas Diez (Ed.), 2002, Modern Conflict, Postmodern Union: The EU and the Cyprus Conflict, Manchester: Manchester University Press. Pp. 181-202. Co-authored with Fatma Güven-Lisaniler.

 

 

Non-Refereed Publications

 

Articles

“Límites Neoliberales a la Democracia,” Actuel Marx, Argentine edition. Volume 2, No. 1, 2001. Pp. 197-207.

 

Completed Works

"Argentina," "Harry M. Cleaver," "Interamerican Development Bank,""Mexico," "Petroleos Mexicanos," "Quota,"and "Yacimientos Petroliferos Fiscales," entries in Syed B. Hussain (Ed.), 2004, Encyclopedia of Capitalism, Vols. I-III, Facts on File, New York, NY.

 

 

Presentations at Professional Meetings

 

"Aguas Turbias: The Privatization of Water and Sewage Services in Argentina" presented at the Latin America Studies Association Meeting, San Juan, Puerto Rico, March 2006.
 

"La Inmigración Mexicana a Portland, Oregon: Un Estudio del Mercado de Jornaleros," paper presented at the meeting of the Asociación Mexicana de Estudios Rurales held in Oaxaca, Mexico in May 2005.

 
"Privatization and Crisis in Argentina" presented at the Latin American Studies Association Meeting, Las Vegas, Nevada, October 2004.
 
"Human Rights and Women Migrant Workers in North Cyprus" presented at the Fifth Mediterranean Social and Political Research Meeting, March 24-28, 2004 in Florence, Italy. Co-authored with Fatma Guven-Lisaniler and Sevin Ugural.

 

"The Economics of Conflict and Co-operation in a European Cyprus: A Turkish Cypriot Perspective," presented at the Middle Eastern Economics Association meeting at the University of Versailles, Versailles, France, June 2-3, 2003. Co-authored with Fatma Guven-Lisaniler. Available as conference proceedings from the Middle Eastern Economics Association.

 

"Pulling North? Economic Crises and Trade Regimes in the Americas," presented at the meetings of the Latin American Studies Association, Dallas, Texas, March 27-29, 2003.

 

“The Labyrinth of Convertibility: Tales of Recession and Crisis in Argentina,” presented at the Rocky Mountain Council on Latin American Studies meeting, Portland, Oregon. April 10-14, 2002.

 

“Sex Work and State Regulations in North Cyprus,” presented at the meetings of the European Association for Evolutionary Political Economy, Siena, Italy. November 2001.

 

Other Presentations and Research Activities

 

"Annan Planı’yla Birleşik Uzun ömürlü bir Kıbrıs Mümkün mü?" presented at workshop of the International Relations Department, Yıldız Teknik Üniversitesi, Istanbul. April 30, 2004. Co-authored with Fatma Guven-Lisaniler.

 

"Forming a Lasting United Cyprus with the Annan Plan: Is it Possible?", presented at workshop organized by the Turkey's Economic and Strategic Studies Foundation(TESEV), The Marmara Hotel, Istanbul, January 27-28, 2004. Co-authored with Fatma Guven-Lisaniler.

 

Participant at the Globalization Workshop held at the Universidad Popular Autónoma del Estado de Puebla. October 2001.

 

 

Honors, Grants and Fellowships

 

Honors

John Eliot Allen Outstanding Teaching Award, 2004.

 

Phi Beta Kappa National Honors Society, 1987.

 

External Funding

European Union, Peace-Com Project, total funding €820,000, share of Economics Research Center at Eastern Mediterranean University  €52,000, personal share as member of ERC-EMU team €3,000, 2004-2006.

 

Mediterranean Programme, travel funds to research meeting, €500, March 2004.

 

European Association for Evolutionary Political Economy, travel grant, €200, Nov. 2001.

 

Other Funding

Portland State University, Faculty Enhancement Grant, $9,600, July 2005

 

Portland State University, Faculty Development Grant, $500, March 2003

 

Portland State University, Fac. Enhancement Grant, Sex Workers in Turkey, $3,300, July 2002.

 

Portland State University, Professional Travel Grant, $500, November 2001.

 

Eastern Mediterranean University Conference Travel Grant, $1,000, February 1999.

 

Tuition Fellowship, Graduate School, UT-Austin, $500, Spring 1996.

 

Austin Community College Faculty Development Grant, $2000, Fall 1996.

 

Summer Research Fellow, Economics Department, UT-Austin, $500, June 1993.

 

Tinker Foundation Research Grant, $2,000, Summer 1990.

 

Teaching, Mentoring and Curricular Activities

 

Courses: Principles of Microeconomics, International Trade Theory and Policy, International Monetary Theory and Policy, Third World Development and Political Economy of Latin American Development. All courses make use of webCT online resources.

 

Mentoring: McNair Scholars Program mentor for Carrie Cobb (2004 and 2005) and Alana Smith (2005); University Honors thesis supervisor for Amaya Urzaa (2003), Joshua Cooley (2004), Sean Zimmerman (2005) and Joseph Vavrus (2006); Economics Department honors thesis supervisor for Corey Tolliver (2004); Master thesis supervisor for Kevin Burnham (2003); supervision of several reading and conference courses in economics (2002-2006).

 

Curriculum: Minor in political economy (Fall 2003); university studies course on Latin American political economy (2002).

 

 

Community Outreach

 

Discussant for economics senior theses presentations at Reed College (invited by Professor Denise Hare). Portland, Oregon, 2002 and 2004.

 

Presentation on "Argentina and the IMF," at the Industrial Workers of the World union hall, organized by Educate to Liberate. Portland, Oregon, April 2004.

 

Discussant in panel session on "Free Trade in the Americas" at the Symposium on Globalization and Free Trade organized by the Cross Border Labor Organizing Committee. Portland, Oregon, November 2003.

 

Presentation on "Privatization in Argentina" for the Globalization and Education Panel organized by Jobs with Justice, Browsing Lounge, Portland State University, October 29, 2003.

 

"Trafficking and Sex Work in North Cyprus," presented at the 22nd Annual Lewis and Clark College Gender Studies Symposium, Portland, Oregon, March 12-14, 2003.

 

Presentation on "Managing Foreign Indirect Investment" to the Guangzhou Municipal Finance Bureau delegation from China, organized by the International Sustainable Development Institute. Portland, Oregon, October 14, 2002.

 

Interview for KBOO radio on neoliberalism and the economic crisis in Argentina. Portland, Oregon, May 1, 2002. Aired May 6, 2002.

 

Presentation of Ricardo Monge, Salvadoran union leader, at two events organized by the Cross Border Labor Organizing Committee and the Portland Central America Solidarity Committee. Portland, Oregon, April 21 and 23, 2002.

 

Presentation on the economic crisis in Argentina to the Economic Roundtable. Portland, Oregon, April 17, 2002.

 

Presentation on the economic crisis in Argentina to the Globalization Research Interest Group at Portland State University. Portland, Oregon, March 1, 2002.

 

Presentation on the economic crisis in Argentina to the Portland Committee on Foreign Relations. Portland, Oregon, February 26, 2002.

 

 

 

Scholarly Work in Progress

 

"Between the Formal and the Informal: Mexican Migrant Labor Market Experiences in the U.S." currently in progress through the implementation and analysis of a survey of Mexican migrants at the Mexican Consulate in Portland, Oregon. In collaboration with Mary King and Carrie Cobb, Portland State University.

 

"Privatization of Public Services in Serbia and Montenegro: Lessons from Latin America," project in early stages of development.

 

"Without Bosses: Worker-Run Factories in the Aftermath of the Argentine Crisis of 2001," project in early stages of development.

 

 

Governance Activities

 

University

Chair of Faculty Development Committee, 2006-present

Member of Diversity Recognition Scholarship Committee, 2006

Member of Faculty Development Committee, 2004-2006

Member of the Diversity Liaison Network, 2002-2004

 

Department

Chair, Curriculum Committee, 2004-present

Faculty Recruitment Committee for visiting positions, 2004-2006

Assessment Committee, 2003-2004

Faculty Recruitment Committee for Japan specialist, 2003-2004