Our Staff

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Michael Rocca

Director of the MPP and Associate Professor of Political Science

Email: 
msrocca@unm.edu
Professor Rocca received his Ph.D. in political science from the University of California, Davis in 2004. He is currently an Associate Professor of political science at the University of New Mexico. Professor Rocca's subfield is American politics and his primary research and teaching interests relate to American national institutions, particularly the US Congress. Most of his work deals with the politics of congressional position taking and campaign contributions, respectively. Professor Rocca's work appears in The Journal of Politics, The Forum, Politics, Groups and IdentitiesPolitical Research Quarterly, Legislative Studies Quarterly, American Politics Research, Social Sciences Quarterly, Congress and the Presidency and PS: Political Science and Politics. Professor Rocca is an award winning instructor who teaches graduate and undergraduate courses on American politics, the US Congress and the American presidency. He is currently the coordinator of the Political Science Internship Program.
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Emma Tomingas-Hatch

Graduate Coordinator

Email: 
etomingashatch@unm.edu
Phone: 
505-277-1546

Emma Tomingas-Hatch is the Graduate Coordinator for the Master of Public Policy Program. She has a B.A. in Anthropology from the University of New Mexico and an M.A. in Folklore from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.