Faculty Profile for Dr. Roger Paul Abshire

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Dr. Roger Paul Abshire
Asst Professor of Instruction — Political Science
THH 355
phone: (512) 245-2143
Scholarly/Creative Work
Service

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
  • Abshire, R. P. (2024, November 13). Alexander Hamilton says Biden Should Pardon Trump. The Constitutionalist. United States. Retrieved from https://theconstitutionalist.org/2024/11/13/alexander-hamilton-says-biden-should-pardon-trump/

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
Organizer
2024 Election Watch Party
November 5, 2024
Participant
"Why Don't We All Vote?"
October 1, 2024