Political Science and Sociology Faculty

Steve Boehm, lecturer; B.A., University of Southern Illinois-Carbondale, M.A. Texas State University. Prof. Boehm draws much of his sociological insight from working closely with juvenile detainees in Seguin.

E. John Gesick Jr., M.Ed., Boston University. Prof. Gesick has a particular interest in local Texas and Southwestern issues, including the role of Native Americans, in particular the Kickapoo people. Prof. Gesick has published widely on indigenous issues in Texas and the Southwest.

Kirsten Legore, B.A. and J.D., Baylor University. Ms. Legore, coach of the TLU mock trial team, is a practicing attorney specializing in criminal law. Ms. Legore’s mock trial instruction provides students with opportunities to learn about the work of trial attorneys and understand the judicial system.

Scott Orr, assistant professor; B.A. and B.S., Georgia Institute of Technoloy; M.A., University of Kentucky, Patterson School of Diplomacy and International Commerce; Ph.D., Ohio State University.  Dr. Orr's main specialty is the relationship between ethnic politics and democracy.  He has conducted field research in several Eastern European countries.

Ruben James Reyes, J.D., St. Mary’s University School of Law. Prof. Reyes is a Texas Lutheran graduate who teaches criminal law. He is an assistant district attorney and is a former ongressional Hispanic Caucus Institute fellow. Prof. Reyes is interested in local and national political issues as they relate to the law.

Juan Rodriguez, M.A., Texas Tech University. An active participant in the 60s and 70s social actions for change in the Anti-Vietnam War and the Chicano movements, Prof. Rodriguez brings to the classroom a first-hand knowledge of the processes of change, particularly those that have and are taking place in ethnic relations in the United States. He has published various scholarly articles and presented many public lectures on how these processes have formed and informed Chicano communities across the nation.

Germaine Paulo Walsh, associate professor and department chair; B.A., University of San Francisco; M.A., University of California, Santa Barbara; Ph.D., Fordham University. Dr. Walsh teaches political philosophy and American government. Her research interests include ancient political thought and the nature of gender difference and its relation to politics. She enjoys discussing classical political thought and feminist theory, and she has studied in Innsbruck, Austria.