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Professional Affiliation

Program Associate

Expert Bio

Robert Donnelly is the Program Associate for the Mexico Institute. Prior to coming to the ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ Center in August 2008, Donnelly was most recently Coordinator of the Justice in Mexico Project at the University of San Diego's Trans-Border Institute, a position he held from 2006. As Coordinator, Donnelly organized a nine-part working group meeting series that examined criminal justice reforms at the state level in Mexico, wrote and edited a monthly news synthesis on rule-of-law-related developments in Mexico, coordinated project publications, and assisted with the planning of a five-part speaker series on legal ethics. From 1997 to 2002 Donnelly worked a freelance and staff journalist in Mexico City, writing for trade publications, wire services, and magazines. Donnelly speaks fluent Spanish.
 

Education

M.A., Latin American Studies, University of California, San Diego; B.A., A.B.J., History and Journalism, University of Georgia; Diploma, Centro de Enseñanza Para Extranjeros, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
 

Subjects

Immigration,Mexico,U.S.-Mexico Relations,Border Regions
 

Experience

Coordinator, Justice in Mexico Project, Trans-Border Institute, University of San Diego; adjunct instructor, Latin American history, San Diego City College; graduate research assistant, Latin American studies department, University of California, San Diego; teaching assistant, Spanish, linguistics department, University of California, San Diego; freelance journalist (Cuernavaca, Mexico, and Mexico City); financial news wire journalist, Bridge News Service; general assignment reporter, The News (Mexico City)
 

Expertise

Mexico; U.S.-Mexico relations; immigration; U.S.-Mexico border

Major Publications

• "Police and Public Security in Mexico," co-editor with David A. Shirk (University Readers, 2009)
• "The U.S.-Mexico Border: Special Challenges, Special Opportunities," in The United States and Mexico: Towards a Strategic Partnership (Woodrow ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ Center, 2009)
• "Guidelines for the Competitive and Sustainable Development of the U.S.-Mexico Transborder Region," contributor (Border Governors Conference, 2009)
• with Theresa Firestine, Ruth Gómez, Cory Molzahn, and David Shirk (Trans-Border Institute, University of San Diego, 2008)
• (Trans-Border Institute, University of San Diego, 2007)
• with Verónica López Arellano (Trans-Border Institute, University of San Diego, 2006)
• with David Shirk (Trans-Border Institute, University of San Diego, 2006)
• (Center for Comparative Immigration Studies, University of California, San Diego, 2005)