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Dr. Mike Hendricks

Associate Professor/Pi Sigma Alpha Advisor
Office
SCH Schroeder Hall
Office Hours
By appointment
  • About
  • Education
  • Awards & Honors
  • Selected Research

Biography

Dr. Hendricks earned his Ph.D. (2019) and M.A. (2016) in Political Science from the University of Missouri. He received his B.A. (2011) in International Relations from the University of Delaware.

Current Courses

POL 287.002 Independent Study

POL 140.002 Introduction to Comparative Politics

POL 340.001 Topics In Latin American Politics

POL 440.001 Topics in Latin American Politics

POL 240.001 Latin American Politics

POL 470.001 Seminar In Community Development

Teaching Interests & Areas

Latin American Politics, Politics of Africa, Asia, and Latin America, Community Development, Drug Trafficking and International Security, Conflict Management and Peacekeeping, Comparative Politics, International Relations

Research Interests & Areas

Resource Extractive Communities; Peacekeeping Effectiveness; Scholarship of Teaching and Learning; Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access

Ph D Comparative Politics and International Relations

University of Missouri
Columbia, Missouri

MA Comparative Politics and International Relations

University of Missouri
Columbia, Missouri

BA International Development

University of Delaware
Newark, Delaware

Kenneth and Mary Ann Shaw Teaching Fellowship

Illinois State university's College of Arts and Sciences
2024

Best Chapter Award

Pi Sigma Alpha
2024

Community Partner Award

Illinois State University's Center for Civic Engagement
2024

Research Initiative Award

Illinois State University
2023

Service Initiative Award

Illinois State University
2023

Excellence in Teaching Award

Illinois State University's Pi Sigma Alpha Chapter
2023

Outstanding University Teacher Award-Teaching Initiative Award

Illinois State University
2022

Hibbert R. Roberts Teaching Excellence Award

Illinois State University's Department of Politics and Government
2022

ISU professor Hendricks uses passion for traveling to inspire students to learn about cultures

Illinois State University's Student Newspaper-The Vidette
2022

Redbird's Rise to COVID Challenge Award

Illinois State University's Provost Office
2021

Excellence in Teaching Award

Illinois State University's Pi Sigma Alpha Chapter
2021

University of Missouri Extension and Engagement Award

University of Missouri's Office of Extension and Engagement
2019

Mary Elizabeth Gutermuth Award for Community Engagement

University of Missouri's Graduate School
2019

Missouri Excellence in Political Science Teaching Award

University of Missouri's Department of Political Science
2019

Mizzou 18 Service and Leadership Award

University of Missouri's Alumni Association
2019

Rollins Society Service and Leadership Award

University of Missouri's Graduate School
2019

Brady Deaton International Development Fellow

University of Missouri's Deaton Institute for International Development
2018

Donald K. Anderson Teaching Assistant Award

University of Missouri's Graduate School
2018

Jeffrey D. Byrne Outstanding Graduate Student in Political Science Award

University of Missouri's Department of Political Science
2018

J. G. Heinberg Political Theory and Comparative Politics Fellow

University of Missouri's Department of Political Science
2017

Cambio Center Fellow

University of Missouri's Cambio Center
2015

Paul D. Coverdell Peace Corps Fellow

University of Missouri's Graduate School
2014

Grants and Contracts

Borderline Survival: The War on Drugs and Migration from Central America
Atharv Walimbe, Mike Hendricks
Illinois State University's Office of Student Research. January 2 2025 - May 15 2025
BN Welcoming Website Development & Community Engagement Events
Mike Hendricks
Illinois Prairie Community Foundation. April 22 2024 - 2025
Community Engagement Learning Grant
Mike Hendricks
Illinois State University's Center for Civic Engagement. August 16 2024 - December 2024
Teaching of Psychology’s Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Research Grant
Jordan Arellanes, Mike Hendricks, Chang Su-Russell
The Society for the Teaching of Psychology. January 2023
Promoting Diversity and Inclusion within the Classroom Through Innovative Teaching Practices
Jordan A Arellanes, Mike Hendricks, Chang Su-Russell
Center for Teaching, Learning and Technology. July 1 2021 - June 30 2022

Book Review

The Negative Effects of US Imperialism in Central America
Hendricks, M.
(2021), 48, 218-212, Latin American Perspectives

Encyclopedia

Resource Wealth and Political Decentralization in Latin America
Arce, M., & Hendricks, M.
Oxford Encyclopedia of Latin American Politics, (2021)
Resource Wealth and Political Decentralization in Latin America
Arce, M., & Hendricks, M.
Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Politics, 28, (2019), 10.1093/acrefore/9780190228637.013.1661

Other

Nicaragua and the Catholic Church
Hendricks, M.
Canopy Forum: On the Interactions of Law and Religion, (2023)

Presentations

Borderline Survival: The War on Drugs and Migration from Central America
Mike Hendricks, Atharv Walimbe
Governance and Violence in Latin American Migration, Online, November 15, 2024
o Cleaning up the River without Clearing Out the Neighborhood: Examining the Communal Impacts of Floating Gardens in the Chicago River
Mike Hendricks
College of Arts and Sciences Challenge Grant, Normal, IL, October 11, 2024
Latinx sense of belonging through an academic intervention
Jordan Arellanes, Chang Su-Russell, Mike Hendricks
National Council on Family Relations, Orlando, IL, November, 2023
An IDEA on How to Improve Students' University Perceptions
Jordan Arellanes, Mike Hendricks, Chang Su-Russell
Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, Illinois, April, 2023
Community Speakers Visit POL/SOC 470
Mike Hendricks
Civic Engagement Celebration Day, Normal, Illinois, April 11, 2023
Cultivating Student Belonging and Success through a Collectivist Campus Community
Jordan Arellanes, Mike Hendricks, Chang Su-Russell, Eric Wesselmann
University-Wide Teaching & Learning Symposium, Normal, Illinois, January 11, 2023
Do courses on diversity, equity, and inclusion benefit students’ awareness?
Jordan Arellanes, Alondra Faudoa, Mike Hendricks, Chang Su-Russell, Suejung Han
Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL, April, 2022
Is UN Peacekeeping Effectiveness 'High'? The Impacts of Drug Trafficking on UN Peacekeeping Effectiveness
Mike Hendricks, Hannah Brunier
Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, Illinois, April 8, 2022
Rethinking Ideology: Does the Promotion of Ideology Create Legitimacy in Electoral Autocracies
Sohel Rana, Mike Hendricks
International Studies Association, Nashville, Tennessee, April 2, 2022
Cultivating a Collectivist Community on a College Campus: Effective Strategies to Support Latino Classroom Perceptions
Jordan A. Arellanes, Mike Hendricks
National Council on Family Relations, Online, November, 2021
Central America Immigration and the War on Drugs
Michael Hendricks
International Seminar Series, Normal, Illinois, October 20, 2021
Is Peacekeeping Effectiveness ‘Hight?’: The Effects of Drug Trafficking on UN Peacekeeping Effectiveness
Hannah Brunier, Michael Hendricks, Bryce Reeder
Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, Illinois, October 7, 2021
Rethinking Ideology: Does the Promotion of Ideology Create Legitimacy in Electoral Autocracies?
Md. Sohel Rana, Mike Hendricks
International Studies Association, Nashville, Tenessee, September 23, 2021
The Right to Prior Consultation? Assessing Individual-Level Attitudes in Communities Divided over Mining in South Africa
Michael Hendricks, Moisés Arce, Marc Polizzi
International Studies Association, Online, April 7, 2021
The Micropolitics of Resource Extraction: Understanding the Contexts of Opposition and Support
Mike Hendricks
Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, Illinois, April, 2020
The Right to Prior Consultation? Assessing Individual-Level Attitudes in Communities Divided over Mining in Nicaragua and South Africa
Mike Hendricks, Moisés E Arce, Marc Polizzi
Southern Political Science Association, San Juan, Puerto Rico, January, 2020
The Right to Prior Consultation? Assessing Individual-Level Attitudes in Communities Divided over Mining in Nicaragua and South Africa
Michael Hendricks, Moises E Arce, Marc Polizzi
International Studies Association Midwest, St. Louis, Missouri, November, 2019
Religion, Resistance, and Resource Extraction in Latin America
Michael S Hendricks
Brown Bag Series Department of Politics and Government, Normal, Illinois, September 18, 2019
Religion, Resistance, and Resource Extraction in Latin America
Michael S Hendricks
Brown Bag Series Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Normal, Illinois, September 6, 2019
How Chinese FDI Shapes Latin Americans’ Public Opinion of China
Adriana Boersner, Michael S Hendricks, Cody Drolc
Latin American Studies Association, Boston, Massachusetts, May, 2019
Fighting for Peace or Power? International Organizations and State Interest
Michael S Hendricks, Bryce Reeder
Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, Illinois, April, 2019
Understanding Opposition and Support for Resource Extraction
Moises E Arce, Michael S Hendricks, Marc Polizzi
Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, Illinois, April, 2019
How Chinese FDI Shapes Latin Americans’ Public Opinion of China
Adriana Boersner, Michael S Hendricks, Cody Drolc
International Studies Association-FLACSO, Quito, Ecuador, July, 2018
Mineral Wealth, Political Fragmentation and Subnational Protest
Moises E Arce, Michael S Hendricks
Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, Illinois, April, 2017