Dr. Mike Hendricks
Associate Professor/Pi Sigma Alpha Advisor
Office
SCH Schroeder Hall
Office Hours
By appointment
Office Phone
Email
- 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
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
Best Chapter Award
Pi Sigma Alpha
2025
Impact Award
Illinois State University's University College
2025
Hibbert R. Roberts Teaching Excellence Award
Illinois State University's Department of Politics and Government
2025
Faculty Award
Center for Civic Engagement
2025
The Dr. John Chizmar & Dr. Anthony Ostrosky Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Award
Center for Integrated Professional Development
2025
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
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
Revitalizing Urban Waterways: Floating Gardens as a Path to Social Sustainability on the Chicago River
Mike Hendricks, Alec Foster, Noha Shawki, Eric Peterson, Joan Brehm.
Illinois State University's Advancing Research and Creative Scholarship. August 15 2025 - September 30 2026
Speaker Fund Grant
Mike Hendricks.
Pi Sigma Alpha. October 8 2025 - May 31 2026
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
Mike Hendricks.
(2021), 48, 218-212, Latin American Perspectives
Encyclopedia
Resource Wealth and Political Decentralization in Latin America
Moisés E Arce, Michael Hendricks.
Oxford Encyclopedia of Latin American Politics, (2021)
Resource Wealth and Political Decentralization in Latin America
Moises E Arce, Michael S Hendricks.
Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Politics, 28, (2019), 10.1093/acrefore/9780190228637.013.1661
Other
Nicaragua and the Catholic Church
Michael Hendricks.
Canopy Forum: On the Interactions of Law and Religion, (2023)
Presentations
Community Speakers Visit POL/SOC 470
Mike Hendricks.
Civic Engagement Celebration Day, Normal, IL, April 8, 2025
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, IL, April, 2023
Community Speakers Visit POL/SOC 470
Mike Hendricks.
Civic Engagement Celebration Day, Normal, IL, 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, IL, 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, IL, April 8, 2022
Rethinking Ideology: Does the Promotion of Ideology Create Legitimacy in Electoral Autocracies
Sohel Rana, Mike Hendricks.
International Studies Association, Nashville, TN, 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, IL, 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, IL, October 7, 2021
Rethinking Ideology: Does the Promotion of Ideology Create Legitimacy in Electoral Autocracies?
Md. Sohel Rana, Mike Hendricks.
International Studies Association, Nashville, TN, 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, IL, 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, MO, November, 2019
Religion, Resistance, and Resource Extraction in Latin America
Michael S Hendricks.
Brown Bag Series Department of Politics and Government, Normal, IL, September 18, 2019
Religion, Resistance, and Resource Extraction in Latin America
Michael S Hendricks.
Brown Bag Series Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Normal, IL, 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, MA, May, 2019
Fighting for Peace or Power? International Organizations and State Interest
Michael S Hendricks, Bryce Reeder.
Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL, April, 2019
Understanding Opposition and Support for Resource Extraction
Moises E Arce, Michael S Hendricks, Marc Polizzi.
Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL, 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, IL, April, 2017