Robert Locander holds a Ph.D. in political science from the University of New Mexico. His professional articles and reviews have appeared in "Presidential Studies Quarterly," "The American Political Science Review," and "The Texas Journal of Political Science." Locander has been a long-time faculty member at Lone Star College – North Harris. He has also taught courses on politics at Lamar University, the University of Houston, and the University of Houston-Downtown. Outside of teaching, Locander has served as a civic club president, the vice-president of a Harris County MUD and a Catholic school board member.