KXO News Education Center SDSU - Kimberly Collins Appointed Assistant Professor 
| SDSU - Kimberly Collins Appointed Assistant Professor |
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| Written by Education Desk | |
| Thursday, 19 July 2007 | |
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Kimberly Collins has been appointed as assistant professor in the Division of Professional Studies - Public Administration. She is the Director of the California Center for Border and Regional Economic Studies (CCBRES). CCBRES is located at the San Diego State University-Imperial Valley Campus.
The mission of CCBRES is to inform public and private decision makers as well as individuals of demographic, economic, environmental, and social trends in the Imperial Valley and the western U.S.- Mexican border region. As Director of CCBRES, Kimberly oversees each of the research projects at the Center, directs the data collection, edits all publications released by the Center, conducts the general day-to-day operations, and raises the necessary funds to maintain the Center’s activities. She also teaches public administration at SDSU-IVC, including courses on public policy and city planning. "I am excited to join the public administration faculty at the Imperial Valley Campus of SDSU. I learn so much by interacting with our students," Collins said. Her research interests are focused on U.S.-Mexican border policy. Within this region, Kimberly has been working on issues related to quality of life; urban and rural planning and development; local governance and federalism in the United States and Mexico; environmental policy at the federal, state, and local level; and environmental behavior of residents in the border region.
Kimberly is the co-founder and Chairwoman of the Calexico Carnegie Technology Center (a California Non-Profit Organization), and a member of Calexico’s Economic Development Commission and Historical Commission. She is the past U.S. Chair of the Imperial-Mexicali Air Quality Taskforce (2004–2006), the past Chair for the Overall Economic Development Commission (2001–2003), and the past Chair of the Imperial County’s Enterprise Community subcommittee on education and quality of life (2000–2003).
Kimberly received her Ph.D. from El Colegio de la Frontera Norte in Tijuana, Baja California. The title of her dissertation work was “Local Government Capacity and Quality of Life in the U.S.-Mexican Border: The Case of Calexico, California and Mexicali, Baja California”. She received her Masters of Arts in Political Science with a focus on International Relations from San Diego State University and Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of California San Diego. Dr. Olga M. Amaral, Associate Dean for SDSU-IVC said, "Dr. Collins has made important contributions to San Diego State University, Imperial Valley Campus and the community through her leadership in CCBRES. Persons interested in border issues from all over the United States and other countries often reach out to Dr. Collins for her expertise in this area. As a faculty member, Dr. Collins will bring that expertise directly to students from the Imperial Valley." |
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