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Mario A Guerrero

Mario A Guerrero

Chair

Political Science, College of Letters, Arts, and Social Sciences

Email

mag@cpp.edu

Phone number

909-869-3885

Office location

94-303

Office hours

M | 1:00-2:00PM
T | 1:00-3:00PM
TH | 2:30-3:30PM

Nationally Recognized Scholar and Academic Leader

Dr. Mario Guerrero is a nationally recognized Mexican American political science scholar, Ford Foundation Fellow, RAND Faculty Leaders in Public Policy and Analysis Fellow, and recipient of the California State Student Association Faculty of the Year for Excellence Award. He has held numerous leadership roles at Cal Poly Pomona and is currently serving in his seventh year as Chair of the Political Science Department. On campus, Dr. Guerrero has served on the Academic Senate Executive Committee, as Chair of the General Education Committee, Chair of the University Council of Chairs and Interim Faculty Director of the Office of Undergraduate Research. His leadership experience has also shaped broader interests in higher education, institutional governance, and pedagogy.

Dr. Guerrero teaches American politics, including courses in research methods, the presidency, Congress, and elections. His scholarship focuses on political behavior, new media, and the political implications of social networking platforms such as Instagram, TikTok, Facebook and Twitter.

Dr. Guerrero previously served as President of the American Political Science Association’s Latino Caucus and as a member of the Western Political Science Association’s Executive Council. An award-winning teacher, advisor, and mentor, Dr. Guerrero’s work bridges scholarship, student success and faculty leadership in ways that reflect Cal Poly Pomona’s polytechnic mission.

For media inquiries or expert commentary, please contact Dr. Guerrero directly at mag@cpp.edu. 

 

Publications

Chaturvedi, M., and M. Guerrero. 2023. “Career Preparation and Faculty Advising: How Faculty Advising Can Improve Student Outcomes and Prepare Them for Life After Graduation.” Journal of Political Science Education, 19(1): 34-47. (Link)

Boyes, C., M. Guerrero, M. Lamb, M.A. Mendoza. 2021. “Preparing for the First Solo Teaching Experience.” in Strategies for Navigating Graduate School and Beyond, eds. K. Lorentz II, J.M. Hellwege, D.J. Mallinson, D. Phoenix, J.C. Strachan. American Political Science Association. (Link)

Chaturvedi, N., and M. Guerrero. 2021. “Success of Research Methods at the Department Level.” In The Palgrave Handbook of Political Research Pedagogy, eds. D.J. Mallinson, J.M. Hellwege, and E.D. Loepp. Palgrave Macmillian. (Link)

Conroy, M., J.T. Feezell, and M. Guerrero. 2016. "Internet Use and Political Participation: Engaging Citizenship Norms Through Online Activities." Journal of Information Technology Politics, 13(3), 95-107. (Link)

Conroy, M., M. Guerrero, and J.T. Feezell. 2015. "Terms of Engagement: Online Political Participation and the Impact on Offline Political Participation." in J. Vaughn and V. Farrah-Myers, eds., Controlling the Message, New York, NY: NYU Press. (Link) 

Guerrero, M. 2014. Book Review of Facebook Democracy: The Architect of Disclosure and the Threat of Public Life by J. Marchial, Political Science Quarterly, 129(1): 156-157. (Link)

Guerrero, M. and A. Rod. 2013. "Engaging in Office Hours: A Study of Student-Faculty Interaction and Academic Performance." Journal of Political Science Education 9(4): 403-416. (Link)

Guerrero, M., 2013. Book Review of "A Networked Self: Identity, Community, and Culture on Social Networking Sites" by Z. Pappichrissi, Information, Communication, & Society, 16(4): 633-634. (Link)

Conroy, M., J.T. Feezell, and M. Guerrero. 2012. "Facebook and Political Engagement: A Study of Online Political Group Membership and Offline Political Engagement." Computers in Human Behavior 28(5): 1535-1546. (Link)

Rahbek-Clemmensen, J., E. Archer, J.D. Barr, A. Belkin, M. Guerrero, C. Hall, and K.E.O. Swain. 2012. "Conceptualizing the Civil Military Gap." Armed Forces and Society 38(4): 669-678. (Link)

Courses Taught

Summer 2026

PLS 4205 - American Political Institutions & Behavior
The study of institutions and political behavior, the evolution and understanding of citizens’ preference in a federated Constitution, the importance of institutions that communicate citizen opinions and preferences, and particular focus on the California experience.

Course also fulfills GE 4C Upper Division Social and Behavioral Sciences, American Institutions Graduation Requirement: U.S. Constitution and California Government (Part B).

Academic Degrees

PhD, University of California, Santa Barbara, 2012
MA, University of California, Santa Barbara, 2008
BA, UCLA, 2005

Areas of Expertise

Political behavior, elections, public policy, higher education, political communication, social media, new media, teaching pedagogy

Subfields

American Politics, Quantitative Methodology