Dr. Stallman is a proud member of Javelina Nation. Before joining TAMUK, he was an instructor at Regis University and completed his doctorate at the University of Colorado Boulder.  

Among his research interests are topics like immigration policy, public opinion, globalization, and Latin American politics. His recent work has focused on individual-level attitudes toward immigration policy with an emphasis on its two primary dimensions: admission openness and immigrant rights. A majority of immigrants seek to settle in democratic countries. Voter attitudes will determine how many immigrants are allowed into these countries (admission openness) and how well those immigrants are treated after they arrive (immigrant rights).

By examining the class considerations underlying policy preferences, his work has leveraged original data to yield novel findings. Voters across the Americas favor rights for foreign laborers but oppose greater admissions. Interestingly, this “rights preference” is strongest among the self-identified working class. This preference stems from working-class solidarity between native and immigrant labor about immigrant rights. The solidarity is driven by a belief that immigrant rights prevent employers from ‘unfairly’ exploiting immigrant labor to the detriment of the working class as a whole. The role of class consciousness is thus an essential factor to consider when tracing policy attitudes.