Gabriela Marin Thornton is an Instructional Associate Professor of International Affairs at the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University. She received both her MA and PhD from the University of Miami. She teaches classes on International Politics in Theory and Practice, the European Union, NATO and European Security, and Democratization Processes. Her research focuses on international relations, transatlantic security, the European Union and Romani issues. Presently, she is working on a book on Romani identity and political mobilization.