Deborah Toscano

Background

About Deborah Toscano

Deborah L. Toscano was born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana. She received her Bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of New Orleans in 1992. Deborah was the owner of a music booking agency which she opened in New Orleans in 1995, then moved the agency to Los Angeles and later to Austin before returning to New Orleans in 2013 to continue her studies. From 2013 to 2018 Deborah also continued her music agency business while pursuing her degrees. In 2015, Deborah presented her work at the Southern Political Science Association as well as the Midwest Political Science Association Conferences, and obtained her Masters Degree in Political Science from the University of New Orleans. Since 2015, Deborah has been a member of Pi Sigma Alpha University of New Orleans Chapter. She was Vice President of Activities, Pi Sigma Alpha, 2017-2019 and Co-President 2019-2021. She is also a member of The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi and Vice President of the University of New Orleans Political Science Graduate Student Association 2016-2020. While pursuing her Ph.D. she was a Research Assistant at the UNO Survey Research Center Fall 2015 - Spring 2016 and taught U.S. Government and Politics from Fall 2016 to Spring 2021 at the University of New Orleans. In Fall 2018, Deborah taught Methods of Political Research at the University of New Orleans and Spring 2019 taught Comparative Politics at Tulane University. She also was a Participating Instructor in Political Science Overview at the University of New Orleans. This coming Fall semester she will continue teaching U.S. Government and Politics and also Courts and Judges and at the University of New Orleans as an Adjunct in the Department of Political Science. She successfully defended her dissertation in April 2021 earning her Ph.D. in Political Science with a concentration in American Government and Politics from the University of New Orleans.