Expertise: International Political Economy, International Relations, Comparative Politics (US, Canada and Mexico) and the political economy of trade policy.

PhD, International Relations, MA, International Relations, Queens University, Canada; Advanced Diploma in Canadian and United States Studies, Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México; BA, International Relations, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.

Prof. Arrocha is an Assistant Professor at MIIS in charge of the core courses in International Trade Policy, International Politics, Mexican Politics and US-Mexico Relations. He was the head of the International Trade Policy Program at MIIS. He has been  a consultant to the Association of Caribbean States (ACS); The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD); was a member of the roster pertaining to NAFTA’s Chapter 19 Panelists and has been an Assistant Panelist for several Bi-national Panels Pursuant to the Provisions of Article 1904 of the NAFTA; Assistant Coordinator for Queen’s University’s Studies in National and International Development (Canada); Political Analyst and Assistant Public Affairs Officer at the Canadian Embassy in Mexico City, Chief of Advisors for the Under-Secretary for General Planning and Management, Mexican Secretariat of Commerce and Industrial Development (SECOFI); and Economic, Political and Development tutor and consultant for Mitsubishi Corp. and Tokyo Marine Ltd. He has published in The Seton Hall Journal of Diplomacy and International Relations, North Western journal of International Affairs, Mesoámerica, Libros de FLASCO, Santiago de Chile; and Revista de Relaciones Internacionales, UNAM, México.

Languages: Spanish and French 

Courtney Hibbard, Research Assistant

Courtney Hibbard is in her third semester at the Monterey Institute of International Studies. She received a B.A. in Psychology from Lewis and Clark College in Portland, OR in 2000, and is studying for a Masters in International Policy with a focus on International Justice. Courtney studied Spanish at La Jolla high school and throughout college, including a study abroad semester in Seville, Spain in 2003. She learned French at the Monterey Institute and joined Montclair University for Masters classes in Francophone studies in Nice in July 2007. She is pursing government employment opportunities in California, or through Foreign Affairs offices in Mexico or Western Europe. Her specific interests in U.S.-Mexico relations involve twin cities relationships along the border, including the interaction of both nation's governments with immigration policies and border crossing procedures.