Timothy B. Krebs

Timothy B. Krebs is a Professor of Political Science at the University of New Mexico (UNM), where he has served as Department Chair from 2016–2023. He specializes in urban politics, public policy, campaigns and elections, with a focus on local and state governance. He is currently a Visiting Academic Researcher at the Center for the Study of Los Angeles at Loyola Marymount University.

• PhD, Loyola University Chicago, 1997

His research explores candidate emergence in local elections, gender disparities in office-seeking, and governance reforms in Los Angeles. Recent publications analyze legislative professionalism, smoke-free policies, and campaign finance dynamics. Krebs has contributed Op-Eds to major newspapers on urban and state governance topics.