She served as the principal investigator of the Integrated Global Knowledge and Understanding Collaboration, and past director of Global Security Studies and the Office of International Programs. Dr. Hansmann was a recipient of both the Provost’s Award for International Studies and the Award for Pan-American Studies. Dr. Hansmann has also worked closely with the U.S. State Department's International Visitor Leadership Program and the World Affairs Council. She is currently the chair of UTRGV’s International Oversight Committee, and, serves on OGE’s grant review committee. Her Ph.D. is from the University of Texas Austin.