▁of ▁Minnesota ▁in ▁Min ne apolis , ▁Minnesota , ▁where ▁he ▁expl ored ▁issues ▁rel ating ▁to ▁dis aster ▁relief . ▁ ▁Par mer ▁is ▁currently ▁an ▁adj unct ▁professor ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁North ▁Texas ▁in ▁D ent on , ▁Texas , ▁Southern ▁Method ist ▁University ▁in ▁Dallas , ▁Texas , ▁and ▁Texas ▁Christian ▁University ▁in ▁Fort ▁W orth , ▁Texas . ▁He ▁teach es ▁senior ▁under grad uate ▁and ▁gradu ate ▁sem in ars ▁in ▁International ▁A id , ▁Human itar ian ▁Inter vention ▁and ▁Ref uge e ▁Affairs . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁Par mer ' s ▁political ▁invol vement ▁included ▁don ations ▁to ▁defeated ▁U . S . ▁Representatives ▁Ch et ▁Edwards ▁of ▁Texas , ▁another ▁former ▁political ▁rival ▁of ▁Phil ▁Gr amm ' s , ▁and ▁Earl ▁Pom ero y ▁of ▁North ▁Dak ota . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁he ▁contributed ▁to ▁the ▁then ▁U . S . ▁Senator ▁Hill ary ▁Rod ham ▁Cl inton ▁for ▁the ▁Democratic ▁president ial ▁nom ination .[ 1 2 ] ▁ ▁References ▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : 1 9 3 9 ▁birth s ▁Category : Place ▁of ▁birth ▁missing ▁( l iving ▁people ) ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Fort ▁W orth , ▁Texas ▁Category : May ors ▁of ▁Fort ▁W orth , ▁Texas ▁Category : Y ale ▁University ▁al umn i ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁the ▁Texas ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁Category : Tex as ▁state ▁sen ators ▁Category : Tex