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 | | Dr. Jonathan L. Wharton | | Assistant Professor, Social Science | | Location: | 306 Peirce | | Phone: | 201.216.8534 | | Fax: | 201.216.8245 | | Email: | jwharton@stevens.edu |
| | | Department: Social Sciences / History | Program: Social Science / History
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| | Education | BA in History, MPA, Howard University, 1996 and 1999
Study Abroad in Asia, George Mason University, Summer 1996 and 1997
MA, Rutgers University, History (US Diplomatic History/US-Asia), 2002
Ph.D., Howard University, Political Science, 2008 |
| | | Research | | Urban politics (gentrification and developmental policies), US-Asian diplomatic history, policy analysis, modern domestic political history and race relations. |
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| | Experience & Service | |
| | Professional Service | | Served as congressional aide for U.S. Reps. Charles Rangel (D-NY), Glenn Poshard (D-IL) and Christopher Shays (R-CT) and Research Analyst for the New Jersey State Legislature/Office of Legislative Services. Also provided governmental relations and research for the National Minority AIDS Council, National Association of Graduate-Professional Students, Council of Graduate Schools, National Black Caucus of State Legislators and the Eagleton Institute of Politics/Newark Student Voices high school urban voting project. |
| | | Institutional Service | Principal Courses Taught African American Studies
Modern East Asian Studies
US Presidential and Legislative Process
Minority Group Identity and Legal Theory
U.S. Constitutional Law and History
The Sixties: Decade of Protest
Introduction to Political Science I and II
Modern Civilization I and II Cities and Civilizations (urban studies) |
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| | Achievements & Professional Societies | |
| | Professional Societies | American Historical Association
American Political Science Association
Phi Alpha Theta Historical Honors Society
Pi Sigma Alpha Political Science Honors Society. |
| | | Honors & Awards | | 2006-2007 Outstanding Advisor Award, Office of Student Life 2007-2008 Most Distinguished Professor, Student Government Association (first annual) |
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Jonathan Wharton. (2008). "Unique Policymaking in Action: The District Council and the Legislative Process".
Jonathan Wharton. (2005). "The Pitch for Baseball: The Policy Implications of the Washington Nationals' Stadium", Abdul Karim Bangura, "Washington, DC's Challenges".
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