Jonathan Wharton - Affiliate Assistant Professor
	Affiliate Assistant Professor Email: jwharton@stevens.edu Phone:  (201) 216-5397 Fax: (201) 216-8245 Office: Peirce 211
Research Interests Urban politics (gentrification and developmental policies), US-Asian diplomatic history, American government policy analysis/domestic political history and race relation politics.

Education

BA, MPA, Howard University, History, 1996 and 1999
Study Abroad in Asia, George Mason University, Summer 1996 and 1997
MA, Rutgers University, History, 2002
Ph.D., Howard University, Political Science, 2008

Dissertation title: "Politics, Paradigms and Perceptions: the Racial, Generational and Class Implications of the 2002 and 2006 Newark Mayoral Elections"

Principal Publications

"The Pitch for Baseball: Washington's Plan for the Nationals' Stadium and Its Implications," in Washington's DC's Challenges, ed. Abdul Karim Bangura (2005).

"Unique Policymaking in Action: The District Council and the Legislative Process" in Law and Politics in Washington, DC, ed. Abdul Karim Bangura (to be published in 2007).

Professional Affiliations

American Historical Association
American Political Science Association
Phi Alpha Theta Historical Honors Society
Pi Sigma Alpha Political Science Honors Society.

Principal Courses Taught

African American Studies
Modern East Asian Studies
American Political History
Minority Group Identity
U.S. Constitutional History
The Sixties: Decade of Protest
Introduction to Political Science
Modern Civilization I and II

Other Experiences

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 voting project.

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