Pacific Region Faculty
Dr. Andrew Bosworth
Dr. Andrew Bosworth holds a PhD in Political Science and International Relations from the University of Washington, a Masters Degree in Political Science from the University of Washington, and a B.A. in Political Science & English from the University of Michigan.
His professional experience includes Assistant Professor of Government for the University of Texas at Brownville, Professor for Texas State Technical College for American Government, Professor at La Universidad Vasconcelos in Oaxaca, Mexico where he taught International Relations and English, and Adjunct Professor at La Universidad de la Americas, Zona Roja, Westhill Institute, Santa Fe, Mexico City. He was the Director for Culture Quest Education Travel in Guadalajara, Mexico City, Oaxaca and Yucatan and is a Visiting Assistant Director at the University of Dayton’s International Programs, Dayton, Ohio. He also established student exchanges from Sarajevo, Bosnia and was a Teacher Assistant at the University of Washington where he taught Political Science. He has been a presenter at numerous conferences such as La Conferencia International De Education a Distancia, Toluca, Mexico, Texas Distance Learning Association, Galveston Texas, Southwestern Social Science Association, and Congress of the Americas paper presentation at U.S. Mexican Mirror Cities: Explaining Demographic Trends, Monterrey, Mexico. Dr. Bosworth’s publications include:
- A More Perfect Union - Controversies in American Government (2008). E-Book.
- Globalization in the Information Age: Western, Chinese and Arabic Writing Systems (2004). In Globalization (Vol. 4. Issue 2 Winter).
- An Emperical Classification of Civilizations Based on Writing Systems (2003). In Comparative Civilizations Review (No. 49 Fall 2003).
- The evolution of the World-City System, 3000 BCE to AD 2000 In World System History: The Social Science of Long-term Change. Denemark, R.A., Friedman, J., Gills, B.K., and Modelski., G. (eds) (London: Routledge, 2000).
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Dr. Joel Campbell
Dr. Campbell was born in Ohio, grew up in Texas, and has lived in Arizona, Missouri, and Tennessee. He was awarded a doctorate in political science from Miami University (Ohio), and a Masters of Public Affairs (M.P.A.) from the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin. Based on his Master’s degree, he worked in several government offices, including the Texas House Speaker’s office and the Tennessee Valley Authority. His Bachelor’s degree in History was from the University of Texas at El Paso.
Joel Campbell has had a life-long interest in East Asia and international politics. He spent sixteen years in Japan, first as a student and then as an editor for a Japanese securities firm, and finally as a professor at three schools. At Tohoku University in Sendai, sometimes called the MIT of Japan, he offered courses on international political economy and international culture. Moving to Miyazaki International College in Kyushu, he led classes in political science, economics, and international studies. Most recently, at Kansai Gaidai University in Osaka, he taught courses on the Japanese economy and business, the Chinese economy and politics, East Asian political economies, and Asian integration and globalization.
He has lived in Korea three times, and has taught at three Korean institutions: Chung Ang, Yonsei, and Kyung Hee Universities. His doctoral dissertation, later published in book form, was on the changing role of the state in Korean science and technology policy. He has also studied in Mainland China and worked in Taiwan.
He has written numerous articles for academic journals on topics ranging from combating terrorism and money laundering to European Union economic integration and technology policy. The bulk of his publications have focused on the politics and political economy of East Asia, especially in Japan, South Korea, and China.
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Dr. Michael Fiedler
Dr. Michael Fiedler earned his Ph.D. in International Relations from the University of Idaho. He has a M.A. in International Relations from Troy University and a B.A. in English from Louisiana Tech University.
Dr. Fiedler is the Associate Director of Academics for Troy University’s Western Region and adjunct professor of International Relations. He recently retired from the U.S. Air Force, and during his 30-year career he was a pilot in both the Army and later the Air Force with tours in Germany and Iraq. He was also an Assistant Professor at Air Command and Staff College and the Air Force Academy. Dr. Fiedler’s scholarly interests focus on the military and international relations, international relations theory, and terrorism.
Dr. Fiedler’s publications include articles on peace operations and the classical international relations theory. He is a member of the International Studies Association, the Western Political Science Association, and the Society for Military History.
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Dr. Jonathan Harrington
Dr. Jonathan Harrington is an assistant professor of International Relations and Public Administration. Dr. Harrington earned his Ph.D. in political science from Loyola University-Chicago. He has a MA/Contemporary Chinese History from the University of Hawaii and a BA/ History from Grinnell College. He is fluent in mandarin Chinese, having studied at the Chinese Normal Mandarin Training Center in Taipei from 1987-1988. Dr. Harrington's scholarly interest focuses on the Pacific Rim and especially the People's Republic of China. His publications include the following:
- "State Environmentalism in the People's Republic of China". In Stuart Nagel (ed.) Handbook of Global Technology Policy (Marcel Dekker, 1999).
- "The Evolution of Environmental Interest in the Peoples Republic of China: Population, Power, and Global Eco-politics". Scandinavian Journal of Development Alternatives and Area Studies, 20 (Summer 1998): 150-179.
- "The Chinese Air Pollution Control Industry: Prospects for Trade and Technology Transfer". Selected Papers in Asian Studies. 53 (Fall 1995): 1-45 with Wu Yiqi.
In addition to his publications, Dr. Harrington has presented papers at the annual meetings of the International Studies Association, the Western Political Science Association, and the Western Association of Asian Studies. Finally, he has taught at a variety of institutions through the 1980's and 1990's including Loyola University and Northeastern Illinois University.
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Dr. David Hayes
Dr. David Hayes received his PhD in Political Science from the University of Rochester and studied for two years at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University before coming to Troy University. Dr. Hayes has been a fulltime faculty member at Troy University’s Fort Bragg site since 1995. From 1995-2001, he taught primarily in TROY’s contract program at the US Army JFK Special Warfare Center and School at Fort Bragg, teaching Army PSYOPs and Civil Affairs officers. Since that program ended in 2001, he has taught in the MSIR program at Fort Bragg and online, as well as courses at Fort Benning and Fort Belvoir. He served as a Field Artillery officer in the US Army and US Army National Guard from 1986-1993.
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Dr. William Hazen
Dr. William Hazen, Associate Professor Emeritus of Troy State, is an expert in Middle Eastern affairs. He earned a BA from the University of Virginia in Foreign Affairs. His Master of Art’s degree was gained at the American University in Beirut Lebanon in Arab Studies. His Ph D was earned at the School of Advanced International Studies of Johns Hopkins University in International Affairs.
Before retiring from Troy State University in 2001, Dr. Hazen was Director of the PSYOP/Civil Affairs program of TSU at Ft. Bragg. He then assumed the position of Academic Director for TSU in Europe. On his return to the States, he became Chair of the Political Science Department and resumed his directorship of the International Relations program of the University.
Dr. Hazen’s publications include:
- The Palestinian Movement in Politics, Middle Eastern Subcultures, and several chapters in The Political Role of Minority Groups in the Middle East.
As Middle Eastern expert for Congress at the Library of Congress, Dr. Hazen wrote many speeches which were presented on the floor of the Congress. Furthermore, he was presenter as well as participator at numerous conferences, both government and private, on Middle East topics and terrorism.
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Dr. Peter Hefron
Dr. Peter Hefron is a Professor Emeritus of international relations. He has a Ph.D, MALD, and MA from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University. The focus of Dr. Hefron's graduate course work was Asian studies. He has traveled extensively in Asia and has published in his field. Publications include:
- Review of Roderick MacFarquhar (ed.) The Politics of China in the China International Journal (1997).
- "The War Powers Act: Analysis and Implications" in the Law Journal (1979).
- "Chinese Foreign Policy: The Role of Ideology, 1970-1976".
- "Proceedings of the Asian Research Center (1978)".
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Dr. Brendan Howe
Dr. Brendan Howe received his PhD in Political Science from Trinity College Dublin, MA in Internationak Conflict Analysis from the University of Kent Canterbury, and BA/MA in Modern History from Oxford University. He also studied international law at Georgetown University while on a research fellowship, and is certified as a Negotiation Workshop Facilitator by the Conflict Management Group, Harvard University. Dr. Howe was the POSCO Visiting Research Fellow in Politics, Governance and Security, at the East-West Center, Hawaii; and also held Visiting Research Fellowships at the Centre for International Security Studies, University of Stdney, and the Research Institute for National Security Affairs, Korea National Defense University. He was a Senior Lecturer on International Relations at the Universiti Malaysia, Sarawak; taught English, History and Political Science in the undergraduate service program at the Tutorial Center, Merced College, Merced Ca.; and served as a Visiting Professor of History and International Relations at Beijing Foreign Studies University, Beijing, P.R.C.
Dr. Howe has authored numerous articles for major International/SSCI Journals, written many papers and reviews, and made professional presentations at International Relations conferences around the world on many occasions. His published works include:
- International Negotiations: Theory and Practice (with Byung-Il Choi) (2007). Seoul: Ewha University Press
- International Studies Primer (Editor and lead Author) (2005). Seoul: Ewha Press
- Comparative Military Interventions: The Question of Legitimacy (2004). Dublin: Trinity College, PhD Thesis
- Geopolitics, Geopolitik, and Nazi Foreign Policy (1993). Canterbury: UKC, MA Thesis
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Dr. Jacob Hurwitz
Dr. Jacob (Jay) Hurwitz holds a B.A. in Political Science from the University of California at Berkeley, and an M.A. and Ph.D, also in Political Science, from Michigan State University. He received a Fulbright Study and Travel Grant for work in Israel, and a National Science Foundation Fellowship for studies in political research methods at the University of Michigan. From 2002-2008 Dr. Hurwitz served as Collegiate Professor with UMUC (University of Maryland University College) in Korea, Okinawa, and Iwakuni. At UMUC he taught a variety of courses, including Introduction to Political Science, Introduction to American Government, International Political Relations, and Recent America: 1945 to the Present. In his earlier academic career (1966 - 1978) Dr. Hurwitz taught at North Carolina State University, Michigan State University, and Tel Aviv University, where he focused on Comparative Politics, Political Development, and Middle East politics. Between his earlier and later academic careers Dr. Hurwitz spent a number of years as a senior manager and CEO with a regional retail luggage chain that he operated and expanded in the Seattle area. During that time he completed The Management Program at the University of Washington Graduate School of Business Administration, and The Executive Program for Smaller Companies at Stanford University Graduate School of Business. As a result of this experience Dr. Hurwitz taught Entrepreneurship and New Venture Planning several times for UMUC.
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Dr. Hans Peterson
Dr. Hans Peterson holds a PhD in International Relations from the University of Denver Graduate School of International Studies where he also earned a Masters Degree in International Relations. Dr. Peterson completed his undergraduate studies for his Bachelors Degree in History and Political Science at the University of Louisville.
Dr. Peterson is an expert in International Relations and a Professor Emeritus at Troy University and Montana State University-Northern. He has taught seminars at Yale University and at the Royal Military College, Kingston, Ontario, Canada. He is also a visiting professor at the Technische Universitaet of Ilmenau, Germany. Dr. Peterson has authored numerous articles that have appeared on many occasions in a variety of professional publications.
Dr. Peterson is a member of the American Political Science Association and the Western Social Science Association.
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Dr. John E. Philips
Dr. John E. Philips is currently a Professor at Hirosaki University in Northern Japan. Prior to his Full-Professorship appointment at Hirosaki, he was an Associate Professor at the same university and an Associate Professor at Akita Keizai Houka University, also in Japan. He has also been an adjunct professor at Minnesota State University and the University of Maryland, University College-Asia. Dr. Philips earned his PhD in History at the University of California, Los Angeles. He also holds a Masters of Science Degree in History (African Area Studies) with a Political Science minor from the University of California, Los Angeles. He completed his undergraduate studies at Pennsylvania State University where he earned his Bachelors of Science Degree in History. Dr. Philips’ publications include:
- Writing African History; Editor and author of chapters 1 and 2; Rochester University Press (2005).
- Slave Elites in the Middle East and Africa; Joint editor with Toru Miura and author of the chapter: “The Persistence of Slave Officials in the Sokota Caliphate”; Kegan Paul (2000).
- Spurious Arabic: Housa and Colonia Nigeria; (University of Wisconsin – Madison).
- Frontier Fortresses: Royal Ribats of Kano and Sokoto; (Abuja, Nigeria: National Commission for Museums and Monuments).
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Dr. Daniel A. Pinkston
Dr. Daniel A. Pinkston is the Director of The East Asia Nonproliferation Project at the Center for Nonproliferation Studies in Monterey, California. He has a doctorate in international affairs from the University of California, San Diego, and a master's degree in Korean studies from Yonsei University in Seoul. Dr. Pinkston recently directed the research and production of the North Korea Country Profile for the Nuclear Threat Initiative. This profile is the most comprehensive open-source overview and assessment of North Korea’s programs to develop weapons of mass destruction and ballistic missiles. He has written on Korean political economy and security issues, and is now writing a book on the political economy of Korean missile development. Dr. Pinkston also served as a Korean linguist in the U.S. Air Force, and he has extensive experience in Korean-to-English translation.
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Dr. James F. Rinehart
Dr. James F. Rinehart is an Associate Professor of International Relations at Troy University; serves as the Chair, Department of Political Science; and is the Director of the Master of Science in International Relations degree program. Dr. Rinehart received his PhD in International Relations from the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University. While at Maxwell, he served as a Research Assistant in the Program on the Analysis and Resolution of Conflict (PARC). He also received his Master of Science in International Relations from the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University and earned his Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Florida.
From July 1995 to July 2001, Dr. Rinehart taught in the Graduate Program in International Relations at the United States Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School (USAJFKSWCS), Troy University, Ft. Bragg, North Carolina. He also served as the program’s Academic Director. Prior to joining TROY he taught at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Dr. Rinehart has published numerous articles and academic papers on the subjects of international relations, religion and ideology, revolution, terrorism, political violence, and conflict management. He has been interviewed frequently by regional media on these topics. His books include:
- Revolution and the Millennium: China, Mexico, and Iran (Westport, CT: Praeger, 1997).
- Religion, Millenarianism, and Revolution: Encyclopedia of Modern Revolutions James DeFronzo, ed., (Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2005).
- Apocalyptic Faith and Political Violence: Prophets of Terror (New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2006).
Dr. Rinehart is a member of the International Studies Association (ISA) and currently serves on the Executive Council of ISA/South. In addition, he is active in the International Society of Political Psychology.
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Dr. William R. Schrade
Dr. William (Bill) Schrade is currently an adjunct faculty member with TROY and the University of Maryland, University College-Asia. He was formerly an Associate Professor of Economics, the Economics Coordinator and Economics Advisor at Temple University, Japan Campus. Prior to joining Temple University, Dr Schrade taught for the University of Maryland, University College in Europe and Japan; Pepperdine University; and California State University-Fullerton. His terminal degrees are a PhD in Economics from the University of California, Irvine, and a J.D. in Law from Arizona State University. He is also a member of the State Bar of Arizona. Dr. Schrade earned both his Masters Degree in Economics and Bachelors Degree in Economics from Arizona State University.
The current emphasis of Dr. Schrade’s academic research is modeling institutions with the objective of predicting their unique effects on the economy and the choice of economic regulatory policies. He is a regular contributor to Foreign Chambers (of commerce) in Japan’s Business Confidence Survey. His recent papers, publications, and conference presentations have covered the following topics:
- "Holding Companies, Market Liquidity, and the Development of the Electric Power Industry". with W. David Walls, In the Journal of Energy and Development (2007).
- "A Cliometric Study of Private Organization as an Efficient Alternative Institutional Arrangement to Traditional Energy Policy". 1st IAEE Asian Conference, CPC, Taipei, Asian Energy Security and Economic Development in an Era of High Oil Prices. (Presented 5-6 November 2007 and published in the Proceedings).
- "Public Utility Regulation as The Solution to An Incomplete Contracting Problem". with W. David Walls; 26thUSAEE/IAEE. (North American Conference, Conference Proceedings, September 24-27, 2006).
- "Financial Economies, Consolidation Constraints, and the Early Organization of the Electricity Business". with W. David Walls (28th IAEE International Conference, Conference Proceedings, June 3-6 2005).
Dr. Schrade is a member of the International Association of Energy Economists and the American Law and Economics Association.
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Dr. Frank Trapp
Dr. Frank Trapp is a Professor of Political Science in the Department of Government Studies within the School of Public Affairs at Methodist University. Dr. Trapp holds a PhD in Political Science with a concentration in Middle East politics, research methods, and conflict theory from Florida State University. He also earned his Master of Arts Degree in Political Science from Florida State. At the undergraduate level, he has taught courses on American Government, comparative politics, international relations, developing politics, international organizations, state and local government, political economy, Middle East politics, research methods, public administration, comparative public policy, and terrorism and conflict theory. At the graduate level, he has taught courses on analytical/research methods for public administrators, state and local government, international organizations, international relations, and Middle East politics.
Dr. Trapp has been a tenured Associate Professor at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke and is currently a graduate lecturer for Troy University. Additionally, he has been a visiting professor at the Chinese University of Mining and Technology, Xouhou, China; the Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau, China; and an adjunct professor for the International Studies Program, United States John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School, Ft. Bragg, North Carolina. Dr. Trapp has worked as a contract research analyst for the United State Defense Intelligence Agency and has authored the following research studies:
- Emergency Situation Ministries in the Former Soviet Union: A Thirteen Country Study; 206 pages, (2004).
- Estonian Telecommunications: A Study of Post-Soviet Development; 364 pages, (2002).
- Life Science Facilities of North and West Africa: A Twenty-two Country Study; 60 Pages, (2001).
Dr. Trapp is a member of the American Political Science Association, the Model United Nations Organizations, the Model Arab League Organization, and Past President for the North Carolina Political Science Association.
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Last Updated:
03/10/2011
