Dr. Shaohua Hu

Associate Professor and Department Chair

B.A., Peking University; M.A., Peking University; Ph.D., American University

Research: Prof. Hu’s areas of specialization include comparative and international politics in East Asia. His current research project examines the policies of major powers, such as China, the US, Japan, and Russia, toward Taiwan.  He is the author of Explaining Chinese Democratization (Praeger, 2000), and has published numerous articles on comparative and international politics in Asia. Previously he was a research fellow at the Institute of World Economy and Politics at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and a research assistant at the Washington-based US Institute of Peace.

Teaching: The courses taught by Prof. Hu at Wagner College include: International Politics, International Political Economy, US Foreign Policy, US-China Relations, Comparative Politics in the Third World, Political & Economic Development in Asia, History & Politics of East Asia, History & Politics of South Asia & Southeast Asia, Research and Analysis, and Reflective Tutorial: Wealth and War. Prior to teaching at Wagner College, he was a visiting assistant professor at Colgate University, Colby College, and the University of Aveiro in Portugal.

Office Phone: 718.390.3312 |

Email: shu@wagner.edu

Dr. Hu's Website

Dr. Jeffrey Kraus

Professor and Associate Provost

B.A., Brooklyn College, CUNY; M.A., M. Phil., Ph.D., City University of New York

Research: Political Parties, Campaigns and Elections, Campaign Finance

Jeffrey Kraus has been at Wagner College since 1988. Prior to coming to Wagner, Kraus spent seven years at Kingsborough Community College and one year at Baruch College. His research interests include campaigns and elections, political parties, and urban politics. At Wagner, Kraus teaches courses in the field of American politics.

Courses Taught:  Political Science 103-American Government, PS205-Urban Politics, PS207-New York Politics, PS211-Public Administration, PS212-Congress and National Policy Making: The Legislative Process, PS213-The Presidency, PS215-Law and Justice in America, PS217-Parties, Elections and Mass Media, PS312-Public Policy, PS314-The Politics of Urban Policy Development, PS316-Constitutional Law

Office Phone: 719.390.3254

Email:  jkraus@wagner.edu

Dr. Kraus' Website

Dr. Patricia Moynagh

Assistant Professor

B.A., Boston University; Ph.D., New York University

Research: Political Theory, Modern European Political and Social Thought, Feminist Theory.  Dr. Moynagh specializes in political theory, with a focus on modern European political and social thought and feminist theory.  She is co-editor and contributor to "Simone de Beavoir's Political Thinking" (University of Illinois Press, 2006).  She has also written articles on citizenship responsibility and Hannah Arendt in scholarly journals.  She is currently writing a book on freedom and the challenges of coexistence. 

Courses Taught: Intoduction to Political Theory, Ancient Political Thought, Modern Political Thought,  Feminist Political Thought, Civil Liberties and Human Rights

Office Phone: 718.420.4492

Email:  patricia.moynagh@wagner.edu

Dr. Moynagh's Website

Dr. Steve Snow

Associate Professor

B.A., University of Iowa; M.A., Ph.D., University of Washington

Courses Taught: Comparative Politics, The United States in Latin America, US Foreign Policy, Politics of Terrorism, Service and Politics Abroad, Politics in Literature and Film.  

His current interest is service learning in Africa.  See this.

Research: Prof. Snow has published research in "The Journal of Political and Military Sociology", "Research in Political Economy", "Southern European Politics", and "Social Science Quarterly."  

He was a Fulbright Fellow at Santa Maria la Antigua University in Panama City, Panama, during the academic year 1996-97. 

Office Phone: 718.390.3351

IM: AIM/AOL sgsnow at mac dot com

Email: sgsnow at wagner dot edu

Dr. Snow's Web site

Dr. Douglas Haugen

Visiting Professor

B.A., Concordia College, M.A., Harvard University

M.Phil., Ph.D. City University of New York

Before coming to Wagner College, Douglas Haugen taught Law and Politics from 2003 to 2008 at Brooklyn  and Manhattan Colleges. His research interest include American Political Development, U.S. and International Law, U.S. Foreign Policy, State Autonomy, Epistemic Communities, The U.S. Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties.