Education

• Ph.D. in political science from the University of Southern California in 2002.

Courses Taught

• 155 American Political Institutions
• 197 Ethnic Politics
• 355 American National, State, and Local Governments
• 403 State and Local Governments
• 404 Urban Politics
• 405 The Process of Public Policy
• 406 Fundamentals of Policy Analysis
• 467 Urban Administration

Selected Publications and Presentations

Along with co-author Terry Christensen, Professor Hogen-Esch has just completed "Local Politics: A Practical Guide to Governing at the Grassroots" (M.E. Sharpe 2006). He has also published articles in California Politics and Policy (June 2004), California Policy Issues Annual (March 2003), and Urban Affairs Review (July 2001; 2006). His Ph.D. Dissertation, "Recapturing Suburbia: Urban Secession and the Politics of Growth in Los Angeles, Boston, and Seattle" explored issues of governance, social movements, and urban fragmentation.

Research and Interests

His teaching interests include U.S. and California Government, Public Policy, Race and Ethnic Politics, and Urban Politics. From 1997-1999, he held a staff position for the Los Angeles Elected Charter Reform Commission. He is regularly quoted in the local media on Los Angeles and California government, and has made numerous presentations to community groups in Los Angeles. In his free time Professor Hogen-Esch enjoys travel, the outdoors, and music.