Shang E. Ha
Assistant Professor
Political Science
Location: 3401 James Hall
Phone: 718.951.5306
Fax: 718.951.4833
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Shang E. Ha is an Assistant Professor of Political Science and currently serves as the Graduate Deputy of both Urban Policy and Administration Program and Political Science Program. His interests include political psychology, public opinion, voting behavior, and urban politics. He has authored numerous articles in journals such as American Political Science Review, Journal of Politics, Political Research Quarterly, American Politics Research, and Journal of Personality and Social Psychology on topics ranging from personality traits to voting behavior in local elections. Before coming to Brooklyn College, he has been a dissertation fellow in Public Policy Institute of California (2006-2007) and a postdoctoral associate in the Institution for Social and Policy Studies at Yale University (2007-2009).
Education:
Ph.D., University of Chicago - 2007 (Political Science)
M.A., University of Chicago - 2002 (Political Science)
M.A., Seoul National University - 1997 (International Relations)
B.A., Seoul National University - 1995 (International Relations)
Areas of Expertise:
Political psychology, public opinion and voting behavior, urban politics, quantitative methods.
Books and Publications
"Personality Traits and South Koreans' Attitudes toward North Korea." Journal of Pacific Rim Psychology (Books and Publications: Forthcoming Publications) 2013
Ha. Shang E., and Seokho Kim. "Personality and Subjective Well-Being: Evidence from South Korea." Social Indicators Research 111.1: 341-59. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2013
Kim, Seokho, Inchol Shin, Shang E. Ha, and Ki-Seon Chung. "Measuring Social Distance Using Knowledge Space Theory: The Case of South Korea." Korean Journal of Population Studies 36.1: 1-20. (In Korean.) (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2013
Ha, Shang E., Seokho Kim and Se Hee Jo. "Personality Traits and Political Participation: Evidence from South Korea." Political Psychology. (Books and Publications: Forthcoming Publications) 2012
Oliver, J. Eric, with Shang E. Ha and Zachary Callen. Local Elections and the Politics of Small-Scale Democracy Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press. (Books and Publications: Book) 2012
Panagopoulos, Costas, and Shang E. Ha. "Billboards and Turnout: A Randomized Field Experiment." Journal of Political Marketing. (Books and Publications: Forthcoming Publications) 2012
Bullock, John G. and Shang E. Ha. "Mediation Analysis Is Harder Than It Looks." The Handbook of Experimental Political Science. Eds. James N. Druckman, Donald P. Green, James H. Kuklinski and Arthur Lupia. New York: Cambridge University Press. (Books and Publications: Chapter) 2011
Gerber, Alan S., Gregory A. Huber, David Doherty, Conor M. Dowling, Connor Raso and Shang E. Ha. "Personality Traits and Participation in Political Processes." Journal of Politics 73.3: 692-706 (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2011
Jang, Seung-Jin, and Shang E. Ha. "Micro- and Macro-Economic Determinants of American Attitudes toward Immigration." Journal of Contemporary Politics 4.2: 75-106. (Books and Publications: Other Article) 2011
Jang, Seung-Jin, and Shang E. Ha. "Rally around the Cross: Religion and Koreans' Attitudes toward Government, 2003-2009." Korean Political Science Review 45.5: 297-317. (In Korean.) (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2011
"The Consequences of Multiracial Contexts on Public Attitudes Toward Immigration." Political Research Quarterly 63.1: 29-42. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2010
Bullock, John G., Donald P. Green and Shang E. Ha. "Yes, But What's the Mechanism? (Do Not Expect an Easy Answer)." Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 98.4: 550-58. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2010
Gerber, Alan S., Gregory A. Huber, David Doherty, Conor M. Dowling and Shang E. Ha. "Personality and Political Attitudes: Relationships Across Issue Domains and Political Contexts." American Political Science Review 104.1: 111-33. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2010
Green, Donald P., Shang E. Ha and John G. Bullock. "Enough Already About 'Black Box' Experiments: Studying Mediation Is More Difficult Than Most Scholars Suppose." Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Sciences. 628, March: 200-08. (Books and Publications: Other Article) 2010
Ha, Shang E. and Dean S. Karlan. "Get-Out-The-Vote Phone Calls: Does Quality Matter?" American Politics Research 37.2: 353-69. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2009
Oliver, J. Eric and Shang E. Ha. "The Segregation Paradox: Neighborhoods and Interracial Contact in Multiethnic America." Cooperation: The Political Psychology of Effective Human Interaction. Eds. Brandon A. Sullivan, Mark Snyder and John L. Sullivan. Malden, Mass.: Blackwell. (Books and Publications: Chapter) 2007
Oliver, J. Eric and Shang E. Ha. "Vote Choice in Suburban Elections." American Political Science Review 101.3: 393-408. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2007
Awards, Honors and Fellowships
PSC-CUNY Research Grant, Cycle 43. (Grants and Fellowships) 2012
William Stewart Travel Award, CUNY Academy for the Humanities and Sciences. (Awards and Honors) 2012
New Faculty Fund Award, Brooklyn College. (Awards and Honors) 2011
PSC-CUNY Research Grant, Cycle 42. (Grants and Fellowships) 2011
New Faculty Fund Award, Brooklyn College. (Awards and Honors) 2010
PSC-CUNY Research Grant, Cycle 41. (Grants and Fellowships) 2010
Social Science Korea (SSK) Research Grant (co-principal investigator), National Research Foundation of Korea. 2010-13. (Grants and Fellowships) 2010
Junior Faculty Research Grant (co-principal investigator), Sungkyunkwan University. Seoul, Korea. 2009-10. (Grants and Fellowships) 2009
Advanced Residence Merit Scholarship, University of Chicago, 2006-07. (Grants and Fellowships) 2007
Doolittle-Harrison Fellowship, Office of Graduate Affairs, University of Chicago. (Grants and Fellowships) 2005
Grodzins Prize Lectureship, Department of Political Science, University of Chicago. (Grants and Fellowships) 2005
The Horowitz Foundation for Social Policy Fellowship. (Grants and Fellowships) 2005
Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums
"Personality and South Koreans' Attitudes toward North Korea." Midwest Political Science Association Annual Meeting. Chicago. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2012
Ha, Shang E. and Seung-Jin Jang. "Immigration, Threat Perception, and National Identity: Evidence from South Korea." Annual Meeting of the Politics of Race, Immigration, and Ethnicity Consortium (PRIEC). Purdue University. West Lafayette, Ind. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2012
Ha, Shang E. and Seung-Jin Jang. "National Identity in a Divided Nation: South Koreans' Attitudes toward North Korean Refugees and the Relationship between Two Koreas." Department of Political Science, Sogang University. Seoul, Korea. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2012
Ha, Shang E. and Seung-Jin Jang. "National Identity in a Divided Nation: South Koreans' Attitudes toward North Korean Refugees." Comparative Approaches to Immigration and Religious and Ethnic Diversity Workshop. Princeton University. Princeton, N.J. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2012
"Personality and Political Behavior." Department of Political Science, Seoul National University. Seoul, Korea. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2010
"Public Attitudes Toward Immigration in America." Faculty Day. Brooklyn College. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Contributed Talk) 2010
Ha, Shang E. and Richard R. Lau. "Personality Traits and Correct Voting." American Political Science Association Annual Meeting. Washington, D.C. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2010
Other Professional Activities
Manuscript reviewer, American Journal of Political Science; American Political Science Review; American Politics Research; Canadian Journal of Political Science; European Political Science Review; International Migration Review; International Political Science Review; The Journal of Politics; Political Behavior; Political Communication; Political Psychology; Political Research Quarterly; Politics, Groups, and Identities; Public Opinion Quarterly; Sex Roles; Social Indicators Research; Social Problems; Sociological Focus; and The Sociological Quarterly. 2013
Member, editorial board, Politics, Groups, and Identities, 2011-present. 2013
