John M Heffron
John M. Heffron is Professor of History and Dean of Students at Soka University of America, Aliso Viejo, California. He also serves as Associate Director of the Pacific Basin Research Center, a research unit of the University. Prior to joining Soka University of America, Heffron taught at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, Montana State University, and in the State University of New York system at both Fredonia and Buffalo. Heffron holds a Ph.D. and MA in History from the University of...See more
John M. Heffron is Professor of History and Dean of Students at Soka University of America, Aliso Viejo, California. He also serves as Associate Director of the Pacific Basin Research Center, a research unit of the University. Prior to joining Soka University of America, Heffron taught at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, Montana State University, and in the State University of New York system at both Fredonia and Buffalo. Heffron holds a Ph.D. and MA in History from the University of Rochester and a BA in History from Princeton University. He has also held research and teaching fellowships from the Rockefeller Archive Center, the Newberry Institute for Quantitative Methods in History and the National Endowment for the Humanities. Professor Heffron has published research and commentary in Science & Education, Educational Theory, History of Education Quarterly, Teachers College Record, and American Studies and Religion and American Culture: A Journal of Interpretation. With Rondinelli, he is most recently the author and editor of Globalization & Change in Asia (Lynne Rienner, 2007). See less
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