Thomas J. Vicino
Assistant Professor of Political Science
Office: Knapton 205
Office Hours: Tuesday 3pm-4:30pm; Wednesday 9:30am-11am
Phone: 508-286-3615
Fax: 508-286-3640
Email: vicino@wheatoncollege.edu
Personal web page
Degrees
Ph.D., M.P.P., University of Maryland Graduate School, Baltimore
B.S.C., University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida
Main Interests
My primary interests relate to the urban growth of metropolitan areas and its impact on people and places. I am particularly curious about the social, economic, political, and environmental impacts of urban growth on cities on suburbs. I am also broadly interested in environmental policy and sustainable development.
Research Interests
My recent research has explored the phenomenon of suburbanization and its impacts on class, race, and the environment. My book Transforming Race and Class in Suburbia (Palgrave Macmillan, 2008) explores these themes and the role of public policy in confronting the problem of suburban decline.
I have also analyzed the urbanization over 50 years of the global city region of "Megalopolis" on the U.S. East Coast, demonstrating the role that globalization, environmental change, immigration, class, race, and ethnicity play in shaping global city regions at the brink of the twenty-first century.
Teaching Interests
My teaching interests span the fields of American politics, U.S. government, and public policy areas. I enjoy teaching across these fields and various multidisciplinary policy areas in the social sciences.
The courses that I currently teach include:
Science and Public Policy
Environmental Public Policy
Social Welfare Policy
State and Local Government
Other Interests
In my spare time, I enjoy world travel (especially to Brazil), playing the trumpet, Italian food, and photography.
Selected Publications, Creative Work or Performances
Hanlon, B.F., Short, J.R., & Vicino, T.J. 2009. Cities and Suburbs: New Metropolitan Realities in the Contemporary United States. New York: Routledge (forthcoming).
Vicino, T.J. 2008. Transforming Race and Class in Suburbia: Decline in Metropolitan Baltimore. New York: Palgrave Macmillan.
Vicino, T.J. 2008. "The Spatial Transformation of First-Tier Suburbs, 1970-2000: The Case of Metropolitan Baltimore." Housing Policy Debate 19 (3): 479-518.
Vicino, T.J. 2008. "The Quest to Confront Suburban Decline: Political Realities and Lessons." Urban Affairs Review 43 (4): 553-581.
Vicino, T.J. 2008. "The Political History of a Postwar Suburban Society Revisited." History Compass 6 (1): 364-388.
Vicino, T.J., Hanlon, B.F., & Short, J.R. 2007. "Megalopolis 50 Years On: The Transformation of a City Region." International Journal of Urban and Regional Research 31 (2): 344-367.
Hanlon, B.F. & Vicino, T.J. 2007. "The Fate of Inner Suburbs: Evidence from Metropolitan Baltimore." Urban Geography 28 (3): 249-275.
Short, J.R., Hanlon, B.F., & Vicino, T.J. 2007. "The Decline of Inner Suburbs: The New Suburban Gothic in the United States." Geography Compass 1 (3): 641-656.
Hanlon, B.F., Vicino, T.J., & Short, J.R. 2006. "The New Metropolitan Reality in the US: Rethinking the Traditional Model." Urban Studies 43 (12): 2129-2143.