Glenn M. Harden, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Political Science & History

Department: Social Science & History

Office: Morrison Hall 303

Phone Extension: (859) 858-3511, x2439

Biographical Information

Dr. Glenn M. Harden is a native of Wilmore, Kentucky, his parents having served in the local public school system. He recently completed his PhD in Political Science (International Relations) at the University of Kentucky (2021) and holds degrees from Asbury Theological Seminary (MA Theological Studies, 2011), George Mason University (MA History, 2001), and The George Washington University (BA International Affairs 1992). He loves to teach and has taught high school and college, including at Asbury University as a Lecturer since the Fall of 2019. Glenn engages in both quantitative and qualitative research, and his current research focus is the transnational diffusion of human trafficking policy. From 2003 to 2015, Glenn and his wife lived in the Dominican Republic where among many other activities and ministries, they also engaged in the heart- breaking work of dog rescue. Glenn is a “high church Methodist”, currently attends Wilmore Anglican church, and is an oblate of St. Brigid of Kildare Monastery, a dispersed Benedictine-Methodist monastic community.

Education

Ph.D., Political Science, University of Kentucky, December 2021
- Thesis: The Transnational Diffusion of Human Trafficking Policy
- International Relations, Comparative Politics
M.A. Theological Studies, Asbury Theological Seminary, January 2011
M.A. History, George Mason University, January 2001
B.A. International Affairs, The George Washington University, May 1992

Courses

HIS102 Modern European History, every semester
HIS314 Women in US History, Spring 2020, 2023, tentatively 2026
HIS393 Religion in Iberian History (travel course), tentatively Summer 2025
PS201 State and Local Politics, Spring 2020, 2022, tentatively 2024, 2026
PS202 History and Politics of the US Constitution, Spring 2021, 2023, tentatively 2025
PS205 Markets and Politics, Fall 2023
PS293 Research Design, Fall 2022, 2023
PS301 Comparative Politics, Fall 2020, 2022, 2024, 2026
PS302 International Relations, Fall 2019, 2021, Spring 2024, Fall 2025
PS393 Human Trafficking: Global & Regional Perspectives, Fall 2020, 2022, tentatively 2024, 2026
PS393 Migration & Trafficking Policy, Fall 2023
PS393 The Border (travel course), Spring 2023, 2024, tentatively every Spring for the foreseeable future.

Research Interests

Human trafficking policy and advocacy
Religion and politics

Select Publications

The Sex Trade, Evil and Christian Theology, Wipf & Stock, 2016

Select Conference Presentations

Evaluating Bias in U.S. TIP Reports and Sanction Decisions
- 19th Annual International Human Trafficking & Social Justice Conference, virtual, 23 September 2022
The Efficacy of Irresolute Sanction Threats for the Diffusion of Human Trafficking Policy
- 79th Annual MPSA Conference, Chicago, Illinois, 8 April 2022
- ISA Midwest Annual Conference, St. Louis Missouri, 19 November 2021
The Efficacy of US Sanctions for Promoting Desired Anti-Trafficking Policies
- 18th Annual International Human Trafficking & Social Justice Conference, virtual, 22 September 2021
The Transnational Diffusion of Trafficking Policy (and You)
- 10th Annual Human Trafficking Awareness Conference, Louisville, Kentucky, 11 February 2020
Sexual Exploitation and the Meaning of Authority
- Colloquium on Social Holiness, Asbury Theological Seminary, Wilmore, Kentucky, April 2018

Professional Associations

Global Association of Human Trafficking Scholars
International Studies Association
Midwest Political Science Association

Select Professional Experience

Instructor, Baker College Online, 2008-2015
Online Writing Tutor, NCS Pearson (formerly Smarthinking Inc.), 2008-2012
Social Studies Teacher, Wilson Memorial High School, Fishersville, Virginia, 2001-2003
Contract Specialist & Supervisory Contract Specialist, Fleet & Industrial Supply Center Norfolk Detachment Washington, 1992-1999

Community Service

Member, Kentucky Human Trafficking Task Force, 2016-present
- Data Working Group, 2017-present
Founder and Director of two non-profit organizations to assist victims and survivors of commercial sexual exploitation and their families, 2010-2017
- Alianza contra el Comercio Sexual en la Republica Dominicana, Jarabacoa, Dominican Republic
- Priceless International, Inc., Wilmore, Kentucky
Dog rescue, Jarabacoa, Dominican Republic, 2007-2015

Credentials

Virginia Postgraduate Professional Teaching License, expires June 30, 2031
- History and Social Science