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  Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy 2012-2014 Administration, Centers, and Faculty Faculty  

Faculty

Hooshang Amirahmadi, Professor; B.S., Azarabadegan (Iran); M.S., Dallas; Ph.D., Cornell
Teaching and research interests include urban and regional economics; comparative regional policies; international and regional investments; and global restructuring. Area interests include the Middle East.

Clinton J. Andrews, Professor and Associate Dean for Planning and New Initiatives; B.S., Brown; Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Teaching and research interests include energy and environmental planning; regulatory reform; and planning methods.  

Robert W. Burchell, Professor; Codirector, Center for Urban Policy Research; B.S.M.E., U.S. Coast Guard Academy; M.C.R.P., Ph.D., Rutgers
Teaching and research interests include real estate analyses; fiscal impact analyses; housing; and land-use planning methods and theory.

Joel Cantor, Distinguished Professor; Director, Center for State Health Policy; B.A., Wisconsin; Sc.D., Johns Hopkins
Teaching and research interests include health care financing and delivery; health care policy; and access to health services by low-income populations.

Raphael J. Caprio, University Professor; Director, Bloustein Local Government Research Center; B.A., Rutgers; M.A., Cincinnati; Ph.D., Rutgers
Research interests include government management; state and local tax policy; interest arbitration and public sector labor issues; and regional economic development.

Henry A. Coleman, Professor; B.A., Morehouse College; M.A., Ph.D., Princeton
Research interests include the analysis of public policy issues, especially in the areas of state and local finances, income redistribution, and labor force utilization.

Jocelyn Elise Crowley, Professor; B.A., Cornell; M.P.P., Georgetown; Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Teaching and research interests include social, family, and gender policies.

Stephanie Curenton, Assistant Professor; B.A., Wittenberg; M.A., Ph.D., Virginia
Research interests include education policy; early childhood education and intervention; workforce development for early childhood teachers; and language and social indicators of school readiness.

James DeFilippis, Associate Professor; B.A., Vermont; M.A., Ph.D., Rutgers
Teaching and research interests include urban political economy and political philosophy; relationships between housing, neighborhoods, and states; and community development theory and practice.

Norman J. Glickman, University Professor; B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Pennsylvania
Teaching and research interests include community development; international and regional economic development; econometric modeling and urban impact analysis; and urban and industrial policy.

Michael Greenberg, Distinguished Professor and Associate Dean of the Faculty; B.A., Hunter; M.A., Ph.D., Columbia
Teaching and research interests include environmental planning and management; environmental health; and risk analysis.

Andrea Hetling, Assistant Professor; B.A., Columbia; Master of International Affairs, Columbia; Ph.D., Maryland
Teaching and research interests include social policy; poverty and inequality; intimate partner violence; social and economic justice; and methods.

Briavel Holcomb, Professor; B.Sc., Nottingham (UK); Dip.Ed., Oxford; M.A., Ph.D., Colorado
Teaching and research interests include the urban world; cybercities; tourism; inequality; and happiness.

James W. Hughes, Professor and Dean of the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy; Director, Rutgers Regional Report; B.S., M.C.R.P., Ph.D., Rutgers
Teaching and research interests include demographics; housing and real estate markets; and analysis of regional and state economies.

Radha Jagannathan, Professor; B.A., School of Economics, Delhi (India); M.A., Rutgers; Ph.D., Princeton
Research and teaching interests include public welfare; child welfare; welfare-to-work programs; and statistics and methods.

Robert W. Lake, Professor and Director of the Doctoral Program; B.A., Antioch; M.A., Ph.D., Chicago
Teaching and research interests include urban and political geography; community-based planning; planning theory; and social theories of knowledge production.

David Listokin, Research Professor; Codirector, Center for Urban Policy Research; B.A., CUNY (Brooklyn College); M.C.R.P., Ph.D., Rutgers
Teaching and research interests include fair-share housing; urban finance; fiscal impacts; housing policy; environmental impact analysis; education finance; and housing finance.

Jane Miller, Professor; B.A., Williams College; M.A., Ph.D., Pennsylvania
Teaching and research interests include maternal and infant health; and demography.

Dawne Mouzon, Assistant Professor; B.S., Rutgers; M.P.H., University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey; M.A., Ph.D., Rutgers
Teaching and research interests include physical and mental health disparities, including the subdisciplines of race, gender, and sociology of the family.

Anton E. Nelessen, Professor and Director of the Undergraduate Program; B.Arch., Minnesota; M.Arch., Harvard
Teaching and research interests include design for new communities; visual perception; communication of planning theory and practice; and three-dimensional environmental simulation.

Kathe Newman, Associate Professor and Director, Ralph W. Voorhees Center for Civic Enagagement; B.A., Manhattan College; Ph.D., CUNY
Teaching and research interests include the urban political economy; urban change,  revitalization; community development; immigration and community food planning; and housing policy and finance.

Robert B. Noland, Professor and Director, Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center; B.A., California; M.Sc., Ph.D., Pennsylvania
Teaching and research interests include  transportation planning and policy issues related to climate change and other environmental outcomes; nonmotorized travel; transportation safety; and the economic analysis of transportation.

Frank J. Popper,
Professor; B.A., Haverford College; M.P.A., Ph.D., Harvard
Teaching and research interests include planning history; locally unwanted land uses (LULUs); American population declines; land-use politics; and regional, environmental, and natural resource policy.

John R. Pucher, Professor; B.A., North Carolina (Chapel Hill); Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Teaching and research interests include urban transportation with a focus on public transit, walking, and cycling for healthy and sustainable cities.

William M. Rodgers III, Professor; B.A., Dartmouth College; M.A., California (Santa Barbara); M.A., Ph.D., Harvard
Teaching and research interests economic and social inequality; skills gaps and shortages; macroeconomic policy and labor market outcomes; and the federal minimum wage and food security.

Julia Sass Rubin, Associate Professor; A.B., Harvard (Radcliffe); M.B.A., A.M., Ph.D., Harvard
Teaching and research interests include organizational behavior; community and neighborhood development; not-for-profit organizations; and small business creation.

Hal Salzman, Professor and Senior Fellow, John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development; B.A., California (Santa Cruz); M.A., Ph.D., Brandeis
Research interests include workforce development and labor markets relative to technological change; science and engineering workforce policy; low-wage workers; internal labor markets; and corporate restructuring.

Dona Schneider,
Professor and Associate Dean for Programs; B.A., Trenton State College; M.A., Rutgers; M.P.H., Rutgers/University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey; Ph.D., Rutgers
Teaching and research interests include morbidity and mortality patterns for children and high-risk groups.

Joseph J. Seneca,
University Professor; B.S., M.A., Ph.D., Pennsylvania
Teaching and research interests include environmental policy and regulation; state and local economic development; and finance.

Stuart Shapiro, Associate Professor and Director of the Program in Public Policy; B.S., Case Western Reserve; M.P.P., Ph.D., Harvard
Teaching and research interests include regulation and the regulatory process; cost-benefit analysis; economics and policy analysis; and bureaucracy.

Michael Smart, Assistant Professor; B.A., Yale; M.C.R.P., Pennsylvania; Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles
Teaching and research interests include how social networks influence activity patterns in neighborhoods; urban modeling and simulation; and geographic information science.

Meredeth Turshen, Professor; B.A., Oberlin College; M.S., New York; D.Phil., Sussex (UK)
Teaching and research interests include social policy in developing nations; international development; women and health; humanitarian assistance; human rights; and gender issues in Africa.

Carl E. Van Horn, Professor; Director, John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development; B.A., Pittsburgh; M.A., Ph.D., Ohio State
Teaching and research interests include employment policy; policy analysis and evaluation; public policy formation; and state government and politics.

Lyna Wiggins, Associate Professor; B.S., California Polytechnic Institute (San Luis Obispo); M.S., Stanford; Ph.D., California (Berkeley)
Teaching and research interests include geographic information science; urban applications of GIS; and planning methods.

Nancy Wolff, Professor; B.A., Ph.D., Iowa State
Teaching and research interests include health economics; public finance; and criminal justice.

Cliff Zukin, Professor; B.A., Oregon; M.A., Ph.D., Ohio State
Teaching and research interests include survey research and public opinion, including voting behavior and New Jersey politics.

 
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