Carmen Twillie Ambar, Dean, Douglass College; B.S.,
Georgetown; M.A., Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton; J.D., Columbia
School of Law
Teaching interests include public policy.
Raphael J.
Caprio, Professor of Public Administration (Rutgers-Newark), Vice
President for Continuous Education and Outreach; A.B., Rutgers
(Newark); Ph.D., Rutgers
Teaching and research interests include alternative delivery models of
public service including privatization, outsourcing, and interlocal
agreements.
Caron Chess, Associate Professor, Department
of Human Ecology; Director, Center for Environmental Communication,
Cook College; B.A., New York; M.S., Michigan; Ph.D., New York
Teaching and research interests are public participation, deliberation,
and communication concerning environmental issues.
Frank Fischer, Professor of Political Science and Public Administration (Rutgers-Newark); Ph.D., New York
Teaching and research interests include science, technology, and environmental policy
Leslie Fishbein, Associate Professor of American Studies; B.A., Hunter College; Ph.D., Harvard
Teaching and research interests include Greenwich Village, New York
City; the culture of metropolis; and women and the urban imagination.
James J. Florio, Former Governor of New Jersey, University
Professor of Public Policy; J.D., Rutgers' School of Law-Camden
Teaching interests include executive and legislative policy making and decision making for public policy.
Angus Kress Gillespie, Professor of American Studies; B.A., Yale; Ph.D., Pennsylvania
Teaching and research interests include public sector American studies
and the cultural impact of large-scale civil engineering projects, such
as highways and skyscrapers.
Fern Goodhart, Health Services Director; B.A., Queens College; M.S., Massachusetts
Teaching and research interests include health education programs and state hypertension control.
Edward Ramsamy, Assistant Professor of Africana Studies; B.A. Hons, UDW (South Africa); M.C.R.P., Ph.D., Rutgers
Teaching and research interests include social theory and urban
planning; international development planning; race, culture, and
identity; urban political economy; and regional planning in Southern
Africa.
Michael Aaron Rockland, Professor of American Studies; B.A., Hunter College; M.A., Ph.D., Minnesota
Teaching and research interests include nature in the built environment, the culture of New Jersey, and urban adventure.
Peter Simmons, University Professor (Rutgers-Newark); A.B., LL.B., California (Berkeley)
Teaching and research interests include planning law, municipal law, and land use.
Shirley Smoyak, Professor; B.S., M.S., M.Phil., Ph.D., Rutgers
Teaching and research interests include deinstitutionalization of the
mentally ill, crisis services for children and adolescents.
