Instructors

Amy Abruzzi, B.A., M.L.S., Rutgers; M.A. New York; M.P.H., Ph.D. School of Public Health, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
Teaching and research interests include epidemiology of cancer and chronic illnesses; disease disparities; and the histories of epidemiology, public health, and medicine.

Juan Ayala, Graphics and Lab Instructor; New Jersey Institute of Technology
Teaching and research interests include traditional architectural design; parametric architectural design and research; architectural and urban design precedents research; site planning; community design; building design; and unit layout.

Marci Berger, B.A. Cornell; M.A., Rutgers; M.P.H. School of Public Health, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey; Ph.D. Rutgers 
Teaching and research interests include health policy; public policy; and reproductive rights.

Debra Borie-Holtz, B.A., M.P.A.P., Ph.D., Rutgers
Teaching and research interests include the analysis of public policy issues; policy formation and politics; legislative leadership and state governing; regulatory processes; women in politics; and survey research.

Alan Cander, B.A., Lehigh; J.D., Boston College School of Law; M.C.P., Pennsylvania; Ph.D., Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, Rutgers
Teaching and research interests include urban redevelopment; how public and private entities collaborate to revitalize contested urban spac; and factors affecting the political economy of land assembly.

Ashley Conway, A.S., Nursing, Washtenaw Community College; B.A., National Labor College; M.A., American
Teaching and research interests include public health and public service; HIV/AIDS; and workforce issues.

Tefera (Tito) Gezmu, B.S., Utah, M.P.H., Ph.D., School of Public Health, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
Teaching and research interests include public health practice; program implementation and evaluation; the role of race/ethnicity and immigration on the development and progression of cardiovascular diseases, particularly stroke; the determinants of health care inequities and factors related to health care disparities among minority populations.

Ann Marie Hill, B.S. California State; M.B.A. Monmouth
Teaching and research interests include internship coordination; health disparities; research diffusion; and community-based participatory research.

T. Patrick Hill, B.A./M.A., Cambridge; M.A., California (Los Angeles); Ph.D., Chicago
Teaching and research interests include interface between ethics and science/technology; clinical research and neonatology.

Alexandra Lopez, B.A., Rutgers; M.A., Kean
Teaching and research interests include clinical supervision in addictions counseling and cultural competency; and clinical service provision within the Latino community.

Fereydoun Nikpour, B.A., M.A., National University of Iran; M.C.R.P., Ph.D., Rutgers
Teaching and research interests include methods of planning and quantitative analysis; urban development; and urban design.