Degree Programs Offered: Doctor of Philosophy

Dean: Marc Holzer, Room 726, Hill Hall (973-353-5093, ext. 23)

Associate Dean and M.P.A. Director: Judith Kirchhoff, Room 720, Hill Hall (973-353-5093, ext. 21)

Director of Ph.D. Program:  Norma M. Riccucci, Room 722, Hill Hall (973-353-5093, ext. 16)

Members of the Graduate Faculty

Professors:

Raphael Caprio, Ph.D., Rutgers
Urban geography; housing; land development

Dennis Gale, Ph.D., George Washington
Urban planning

Marc Holzer, Ph.D., Michigan
Public sector productivity; international public administration

Norma Riccucci, Ph.D., Syracuse
Personnel management

Alan Sadovnik, Ph.D., New York
Sociology of education and qualitative research

Frank J. Thompson, Ph.D., California (Berkeley)
Health policy, policy implementation, public personnel policy, and administrative politics

Associate Professors:

Dorothy Olshfski, Ph.D., Temple
Management theory and assessment practice

Evan Stark, Ph.D., SUNY (Binghamton)
Health care policy; organizational development

Gregg V. Van Ryzin, Ph.D., CUNY

Government and nonprofit performance, citizen satisfaction

Assistant Professors:

Kathe Callahan, Ph.D., Rutgers
Citizen participation and performance measurement

Kyle Farmbry, Ph.D., George Washington
Comparative public administration; organization theory

Suzanne J. Piotrowski, Ph.D., American
Public management and governmental transparency

Byron E. Price, Ph.D., Mississippi State
Research methods and political economy

Daniel Smith, Ph.D., Georgia
Public budgeting; public finance; public policy

Yahong Zhang, Ph.D., Florida State
Public institutions and organizations

Affiliated Professors:

Stephanie Bush-Baskette, Director, Joseph C. Cornwall Center for Metropolitan Studies; J.D., Cornell; Ph.D., Rutgers
Public policy; race/ethnicity/gender; politics; social science

Frank Fischer, Ph.D., New York
Theory and methods of public policy analysis

John W. Graham, Ph.D., Northwestern
Public policy issues surrounding women and work, marriage, families and children

Elizabeth Hull, Ph.D., New School for Social Research
Constitutional rights of minorities; public law including the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment; and the rights of ex-felons, immigrants, minorities, and women

Peter D. Loeb, Ph.D., Rutgers
Transportation economics and applied economics

Hindy Lauer Schachter, Ph.D., Columbia
Citizen participation; organization theory; public administration history and scientific management

Carolyn J. White, Ph.D., Illinois (Urbana-Champaign)
Re-visioning approaches to epistemology, pedagogy, and research methodology

Adjunct Members of the Graduate Faculty:

Alma Joseph, Ed.D., Rutgers
Human resources administration; leadership; analytical methods

Linda Niedweske, J.D., Northeastern
Collective bargaining

Ciro Scalera, M.B.A., J.D., Rutgers
Nonprofit human resources