Faculty Experts
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Public Policy
James R. Acker
Distinguished Teaching Professor
School of Criminal Justice
The death penalty; history of capital punishment in the United States and New York
Victor Asal
Assistant Professor
Department of Political Science
Ethnic conflict; ethnic terrorism; mass casualty terrorism
Carl Bon Tempo
Assistant Professor
Department of History
20th century U.S. history; 20th century politics and public policy in the U.S.; history of refugees and immigrants in the U.S.; history of the U.S. and human rights; history of American foreign policy
Ray Bromley
Professor
Department of Geography and Planning
Urban planning; regional planning; urban development; urban renewal; community development; housing policy; neighborhood decline; neighborhood revitalization; abandoned buildings; fire tragedies; micro-enterprise; micro-credit; retail markets; street vendors; Peru; Colombia
Gene Bunnell
Associate Professor
Department of Geography and Planning
Urban, city, district, and regional planning; anthropology; economics; public health
Sharon Dawes
Associate Professor
Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy
Government information systems strategy and management; policy analysis; information management and policy
Edward Hannan
Distinguished Professor
School of Public Health
Health services research; evidence-based medicine; outcomes research; cardiac surgery; angioplasty, trauma systems; carotid endarterectomy; volume-outcome relationships in health care; medical decision-making; risk-adjustment; medical errors; patient safety
Timothy Hoff
Associate Professor
Department of Health Policy, Management, and Behavior
Physicians; managed care; patient safety
Richard W. Lachmann
Professor
Department of Sociology
Sociology of culture; popular culture; political sociology; war and terrorism; fiscal crises; U.S. decline; military spending
Michael J. Malbin
Professor
Department of Political Science
U.S. politics and elections, campaign finance and U.S. Congress
David P. McCaffrey
Distinguished Teaching Professor
Department of Public Administration and Policy and Organization Studies
Securities regulation; financial market regulation; organizational management; corporate governance
Philip McCallion
Professor
School of Social Welfare
Director
Center for Excellence in Aging Services
Developmental disabilities; alzheimer's disease; long term care; nursing home diversion; health promotion; civic engagement; aging prepared communities
Louise-Anne McNutt
Associate Professor
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Infectious disease epidemiology; epidemics; HIV/AIDS in developing countries; transmission of bloodborne pathogens (HIV, hepatitis); sexually transmitted diseases; intimate partner violence
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Jean Moore
Director
Center for Health Workforce Studies
New York State healthcare workforce; U.S. healthcare workforce shortages; nursing shortages; minority health workforce disparities; healthcare workforce solutions
Shadi S. Saleh
Assistant Professor
Department of Health Policy, Management, and Behavior
Prescription drugs; hospital sector; health care financing; health care outcomes; pay-for-performance; substance abuse
Sandor P. Schuman
Research Associate
Center for Policy Research
Collaboration; group facilitation; consensus building; conflict management; interpersonal communication; group dynamics; team building; running meetings; organizational storytelling
Jeffrey D. Straussman
Dean
Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy
Public expenditure management; political economy of transition; public management
Wei-Chyung Wang
Professor of Applied Sciences
Atmospheric Sciences Research Center
Climate modeling and data analysis; global warming; impact of climatic changes on social and economic activities and their policy implications
Joseph F. Zimmerman
Professor
Department of Political Science
Electoral systems; federalism; the impact of elections on minorities and women
