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National Nurses Month
  Nursing
  Nursing Shortages

Mother's Day
  Maternal Instincts and Mother's Intuition
  Interpersonal Relationships

Election 2008
  Presidential Candidates
  Caucuses and Primaries
  Internet and Politics
  Celebrity Endorsements
  Popular Culture and Politics


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National Nurses Month

Nursing

Philip NascaPhilip Nasca
Areas of expertise:
Etiological studies of breast cancer; cancer of the female reproductive organs; childhood cancers; nursing; cancer epidemiology

School of Public Health Dean Philip Nasca has served as a member of numerous grant review boards for national agencies, including the National Cancer Institute and the American Cancer Society. Previously, Nasca worked with the New York State Department of Health where he held a number of positions, including the Director of the Bureau of Cancer Epidemiology. He currently serves on the Editorial Board of both the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice and the Annals of Epidemiology.

Nursing Shortages

Jean MooreJean Moore
Areas of expertise:
New York State healthcare workforce; U.S. healthcare workforce shortages; nursing shortages; minority health workforce disparities; healthcare workforce solutions

Jean Moore is the director of the New York Center for Health Workforce Studies at UAlbany's School of Public Health. In this capacity, Moore directs workforce studies that focus on the supply, demand, use, and education of health personnel.

Mother's Day

Maternal Instincts and Mother's Intuition

Mary ApplegateMary Applegate
Areas of expertise:
Reproductive health; family planning; adolescent pregnancy; sexuality; maternal & child health; breastfeeding promotion; preventive medicine; public health

Dr. Mary Applegate served for many years as medical director in the Bureau of Women's Health at the New York State Department of Health, overseeing programs in maternal and infant health, family planning, adolescent pregnancy prevention, osteoporosis prevention, and sexual assault. She has conducted research on breastfeeding promotion and maternal mortality prevention.

Interpersonal Relationships

Mary ValentisMary Valentis
Areas of expertise:
Mythology and gender studies; cultural studies; interpersonal relationships

A former reporter and columnist, Mary Valentis is co-author of Brave New You (New Harbinger, 2001) and Romantic Intelligence: How to be As Smart in Love as You are in Life (New Harbinger, 2003), and can offer expert analysis on interpersonal relationships.

Election 2008

Presidential Candidates

Michael J. MalbinMichael J.  Malbin
Areas of expertise:
U.S. politics and elections, campaign finance and U.S. Congress

Michael J. Malbin is a professor of political science who specializes in campaigns and elections (especially the role of money in politics) as well as the politics of the U.S. Congress. He teaches the University at Albany's Semester in Washington and is executive director of the Campaign Finance Institute, an independent non-partisan think tank in Washington D.C. Malbin has been a reporter for National Journal, resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and has held staff appointments on Capitol Hill and the executive branch. He has also been a member of the National Humanities Council, visiting professor at Yale and guest scholar at The Brookings Institution.

Helen DesfossesHelen Desfosses
Areas of expertise:
Politics--local, state, national and international; public policy; campaigns and elections; legislative politics; Africa; Middle East; women and families

Helen Desfosses serves as associate professor of Public Administration and Policy and Africana Studies. Currently, she is professor in Residence at the New York State Assembly Internship Program. She teaches courses on public policy, Africa, and legislative issues.

Caucuses and Primaries

Joseph ZimmermanJoseph Zimmerman
Areas of expertise:
Electoral systems; federalism; the impact of elections on minorities and women

Political science professor Joseph Zimmerman has published extensively on the Electoral College, federalism, and the impact of election systems on minorities and women. Zimmerman received the 1999 Distinguished Federalism Scholar award from the American Political Science Association and serves on the executive committee of the American Political Science Association's section on Representation and Electoral Systems, where he was chairman for several years.

Internet and Politics

Jennifer Stromer-GalleyJennifer Stromer-Galley
Areas of expertise:
Internet and politics, presidential campaigns, political blogging, political deliberation and dialogue, public opinion

Assistant professor Jennifer Stromer-Galley's research interests include the political uses of new communication technology, including blogging, campaigning through the internet, and citizen's political talk. Her teaching expertise includes political campaigning, presidential and legislative communication, public opinion, the internet and politics, and deliberative democracy.

Celebrity Endorsements

Kelli LammieKelli Lammie
Areas of expertise:
Popular culture; entertainment and politics; celebrity endorsements; political communication; news; mass media effects; public opinion

Assistant professor Kelli Lammie's principle area of interest is in popular culture and political communication, including celebrity endorsements of politicians. Her other research interests include the role of television dramas and late-night comedy in shaping political attitudes, and the role of news and entertainment in American political life.

Popular Culture and Politics

William HussonWilliam Husson
Areas of expertise:
Popular culture; children, youth, and media; news; mass media effects; film; work; internships

Visiting Assistant Professor William Husson teaches courses on diverse facets of the media-society relationship. He is especially interested in the variety, character, and quality of news in modern society and the nature of American popular culture.


     
 

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