Faculty Experts
Call the Office of Media Relations at (518) 956-8150Domestic Politics
José Cruz
Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy
Associate Professor
Department: Political Science
Department: Director
Expert in the following:
Comparative politics; census data; Latino culture, political values, attitudes and behavior; media studies
Campus phone: (518) 442-5377
Campus email: jcruz@albany.edu
Helen Desfosses
Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy
Associate Professor
Department: Public Administration and Policy
Department: Africana Studies
Expert in the following: Politics--local, state, national and international; public policy; campaigns and elections; legislative politics; Africa; Middle East; women and families
Campus phone: (518) 442-5254
Campus email: hdesfosses@albany.edu
Ronald Jacobs
College of Arts and Sciences
Associate Professor
Department: Sociology
Expert in the following:
Theory, culture and mass media; politics and democracy
Campus phone: (518)
Campus email: rjacobs@albany.edu
Michael Malbin
Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy
Professor
Department: Political Science
Expert in the following: U.S. politics and elections, campaign finance, and the U.S. Congress.
Campus phone: (518) 969-8890, ext. 15
Campus email: mmalbin@albany.edu
R. Rethemeyer
Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy
Associate Professor
Department: Public Administration and Policy
Department: Chair
Expert in the following: Terrorism; public policy; social networks and their impact on social, political, and policy processes; terrorist networks and organizations; counter-insurgency efforts in Afghanistan and Iraq
Campus phone: (518) 442-5283
Campus email: kretheme@albany.edu
Jeffrey Straussman
Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy
Professor
Department: Political Science
Expert in the following: Public expenditure management; political economy of transition; public management
Campus phone: (518) 442-5244
Campus email: jstraussman@albany.edu
Joseph Zimmerman
Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy
Professor
Department: Political Science
Expert in the following: Electoral systems; federalism; the impact of elections on minorities and women
Campus phone: (518) 442-5378
Campus email: jzimmerman@albany.edu

