Faculty Experts
Call the Office of Media Relations at (518) 956-8150Emergency Preparedness
Victor Asal
Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy
Associate Professor
Department: Political Science
Expert in the following: Terrorism; Homeland Security; Contentious Politics
Campus phone: (518) 591-8729
Campus email: vasal@albany.edu
Rick Mathews
Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy
Director
Department: National Center for Security and Preparedness
Expert in the following: Homeland security; infrastructure protection; intelligence; counter-terrorism and terrorism interdiction; information sharing; weapons of mass destruction; critical decision making; facility and systems security; emergency preparedness
Campus phone: (518) 426-1263
Campus email: rmathews@albany.edu
Richard Nathan
University at Albany
Department: Rockefeller Institute of Government
Department: Distinguished Professor Emeritus
Department: Public Administration and Policy
Expert in the following:
Disaster recovery; federalism; government reform; social service spending; welfare reform
Campus phone: (518) 443-5522
Campus email: rnathan@albany.edu
Edward Waltz
School of Public Health
Department: Health Policy, Management and Behavior
Department: Director
Expert in the following:
Emergency Preparedness; public health needs assessment and program evaluation; disease surveillance systems; local public health services
Campus phone: (518) 402-0344
Campus email: ewaltz@albany.edu

