Faculty Experts
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Donald Boyd
University at Albany
Senior Fellow
Department: Rockefeller Institute of Government
Expert in the following:
Fiscal health; policies of states
Campus phone: (518) 677-5011
Campus email: dboyd@albany.edu
William Brigham
University at Albany
Director
Department: Small Business Development Center
Expert in the following:
Business plans; e-commerce; marketing plans; licensing & regulations
Campus phone: (518) 485-7647
Campus email: wbrigham@albany.edu
Ray Bromley
College of Arts and Sciences
Professor
Department: Geography and Planning
Department: Vice Provost
Expert in the following: 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
Campus phone: (518) 591-8183
Campus email: rbromley@albany.edu
Joseph Burke
University at Albany
Senior Fellow
Department: Rockefeller Institute of Government
Expert in the following:
Education; higher education
Campus phone: (518) 443-5835
Campus email: jburke@albany.edu
John Cape
University at Albany
Senior Fellow
Department: Rockefeller Institute of Government
Expert in the following:
State- and local-government finance and policy
Campus phone: (518) 443-5835
Campus email: capej@rockinst.org
Lucy Dadayan
University at Albany
Department: Rockefeller Institute of Government
Expert in the following:
fiscal health/policies of states; k-12 education system in New York; workforce investment
Campus phone: (518) 443-5828
Campus email: ldadayan@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
Richard Kirsch
University at Albany
Institute Fellow
Department: Rockefeller Institute of Government
Expert in the following:
health reform; managed care in New York State
Campus phone: (518) 443-5827
Campus email: rkirsch@rooseveltinstitute.org
Kajal Lahiri
College of Arts and Sciences
Distinguished Professor
Department: Economics
Expert in the following: Economic forecasting; applied econometrics; economics of health and disability; New York State economy; New York regional economic trends; economics of energy; transportation economics; energy/gasoline prices
Campus phone: (518) 442-4758
Campus email: klahiri@albany.edu
Sean Rafferty
College of Arts and Sciences
Assistant Professor
Department: Anthropology
Expert in the following: Ancient tobacco; shamanism; Native American smoking pipes; archaeology of eastern North America; archaeology of New York State; cultural resource management.
Campus phone: (518) 442-4713
Campus email: srafferty@albany.edu
David Shaffer
University at Albany
Senior Fellow
Department: Rockefeller Institute of Government
Expert in the following:
Economic development; higher education; workforce development
Campus phone: (518) 443-5284
Campus email: dshaffer@albany.edu
Barry Trachtenberg
College of Arts and Sciences
Associate Professor
Department: History
Expert in the following: Holocaust; modern Jewish history; antisemitism; Yiddish
Campus phone: (518) 442-3078
Campus email: btrachtenberg@albany.edu
