Faculty Experts
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Katharine Briar-Lawson
School of Social Welfare
Dean
Expert in the following:
Child and family welfare; poverty and unemployment; community collaboration and service integration
Campus phone: (518) 442-5324
Campus email: kbriarlawson@albany.edu
Thomas Gais
University at Albany
Director
Department: Rockefeller Institute of Government
Expert in the following:
Education; Federalism; government reform; higher education; social service spending; welfare reform
Campus phone: (518) 443-5238
Campus email: tgais@albany.edu
Hayward Horton
College of Arts and Sciences
Professor
Department: Sociology
Department: Health Policy, Management and Behavior
Expert in the following: Demography; race and ethnicity; rural sociology
Campus phone: (518) 442-4907
Campus email: hdhorton@albany.edu
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Irene Lurie
Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy
Professor Emerita
Department: Public Administration and Policy
Expert in the following: Welfare policy; welfare reform; state welfare programs.
Campus phone: (518) 442-5270
Campus email: ilurie@albany.edu
Linda Mertz
School of Social Welfare
Expert in the following: Aging; social work; caregiving; social work education and field learning; community partnerships.
Campus phone: (518) 442-5327
Campus email: lmertz@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
Blanca Ramos
School of Social Welfare
Associate Professor
Department: Social Welfare
Department: Education Core Director
Department: Center for the Elimination of Minority Health Disparities
Expert in the following:
Immigration; Latino aging community; Hispanic cultures in the U.S.; cross-cultural social work
Campus phone: (518) 442-5365
Campus email: bramos@albany.edu
