Ignacio Javier Martinez Moyano

Ignacio Javier Martinez Moyano’s dissertation research examined the dynamics of norms and rules in organizations. During his stay in Albany, Ignacio has been involved in several other research projects using system dynamics modeling and has taught courses on modeling and policy analysis for the department of Public Administration and Policy.

Prior to joining the Ph.D. program, Ignacio was managing partner of a consulting firm in Mexico specialized in organizational learning, systems thinking, and system dynamics. Additionally, for ten years he collaborated with the Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM) as an adjunct faculty member in the Graduate Business School and the Industrial and Systems Engineering Department.

Ignacio holds a BE in Industrial and Systems Engineering from ITESM in Mexico, and an M.Sc. in Systems Engineering and Information Science and an M.B.A. also from ITESM. The title of his dissertation is: Rule Dynamics: Toward a Theory of Rule Change in Organizations.

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Margaret M. Tullai

Margaret Tullai’s research interests include law and policy, judicial politics, and public policy processes. Her dissertation, The Policy Dynamics of Mass Tort Litigation, is an interpretive-historical analysis of how federal courts interact with other federal governmental institutions and the media in the complicated realm of mass torts. She has taught courses in judicial processes, American government, and public policy. Her professional experience includes international fellowship administration at the Institute of Public Administration, and most recently, service to the City of New York as an analyst at the Mayor’s Office of Contracts and as a procurement consultant to the Human Resources Administration. Margaret’s MPA is from New York University and she has a BA from Rutgers.