Faculty Experts
Call the Office of Media Relations at (518) 956-8150Public Policy

James Acker
School of Criminal Justice
Distinguished Teaching Professor
Department: Criminal Justice
Expert in the following:
The death penalty; history of capital punishment in the United States and New York
Campus phone: (518) 442-5317
Campus email: [email protected]

Victor Asal
Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy
Director of the Center for Policy Research
Department: Political Science
Expert in the following:
Terrorism; Homeland Security; Contentious Politics; Political Discrimination
Campus phone: (518) 591-8729
Campus email: [email protected]

Carl Bon Tempo
College of Arts and Sciences
Associate Professor
Department: History
Expert in the following:
20th century politics and public policy in the U.S.; history of refugees and immigrants in the U.S.; history of the U.S. and human rights; history of American foreign policy
Campus phone: (518) 442-5368
Campus email: [email protected]

Gene Bunnell
College of Arts and Sciences
Associate Professor Emeritus
Department: Geography and Planning
Expert in the following:
Urban, city, district, and regional planning; anthropology; economics; public health
Campus phone: (518) 463-4704
Campus email: [email protected]

Shawn Bushway
Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy
Professor
Department: Public Administration and Policy
Expert in the following:
Criminal justice policy; the desistance process; sentencing policy in New York; court systems
Campus phone: (518) 591-8738
Campus email: [email protected]

Meghan Cook
University at Albany
Program Director
Department: Center for Technology in Government
Expert in the following:
Intergovernmental relations and county and municipal government information management; Information sharing and integration; facilitation and cross-boundary collaborative work
Campus phone: 442-4443
Campus email: [email protected]

José Cruz
Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy
Associate Professor
Department: Political Science
Expert in the following:
Comparative politics; census data; Latino culture, political values, attitudes and behavior; media studies
Campus phone: (518) 442-5377
Campus email: [email protected]

Sharon Dawes
Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy
Senior Fellow
Department: Center for Technology in Government
Expert in the following:
Government information systems strategy and management; policy analysis; information management and policy
Campus phone: (518) 442-3892
Campus email: [email protected]

Diane Dewar
School of Public Health
Associate Professor
Department: Health Policy, Management and Behavior
Expert in the following:
Health economics; health policy; health system; vulnerable populations; medical technology; aging; end-of-life care; palliative care
Campus phone: (518) 402-0370
Campus email: [email protected]

Jennifer Dodge
Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy
Associate Professor
Department: Public Administration and Policy
Expert in the following:
Framing (and symbolic politics); citizen participation; nonprofit advocacy; environmental policy conflicts (fracking, environmental justice)
Campus phone: (518) 442-5274
Campus email: [email protected]

Thomas L. Gais
Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy
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: [email protected]
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Brian Greenhill
Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy
Associate Professor
Department: Political Science
Expert in the following:
International relations; human rights; international organization; environmental outcomes; climate change; political globalization
Campus phone: 518-442-5238
Campus email: [email protected]

Robert Griffin
College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security and Cybersecurity
Dean
Department: Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security and Cybersecurity
Expert in the following:
Emergency preparedness; homeland security; cybersecurity; internet of things/smart cities; smart violence and stadium security; American federalism; state and local governance
Campus phone: 518-442-5142
Campus email: [email protected]

David Guinn
Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy
Senior Associate
Department: Center for International Development
Expert in the following:
International development in democracy and governance; international public law; human rights; intellectual property; human trafficking; religion and violence; post-conflict, and multicultural and religious pluralism
Campus phone: 443-2716
Campus email: [email protected]

Michael Jerison
College of Arts and Sciences
Professor
Department: Economics
Expert in the following:
Economics Nobel prize winners; cost benefit analysis and economic impact statements for government funded projects; tax systems and tax reform, flat tax, consumption tax, corporate income tax; price index and measurement of economic welfare; immigration policy; economic theory
Campus phone: (518) 442-4287
Campus email: [email protected]

Ioannis Kareklas
School of Business
Associate Professor
Department: Marketing
Expert in the following:
Prosocial Behavior; Advertising Effectiveness; Sensory Perception; Public Health; Organic Consumption
Campus phone: (518) 956-8373
Campus email: [email protected]

Richard Lachmann
College of Arts and Sciences
Professor
Department: Sociology
Expert in the following:
Sociology of culture; popular culture; political sociology; war and terrorism; fiscal crises; U.S. decline; military spending
Campus phone: (518) 956-8150
Campus email: [email protected]

Jason Lane
School of Education
Professor, Interim Dean
Department: Educational Administration and Policy Studies
Expert in the following:
Higher Education: Accountability, Public Policy, Globalization and Internationalization
Campus phone: 443-5825
Campus email: [email protected]

Daniel C. Levy
School of Education
Distinguished Professor
Department: Educational Policy & Leadership
Expert in the following:
International higher education; higher education policy and politics; private higher education; Latin American & Mexican politics
Campus phone: (518) 442-5177
Campus email: [email protected]

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: (202) 969-8890
Campus email: [email protected]

Erika Martin
Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy
Associate Professor
Department: Public Administration and Policy
Expert in the following:
Public health policy, HIV/AIDS, resource allocation
Campus phone: (518) 442-5243
Campus email: [email protected]

Rick C. Mathews
Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy
Public Service Professor
Department: Public Administration and Policy
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) 956-8180
Campus email: [email protected]

David Matkin
Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy
Assistant Professor
Department: Public Administration and Policy
Expert in the following:
Public budgeting; state budgets; public pension systems
Campus phone: (518) 442-5279
Campus email: [email protected]

Louise-Anne McNutt
University at Albany
Associate Professor
Department: Institute for Health and the Environment
Expert in the following:
Infectious disease epidemiology; epidemics; HIV/AIDS in developing countries; transmission of bloodborne pathogens (HIV, hepatitis); sexually transmitted diseases; intimate partner violence
Campus phone: (518) 525-2660
Campus email: [email protected]

Jean Moore
School of Public Health
Director
Department: Center for Health Workforce Studies
Expert in the following:
Health workforce planning and monitoring; health workforce diversity; workforce shortages and maldistributions; oral health workforce research; scope of practice; workforce strategies to expand access to care
Campus phone: 518-402-0250
Campus email: [email protected]

Theresa Pardo
Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy
Director
Department: Center for Technology in Government
Expert in the following:
Information technology innovation in the public sector; electronic records management; interagency and intergovernmental information sharing and integration; information technology business case planning and development
Campus phone: 442-3984
Campus email: [email protected]

Feng (Johnson) Qian
School of Public Health
Associate Professor
Department: Health Policy, Management and Behavior
Expert in the following:
Comparative effectiveness research; quality of care and patient safety; evaluation of medical technology and digital health; health disparities and practice variation; global health
Campus phone: (518) 402-0325
Campus email: [email protected]

R. Karl Rethemeyer
Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy
Interim Dean
Department: Public Administration and Policy
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: 442-5283
Campus email: [email protected]

David Rousseau
College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security and Cybersecurity
Associate Professor
Department: Political Science
Expert in the following:
International relations; foreign policy; shared identity and military conflict; political development
Campus phone: (518) 442-5245
Campus email: [email protected]
Elizabeth Searing
Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy
Assistant Professor
Department: Public Administration and Policy
Expert in the following:
Nonprofits; social enterprise; financial management
Campus phone: (518) 442-2621
Campus email: [email protected]

Stephan Stohler
Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy
Assistant Professor
Department: Political Science
Expert in the following:
Comparative politics; constitutional law; election law; equality rights; free speech; public law; affirmative action
Campus phone: (518) 442-5263
Campus email: [email protected]

Frank Thompson
Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy
Professor Emeritus
Department: Public Administration and Policy
Expert in the following:
Health care policy and implementation; Medicaid; federalism and health care policy
Campus phone: (518) 443-5522
Campus email: [email protected]

Sandra Vergari
School of Education
Associate Professor
Department: Educational Policy & Leadership
Expert in the following:
Charter schools; K-12 education reform policy; politics of education policy
Campus phone: (518) 442-5063
Campus email: [email protected]

Wei-Chyung Wang
University at Albany
Professor
Department: Atmospheric Sciences Research Center
Expert in the following:
Climate modeling and data analysis; global warming; impact of climatic changes on social and economic activities and their policy implications
Campus phone: (518) 437-8708
Campus email: [email protected]
Stephen Weinberg
Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy
Clinical Assistant Professor
Department: Public Administration and Policy
Expert in the following:
Public policy; healthcare
Campus phone: (518) 442-5270
Campus email: [email protected]

Wendy Weller
School of Public Health
Associate Professor
Department: Health Policy, Management and Behavior
Expert in the following:
Financing and access to care; health reform; medical outcomes; provider payment
Campus phone: (518) 402-0302
Campus email: [email protected]