CTG UAlbany Tracks How IT Leaders are Responding to COVID-19
CTG UAlbany recently polled a group of New York’s county and city IT leaders to share their experiences from the last several weeks and offer some insights on the future.
Novkov Honored with 2020 Torch Award
Advisor, mentor, advocate, confidant and most importantly, friend. That’s how UAlbany graduating senior Katie Gowing describes the 2020 Faculty & Student Engagement Torch Award winner, Professor Julie Novkov.
COVID-19 Response: Frank McStay, MPA ’14
Frank McStay is a Senior Policy Advisor for Baylor Scott and White Health in Texas. Read here about his experiences related to COVID-19 response.
Food Systems in Crisis
The State University of New York has awarded Rockefeller College Associate Professor Luis Luna-Reyes a SUNY research seed grant for his proposal, “Food Systems in Crisis: Dynamic Local Foodsheds as Safety Nets.”
Research Spotlight: U.S. Households’ Disaster Preparedness
Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy PhD alumna Lucila M. Zamboni and Associate Professor Erika G. Martin have teamed up on a manuscript entitled, “Association of US Households’ Disaster Preparedness With Socioeconomic Characteristics, Composition, and Region.” The article, published on JAMA Network Open, identifies disparities in disaster preparedness among U.S. households using nine preparedness items.
Faculty Q&A: Lucy Sorensen
Lucy Sorensen is an assistant professor in Rockefeller College’s Department of Public Administration and Policy. Her experiences moving with her family and changing schools numerous times motivated her to study the sources of educational inequality, and to do research that could inform policy solutions.
Rockefeller Faculty to Join COVID-19 Virtual Town Hall
Rockefeller College Professor of Political Science Julie Novkov will lend her expertise on Monday, April 20th in a virtual town hall hosted by the College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security and Cybersecurity (CEHC) and School of Public Health (SPH). Professor Novkov will discuss the constitutional struggle between the nation’s president and state governors during the current coronavirus crisis.
No Longer Invisible: The Critical Role Of Local Health Departments In Responding To COVID-19
In this Health Affairs blog post, Rockefeller College Associate Professor Erika Martin and Jessica Kronstadt from the Public Health Accreditation Board emphasize the need for local health departments to receive ongoing support to maintain their role in protecting and promoting public health in communities.