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Department of Public Administration and Policy

Department of Public Administration and Policy

The Department of Public Administration and Policy at Rockefeller College provides graduate and undergraduate students the skills and insights necessary to participate in the management of public and nonprofit organizations and the creation of public policy.

We provide pre-service and mid-career students with a comprehensive core curriculum in public affairs and a diverse selection of electives to further tailor their training and prepare them to solve difficult administrative and policy problems in local, state, national and global communities. Our curriculum emphasizes the development of technical and managerial skills toward the responsible and ethical uses of discretion in the pursuit of exemplary personal and organizational performance.

Our academic and professional faculty are accomplished researchers and practitioners, draw on many years of experience, produce high quality academic and professional research, and address significant issues in public management and policy.

 

Undergraduate

Public Policy and Management BA | +MIA Option | +MPA Option | +MS Option | +MA Option |

Public Policy and Management BA | +MIA Option | +MPA Option | +MS Option | +MA Option |
Public Policy and Management BA | +MIA Option | +MPA Option | +MS Option | +MA Option |
Public Policy and Management BA | +MIA Option | +MPA Option | +MS Option | +MA Option |
Public Policy and Management BA | +MIA Option | +MPA Option | +MS Option | +MA Option |
Public Policy and Management BA | +MIA Option | +MPA Option | +MS Option | +MA Option |
Public Policy and Management BA | +MIA Option | +MPA Option | +MS Option | +MA Option |
Public Policy and Management BA | +MIA Option | +MPA Option | +MS Option | +MA Option |
Public Policy and Management BA | +MIA Option | +MPA Option | +MS Option | +MA Option |
Master's

Public Administration and Policy MPA | Fully Online Option | +JD Option | +CGS Option |

Public Administration and Policy MPA | Fully Online Option | +JD Option | +CGS Option |
Public Administration and Policy MPA | Fully Online Option | +JD Option | +CGS Option |
Public Administration and Policy MPA | Fully Online Option | +JD Option | +CGS Option |
Public Administration and Policy MPA | Fully Online Option | +JD Option | +CGS Option |
Public Administration and Policy MPA | Fully Online Option | +JD Option | +CGS Option |
Public Administration and Policy MPA | Fully Online Option | +JD Option | +CGS Option |
Public Administration and Policy MPA | Fully Online Option | +JD Option | +CGS Option |
Public Administration and Policy MPA | Fully Online Option | +JD Option | +CGS Option |
Public Administration and Policy MPA | Fully Online Option | +JD Option | +CGS Option |
Public Administration and Policy MPA | Fully Online Option | +JD Option | +CGS Option |
Public Administration and Policy MPA | Fully Online Option | +JD Option | +CGS Option |
Public Administration and Policy MPA | Fully Online Option | +JD Option | +CGS Option |
Public Administration and Policy MPA | Fully Online Option | +JD Option | +CGS Option |
Public Administration and Policy MPA | Fully Online Option | +JD Option | +CGS Option |
Public Administration and Policy MPA | Fully Online Option | +JD Option | +CGS Option |
Public Administration and Policy MPA | Fully Online Option | +JD Option | +CGS Option |
Public Administration and Policy MPA | Fully Online Option | +JD Option | +CGS Option |
Public Administration and Policy MPA | Fully Online Option | +JD Option | +CGS Option |
Public Administration and Policy MPA | Fully Online Option | +JD Option | +CGS Option |
Public Administration and Policy MPA | Fully Online Option | +JD Option | +CGS Option |
Public Administration and Policy MPA | Fully Online Option | +JD Option | +CGS Option |
Public Administration and Policy MPA | Fully Online Option | +JD Option | +CGS Option |
Public Administration and Policy MPA | Fully Online Option | +JD Option | +CGS Option |
Public Administration and Policy MPA | Fully Online Option | +JD Option | +CGS Option |
Doctoral

Public Administration and Policy PhD | +CGS Option |

Public Administration and Policy PhD | +CGS Option |
Public Administration and Policy PhD | +CGS Option |
Public Administration and Policy PhD | +CGS Option |
Public Administration and Policy PhD | +CGS Option |
Public Administration and Policy PhD | +CGS Option |
Public Administration and Policy PhD | +CGS Option |
Public Administration and Policy PhD | +CGS Option |
Public Administration and Policy PhD | +CGS Option |
Public Administration and Policy PhD | +CGS Option |
Public Administration and Policy PhD | +CGS Option |
Certificates

Data Science for Public Affairs CGS | Partially Online |

Data Science for Public Affairs CGS | Partially Online |
Data Science for Public Affairs CGS | Partially Online |
Data Science for Public Affairs CGS | Partially Online |
Data Science for Public Affairs CGS | Partially Online |
Data Science for Public Affairs CGS | Partially Online |
Data Science for Public Affairs CGS | Partially Online |
Data Science for Public Affairs CGS | Partially Online |

Nonprofit Management and Leadership CGS | Fully Online Option |

Nonprofit Management and Leadership CGS | Fully Online Option |

Public Sector Management CGS | Fully Online Option |

Public Sector Management CGS | Fully Online Option |
Public Sector Management CGS | Fully Online Option |
Public Sector Management CGS | Fully Online Option |
Public Sector Management CGS | Fully Online Option |
Public Sector Management CGS | Fully Online Option |
Public Sector Management CGS | Fully Online Option |
Public Sector Management CGS | Fully Online Option |

Women and Public Policy CGS

Women and Public Policy CGS
Faculty
Mitchel Y. Abolafia
Mitchel Y. Abolafia
Professor
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Karyn Andrade
Adjunct Professor
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Susan Appe
Susan Appe
Associate Professor and MPA Director
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Michael G. Breslin
Public Service Professor
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Kevin Bronner
Kevin Bronner
Public Service Professor
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Shawn Bushway
Shawn Bushway
Professor
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Paul Castellani
Public Service Professor
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Gang Chen
Gang Chen
Associate Professor, PhD Director
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Michael N. Christakis
Michael N. Christakis
Vice President for Student Affairs & Enrollment; Professor
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Ik Jae Chung
Ik Jae Chung
Research Associate Professor
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Jennifer Dodge
Jennifer Dodge
Associate Professor
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Peter C. Finn
Public Service Professor
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Ashley Fox
Ashley M. Fox
Associate Professor, Undergraduate Program Director, Associate Dean to Research
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J. Ramon Gil-Garcia
J. Ramon Gil-Garcia
Professor
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Mila Gascó
Mila Gascó-Hernandez
Associate Professor & Research Director for the Center for Technology in Government
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Selica Y. Grant, Esq.
Adjunct Professor
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Ron Greenberg
Guest Lecturer
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David E. Guinn
David E. Guinn
Public Service Professor
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Joel Gurin
Joel Gurin
Guest Lecturer
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Stephen B Holt
Associate Professor
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Matthew C. Ingram
Matthew C. Ingram
Associate Professor
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Mikhail Ivonchyk
Mikhail Ivonchyk
Assistant Professor
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Carlos E. Jimenez-Gomez
Carlos E. Jimenez-Gomez
Adjunct Professor
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Richard Kerby
Richard Kerby
Guest Lecturer
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Hongseok Lee.
Hongseok Lee
Associate Professor
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Bo Li
Bo Li
Assistant Professor
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David S. Liebschutz
David S. Liebschutz
Public Service Professor
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Luis Felipe Luna-Reyes
Luis Felipe Luna-Reyes
Chair of Public Administration and Policy, Professor
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Melissa Lyon
Melissa Arnold Lyon
Assistant Professor
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Erika Martin
Erika Martin
Professor
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Rick C. Mathews
Rick C. Mathews
Public Service Professor
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Janet Mayo-Hyde
Adjunct Professor
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Eugene J. Monaco
Eugene J. Monaco
Public Service Professor
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Philip Morris
Public Service Professor
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Theresa Pardo, PhD
Theresa A. Pardo
Associate Vice President for Research & Economic Development
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Libby Post
Adjunct Professor
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Dina Refki.
Dina Refki
Clinical Professor
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April Roggio
Visiting Assistant Professor, Research Associate
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Ellen Rubin
Ellen Rubin
Associate Professor
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William Saxonis
William Saxonis
Adjunct Professor
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Kayla Schwoerer
Kayla Schwoerer
Associate Research Professor
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F. David Sheppard
Public Service Professor
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Lucy Sorensen
Lucy Sorensen
Associate Research Professor
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Edmund C. Stazyk
Edmund C. Stazyk
Professor
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Patricia Strach
Patricia Strach
Professor, Undergraduate Program Director
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Gina Volynsky
Public Service Professor
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Professors Emeriti/ae 

Distinguished Professors Emeriti 
David F. Andersen, PhD
Sue R. Faerman, PhD

Professors Emeriti/ae 
James J. Heaphey, PhD
Joseph M. Heikoff, PhD
Irene Lurie, PhD
Jeryl L. Mumpower, PhD
George P. Richardson, PhD
Jeffrey D. Straussman, PhD
Frank Thompson, PhD
Lewis Welch, PhD

PhD Student Profiles
PhD Student Profiles

Sodiq Ambali

Research Interests: 

  • Education Policy
  • International Development

Contact: [email protected] CV

 

Ji Hyun Byeon

Research Interests:

  • Public Management

Contact: [email protected] CV

 

Tzuhao Chen

Research Interests:

  • Digital Government
  • Public Sector Innovation
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Information Sharing
  • Smart Cities

Contact: [email protected]   CV
 
 

Kun Huang

Research Interests:

  • Health Policy

Contact: [email protected] CV

 

Zong-Xian Huang

Research Interests:

  • Public Management

Contact: [email protected]   CV

 

Miyeun Jung 

Research Interests:

  • Policy evaluation
  • Policy implementation
  • K–12 education policy
  • Child and adolescent health
  • Public service delivery
  • Quantitative & qualitative method

Contact: [email protected]

 

Soyun Jeong

Research Interests:

  • Social Policy
  • Health Policy
  • Mixed Methods
  • Policy Analysis/Evaluation

Contact: [email protected]
 

Sungyeop Kim

Research Interests:

  • Public Management
  • Human Resource Management

Contact: [email protected] CV

 

Dina Maloney

Research Interests:

  • Health Policy
  • Public Policy
  • Policy Analysis 

Contact: [email protected]  CV

 

Adam Shepardson

Research Interests:

  • Computational Social Science
  • Education Governance
  • Local Politics

Contact: [email protected]  CV

 

Md Abu Talha

Research Interests:

  • Public Management
  • Digital Government
  • Citizen-State Interactions

Contact: [email protected]  CV

 

Nancy Wu

Research Interests:

  • Government Information Strategy
  • Co-production
  • LLM

Contact: [email protected]