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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
O'Leary Professor
Department of Public Administration & Policy; Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy
518-442-3858
[email protected]
307 Milne Hall
Susan Appe
Susan Appe
Associate Professor and MPA Director
Department of Public Administration & Policy; International Affairs; Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy
[email protected]
Milne 305
Shawn Bushway
Shawn Bushway
Professor
Department of Public Administration & Policy; Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy
518-591-8738
[email protected]
286 Richardson Hall
Gang Chen
Gang Chen
Associate Professor, PhD Director
Department of Public Administration & Policy; International Affairs; Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy
518-442-5284
[email protected]
319 Milne Hall
Michael N. Christakis
Michael N. Christakis
Vice President for Student Affairs & Enrollment; Professor
Executive Council; Division of Student Affairs & Enrollment; Department of Public Administration & Policy; Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy
518-956-8140
[email protected]
University Hall 206
Ik Jae Chung
Ik Jae Chung
Research Associate Professor
Department of Public Administration & Policy; Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy
518-442-5238
[email protected]
118A Draper Hall
Jennifer Dodge
Jennifer Dodge
Associate Professor
Department of Public Administration & Policy; Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy
518-442-5274
[email protected]
Milne 318
Ashley M. Fox
Ashley M. Fox
Associate Professor, Undergraduate Program Director, Associate Dean to Research
Department of Public Administration & Policy; International Affairs; Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy
518-442-5205
[email protected]
300C Milne Hall
J. Ramon Gil-Garcia
J. Ramon Gil-Garcia
Professor
Department of Public Administration & Policy; International Affairs; Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy
518-442-3892
[email protected]
317 Milne Hall
Mila Gascó-Hernandez
Mila Gascó-Hernandez
Associate Professor & Research Director for the Center for Technology in Government
Department of Public Administration & Policy; International Affairs; Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy
518-442-3794
[email protected]
321 Milne Hall
Stephen B Holt
Stephen B Holt
Associate Professor
Department of Public Administration & Policy; Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy
518-442-3855
[email protected]
Milne 324
Matthew C. Ingram
Matthew C. Ingram
Associate Professor
Department of Public Administration & Policy; Department of Political Science; International Affairs; Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy; School of Criminal Justice; Department of Africana, Latin American, Caribbean, and Latinx Studies
518-442-3940
[email protected]
314A Milne Hall
Mikhail Ivonchyk
Mikhail Ivonchyk
Assistant Professor
Department of Public Administration & Policy; Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy
[email protected]
308 Milne Hall
Hongseok Lee
Hongseok Lee
Associate Professor
Department of Public Administration & Policy; Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy
518-442-5280
[email protected]
Milne 313A
Bo Li
Bo Li
Assistant Professor
Department of Public Administration & Policy; Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy
[email protected]
Milne 304
Luis Felipe Luna-Reyes
Luis Felipe Luna-Reyes
Chair of Public Administration and Policy, Professor
Department of Public Administration & Policy; International Affairs; Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy
518-442-5297
[email protected]
315B Milne Hall
Melissa Arnold Lyon
Melissa Arnold Lyon
Assistant Professor
Department of Public Administration & Policy; Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy
[email protected]
Milne 312
Personal Website
Erika Martin
Erika Martin
Professor
Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy; Department of Public Administration & Policy; College of Integrated Health Sciences
518-442-5243
[email protected]
300E Milne Hall
Theresa A. Pardo
Theresa A. Pardo
Associate Vice President for Research & Economic Development
Division for Research & Economic Development; Department of Public Administration & Policy; International Affairs; Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy; Department of Information Sciences and Technology; Center for Technology in Government (CTG UAlbany); Center for Healthy Aging; College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security and Cybersecurity
518-956-8170
[email protected]
Dina Refki
Dina Refki
Clinical Professor
Department of Public Administration & Policy; Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy
518-442-5127
[email protected]
302 Draper Hall
April Roggio
Visiting Assistant Professor, Research Associate
Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy; Department of Public Administration & Policy
[email protected]
Ellen Rubin
Ellen Rubin
Associate Professor
Department of Public Administration & Policy; Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy
518-442-5261
[email protected]
314B Milne Hall
Patricia Strach
Patricia Strach
Professor, Undergraduate Program Director
Department of Political Science; Department of Public Administration & Policy; Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy
518-442-3856
[email protected]
306 Milne Hall
Public Service Professors
Michael G. Breslin
Public Service Professor
Department of Public Administration & Policy; Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy
518-442-3309
[email protected]
Kevin Bronner
Kevin Bronner
Public Service Professor
Department of Public Administration & Policy; Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy
518-489-5252
[email protected]
Paul Castellani
Public Service Professor
Department of Public Administration & Policy; Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy
518-596-9420
[email protected]
Peter C. Finn
Public Service Professor
Department of Public Administration & Policy; Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy
518-442-5254
[email protected]
David E. Guinn
David E. Guinn
Public Service Professor
Department of Public Administration & Policy; International Affairs; Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy
[email protected]
David S. Liebschutz
David S. Liebschutz
Public Service Professor
Department of Public Administration & Policy; Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy
518-466-7024
[email protected]
Rick C. Mathews
Rick C. Mathews
Public Service Professor
Department of Public Administration & Policy; Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy
[email protected]
Eugene J. Monaco
Eugene J. Monaco
Public Service Professor
Department of Public Administration & Policy; Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy
518-442-6614
[email protected]
117 Milne Hall
Philip Morris
Public Service Professor
Department of Public Administration & Policy; Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy
[email protected]
F. David Sheppard
Public Service Professor
Department of Public Administration & Policy; Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy
[email protected]
Gina Volynsky
Gina Volynsky
Public Service Professor
Department of Public Administration & Policy; International Affairs; Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy
518-443-5124
[email protected]
Lecturers
Ron Greenberg
Guest Lecturer
Department of Public Administration & Policy
[email protected]
Joel Gurin
Joel Gurin
Guest Lecturer
Department of Public Administration & Policy
[email protected]
Richard Kerby
Richard Kerby
Guest Lecturer
Department of Public Administration & Policy
[email protected]
Adjunct Faculty
Karyn Andrade
Adjunct Professor
Department of Public Administration & Policy; Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy
[email protected]
Selica Y. Grant, Esq.
Adjunct Professor
Department of Public Administration & Policy; Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy
[email protected]
Carlos E. Jimenez-Gomez
Carlos E. Jimenez-Gomez
Adjunct Professor
Department of Public Administration & Policy; Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy
[email protected]
Janet Mayo-Hyde
Adjunct Professor
Department of Public Administration & Policy; Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy
[email protected]
Libby Post
Adjunct Professor
Department of Public Administration & Policy; Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy
[email protected]
William Saxonis
William Saxonis
Adjunct Professor
Department of Public Administration & Policy; Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy
[email protected]

Professors Emeritus

David F. Andersen, PhD
Sue R. Faerman, PhD
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]