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
Format: In-person
Format: In-person
Public Policy and Management
BA
| +MIA Option | +MPA Option | +MS Option | +MA Option
Format: In-person
Format: In-person
Public Policy and Management
BA
| +MIA Option | +MPA Option | +MS Option | +MA Option
Format: In-person
Format: In-person
Public Policy and Management
BA
| +MIA Option | +MPA Option | +MS Option | +MA Option
Format: In-person
Format: In-person
Public Policy and Management
BA
| +MIA Option | +MPA Option | +MS Option | +MA Option
Format: In-person
Format: In-person
Public Policy and Management
BA
| +MIA Option | +MPA Option | +MS Option | +MA Option
Format: In-person
Format: In-person
Public Policy and Management
BA
| +MIA Option | +MPA Option | +MS Option | +MA Option
Format: In-person
Format: In-person
Public Policy and Management
BA
| +MIA Option | +MPA Option | +MS Option | +MA Option
Format: In-person
Format: In-person
Public Policy and Management
BA
| +MIA Option | +MPA Option | +MS Option | +MA Option
Format: In-person
Format: In-person
Master's
Doctoral
Certificates
Faculty
Mitchel Y. Abolafia
O'Leary Professor
Department of Public Administration & Policy; Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy
307 Milne Hall
Susan Appe
Associate Professor and MPA Director
Department of Public Administration & Policy; International Affairs; Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy
Milne 305
Shawn Bushway
Professor
Department of Public Administration & Policy; Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy
286 Richardson Hall
Gang Chen
Associate Professor, PhD Director
Department of Public Administration & Policy; International Affairs; Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy
319 Milne Hall
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
University Hall 206
Ik Jae Chung
Research Associate Professor
Department of Public Administration & Policy; Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy
118A Draper Hall
Jennifer Dodge
Associate Professor
Department of Public Administration & Policy; Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy
Milne 318
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
300C Milne Hall
J. Ramon Gil-Garcia
Professor
Department of Public Administration & Policy; International Affairs; Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy
317 Milne Hall
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
321 Milne Hall
Stephen B Holt
Associate Professor
Department of Public Administration & Policy; Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy
Milne 324
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
314A Milne Hall
Mikhail Ivonchyk
Assistant Professor
Department of Public Administration & Policy; Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy
308 Milne Hall
Hongseok Lee
Associate Professor
Department of Public Administration & Policy; Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy
Milne 313A
Bo Li
Assistant Professor
Department of Public Administration & Policy; Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy
Milne 304
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
315B Milne Hall
Melissa Arnold Lyon
Assistant Professor
Department of Public Administration & Policy; Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy
Milne 312
Erika Martin
Professor
Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy; Department of Public Administration & Policy; College of Integrated Health Sciences
300E Milne Hall
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
Dina Refki
Clinical Professor
Department of Public Administration & Policy; Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy
302 Draper Hall
April Roggio
Visiting Assistant Professor, Research Associate
Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy; Department of Public Administration & Policy
Ellen Rubin
Associate Professor
Department of Public Administration & Policy; Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy
314B Milne Hall
Kayla Schwoerer
Associate Research Professor
Department of Public Administration & Policy; Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy
Lucy Sorensen
Associate Research Professor
Department of Public Administration & Policy; Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy
Patricia Strach
Professor, Undergraduate Program Director
Department of Political Science; Department of Public Administration & Policy; Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy
306 Milne Hall
Public Service Professors
Michael G. Breslin
Public Service Professor
Department of Public Administration & Policy; Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy
Kevin Bronner
Public Service Professor
Department of Public Administration & Policy; Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy
Paul Castellani
Public Service Professor
Department of Public Administration & Policy; Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy
Peter C. Finn
Public Service Professor
Department of Public Administration & Policy; Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy
David E. Guinn
Public Service Professor
Department of Public Administration & Policy; International Affairs; Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy
David S. Liebschutz
Public Service Professor
Department of Public Administration & Policy; Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy
Rick C. Mathews
Public Service Professor
Department of Public Administration & Policy; Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy
Eugene J. Monaco
Public Service Professor
Department of Public Administration & Policy; Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy
117 Milne Hall
Philip Morris
Public Service Professor
Department of Public Administration & Policy; Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy
F. David Sheppard
Public Service Professor
Department of Public Administration & Policy; Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy
Gina Volynsky
Public Service Professor
Department of Public Administration & Policy; International Affairs; Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy
Lecturers
Adjunct Faculty
Karyn Andrade
Adjunct Professor
Department of Public Administration & Policy; Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy
Jordan Dowd
Adjunct Professor
Department of Public Administration & Policy; Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy
Selica Y. Grant, Esq.
Adjunct Professor
Department of Public Administration & Policy; Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy
Carlos E. Jimenez-Gomez
Adjunct Professor
Department of Public Administration & Policy; Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy
Miyeun Jung
Adjunct Professor
Department of Public Administration & Policy; Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy
Hyoeun Kim
Adjunct Professor
Department of Public Administration & Policy; Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy
Seunghwa Kim
Adjunct Professor
Department of Public Administration & Policy; Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy
Janet Mayo-Hyde
Adjunct Professor
Department of Public Administration & Policy; Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy
Libby Post
Adjunct Professor
Department of Public Administration & Policy; Department of Political Science; Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy
April Roggio
Adjunct Professor
Department of Public Administration & Policy; Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy
Royal Srem Sai
Adjunct Professor
Department of Public Administration & Policy; Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy
William Saxonis
Adjunct Professor
Department of Public Administration & Policy; Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy
Youjung Song
Adjunct Professor
Department of Public Administration & Policy; Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy
Professors Emeritus
Sue R. Faerman, PhD
James J. Heaphey, PhD
Joseph M. Heikoff, PhD
Irene Lurie, PhD
Jeryl L. Mumpower, PhD
George P. Richardson, PhD
Frank Thompson, PhD
Lewis Welch, PhD
PhD Student Profiles
Meet our PhD Students
Meet our PhD Students
Sodiq Ambali
Research Interests:
- Education Policy
- International Development
Contact: [email protected]
Ji Hyun Byeon
Research Interests:
- Public Management
Contact: [email protected]
Tzuhao Chen
Research Interests:
- Digital Government
- Public Sector Innovation
- Artificial Intelligence
- Information Sharing
- Smart Cities
Contact: [email protected]
Kun Huang
Research Interests:
- Health Policy
Contact: [email protected]
Zong-Xian Huang
Research Interests:
- Public Management
Contact: [email protected]
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]
Dina Maloney
Research Interests:
- Health Policy
- Public Policy
- Policy Analysis
Contact: [email protected]
Adam Shepardson
Research Interests:
- Computational Social Science
- Education Governance
- Local Politics
Contact: [email protected]
Md Abu Talha
Research Interests:
- Public Management
- Digital Government
- Citizen-State Interactions
Contact: [email protected]
Nancy Wu
Research Interests:
- Government Information Strategy
- Co-production
- LLM
Contact: [email protected]