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Faculty

Mitchel Y. Abolafia

Professor

Public Administration & Policy, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy

abolafia@albany.edu

David F. Andersen

O’Leary Professor

Public Administration & Policy, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy

david.andersen@albany.edu

Susan Appe

Assistant Professor

Public Administration & Policy, International Affairs, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy

sappe@albany.edu

Victor Asal

Professor

Political Science, Public Administration & Policy, International Affairs, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy

vasal@albany.edu

Zsófia Barta

Associate Professor

Political Science, International Affairs, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy

zbarta@albany.edu

Peter Breiner

Associate Professor

Political Science, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy

breiner@albany.edu

Michael G. Breslin

Public Service Professor

Public Administration & Policy, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy

mbreslin@albany.edu

Kevin Bronner

Public Service Professor

Public Administration & Policy, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy

kbronner@nycap.rr.com

Shawn Bushway

Professor

Public Administration & Policy, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy

sbushway@albany.edu

Paul Castellani

Public Service Professor

Public Administration & Policy, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy

pcastellani@albany.edu

Cheng Chen

Professor

Political Science, International Affairs, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy

cchen@albany.edu

Gang Chen

Assistant Professor

Public Administration & Policy, International Affairs, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy

gchen3@albany.edu

Michael Christakis

Vice President for Student Affairs and Public Service Professor

Public Administration & Policy, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy

mchristakis@albany.edu

Ik Jae Chung

Research Associate Professor

Public Administration & Policy, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy

chungij@albany.edu

Christopher Clary

Assistant Professor

Political Science, International Affairs, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy

cclary@albany.edu

José E. Cruz

Professor

Political Science, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy, Latin American, Caribbean & U.S. Latino Studies

jcruz@albany.edu

Jennifer Dodge

Associate Professor

Public Administration & Policy, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy

jdodge@albany.edu

Bryan Early

Associate Dean for Research, Associate Professor

Political Science, International Affairs, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy

bearly@albany.edu

Virginia Eubanks

Associate Professor

Political Science, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy

veubanks@albany.edu

Peter C. Finn

Public Service Professor

Public Administration & Policy, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy

pfinn@albany.edu

Ashley M. Fox

Assistant Professor

Public Administration & Policy, International Affairs, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy

afox3@albany.edu

Sally Friedman

Associate Professor

Political Science, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy

sfriedman2@albany.edu

J. Ramon Gil-Garcia

Associate Professor

Public Administration & Policy, International Affairs, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy

jgil-garcia@albany.edu

Mila Gascó-Hernandez

Research Associate Professor

Public Administration & Policy, International Affairs, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy

mgasco@albany.edu

Brian Greenhill

Associate Professor and Vice Chair

Political Science, International Affairs, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy

bgreenhill@albany.edu

David E. Guinn

Public Service Professor

Public Administration & Policy, International Affairs, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy

dguinn@albany.edu

Stephen B Holt

Assistant Professor

Public Administration & Policy, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy

sbholt@albany.edu

Matthew C. Ingram

Associate Professor

Political Science, International Affairs, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy, Latin American, Caribbean & U.S. Latino Studies

mingram@albany.edu

Rey Koslowski

Professor, Director of the Master of International Affairs Program

Political Science, International Affairs, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy

rkoslowski@albany.edu

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Hongseok Lee

Assistant Professor

Public Administration & Policy, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy

hlee5@albany.edu

David S. Liebschutz

Public Service Professor

Public Administration & Policy, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy

dliebschutz@albany.edu

Luis Felipe Luna-Reyes

Vice Chair of Public Administration and Policy, Associate Professor

Public Administration & Policy, International Affairs, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy

Michael J. Malbin

Professor

Political Science, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy

mmalbin@albany.edu

Erika Martin

Associate Professor and PhD Program Director

Public Administration & Policy, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy

emartin@albany.edu

Rick C. Mathews

Public Service Professor

Public Administration & Policy, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy

rmathews@albany.edu

Robert McEvoy

Public Service Professor

Public Administration & Policy, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy

rmc@albany.edu

Bruce Miroff

Professor and Collins Fellow

Political Science, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy

miroff@albany.edu

Eugene J. Monaco

Executive Director & Public Service Professor

Public Administration & Policy, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy

emonaco@albany.edu

Philip Morris

Public Service Professor

Public Administration & Policy, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy

pmorris@proctors.org

Julie Novkov

Professor, Collins Fellow and Director of Undergraduate Studies

Political Science, Women's, Gender & Sexuality Studies, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy

jnovkov@albany.edu

Gregory Nowell

Associate Professor

Political Science, International Affairs, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy

gnowell@albany.edu

Theresa A. Pardo

Research Associate Professor

Public Administration & Policy, International Affairs, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy

tpardo@ctg.albany.edu

Dina Refki, DA

Clinical Assistant Professor

Public Administration & Policy, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy

drefki@albany.edu

R. Karl Rethemeyer

Dean & Professor

Public Administration & Policy, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy

kretheme@albany.edu

David L. Rousseau

Associate Professor

Political Science, International Affairs, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy

drousseau@albany.edu

Ellen Rubin

Associate Professor

Public Administration & Policy, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy

erubin@albany.edu

Morton Schoolman

Professor

Political Science, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy

mschlman@albany.edu

Elizabeth Searing

Assistant Professor

Public Administration & Policy, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy

esearing@albany.edu

F. David Sheppard

Public Service Professor

Public Administration & Policy, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy

fsheppard@albany.edu

Niloufer Siddiqui

Assistant Professor

Political Science, International Affairs, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy

nasiddiqui@albany.edu

Lucy Sorensen

Assistant Professor

Public Administration & Policy, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy

lsorensen@albany.edu

Edmund C. Stazyk

Chair and Associate Professor

Public Administration & Policy, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy

estazyk@albany.edu

James E. Steiner

Homeland Security Program Director

Public Administration & Policy, International Affairs, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy

jsteiner@albany.edu

Stephan Stohler

Assistant Professor

Political Science, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy

sstohler@albany.edu

Patricia Strach

Professor

Political Science, Public Administration & Policy, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy

pstrach@albany.edu

Jeffrey D. Straussman

Professor

Public Administration & Policy, International Affairs, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy

jstraussman@albany.edu

Gina Volynsky

Public Service Professor

Public Administration & Policy, International Affairs, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy

gvolynsky@albany.edu

Timothy Weaver

Director of Graduate Studies, Assistant Professor

Political Science, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy

tweaver@albany.edu

Stephen Weinberg

Clinical Assistant Professor and MPA Director

Public Administration & Policy, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy

sweinberg@albany.edu

Meredith Weiss

Professor, Chair of Political Science, Director of Semester in Washington

Political Science, International Affairs, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy

mweiss@albany.edu

faculty

Staff

Lizzie Barlow

Director of Communications and Marketing

ebarlow2@albany.edu

Zakhar Berkovich

Director of Undergraduate Student Services

zberkovich@albany.edu

Shelley Friel

Director of Development

sfriel@albany.edu

Janine Gestwick

Contact Office Assistant

jgestwick@albany.edu

Kelly Hammond

Director of Alumni Relations

khammond@albany.edu

Sheena Loughlin

Director of Student Affairs

sloughlin2@albany.edu

Joan Marso

Undergraduate Internship and Career Coordinator

jmarso@albany.edu

Barbara Mathews

Assistant to the Dean and Chairs

bmathews@albany.edu

Jaclyn Napoleon

Director of Graduate Recruitment and Admissions

jnapoleon@albany.edu

Yalitza Negron-Rivera

Director of Internships and Career Services

Assistant Dean

Assistant Dean

rwallingford@albany.edu

Dyana Warnock

Director of Graduate Student Services

dwarnock@albany.edu

Stephanie White

Administrative Assistant

sawhite@albany.edu

staff

Professors Emeriti/ae

Department of Political Science

Distinguished Professors
Richard P. Nathan, Ph.D.

Professors Emeriti
Carlos A. Astiz, Ph.D.
Thomas W. Church, Ph.D.
Martin Edelman, Ph.D.
Webb S. Fiser, Ph.D.
Walter Goldstein, Ph.D.
John G. Gunnell, Ph.D.
Erik P. Hoffmann, Ph.D.
Alvin Magid, Ph.D.
Charles D. Tarlton, Ph.D.
Frank J. Thompson, Ph.D.
Lewis P. Welch, Ph.D.
Theodore P. Wright Jr., Ph.D.
Joseph F. Zimmerman, Ph.D.

Associate Professor Emerita
Anne M. Hildreth, Ph.D.

Department of Public Administration and Policy

Professors Emeriti/ae
David F. Andersen, Ph.D.
Sue R. Faerman, Ph.D.
James J. Heaphey, Ph.D.
Joseph M. Heikoff, Ph.D.
Byron Hipple, M.A.
Irene Lurie, Ph.D.
Jeryl L. Mumpower, Ph.D.
Richard I. Nunez, Ph.D.
George P. Richardson, Ph.D.
Frank Thompson, Ph.D.
Lewis Welch, Ph.D.