Faculty Experts

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Public Policy
 


        James Acker

James Acker
School of Criminal Justice
Distinguished Teaching Professor
Department: Criminal Justice


Expert in the following: The death penalty; history of capital punishment in the United States and New York
Campus phone: (518) 442-5317
Campus email: [email protected]



        Victor Asal

Victor Asal
Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy
Department Chair and Professor
Department: Political Science


Expert in the following: Terrorism; Homeland Security; Contentious Politics
Campus phone: (518) 591-8729
Campus email: [email protected]



        Carl Bon Tempo

Carl Bon Tempo
College of Arts and Sciences
Associate Professor
Department: History


Expert in the following: 20th century politics and public policy in the U.S.; history of refugees and immigrants in the U.S.; history of the U.S. and human rights; history of American foreign policy
Campus phone: (518) 442-5368
Campus email: [email protected]



        Gene Bunnell

Gene Bunnell
College of Arts and Sciences
Associate Professor Emeritus
Department: Geography and Planning


Expert in the following: Urban, city, district, and regional planning; anthropology; economics; public health
Campus phone: (518) 463-4704
Campus email: [email protected]



        Shawn Bushway

Shawn Bushway
Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy
Professor
Department: Public Administration and Policy


Expert in the following: Criminal justice policy; the desistance process; sentencing policy in New York; court systems
Campus phone: (518) 591-8738
Campus email: [email protected]



        Meghan Cook

Meghan Cook
University at Albany
Department: Center for Technology in Government


Expert in the following: Intergovernmental relations and county and municipal government information management; Information sharing and integration; facilitation and cross-boundary collaborative work
Campus phone: 442-4443
Campus email: [email protected]



        José  Cruz

José Cruz
Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy
Associate Professor
Department: Political Science


Expert in the following: Comparative politics; census data; Latino culture, political values, attitudes and behavior; media studies
Campus phone: (518) 442-5377
Campus email: [email protected]



        Sharon Dawes

Sharon Dawes
Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy
Senior Fellow
Department: Center for Technology in Government


Expert in the following: Government information systems strategy and management; policy analysis; information management and policy
Campus phone: (518) 442-3892
Campus email: [email protected]



        Diane Dewar

Diane Dewar
School of Public Health
Associate Professor
Department: Health Policy, Management and Behavior


Expert in the following: Health economics; health policy; health system; vulnerable populations; medical technology; aging; end-of-life care; palliative care
Campus phone: (518) 402-0370
Campus email: [email protected]



        Jennifer Dodge

Jennifer Dodge
Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy
Associate Professor
Department: Public Administration and Policy


Expert in the following: Framing (and symbolic politics); citizen participation; nonprofit advocacy; environmental policy conflicts (fracking, environmental justice)
Campus phone: (518) 442-5274
Campus email: [email protected]



        Thomas L. Gais

Thomas L. Gais
Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy
Director
Department: Rockefeller Institute of Government


Expert in the following: Education; Federalism; government reform; higher education; social service spending; welfare reform
Campus phone: (518) 443-5238
Campus email: [email protected]



        Brian Greenhill

Brian Greenhill
Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy
Associate Professor
Department: Political Science


Expert in the following: International relations; human rights; international organization; environmental outcomes; climate change; political globalization
Campus phone: 518-442-5238
Campus email: [email protected]



        Robert Griffin

Robert Griffin
College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security and Cybersecurity
Dean
Department: Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security and Cybersecurity


Expert in the following: Emergency preparedness; homeland security; cybersecurity; internet of things/smart cities; smart violence and stadium security; American federalism; state and local governance
Campus phone: 518-442-5142
Campus email: [email protected]



        David Guinn

David Guinn
Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy
Senior Associate
Department: Center for International Development


Expert in the following: International development in democracy and governance; international public law; human rights; intellectual property; human trafficking; religion and violence; post-conflict, and multicultural and religious pluralism
Campus phone: 443-2716
Campus email: [email protected]



        Michael Jerison

Michael Jerison
College of Arts and Sciences
Professor
Department: Economics


Expert in the following: Economics Nobel prize winners; cost benefit analysis and economic impact statements for government funded projects; tax systems and tax reform, flat tax, consumption tax, corporate income tax; price index and measurement of economic welfare; immigration policy; economic theory
Campus phone: (518) 442-4287
Campus email: [email protected]



        Ioannis Kareklas

Ioannis Kareklas
School of Business
Assistant Professor
Department: Marketing


Expert in the following: Prosocial Behavior; Advertising Effectiveness; Sensory Perception; Public Health; Organic Consumption
Campus phone: (518) 956-8373
Campus email: [email protected]



        Richard Lachmann

Richard Lachmann
College of Arts and Sciences
Professor
Department: Sociology


Expert in the following: Sociology of culture; popular culture; political sociology; war and terrorism; fiscal crises; U.S. decline; military spending
Campus phone: (518) 956-8150
Campus email: [email protected]



        Jason Lane

Jason Lane
School of Education
Department: Rockefeller Institute of Government


Expert in the following: Higher Education: Accountability, Public Policy, Globalization and Internationalization
Campus phone: 443-5825
Campus email: [email protected]



        Daniel C. Levy

Daniel C. Levy
School of Education
Distinguished Professor
Department: Educational Administration and Policy Studies


Expert in the following: International higher education; higher education policy and politics; private higher education; Latin American & Mexican politics
Campus phone: (518) 442-5177
Campus email: [email protected]



        Michael Malbin

Michael Malbin
Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy
Professor
Department: Political Science


Expert in the following: U.S. politics and elections, campaign finance, and the U.S. Congress
Campus phone: (202) 969-8890
Campus email: [email protected]



        Erika Martin

Erika Martin
Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy
Associate Professor
Department: Public Administration and Policy


Expert in the following: Public health policy, HIV/AIDS, resource allocation
Campus phone: (518) 442-5243
Campus email: [email protected]



        Rick C. Mathews

Rick C. Mathews
Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy
Public Service Professor
Department: Public Administration and Policy


Expert in the following: Homeland security; infrastructure protection; intelligence; counter-terrorism and terrorism interdiction; information sharing; weapons of mass destruction; critical decision making; facility and systems security; emergency preparedness
Campus phone: (518) 956-8180
Campus email: [email protected]



        David Matkin

David Matkin
Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy
Assistant Professor
Department: Public Administration and Policy


Expert in the following: Public budgeting; state budgets; public pension systems
Campus phone: (518) 442-5279
Campus email: [email protected]



        Louise-Anne McNutt

Louise-Anne McNutt
University at Albany
Associate Professor
Department: Institute for Health and the Environment


Expert in the following: Infectious disease epidemiology; epidemics; HIV/AIDS in developing countries; transmission of bloodborne pathogens (HIV, hepatitis); sexually transmitted diseases; intimate partner violence
Campus phone: (518) 525-2660
Campus email: [email protected]


Jean Moore

Jean Moore
School of Public Health
Director
Department: Center for Health Workforce Studies


Expert in the following: Health workforce planning and monitoring; health workforce diversity; workforce shortages and maldistributions; oral health workforce research; scope of practice; workforce strategies to expand access to care
Campus phone: 518-402-0250
Campus email: [email protected]



        Theresa Pardo

Theresa Pardo
Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy
Director
Department: Center for Technology in Government


Expert in the following: Information technology innovation in the public sector; electronic records management; interagency and intergovernmental information sharing and integration; information technology business case planning and development
Campus phone: 442-3984
Campus email: [email protected]



        Feng (Johnson) Qian

Feng (Johnson) Qian
School of Public Health
Associate Professor
Department: Health Policy, Management and Behavior


Expert in the following: Comparative effectiveness research; quality of care and patient safety; evaluation of medical technology and digital health; health disparities and practice variation; global health
Campus phone: (518) 402-0325
Campus email: [email protected]



        R. Karl Rethemeyer

R. Karl Rethemeyer
Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy
Department: Public Administration and Policy


Expert in the following: Terrorism; public policy; social networks and their impact on social, political, and policy processes; terrorist networks and organizations; counter-insurgency efforts in Afghanistan and Iraq
Campus phone: 442-5283
Campus email: [email protected]



        David Rousseau

David Rousseau
College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security and Cybersecurity
Associate Professor
Department: Political Science


Expert in the following: International relations; foreign policy; shared identity and military conflict; political development
Campus phone: (518) 442-5245
Campus email: [email protected]



        Elizabeth Searing

Elizabeth Searing
Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy
Assistant Professor
Department: Public Administration and Policy


Expert in the following: Nonprofits; social enterprise; financial management
Campus phone: (518) 442-2621
Campus email: [email protected]



        Stephan Stohler

Stephan Stohler
Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy
Assistant Professor
Department: Political Science


Expert in the following: Comparative politics; constitutional law; election law; equality rights; free speech; public law; affirmative action
Campus phone: (518) 442-5263
Campus email: [email protected]



        Frank Thompson

Frank Thompson
Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy
Professor Emeritus
Department: Public Administration and Policy


Expert in the following: Health care policy and implementation; Medicaid; federalism and health care policy
Campus phone: (518) 443-5522
Campus email: [email protected]



        Sandra Vergari

Sandra Vergari
School of Education
Associate Professor
Department: Educational Administration and Policy Studies


Expert in the following: Charter schools; K-12 education reform policy; politics of education policy
Campus phone: (518) 442-5063
Campus email: [email protected]



        Wei-Chyung Wang

Wei-Chyung Wang
University at Albany
Professor
Department: Atmospheric Sciences Research Center


Expert in the following: Climate modeling and data analysis; global warming; impact of climatic changes on social and economic activities and their policy implications
Campus phone: (518) 437-8708
Campus email: [email protected]



        Stephen Weinberg

Stephen Weinberg
Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy
Clinical Assistant Professor
Department: Public Administration and Policy


Expert in the following: Public policy; healthcare
Campus phone: (518) 442-5270
Campus email: [email protected]



        Wendy Weller

Wendy Weller
School of Public Health
Associate Professor
Department: Health Policy, Management and Behavior


Expert in the following: Financing and access to care; health reform; medical outcomes; provider payment
Campus phone: (518) 402-0302
Campus email: [email protected]