Lewis Bivona, Ph.D. Student

Working with DPPA faculty member Dr. Gloria Bonilla Santiago, Director of our Community Leadership Center, Lew received research support from the Center to study sustainable urban agriculture first-hand in Cuba. While in Cuba, he assisted a team of Rutgers faculty in solidifying academic relationships and cross-cultural research opportunities as part of the Rutgers University/University of… continue reading

Thomas Dahan, Ph.D. 2019

My work in higher education began in 2006, with a commitment to how universities can partner in substantive and productive ways with their communities and prepare their students for a life of civic engagement. I decided to pursue the PhD in Public Affairs at Rutgers University–Camden because of the program’s emphasis in community development and… continue reading

Curtis M. Williams II, Ph.D. Student

Curtis M. Williams II earned a B.A. in History and African-American Studies and an M.S. in Public Affairs from Rutgers University-Camden.  He also holds an M.A. in Humanities and Social Thought from New York University, where his Master’s thesis was entitle, “Voices of Protest: Analyzing Controversial Speech in the Black Public Sphere.”  Prior to his… continue reading