Faculty

Faculty

Gloria Bonilla-Santiago

Board of Governors Service, Professor of Public Policy and Administration, Director of the Community Leadership Center

Office: 501 Cooper St.
Phone: (856) 225-6348
Web: bonilla-santiago.camden.rutgers.edu

Degree School: City University of New York
Field of Degree: Ph.D. Sociology

Profile

Research Interests: leadership, school leadership and partnerships, charter schools, communities and poverty, children and families, early childhood and literacy, migration and migrant workers, women and leadership

Courses: Leadership and Communication Skills, Directed Study, Creating a Culture of Continuous Improvement in Schools, Theory and History of Community Development

Stephen Danley

Associate Professor, Public Policy and Administration, and Director of Center for Urban Research and Education (CURE)

Office: 312 Cooper St., Room 202
Phone: (856) 225-6343
Web: danley.camden.rutgers.edu

Degree School: University of Oxford, Nuffield College
Field of Degree: D.Phil. Social Policy

Profile

Research Interests: local knowledge, informal organizations, local networks, urban neighborhoods, urban policy, New Orleans, Camden, Philadelphia

Courses: Local Knowledge: City Policy in New Orleans and Camden, International Economic Development, Qualitative Research Methods, Camden and the Greater Philadelphia Region

Maureen M. Donaghy

Associate Professor of Political Science and Public Policy (joint appointment)

Office: 401 Cooper St., Room 109
Phone: (856) 225-6131
Web: donaghy.camden.rutgers.edu

Degree School: University of Colorado
Field of Degree: Ph.D. Political Science

Profile

Research Interests: development and civil society, with an emphasis on participatory governance, urban politics and Latin America

Courses: International Economic Development, Colloquium on Poverty Alleviation Strategies, IPSD Capstone, Introduction to Global Urbanization

Michael Hayes

Associate Professor of Public Policy, Graduate Director for Public Policy and Administration (MPA)

Office: 401 Cooper St., Room 302
Phone: (856) 225-6561
Web: hayes.camden.rutgers.edu

Degree School: American University
Field of Degree: 
Ph.D. in Public Administration and Policy

Profile

Research Interests: public finance and budgeting, education finance and policy, public management, tax policy.

Courses: Foundations of Policy Analysis, Financial Management, Introduction to Public Budgeting, Quantitative Methods I, and Research Methods

Paul Jargowsky

Professor of Public Policy and Founding Director Emeritus of the Center for Urban Research and Education (CURE)

Office: 401 Cooper St., Room 201
Phone: (856) 225-2729
Web: jargowsky.camden.rutgers.edu

Degree School: Harvard University
Field of Degree: Ph.D. Public Policy

Profile

Research Interests: inequality, geographic concentration of poverty, residential segregation by race and class, educational attainment and economic mobility

Courses: Quantitative Methods I, Quantitative Methods II, Limited and Categorical Dependent Variables

Patrice M. Mareschal

Department Chair and Professor of Public Policy and Administration 

Office: 401 Cooper St., Room 305
Phone: (856) 225-6859
Web: mareschal.camden.rutgers.edu

Degree School: University of Oklahoma
Field of Degree: Ph.D. Political Science

Profile

Research Interests: public sector employment relations, labor unions, public policy

Courses: Labor Management Relations, Human Resource Management, Public & Nonprofit Management, Organizational Behavior, Ethics in the Public and Nonprofit Sectors

Angie McGuire

Graduate Director of the Executed Program in Public Policy and Administration (EMPA) and Associate Teaching Professor of Public Policy and Administration

Office: 401 Cooper St., Room 208
Phone: (848) 932-4750

Degree School: Rutgers University
Field of Degree: Ph.D. Public Administration

Profile

Research Interests: economic development, local government

Courses: Public and Nonprofit Management, Research Workshop, Leadership & Communication

Clinton McNair

Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Administration

Office: 401 Cooper St., Room 206
Phone: (856) 225-2994
Webwww.clintonmcnair.com

Degree School: University of Oklahoma
Field of Degree: Ph.D. Political Science

Profile

Research Interests: Social Equity, Disaster Management, Nonprofits, Race, Local Government

Courses: Human Resource Management

Lorraine C. Minnite

Associate Professor of Public Policy 

Office: 312 Cooper St., Room 301
Phone: (856) 225-2526
Webminnite.camden.rutgers.edu

Degree School: City University of New York
Field of Degree: Ph.D. Political Science

Profile

Research Interests: inequality and poverty; American and urban politics and policy; voting rights; social movements; race, ethnicity and class; immigration

Courses: Theory and History of Community Development, The Solidarity Economy, Politics of Community Development, Poverty and the Urban Environment, Democracy and The Right to Vote

Adam Okulicz-Kozaryn

Associate Professor of Public Policy 

Office: 312 Cooper St., Room 302
Phone: (856) 225-6353
Web: theaok.github.io/

Degree School: University of Texas at Dallas
Field of Degree:
 Ph.D. Public Policy and Political Economy

Profile

Research Interests: inequality, preferences for redistribution, urban and rural issues, cultural, values and religion, happiness, quality of life, life satisfaction

Courses: Data Management | Quantitative Methods I, Quantitative Methods II, Research Methods, Urban and Regional Economic Development, Introduction to Geographic Information Systems

Erin M. Robinson

Assistant Professor of Public Administration

Office: 401 Cooper St., Room 301
Phone: (856) 225-6097

Degree School: Texas A&M University
Field of Degree: Ph.D., Political Science

Profile

Research Interests: race, ethnicity, and public administration; diversity management; representative bureaucracy; race and ethnic politics; education policy

Courses: Foundations of Policy Analysis, Human Resources Management, Race and Public Administration, Research Workshop

Jovanna Rosen

Assistant Professor of Public Administration

Office: 401 Cooper St., Room 205
Phone: (856) 225-6057
Web: www.jovannarosen.com

Degree School: University of Southern California
Field of Degree: Ph.D., Urban Planning and Development

Profile

Research Interests: urban planning, community development, inequality and poverty, environmental justice, and social innovation

Courses: Practicum in Community Development, Urban and Regional Revitalization, Planning, Markets and Community Development

Nathaniel S. Wright

Graduate Director of the Public Affairs Program and Associate Professor of Public Policy and Administration

Office: 401 Cooper St., Room 202
Phone: (856) 225-2962
Web: nathanielswright.com

Degree School: University of Kansas
Field of Degree: Ph.D., Public Administration

Profile

Research Interests: Nonprofit Performance and Accountability, Organizational Sustainability, Community Development, and Urban Economic Development

Courses: Designing and Managing Nonprofit Organizations and Foundations of Policy Analysis

Lecturers

Louis Bezich, M.P.P.
Senior Vice President & Chief Administrative Officer, Cooper University Health Care
Lecturer, MPA Program

Wanda Garcia
Lecturer, Urban Studies Program

Sean Hadley, J.D.
Associate Director of Government Relations, N.J.E.A.
Lecturer, MPA Program

Cheryl Hallman
Lecturer, Urban studies Program

Kathy Monzo, MPA
Business Administrator, Hamilton Township (Mercer County)
Lecturer, EMPA program

Linda J. Niedweske, J.D.
Lecturer, EMPA program

Patricia Nolfi, Ed.D.
Lecturer, EMPA and MPA programs

Angel Osorio, J.D.
CEO, Camden District Council Collaborative Board
Lecturer, Urban Studies Program  

Vikki Ott
Lecturer, EMPA program

Joseph G. Serico, Ed.D.
Lecturer and Internship Supervisor, MPA Program

Alan Zalkind
Director, Rutgers University Center for Government Services
Lecturer, EMPA Program

Staff

Lisa Vargas-Long
Phone: (856) 225-6337
Fax: (856) 225-6559
lavargas@camden.rutgers.edu