Faculty
Practice Areas
Our faculty study and engage in many practice areas. This list is comprised of the most common research areas at the Bloustein School. Please visit individual faculty profiles to see their list of publications.
- Artificial Intelligence
- Cannabis Use
- Community Development
- Disparities
- Economics
- Energy
- Environment
- Finance
- Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
- Health Administration
- Health Policy
- Housing
- International
- Labor
- Land Use
- Management
- Political Institutions
- Public Health
- Public Informatics
- Public Policy
- Qualitative Methods
- Social Policy
- Transportation
- Urban Design
- Urban Planning
- US Health Systems
News
Wolff and Lewis Pen Chapter on PSD and Trauma-Informed Care
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Trauma-Informed Care Introduction Prison and jail populations have dense and patterned concentrations of childhood and adult trauma (Wolff, 2022). The maturing effects of childhood trauma have been extensively studied for decades,...
EJB Talks: Alumnus Helps Rethink Jersey City’s Public Spaces
Alumnus Helps Rethink Jersey City's Public Spaces: A Conversation with Barkha Patel MCRP '15 Dean Stuart Shapiro talks to alumnus Barkha Patel, MCRP '15 this week on EJB Talks. Initially a sociology undergraduate at Rutgers, Barkha discusses how a chance visit by Dean...
New work requirements for SNAP recipients take effect
Enrollees must show they have worked or volunteered a minimum of 80 hours a month New restrictions to the country’s biggest anti-hunger program went into effect on Monday, making food access more difficult for roughly 850,000 people in New Jersey. Finalized on Monday,...
NJSPL Report: Equity Initiatives in the United States
Report Release: Equity Initiatives in the United States Read Report The New Jersey State government proactively advances equity through its Office of Equity in the Office of the Governor, and through budget initiatives such as the “Cover all Kids” program ensuring...
TECH UPDATES: Essential Technology Questions (and Answers) for Decision-Makers
By Marc Pfeiffer (Published December 1, 2025 at ICMA.org) Practical technology guidance to improve digital services, manage IT infrastructure, comply with regulations, and adopt emerging technologies responsibly This column was written to address questions that...