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
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My wait for a psychiatric bed in Denver highlights this nation’s overburdened system
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Longo Encourages a Shift from Speaking out to Listening
From speaking out to listening The focus on civility marks a distinct shift from the political activism that animated college campuses for generations. At a recent dialogue workshop for educators run by the Constructive Dialogue Institute (CDI), one of the...
Jersey City mayor proposes 20% tax hike to close $255 million budget gap
According to Marc Pfeiffer at Rutgers University’s Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, comparing the budget gaps of Jersey City and New York City is "not only apples and oranges, it's cookies and vegetables." Watch Video:...
A Progressive Perspective: June 30 Mercer County Democratic committee members have an important decision
The elimination of the “county line” primary ballot column was supposed to be a victory for democracy by putting voters back in charge of selecting the candidates that represent them. Federal District Judge Zahid N. Quraishi in his historic decision wrote: “The...