Faculty

Political Institutions

Debra Borie-Holtz, Ph.D.

Debra Borie-Holtz, Ph.D.

Debra Borie-Holtz is an Assistant Professor of Teaching at the Bloustein School where she also received her master’s degree in Public Affairs and Politics and her doctorate in Planning and Public Policy. Borie-Holtz has been an instructor at Rutgers teaching writing,...

Raphael J. Caprio, Ph.D.

Raphael J. Caprio, Ph.D.

Raphael J. Caprio is University Professor at Rutgers University. Dr. Caprio carries out research and teaching in the area of local and state budgeting and finance, financial management, and public sector management.  He also is active in labor and public sector...

Henry A. Coleman, Ph.D.

Henry A. Coleman, Ph.D.

Henry A. Coleman is a Senior Policy Fellow, having retired from teaching in the Bloustein School's Public Policy Program in June 2019. He also served as director of the Rutgers Center for Government Services for twelve years. His interests and publications are...

Jocelyn Elise Crowley, Ph.D.

Jocelyn Elise Crowley, Ph.D.

Jocelyn Elise Crowley is a Professor of Public Policy, a member of the Graduate Faculty in the Department of Political Science, an Affiliated Faculty Member of the Department of Women's and Gender Studies, and a Senior Faculty Fellow at the John J. Heldrich Center for...

James DeFilippis, Ph.D.

James DeFilippis, Ph.D.

James DeFilippis' research focuses on the politics and economics of cities and communities.  He is particularly interested in the processes of social change, and questions of power and justice in cities. His work strives to makes connections; linking disciplines and...

Bob Gordon, M.P.P., M.B.A.

Bob Gordon, M.P.P., M.B.A.

Bob is a former New Jersey state senator, utility commissioner, transportation policy maker and corporate management consultant whose diverse skills make him particularly adept at addressing issues at the intersection of business and government.  Across a multi-decade...

Richard F. Keevey, MPA

Richard F. Keevey, MPA

Richard Keevey is the former Budget Director and Comptroller for the State of New Jersey -- having been appointed by two Governors. Keevey was appointed by the President and confirmed by the U.S Senate as the Chief Financial Officer for the U.S. Department of Housing...

Russ Molloy, J.D.

Russ Molloy, J.D.

Russ Molloy, J.D., has been engaged in public policy and government relations for the past four decades with a focus on health care issues for more than 25 years. Most recently, he served as Senior Vice President of Government Relations for Hackensack Meridian Health...

Emily A. Parker, Ph.D.

Emily A. Parker, Ph.D.

Emily Parker, Ph.D. joined the Bloustein School as an Assistant Professor in 2023. She was formerly a NIA Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Michigan in the Population Studies Center and received her Ph.D. in Policy Analysis and Management at Cornell University....

Andrea Restrepo-Mieth, Ph.D.

Andrea Restrepo-Mieth, Ph.D.

Andrea Restrepo-Mieth, Ph.D. joined the Bloustein School as an assistant professor in September 2022. She was previously a postdoctoral fellow at Perry World House, University of Pennsylvania, where she worked on urban planning institutions and local climate change...

Julia Sass Rubin, Ph.D., MBA

Julia Sass Rubin, Ph.D., MBA

Julia Sass Rubin has been part of the faculty of the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy since 2003.  Dr. Rubin’s research interests include nonprofit and public organizations and processes, developmental finance, and the intersection of education...

Hal Salzman, Ph.D.

Hal Salzman, Ph.D.

Hal Salzman is Professor of Planning and Public Policy at the Edward J. Bloustein School and Senior Faculty Fellow at the John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development. His research focuses on science and engineering labor markets, workplace restructuring, skill...

Stuart Shapiro, Ph.D.

Stuart Shapiro, Ph.D.

Stuart Shapiro was named Dean, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, in April 2023. He joined Rutgers University in 2003. Prior to that, he received a PhD in Public Policy from Harvard University – Kennedy School of Government and worked at the...

Carl E. Van Horn, Ph.D.

Carl E. Van Horn, Ph.D.

Carl Van Horn is a widely recognized expert on workforce, human resources, and employment policy issues with extensive experience in public and private sector policymaking. Van Horn is the founding director of the Heldrich Center for Workforce Development, one of the...