Faculty Research – Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy

Faculty research: Robert Lake examines whether pandemic could lead to sweeping social change

He looks to see if there are parallels in the aftermath of the flu pandemic of 1918 and World War I, maintaining that expectations for change are often followed by more of the same.

Urban narratives generate advocacy, public policy in support of under-resourced communities post-COVID

Spanning communities, racial and ethnic groups, and social classes across New Jersey, researchers sought to understand how crises such as pandemics can be handled better.

Ph.D. candidate Lauren Nolan selected for Rutgers PreDoctoral Leadership Academy

PDLA is a one-year program designed to provide doctoral students from a broad array of academic disciplines with the supplemental knowledge and skills needed for academic and administrative leadership roles.

Research: zipcodeR integrates open-source datasets, official government crosswalk files to provide data on over 41,000 ZIP codes

ZIP codes are one of the most common forms of geographic data encountered by researchers in the social sciences.

Dawne Mouzon, Kelcie Ralph receive Rutgers University Research Council Program Awards

The Research Council provides seed funding for faculty research to encourage scholarship tackling challenging disciplinary problems in the sciences, social sciences, humanities, and creative arts.

Ph.D. candidate Stephanie Holcomb is recipient of Horowitz Foundation social science research grant

She is one of 25 scholars chosen to receive a social science research grant to support her dissertation research on how county-level administration of cash assistance affects program access and equity.

Staying at home is a privilege: Evidence from mobile phone location data in the U.S. during the pandemic

Data from millions of mobile phones were collected in the 12 larges metropolitan statistical areas, finding a positive association between income and the ability to stay home.

Research: How independent contractors respond to sexual harassment in the modeling industry

Jocelyn Elise Crowley, Ph.D. looks at the vulnerabilities of people, mostly women, working in the modeling profession, examining the issue of sexual harassment and models’ response to it in the absence of workplace protections.

Research: Does weather affect micromobility?

When deciding whether to use a shared dockless e-bike, docked bikeshare, or shared e-scooter, weather is often a factor in user decision making.

Research: Explaining green technology purchases by U.S. and Canadian households

Researchers explored the effects of three categories of behavioral antecedents on decisions to purchase energy-efficient technology: value, environmental concern, and lifestyle orientation.