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
New Jersey Clinics Can Now Treat Mind and Body Under One Roof, One License
Patients at community health centers in Newark and central New Jersey can now get mental health counseling and a physical checkup in the same visit, at the same address, thanks to a regulatory overhaul that took effect in April 2026. The change collapses what used to...
BREATHE Online Portal Launches in Elizabeth After Indoor Air Quality Study
View the BREATHE Dashboard The Housing Authority of the City of Elizabeth (HACE), Rutgers University–New Brunswick, and the environmental nonprofit Groundwork Elizabeth recently unveiled the BREATHE Dashboard, an online resource that gives city residents...
U. associate professor co-authors report on implications of causal evidence in education
By Emma Sullivan The Daily Targum, Oct. 7, 2026, 11:19 p.m. Laura Peck, an associate professor at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, recently co-authored a report on causal evidence and its impact on education as part of her work with The...
Daily Targum: U. Professor receives grant to study sickle cell disease, emergency room care
By Daniel Ovadia The Daily Targum, Oct. 6, 2026, 7:30 p.m. Melinda Rushing, an assistant professor at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy in the Health Administration department, was recently awarded a National Institutes of Health Career...
Court ruling could determine fate of $1.7B E-ZPass contract in NJ
New Jersey toll road users, the New Jersey Turnpike Authority and two competing companies are awaiting a decision from a New Jersey court that could determine the future of the state’s lucrative E-ZPass contract. At stake is the $1.7 billion contract to oversee the...