August 21, 2010 | Areas of Expertise
James W. Hughes is University Professor, named to that position in 2017 by the Board of Governors of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. As such, he reports solely to the chief academic officer (Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs) of Rutgers and...
December 16, 2024 | Disparities, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Urban Design, Urban Planning
Carmelo Ignaccolo, Ph.D. joined the Bloustein School in 2024/2025 as an Assistant Professor, specializing in urban design, technology, heritage, and climate resilience. He received his Ph.D. in Urban Planning from MIT DUSP, where he was also affiliated with the Civic...
October 3, 2023 | Economics, Quantitative Methods
Will Irving joined the Bloustein School as an Associate Professor of Practice in Fall 2023, returning to Rutgers following a 3-year stint as an economic policy and revenue analyst at the New Jersey Treasury. Prior to his work at Treasury, Will was for many years a...
July 10, 2010 | Economics, Finance, Health Administration, Health Policy, Management, US Health Systems
Jane Kaye, MBA is an Associate Professor of Teaching at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy. A healthcare CFO who brings 25+ years of finance leadership and consulting experience to health systems and physician practices positioning themselves...
July 5, 2010 | Economics, Finance, Health Administration, Management, US Health Systems
Susan Krum is an experienced healthcare leader with extensive knowledge in delivering strategic and operational change for multi-hospital healthcare systems. Dr. Krum was Vice President of Ambulatory Operations at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital. Her strong...
July 1, 2010 | Cannabis Use, Health Administration, Health Policy, Labor
Ellen Kurtzman is a professor of Health Administration at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy. Prior to her arrival at Bloustein, Dr. Kurtzman spent 15 years at The George Washington University (GW) with appointments in the Schools of Nursing,...
August 9, 2024 | Health Administration, Health Policy, Social Policy, US Health Systems
Zoe Lindenfeld, Ph.D. joined the Bloustein School in September 2024. She is a health policy and services researcher focused on mitigating factors that perpetuate health inequities for individuals with substance use disorders. She has used mixed-methods research...
June 20, 2010 | Economics, Finance, Housing, Land Use, Urban Planning
David Listokin is a Professor at the Center for Urban Policy Research of Rutgers University. He is a leading authority on public finance, development impact analysis, and historic preservation. Dr. Listokin has recently been analyzing strategies to quantify the...
June 17, 2010 | Health Policy, Public Health, Social Policy
Alexandra Lopez has been in the field of addictions counseling for over 20 years. She has an undergraduate degree from Rutgers University and a Masters Degree in Counseling Education from Kean University. She is a Licensed Clinical Alcohol Drug Counselor as well as a...
April 25, 2010 | Quantitative Methods, Urban Design
Fereydoun Nikpour holds a Ph.D. in Planning and Public Policy from Rutgers University and is a Professor of Teaching at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. He holds a M.A. in Urban Development from The National University of Iran (NUI), and M.C.R.P. (Master...
April 23, 2010 | Economics, Energy, Environment, Public Informatics, Transportation, Urban Planning
Robert B. Noland is Associate Dean of Faculty and Distinguished Professor at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy. He also serves as the Director of the Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center. He received his PhD at the University of...
April 15, 2010 | Health Policy, Public Health, Social Policy
Dr. Patricia O’Brien-Richardson is an Associate Professor of Teaching at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy. For the past ten years, she has been the CEO and Founder of Move it Nation, Inc., a public health non-profit organization whose...
April 10, 2010 | Economics, Environment, Public Policy, Quantitative Methods, Social Policy
Mark Paul, Ph.D. joined the Bloustein School as an assistant professor in September 2022. He is also a member of the Rutgers Climate Institute. He holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. His research interests include understanding the...
August 10, 2010 | Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Quantitative Methods, Urban Planning
Will Payne, Ph.D. joined the Bloustein School in September 2020. He received his PhD in Geography from the University of California, Berkeley. In his research, Will uses quantitative and qualitative methods to study the relationship between geospatial technologies and...
September 2, 2025 | Economics, Labor, Public Policy, Quantitative Methods, Social Policy
Laura R. Peck, Ph.D, joined the Bloustein School in September 2025 as an Associate Professor and Principal Faculty Fellow for the John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development. She brings an impressive track record of leadership and scholarship. Most recently, she...
July 1, 2024 | Health Policy, Public Health, Social Policy, US Health Systems
Katie Pincura joined the Bloustein School in 2024 as an Associate Professor of Teaching and will also serve as the Undergraduate Program Public Health Lead. She was previously an Assistant Teaching Professor and Program Director of the undergraduate and graduate...
April 3, 2010 | Health Administration, International, Labor, Management, Public Policy, Urban Planning
Co-Academic Director, Collaborative Center for Community-Based Research and Service Academic Director, Rutgers Civic Leadership Institute, Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders Faculty Director, South Africa Study Abroad, Honors College & School...
