Student and Alumni Spotlights
Master’s Programs
Public Policy
Pathways of Purpose: Changing the World through Public Policy
Jasmine Hoff Master of Public Policy, Class of 2025 Maplewood, NJSpecializations: Education PolicyActivities/Organizations: National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)Personal interests: listening to different music genres, writing songs and...
Equity in Action: A Public Policy Journey
Awn Hasan Rizvi Master of Public Policy, Class of 2024 East Windsor, NJConcentration: Environmental Justice Activities at Rutgers: Outreach Coordinator, Rutgers Women’s Leadership Coalition; Founding Member, Bloustein Palestine Solidarity; Mentor, Bloustein Buddies...
Beyond Borders: Navigating Public Policy for Socio-Economic Progress
Beauty Okunbor Master of Public Policy, Class of 2024/ Master of Public Informatics, Class of 2025 NigeriaConcentrations: Education Policy, Economic Development of Marginalized CommunitiesActivities/Organizations: Social Media co-chair, Bloustein Graduate Student...
Quantitative Compassion: A Journey to Data-Driven Policy
Tarun Reddy Arasu Master of Public Policy/Master of Public Informatics, Class of 2024 Hyderabad, IndiaSpecializations: Energy Economics Activities at Rutgers: Treasurer, Rutgers Graduate Student Association; GSA Liaison, Public Informatics Student Group Personal...
Taylor Pickett-Stokes (MPAP/MSW ’24) takes the stage in “Black Girl Magic”
reposted with permission of Mercer County Community College A dual Master of Public Affairs and Politics/Master of Social Work candidate, Taylor Pickett-Stokes took to the stage at Mercer County Community College’s (MCCC) Kelsey Theatre March 1-3 with Virginia-based...
Urban Planning
From Simulations to Cityscapes: Designing Smarter Cities
Matthew L. D’Agostino Urban Planning and Design, Class of 2025 / Master of City and Regional Planning Class of 2026 Minor: Architecture Studies Graduate Concentration: Smart Cities, Urban Informatics, and Environmental Planning Hometown: Newton, Ma. Activities at...
Meshing Creativity and Community with Placemaking and Equity
Abigail Alvarez Planning & Public Policy Class of 2025 / Master of City and Regional Planning Class of 2026 Certificate: Women’s Leadership Hometown: Edison, NJ Activities at Rutgers: Co-President, Her Campus Rutgers 2022-2024; School of Arts and Sciences Honors...
Cultivating an Interest in Transportation Planning from Family and Community
Arnav Prakash Master of City and Regional Planning, Class of 2024 Kolkata, India Concentration: Transportation Planning and Policy Activities at Rutgers: President, Bloustein Graduate Student Association, 2023-2024; Student Assistant, Bloustein School Graduate Career...
Shaping Communities Though Urban Development and Affordable Housing
Ian Salzman Master of City and Regional Planning, Class of 2025 Omaha, NebraskaSpecializations: Housing & Community Development concentration, Real Estate Development & Redevelopment Certificate Personal interests: online chess, training for a half-marathon,...
Global Perspectives, Local Impact: A Quest for Affordable Housing Equity
Olubori ‘Bori’ Agboola Master of City and Regional Planning, Class of 2024 Lagos, NigeriaCertificate/Specializations: Affordable Housing/ Community Development and HousingActivities at Rutgers: Graduate Student Representative to the American Planning Association, New...
Health Administration
Forging a Path in Healthcare Leadership
Briana Hernandez Master of Health Administration, Class of 2025 North Bergen, NJPersonal interests: Spending time with family, trying new cuisines, working out. After completing a bachelor of science in public health at the Bloustein School, Briana chose to continue...
A Family Legacy Inspires a Future Healthcare Leader
Theodore ‘Ted’ Fisher Master of Health Administration, Class of 2024 Eatontown, NJSpecializations: Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Activities at Rutgers: Social Chair, Graduate Society of Healthcare Leaders; Student Associate, American College of...
Beyond the Clinical: The Path from Physiotherapy to Hospital Administration
Dipti Shah Master of Health Administration, Class of 2024 IndiaActivities at Rutgers: Vice President, Master of Health Administration, Bloustein Graduate Student Association Personal interests: hiking, exploring, traveling to experience different cultures, cuisines,...
From Clinical to Administrative: Changing Trajectories to Give Back Holistically
Rajisha Shah Master of Health Administration, Class of 2023 Mumbai, IndiaCertificate/Specializations: Lean Six Sigma Green BeltActivities/Organizations: President, Rutgers Graduate Society of Healthcare Leaders; Student Associate, American College of Healthcare...
MHA Candidate: Aa’ron Dennis
What Aa'ron says: As an Associate Director in Patient Transport, my mission has been to ensure the safety of our team, colleagues, and our patients. This meant procurement of the PPE needed for transports and providing the leadership skills necessary to manage the...
Public Informatics
Beyond Borders: Navigating Public Policy for Socio-Economic Progress
Beauty Okunbor Master of Public Policy, Class of 2024/ Master of Public Informatics, Class of 2025 NigeriaConcentrations: Education Policy, Economic Development of Marginalized CommunitiesActivities/Organizations: Social Media co-chair, Bloustein Graduate Student...
Quantitative Compassion: A Journey to Data-Driven Policy
Tarun Reddy Arasu Master of Public Policy/Master of Public Informatics, Class of 2024 Hyderabad, IndiaSpecializations: Energy Economics Activities at Rutgers: Treasurer, Rutgers Graduate Student Association; GSA Liaison, Public Informatics Student Group Personal...
Junghoon Lee, MPI ’24
Meet Junghoon Lee, a dedicated professional with a background in urban planning, now making strides in the field of Public Informatics through the Public Informatics at Rutgers University program at the Rutgers University Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and...
Dayana Toledo-Mendoza, MPI ’23
Nonprofit Maven and Rising Public Informatics Star Meet Dayana T., a dedicated professional at Rutgers University making waves in the nonprofit sector and a Master of Public Informatics graduate student at the Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers....
Elana Simon, MPI ’22
First-Gen. Grad and Energy Analytics TrailblazerElana Simon, Senior Research Fellow - Center for Law, Inequality, and Metropolitan Equity, is a 2022 MCRP-MPI graduate of the Rutgers University Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy. Through a careful...
Doctoral Program
Soo Yeon Lim
Dissertation Topic/Title From Flower Farms to High-Rises: Peri-Urban Land Politics and the Paradox of Public Housing Development in Greenbelt, South Korea Dissertation Advisor Dr. Mi Shih Research Interests Land Use Planning Politics of Housing Development Urban...
Sujee (Suzy) Jung
Dissertation Topic/Title Global flood-resilient planning expertise and its local planning practices in the case of the Red River Development Project, Hanoi, Vietnam Dissertation Adviser Dr. Mi Shih Research Interests Global Planning Pedagogy Policy Transfer and Policy...
Edwin Cooper
Dissertation Topic/Title The Financialization of Corporate America: A Case Study of STEM Professionals at a Consumer Products Company Dissertation Adviser Julia Rubin Research Interests Research and focus is on industry with an emphasis on corporate sector STEM...
Sean Andrew Chen
Research Interests Urban Science & Informatics Geospatial Data Science Planning Support Systems & Urban Modeling Urban Infrastructure Planning Urban Climate Change Adaptation Water Resources Planning
Molly Basdeo Mountjoy
Research Interests Racial Justice and Educational Equity School Segregation College, Career, and Civic Participation U.S. Rural Student Populations Children of Immigrants’ Education Childhood Poverty Curriculum Design and Instruction Teaching and TA Experience...
Undergraduate Programs
Health Administration
Scarlet Knight Begins Building a Healthcare Career from Amazing Athletics Experience
Chyna Arie Cornwell Health Administration, Class of 2024 Hometown: North Conover, NC Activities/Interests: Rutgers Women’s Basketball, relaxing, meditating, trying new restaurants and foods Chyna Cornwell was a highly recruited high school basketball prospect with...
Health administration: Seeking to make a difference in communities
Katherine Orefice Health Administration/Human Resource Management Class of 2023 Monroe Township, NJ Activities/Organizations: Eta Sigma Gamma honor society; Rutgers Italian Club Personal interests: spending time with family; playing with my dogs Nella and Talulah and...
Health administration: Providing flexibility and options to help you shape the career you want
Brandon Low Health Administration, Class of 2022 Princeton, NJInterests/Hobbies: mechanical crafting, homebrewing, spending time with family, hanging out with friends. Brandon worked at his parents’ restaurant growing up, and says the service industry is where he...
Health Administration Undergraduate: Sidrah Farooq
This past spring Sidrah worked with PWNHealth, a national clinician network that provides safe and easy access to diagnostic testing. PWN partnered with Verily Project Baseline, Quest Diagnostics, and other labs that are testing for COVID-19. What Sidrah says: As part...
Health Administration Undergraduate: Elizabeth Tomaselli
What Elizabeth says: The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the critical role that telemedicine plays in increasing both the geographic and financial accessibility of healthcare. I'm proud to be able to continue to make healthcare more accessible through remote access...
Planning and Public Policy
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Public Policy
Living With Institutional Barriers Inspires a Social Justice-Focused Future
Melody Nunez Public Policy/Minor in Political Science, Class of 2024 Hometown: Elizabeth, NJ Minors/Certificate: Political Science Activities/Organizations: Douglass Residential College, Amnesty International President; Rutgers Women's Gaming League Vice President,...
Exploring Socioeconomic Inequalities and Possible Solutions Through a Public Policy Lens
Amisha Mukhopadhyay Public Policy/Minor in Geography, Class of 2023 East Windsor, NJActivities/Organizations: SASHP Summer Reading Committee; Feminist Liberation of Rutgers; Douglass Residential CollegeSpring 2023 Internship: Isles, Inc., a Trenton-based environmental...
Navigating risks and trade-offs while formulating concrete remedies to problems
Matthew C. Mai Public Policy, Class of 2022 Hometown: Hackensack, NJ Minor: Critical Intelligence Studies Personal interests: reading books and magazines, particularly about military history, foreign affairs, and political thought, as well as biographies. Matthew Mai...
Public Health
Choosing the Bloustein School Opens New Perspectives in Public Health
Delmy Alexandra Cruz IV Public Health, Class of 2024 Hometown: Phillipsburg, NJ Activities/Organizations: Student Team Member for Colgate-Palmolive Sustainability Team for the Masters of Business and Science Externship Program Personal Interests: Snowboarding; playing...
From Curiosity to Compassion: A Journey into Public Health and Medicine
Jay Kavia Public Health/Minor in Biology, Class of 2024 Hometown: Princeton, NJ Activities/Organizations: Cancer Metabolism and Clinical Research Assistant at RWJMS, Resident Assistant, Managing Editor of The Examiner (Pre- Health Journal), Rutgers School of Arts and...
Public Health major Lara Fougnies is 2023 Chancellor-Provost Student Leadership Award recipient
With a passion for improving community health outcomes, Lara Fougnies believes that public health strategies are the most effective way to confront the root of health issues in the country. Graduating with honors with a major in Public Health from the Bloustein...
Turning A Passion Into a Career: From Pre-Med to Public Health
Aliyah Oberoi Public Health with certificates in Public Health Advocacy and Education, Health Disparities, Global Public Health; Class of 2024 Oakland, NJ Activities/Organizations: President, Rutgers Veg Society; Member, NJ Public Health Association; Member, Rutgers...
Public health: Learning something new every day to make a global impact
Fatma Beye Public Health / Certificate in Global Health and Health Policy, Class of 2023 Teaneck, NJActivities/Organizations: Eta Sigma Gamma, the national Health Science/Health Education honorary; Tau Sigma- National Honor Society for transfer...
Urban Planning and Design
Alexander Liz
Hometown: Hackensack NJ Work Experience Student: At my first college I worked as a laboratory aid in the drafting department where I helped students complete and work through their drawings and exercises. At Rutgers I was proud to join the Habitat for Humanity E-Board...