Faculty

Public Affairs International Relations

Edmund Beard (John W. McCormack Graduate School of Policy Studies)

PhD, Columbia University
Public Policy
617-287-5538
edmund.beard@umb.edu

Judy Boggess (Computer Science Department)
PhD, Cornell University
Consumer Economics, Managerial Economics, Information Technology
617-287-5200
judy.boggess@umb.edu

Michelle Ciccolo (Town of Hudson)
MS, University of Massachusetts Boston
Municipal Government

Maurice Cunningham (Political Science Department)
PhD, LLD , Boston College
American Politics, Massachusetts Politics
617-287-6924
maurice.cunningham@umb.edu

Donna Friedman (John W. McCormack Graduate School of Policy Studies)
PhD, Brandeis University
Social Welfare Policy, Qualitative Research Design
617-287-5565
donna.friedman@umb.edu

Ellen Hume (John W. McCormack Graduate School of Policy Studies)
BA, Radcliffe College
American History, Literature, Media and Communications
ellen.hume@umb.edu

Richard Chi-Kan Hung (College of Public and Community Service)
PhD, Indiana University
Public Policy, Public Finance
617-287-7378
richard.hung@umb.edu

Pascale Joassart (Economics Department)
PhD, University of Southern California
Economics of State & Local Governments, Development Economics, Principles of Microeconomics
617-287-6957
pascale.joassart@umb.edu

Tatjana Meschede (John W. McCormack Graduate School of Policy Studies)
PhD, University of Massachusetts Boston
Public Policy, Social Policy-Homelessness
617-287-5539
tatjana.meschede@umb.edu

John Viola (Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection)
MS, University of Massachusetts Boston
Public Management

James Ward (Political Science Department)
PhD, Harvard University
Policy Theory, Health Policy
617-287-6942
james.ward@umb.edu

Eben Weitzman (College of Public and Community Service)
PhD, Columbia University
Cross-Cultural Mediation, Group Conflict, Organizational Conflict, Family Mediation
617-287-7238
eben.weitzman@umb.edu

Elaine Werby (John W. McCormack Graduate School of Policy Studies
MSW, Boston College
Welfare, Elderly Issues
617-287-5542
elaine.werby@umb.edu

 

 

Spotlight Public Policy Graduates

Adam Baacke

Adam Baacke
MSPA 2003
Deputy Director, Division of Planning
and Development, City of Lowell

 

Marsha Weinerman

Marsha Weinerman
MSPA 1989
Executive Director, Cambridge, Mass.
Election Commission

"The MSPA Program, the McCormack Graduate School, and UMass Boston are committed to promoting diversity among faculty and students, and reflecting that diversity within the curriculum and program activities."


James Ward, Graduate Program Director