Media Contact List

Staff by Fields of Expertise

DEAN'S OFFICE

Politics, Public Administration
Stephen P. Crosby, Dean, 617-287-5532, steve.crosby@umb.edu

CENTER FOR SOCIAL POLICY

Work and Poverty
Francoise Carre, Ph.D., Director of Research: 617-287-5516, francoise.carre@umb.edu
Randy Albelda, Ph.D., Professor of Economics, 617-287-3963, randy.albelda@umb.edu

Homelessness: Evaluation of Innovations in Prevention and Housing First Models
Donna Haig Friedman, Ph.D., Director, 617-287-5565, donna.friedman@umb.edu
Jennifer Raymond, ABD, Senior Research Associate: 617-287-3964, jennifer.raymond@umb.edu
John McGah, M.S.P.A., Senior Research Associate, 617-287-5532, john.mcgah@umb.edu
Julia Tripp, Constituent Coordinator, 617-287-5561, ulia.tripp@umb.edu

Hunger and Poverty
Michelle Kahan, M.M.H.S. and ABD, Senior Research Associate, 617-287-5529, michelle.kahan@umb.edu

Housing, Jobs and Poverty
Elaine Werby, Senior Fellow, 617-287-5542, elaine.werby@umb.edu

CENTER ON MEDIA & SOCIETY

News Media, Ethnic News Media, Media Ethics, Journalism, Politics
Ellen Hume, Director, 617-287-6798, ellen.hume@umb.edu

CENTER ON STATE & LOCAL POLICY

Economic Development, Economic Analysis and Assessment
John Ciccarelli, 617-287-7893, john.ciccarelli@umb.edu

CENTER ON DEMOCRACY & DEVELOPMENT

International Politics, American National Politics, Africa, Eastern Europe, Russia, China, Judicial Reform, Intellectual Property Rights
Edmund Beard, Ph.D., Director, 617-287-5538, Edmund.beard@umb.edu

CENTER FOR WOMEN IN POLITICS AND PUBLIC POLICY

Politics, Economic status of women/access to higher education/welfare policy, Evaluation research
Carol Hardy-Fanta (women's political representation, gender gap & Latino/a politics), 617.287.5546 (o) or 617.515.3298 (cell), carol.hardy-fanta@umb.edu
Donna Stewartson (African American political participation/representation), 617.287.6785, donna.stewartson@umb.edu
Christa Kelleher (Massachusetts Legislature), 617.287.5530, christa.kelleher@umb.edu
Paige Ransford (esp. municipal politics), 617.287.7407, paige.ransford@umb.edu

Health Policy
Christa Kelleher, 617.287.5530, christa.kelleher@umb.edu

Criminal justice/corrections
Paige Ransford, 617.287.7407, paige.ransford@umb.edu

GERONTOLOGY INSTITUTE & DEPARTMENT

Demography of Aging (including immigration)
Jan Mutchler, Associate Director, Gerontology Institute, (617) 287-7321, jan.mutchler@umb.edu
Jeffrey Burr, Associate Deanjeffrey.burr@umb.edu, (617) 287-7318

Driving and Aging
Nina Silverstein, Senior fellow, (617) 287-7317, nina.silverstein@umb.edu

Economic Security In The Later Years
Ellen Bruce, Associate Director, (617) 287-7300, ellen.bruce@umb.edu
Yung-Ping Chen, Frank J. Manning Eminent Scholar's
Frank Porell, Senior fellow, (617) 287-7239, frank.porell@umb.edu

Management of Aging Services
Ellen Birchander, Senior fellow, (617) 287-7320, ellen.birchander@umb.edu
Lillian Glickman, Senior fellow, (617) 287-7320, lillian.glickman@umb.edu

Productive Aging, Older Workers, Volunteering
Jeffrey Burr, Associate Dean, (617) 287-7318, jeffrey.burr@umb.edu
Frank Caro, Senior fellow, (617) 287-7307, frank.caro@umb.edu
Jan Mutchler, Associate Director, (617) 287-7321, jan.mutchler@umb.edu

Retirement / Social Security and Retirement Benefits
Ellen Bruce, Associate director, (617) 287-7300, ellen.bruce@umb.edu
Yung-Ping Chen, (617) 287-7326, bing.chen@umb.edu

Retirement Experience and Processes
Yung-Ping Chen, (617) 287-7326, ing.chen@umb.edu
Maximiliane Szinovacz, Director, (617) 287-7320, maxi.szinovacz@umb.edu
Robert Weiss, Senior fellow, (617) 287-7275, robert.weiss@umb.edu

Journal of Aging and Social Policy
Frank Caro, Editor, (617) 287-7307, frank.caro@umb.edu
Robert Geary, Managing editor, (617) 287-7326, bing.chen@umb.edu
Laura Russell, Director, Elder Economic Security Standard Project, (617) 287-7313, laura.russell@umb.edu

Grandparenthood
Jan Mutchler, Associate Director, (617) 287-7321, jan.mutchler@umb.edu
Maximiliane Szinovacz, Director, (617) 287-7320, maxi.szinovacz@umb.edu

Health and Long-term Care / Family Caregivers
Maximiliane Szinovacz, Director, (617) 287-7320, maxi.szinovacz@umb.edu

Long-Term Care Funding
Yung-Ping Chen, (617) 287-7326 bing.chen@umb.edu

Nursing Homes And Home Health Care
Robert Geary, (617) 287-7308, robert.geary@umb.edu

PENSION ACTION CENTER

Ellen Bruce, Gerontology Institute, Associate director, (617) 287-7300, ellen.bruce@umb.edu

OSHER LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTE (OLLI)

Wichian Rojanawon, (617) 287-7090, wichian.rojanawon@umb.edu

PH.D. PROGRAM IN PUBLIC POLICY

Community Planning and Organizing
Ramon Borges-Mendez, Ph.D., 617-287-6935; ramon.borges@umb.edu

Economic Development (Income distribution, labor market, public finance)
Ramon Borges-Mendez, Ph.D., 617-287-6935; ramon.borges@umb.edu
Alan Clayton-Matthews, Ph.D., 617-512-6224 (cell); alan.clayton-matthews@comcast.net

Educational Attainment
Alan Clayton-Matthews, Ph.D., 617-512-6224 (cell); alan.clayton-matthews@comcast.net

Ethics
Connie Chan, Ph.D., 617-287-.7231; connie.chan@umb.edu

Governance and Institutional Development
Ramon Borges-Mendez, Ph.D., 617-287-6935; ramon.borges@umb.edu

Mental Health Policy
Connie Chan, Ph.D., 617-287-.7231; connie.chan@umb.edu

Research Design and Analysis
Alan Clayton-Matthews, Ph.D., 617-512-6224 (cell); alan.clayton-matthews@comcast.net
Ramon Borges-Mendez, Ph.D., 617-287-6935; ramon.borges@umb.edu

Racial and Ethnic Disparities/ Latino Studies /Latin America: Social Policy, Institutions and Politics
Connie Chan, Ph.D., 617-287-.7231; connie.chan@umb.edu
Ramon Borges-Mendez, Ph.D., 617-287-6935; ramon.borges@umb.edu