McCormack Graduate School Policy Experts

 

Contact Information by Last Name

Names, profiles and contact information by Fields of Expertise

(Left to right)  Professor Michael Johnson and new Public Policy graduate
                 Dr. Jennifer Shea pose with Dean Stephen Crosby, JD.

 

Affordable and Assisted Housing

Michael P. Johnson, PhD, Associate Professor of Public Policy and Public Affairs
Telephone: 617-287-6967   
Email: michael.johnson@umb.edu

Banking and Finance

Christian Weller, PhD, Associate Professor of Public Policy and Public Affairs
Telephone: 617-287-6947   
Email: christian.weller@umb.edu

 

Community Development

       

Michael P. Johnson, PhD, Associate Professor of Public Policy and Public Affairs
Telephone: 617-287-6967   
Email: michael.johnson@umb.edu

Community Planning and Organizing

Heather MacIndoe, PhD, Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Public Affairs
Telephone:  617-287-4861
Email:  Heather.MacIndoe@umb.edu

 

Diversity


Colleen Richards Powell, M.Ed., Deputy Director, Commonwealth Compact
Telephone: 617-287-5550   
Email: colleen.powell@umb.edu

 

Robert L. Turner, MPA, Boston Globe Senior Research Fellow and Director, Commonwealth Compact

Telephone: 617 287-5579
Email:  robert.turner@umb.edu

Jan Mutchler, PhD, Gerontology Department

Telephone: 617-287-7321  
Email address: jan.mutchler@umb.edu

 

     Asian Americans

Connie S. Chan, PhD, Professor of Public Policy and Public Affairs
Telephone: 617-287-7231  
Email: connie.chan@umb.edu

 

     Latinos

Carol Hardy Fanta, PhD, Director of the Center for Women in Politics and Public Policy
Telephone: 617-287-5546   
Email: carol.hardy-fanta@umb.edu

E-Government

 

Michael Ahn, PhD, Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Public Affairs

Telephone: 617-287-6970

Email: michael.ahn@umb.edu

E-Health

Edward Alan Miller, PhD, Associate Professor of Gerontology
Telephone: 617-287-7313
Email: edward.miller@umb.edu

Economic Development

Christian Weller, PhD, Associate Professor of Public Policy and Public Affairs
Telephone: 617-287-6947   
Email:christian.weller@umb.edu

Economics

Christian Weller, PhD, Associate Professor of Public Policy and Public Affairs
Telephone: 617-287-6947   
Email:christian.weller@umb.edu

 

Randy Albelda, PhD, Professor of Economics
Telephone: 617-287-6963   
Email: randy.albelda@umb.edu

 

Françoise Carré, PhD
Telephone: 617-287-5516
Email: francoise.carre@umb.edu

Education Policy

Billie Gastic, PhD, Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Public Affairs

Telephone: (617) 287-4863   
Email: billie.gastic@umb.edu

Colleen Richards Powell, M.Ed., Deputy Director, Commonwealth Compact
Telephone: 617-287-5550   
Email: colleen.powell@umb.edu

 

Employment


Françoise Carré, PhD, Research Director, Center for Social Policy
Telephone: 617-287-5516
Email: francoise.carre@umb.edu

 

Environmental Issues

Robbin Peach, MPA, Founder and Sr. Advisor, Massachusetts Ocean Partnership
Telephone: 617-287-3967   
Email:  robbin.peach@umb.edu

 

Ethics

Connie S. Chan, PhD, Professor of Public Policy and Public Affairs
Telephone: 617-287-7231  
Email: connie.chan@umb.edu

Stephen Crosby, JD, Dean of the McCormack Graduate School of Policy Studies
Telephone: 617-287-5550   
Email: Steve.Crosby@umb.edu

Gerontology

Ellen A. Bruce, JD, Associate Professor of Gerontology
Telephone: 617-287-7315   
Email: ellen.bruce@umb.edu

Jan Mutchler, PhD, Professor of Gerontology

Telephone: 617-287-7321  
Email address: jan.mutchler@umb.edu

Edward Alan Miller, PhD, Associate Professor of Gerontology
Telephone: 617-287-7313
Email: edward.miller@umb.edu

Health Policy and Politics

Edward Alan Miller, PhD, Associate Professor of Gerontology
Telephone: 617-287-7313
Email: edward.miller@umb.edu

 

Homelessness

Donna Haig Friedman, PhD, Director of the Center for Social Policy and Research Associate Professor
Telephone: 617-287-5565   
Email: donna.friedman@umb.edu

Information Technology in the Public Sector

Michael Ahn, PhD, Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Public Affairs

Telephone: 617-287-6970

Email: michael.ahn@umb.edu

International Relations

     Peace and Reconciliation

Padraig O’Malley, Distinguished John Joseph Moakley Professor of Peace and Reconciliation
Telephone: 617-287-5558
Email:padraig.omalley@umb.edu

     Africa

Michael Keating, Senior Fellow and Associate Director, Center for Democracy and Development

Telephone: 917-208-4097
Email: michael.keating@umb.edu

     Developmental and Humanitarian Assistance

Michael Keating, Senior Fellow and Associate Director, Center for Democracy and Development

Telephone: 917-208-4097
Email: michael.keating@umb.edu

     International Comparative Public Administration

Michael Ahn, PhD, Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Public Affairs

Telephone: 617-287-6970

Email: michael.ahn@umb.edu

       International Finance

Christian Weller, PhD, Associate Professor of Public Policy and Public Affairs
Telephone: 617-287-6947   
Email: christian.weller@umb.edu

 

Lifelong Learning for Older Adults

Wichian Rojanawon, PhD, Director, Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI), Gerontology Institute

Telephone: 617-287-7090

Email: wichian.rojanawon@umb.edu

Long-term Care

Edward Alan Miller, PhD, Associate Professor of Gerontology
Email: edward.miller@umb.edu

 

Media

Robert L. Turner, MPA, Director, Commonwealth Compact and Boston Globe Senior Research Fellow

Telephone: 617 287-5579

Email:  robert.turner@umb.edu

Frank Herron, Director, Center on Media and Society
Telephone: 617-287-6798   
Email: Frank.Herron@umb.edu

 

David M. Sparks, Director of Marketing and Communications
Telephone: 617-287-5511

Email:david.sparks@umb.edu

Mental Health


Connie S. Chan, PhD, Professor of Public Policy and Public Affairs
Telephone: 617-287-7231  
Email: connie.chan@umb.edu

 

Nonprofit Organizations/Nonprofit Management

Heather MacIndoe, PhD, Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Public Affairs
Telephone:  617-287-4861
Email:  Heather.MacIndoe@umb.edu

Older Persons' Economic Security

Jan Mutchler, PhD, Professor of Gerontology

Telephone: 617-287-7321  
Email address: jan.mutchler@umb.edu

       

Ellen A. Bruce, JD, Associate Professor of Gerontology
Telephone: 617-287-7315   
Email: ellen.bruce@umb.edu

Poverty Policy

Donna Haig Friedman, PhD, Director of the Center for Social Policy and Research Associate Professor
Telephone: 617-287-5565   
Email: donna.friedman@umb.edu

Public Project Impact: Facility Location and Service Delivery


Michael P. Johnson, PhD, Associate Professor of Public Policy and Public Affairs
Telephone: 617-287-6967   
Email: michael.johnson@umb.edu

Social Development/Social Relations


Gary Siperstein, PhD, Director, Center for Social Development and Education
Telephone: 617-287-7250   
Email: gary.siperstein@umb.edu

Social Networks in Organizational Settings

Amy E. Smith, PhD, Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Public Affairs

Telephone: 617-287- 6935

Email: amye.smith@umb.edu

Social Policy

Donna Haig Friedman, PhD, Director of the Center for Social Policy and Research Associate Professor
Telephone: 617-287-5565   
Email: donna.friedman@umb.edu

State and Local Government

Stephen Crosby, JD, Dean of the McCormack Graduate School of Policy Studies
Telephone: 617-287-5550   
Email: Steve.Crosby@umb.edu

 

Robert L. Turner, MPA, Boston Globe Senior Research Fellow and Director, Commonwealth Compact

Telephone: 617 287-5579

Email:  robert.turner@umb.edu

David M. Sparks, MPA, Director of Marketing and Communications
Telephone: 617-287-5511
Email: david.sparks@umb.edu

Violence, School and Youth

Billie Gastic, PhD, Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Public Affairs

Telephone: (617) 287-4863   
Email: billie.gastic@umb.edu

Women's Issues

Carol Hardy-Fanta, PhD, Director, Center for Women in Politics and Public Policy

Telephone: 617-287-5546   
Email: carol.hardy-fanta@umb.edu


Colleen Richards Powell, M.Ed., Deputy Director, Commonwealth Compact
Telephone: 617-287-5550   
Email: colleen.powell@umb.edu

 

Randy Albelda, PhD, Professor of Economics and Senior Fellow, Center for Social Policy
Telephone: 617-287-6963   
Email: randy.albelda@umb.edu