Core Faculty
Core Law and Public Policy faculty have faculty appointments in the program, teach a core course or serve on the Executive Committee.
Joan Fitzgerald Director, Law and Public Policy ProgramDirector, Urban Studies Minor
Expertise: Urban and State Economic Development, Urban Sustainability and Climate Change Policy and Planning, Workforce Development. Courses Taught: Cities, Sustainability and Climate Change; Urban Economic Development; Climate Change Policy Courses Taught: Strategizing Public Policy, Cities, Climate Change, and Sustainability Contact: jo.fitzgerald@neu.edu, 617.373.3644, 337 Holmes Hall Curriculum Vitae |
Judith Barr Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacy PracticeExpertise: Health policy and evaluation, Patient-centered outcome assessment, Pharmacoeconomics, Assessment of teaching and learning
Contact: j.barr@neu.edu, 617.373-4188, 105 Dockser Hall |
Barry Bluestone Stearns Trustee Professor of Sociology,Dean, School of Public Policy & Urban Affairs
Director, Kitty and Michael Dukakis Center for Urban and Regional Policy Expertise: Housing, Economic Development, Labor Economics, Public Policy Contact: b.bbluestone@neu.edu, 617.373.8595, 343 Holmes Hall |
Christopher Bosso Associate Dean, School of Public Policy & Urban AffairsProfessor of Public Policy
Director, Nanotechnology and Society Group Contact: c.bosso@neu.edu, 617.373.4398, 100 Meserve Hall |
Ballard Campbell Professor of History, Professor of Law and Public Policy, OAH Distinguished LecturerExpertise: History of American Public Policy, Federalism, Research Methods
Courses Taught: LPS Research Seminar Contact: campbell@neu.edu, 617.373.4448, 233 Holmes Hall |
Alan Clayton Matthews Professor and Director of Quantitative Methods, School of Public Policy and Affairs Contact: a.clayton-matthews@neu.edu |
Richard Daynard Professor of LawExpertise: Products Liability, Psychiatry and Law, Litigative Strategies
Courses Taught: Introduction to Law, Policy and Society Contact: r.daynard@neu.edu, 617.373.2026, 117 Cushing Hall |
Greg Goodale Assistant Professor of CommunicationsExpertise: J.D. (University of Virginia School of Law); six years experience working as a Congressional Aide to U.S. Representative Leslie Byrne (D-VA11), and as a lawyer and lobbyist for the National Grocers Association, the Brain Injury Association, the American Rehabilitation Association, and the Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities. Legislative & Administrative Process, Public Health Policy; Public Advocacy
Courses Taught: Undergraduate: Legal Argumentation, Advocacy & Citizenship; Advocacy Workshop Contact: g.goodale@neu.edu, 617.373.5518, 205 Holmes Hall |
James Alan Fox Lipman Family Professor of Criminal Justice and Professor of Law and Public PolicyExpertise: Homicide, Youth Violence, Quantitative Methods
Courses Taught: Introduction to Law, Policy and Society Contact: j.fox@neu.edu, 617.373.3296, 423 Churchill Hall |
Thomas Koenig Professor of Sociology and Acting Chair in the College of Arts and SciencesExpertise: Sociological Theory, Sociology of Business and Public Agencies
Courses Taught: Theories in Law, Policy and Society Contact: t.koenig@neu.edu, 617.373.3854, 513 Holmes Hall |
Stephen Nathanson Professor of PhilosophyExpertise: Ethics, Political Philosophy, War and Peace, Economic Justice, Epistemology
Courses Taught: Moral and Political Philosophy, Philosophy of Law Contact: s.nathanson@neu.edu, 617.373.4169, 373 Holmes Hall |
Stephanie Pollack Professor of Practice in Law and Public Policy, Associate Director, Kitty and Michael Dukakis Center for Urban and Regional PolicyExpertise: Law and Legal Reasoning, Policy Strategy, Transportation, Environment and Energy, Smart Growth, Sustainability
Courses Taught: Strategizing Public Policy, Introduction to Law and Legal Reasoning Contact: s.pollack@neu.edu, 617.373.8341, 345 Holmes Hall |
Michael Tolley Associate Professor of Political ScienceExpertise: Public Law, Judicial Process, Comparative Constitutionalism, American Politics
Contact: m.tolley@neu.edu, 617.373.2780, 311 Meserve Hall |
Daniel Urman LecturerExpertise: Law and Legal Reasoning, Judicial Nominations and Processes, American Foreign Policy, American Politics
Courses Taught: Strategizing Public Policy, Introduction to Law and Legal Reasoning, U.S. Judicial Processes Contact: d.urman@neu.edu, 617.373.6145, 20 BV
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Gregory Wassall Associate Professor of EconomicsExpertise: Cultural Economics, Taxation and Public Policy
Courses Taught: Economics of Law and Regulation Contact: g.wassall@neu.edu, 617.373.3644, 337 Holmes Hall |
Affiliated Faculty
Affiliated LPS faculty teach courses of interest to LPS students and serve on dissertation committees.
Mary Ballou Professor; Director, Counseling Psychology MS ProgramExpertise:Developmental Psychology and Gender Counseling Psychology, Rehabilitation and Special Education
Contact: m.ballou@neu.edu, 617.373.5937, 206 Lake Hall |
Gia Barbosa Assistant Professor, African-American Studies Expertise: Public Health Policy; Health Disparities; Sexual Violence Prevention; Youth Violence, Bullying and Cyber bullying; Health and the Law.
Contact: g.barbosa@neu.edu, 617.373.4374, 212 Lake Hall |
Lee P. Breckenridge Professor of LawExpertise: Environmental Law, Natural Resources Law, Water Law, Land Use
Contact: l.breckenridge@neu.edu, 617.373.3849, 58 Cargill Hall |
Carlos Cuevas Assistant Professor of Criminal JusticeExpertise: Victimization and Trauma, Sexual Violence and Sexual Offending, Family Violence, and Psychological Assessment
Courses Taught: CRIM 7224 – Law and Psychology Contact: c.cuevas@neu.edu, 617.373.7462, 204 Churchill Hall |
Martha F. Davis Professor of LawExpertise: Developmental Psychology and Gender Counseling Psychology, Rehabilitation and Special Education
Contact: m.davis@neu.edu, 617.373.8921, 35 Cargill Hall |
William Dickens Professor of EconomicsExpertise: Labor Markets, Wage Determination, Unemployment, Intelligence Testing, Psychology and Economics
Contact: wtdickens@gmail.com, 617.373.28744, 304 Lake Hall |
Michael S. Dukakis Democratic Party Nominee for President of the United States, 1988Distinguished Professor J.D., Harvard UniversityExpertise:Public Policy, Health Policy and Politics, State and Local Government, Public Management m.dukakis@neu.edu, 327 Meserve Hall, (617) 373-4396 (617) 373-5311 (fax) |
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Peter Enrich Professor of LawExpertise: Environmental Sociology, Political Economy, Central America, Social Theory
Contact: p.enrich@neu.edu, 617.373.5094, 79 Cargill Hall |
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Daniel Faber Associate Professor of Sociology and Director of Graduate StudiesContact: dannyfaber@comcast.net, 617.373.2878, 509 Holmes Hall |
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Daniel J. Givelber Professor of LawContact: d.givelber@neu.edu, 617.373.4298, 22 Cargill Hall |
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Robert Hall Associate Professor of Aftrican-American StudiesExpertise: African-American History, Colonial America
Contact: r.hall@neu.edu, 617.373.2621, 132 Nightingale Hall |
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Michael Handel Associate Professor of SociologyExpertise: Economic Sociology, Sociology of Work, Organizations, and Labor Markets, Social Stratification
Courses Taught: Strategizing Public Policy, Introduction to Law and Legal Reasoning Contact: m.handel@neu.edu, 617.373.3620, 539 Holmes Hall |
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| Patricia Illingworth Associate Professor of Philosophy and ReligionExpertise: Medical Ethics, Ethics, Philosophy of Law, Social and Political Philosophy
Contact: p.illingworth@neu.edu, 617.373.8341, 345 Holmes Hall |
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William Kay Associate Professor of Political ScienceExpertise: Public Policy and Administration, Science and Technology Policy
Courses Taught: Strategizing Public Policy, Introduction to Law and Legal Reasoning Contact: w.kay@neu.edu, 617.373.4401, 329 Meserve Hall |
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Shelley McDonough Kimelberg Ph.D., Harvard University Assistant Professor of Sociology, Senior Research Associate, Dukakis Center for Urban & Regional Policy Expertise: Urban Sociology, Poverty, Economic Development, Social Policy Email: s.kimelberg@neu.edu |
Jack Levin Professor of SociologyExpertise: Sociology of Violence and Conflict, Gerontology
Courses Taught: Strategizing Public Policy, Introduction to Law and Legal Reasoning Contact: jlevin1049@aol.com, 617.373.4983, 569 Holmes Hall |
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Alisa Lincoln Associate Professor Department of Health SciencesExpertise: Public health, mental health, substance abuse, homelessness, health and social disparities, literacy, community-based participatory action research
Contact: al.lincoln@neu.edu, 617.373.3485, 316 Robinson Hall |
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Daniel J. McCarthy Professor of Business ManagementExpertise: Management Systems, Business-Governmental relations
Contact: da.mccarthy@neu.edu, 617.373.4758, 313 Hayden Hall |
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Shan Mohammed Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Health Services PracticeExpertise: Public Health Education, Health and Human Rights, Substance Abuse Prevention, Primary Health Care Delivery
Contact: s.mohammed@neu.edu, 617.373-7729, 316 Robinson Hall |
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Steven A. Morrison Professor and Chair Transportation EconomicsContact: s.morrison@neu.edu, 617.373.2872, 301 Lake Hall |
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Carl Nelson Associate Professor and Group Coordinator General ManagementExpertise: Health Care Management and Policy
Contact: ca.nelson@neu.edu, 617.373.4751, 319 Hayden Hall |
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Richard O’Bryant Director, John D. O’Bryant African American InstituteExpertise: Science and Technology Policy and Politics, Urban and Regional studies and Politics, Urban and Community Technology, and Community-based research
Courses Taught: Strategizing Public Policy, Introduction to Law and Legal Reasoning Contact: obryant@neu.edu, 617.373.4397, 377 Meserve Hall |
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Theresa L. Osypuk Assistant Professor, Department of Health ScienceExpertise: Social Epidemiology; Epidemiology; Health Disparities
Contact: t.osypuk@neu.edu, 617.373.2968, 316 Holmes Hall |
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Kwamina Panford Associate Professor of African American StudiesExpertise: Comparative Economic Development and Labor Policy
Contact: k.panford@hotmail.com, 617.373.4333, 347 Meserve Hall |
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Wendy E. Parmet Professor of LawContact: w.parmet@neu.edu, 617.373.2019, 77 Cargill Hall |
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Glenn Pierce Principal Research Scientist Contact: g.pierce@neu.edu, 617.373.3702, 204 Churchill Hall |
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Gordana Rabrenovic Associate Professor Expertise: Organizations, Urban Sociology, the Family
Contact: g.rabrenovic@neu.edu, 617.373.4998, 571 Holmes Hall |
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Nicole Rafter Professor Emerita of Criminal JusticeExpertise: Feminist Issues in Law, Women in the Criminal Justice System
Contact: n.rafter@neu.edu, 617.373.3327, 204 Churchill Hall |
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Peter Rosen Associate Professor Earth & Environmental Sciences Expertise: Coastal processes, geomorphology and sedimentology, Quaternary History, History of Boston Harbor, Coastal Hazards
Contact: p.rosen@neu.edu, 617.373.4380, 14 Holmes Hall |
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Susan Setta Associate Professor of Religious StudiesExpertise: American Religion and Culture, Biomedical/Religious Ethics, Sociology of Religion, Biblical Studies, Women and Religion
Contact: s.setta@neu.edu, 617.373.7699, 371 Holmes Hall |
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Andrew M. Sum Professor of EconomicsDirector, Center for Labor Market Studies
Contact: a.sum@neu.edu, 617.373.2242, 315 Holmes Hall |
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Lucy A. WilliamsProfessor of LawContact: lu.williams@neu.edu, 617.373.4537, 37 Cargill Hall |














































