Associate Professor

SNF Ithaca Affiliated Faculty

298 B Graham Hall
302-831-1686
janecase@udel.edu

Jane Case is an assistant professor in the Joseph R. Biden, Jr. School of Public Policy and Administration and an SNF Ithaca Affiliated faculty member. 

Communications Director
188A Graham Hall
kellyco@udel.edu

Director, Energy and Environmental Policy program
Associate Professor

276 Graham Hall
302-831-3264
npdavid@udel.edu

Nina David has a background in architecture, environmental science and urban planning. Her research focuses on public engagement, equity and justice in policymaking, sustainable land-use and environmental planning, climate adaptation, growth management, and collaborative governance. She routinely works with state and local governments, and non-profits on land-use policy and projects that transform the built environment.

Associate Policy Scientist, IPA

University of Delaware
DGS Annex
Newark, DE 19716
302-831-4925
302-831-4934 (fax)

decourse@udel.edu

Senior Fellow, IPA

Executive Director, Delaware Sustainable Energy Utility 

180 Graham Hall
Newark, DE 19716

tonydeps@aol.com

Associate Professor

272 Graham Hall
gdobler@udel.edu

​Greg Dobler is an urban data scientist whose research focuses on studying cities as complex systems. 

Grant Analyst II, IPA

University of Delaware
191C Graham Hall
Newark, DE 19716
Cell: 267-761-8346

mdrisco@udel.edu

H. Rodney Sharp Professor of Human Services Policy and Leadership, College of Education and Human Development.

302-831-8536
sme@udel.edu

Steven M. Eidelman is the H. Rodney Sharp Professor of Human Services Policy and Leadership at the University of Delaware. He holds a joint appointment with the Joseph R. Biden, Jr. School of Public Policy and Administration.

Academic Support Coordinator I

184 Graham Hall
mae@udel.edu

Senior Faculty Fellow, IPA

Professor
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

306G DuPont Hall
Newark, DE 19716

faghri@udel.edu

Associate Professor

298M Graham Hall
fournier@udel.edu

Elizabeth Fournier is the Director of the Master of Public Health (MPH) in Health Policy and Management program. 

Senior Fellow, IPA

University of Delaware
180 Graham Hall
Newark, DE 19716
302-540-6138

efreel@udel.edu

Policy Scientist, CCRS
Health Policy Fellow

298 Graham Hall
Newark, DE 19716
302-831-1191
katig@udel.edu

Associate Director, Center for Applied Demography & Survey Research (CADSR)
Associate Policy Scientist

287 Graham Hall
rbedford@udel.edu

Senior Fellow, IPA

180 Graham Hall
Newark, DE 19716

skhaber@udel.edu

Associate Policy Scientist, IPA

University of Delaware
DGS Annex
Newark, DE 19716

mlharris@udel.edu

Associate Policy Scientist, Center for Community Research Research and Service (CCRS)

CCRS Wilmington Office
100 West 10th Street, Suite 812
Wilmington, DE 19801
302-573-4422
rogergh@udel.edu

Associate Policy Scientist, IPA

GIS Services Coordinator

University of Delaware
DGS Annex
Newark, DE 19716
302-831-4932
Fax: 302-831-4934

ahomsey@udel.edu

Vice Provost for Academic Programs and University Initiatives
Professor

116 Hullihen Hall
kri@udel.edu

Kimberley Isett is the Vice Provost for Academic Programs and University Initiatives.

Senior Fellow, IPA

180 Graham Hall
Newark, DE 19716

ericj@udel.edu

Assistant Dean, External Relations

44 Kent Way
Newark, DE 19716

302-831-4705

ssj@udel.edu

Assistant Policy Scientist, IPA

University of Delaware
177B Graham Hall
Newark, DE 19716
302-831-0988

jvjwil@udel.edu

Recruiter & Program Coordinator, Center for Community Research and Service (CCRS) 

CCRS Wilmington 
100 W 10th Street, Suite 409 
Wilmington, DE 19801
302-573-4438
cjusino@udel.edu

Interim Academic Program Director, Master in Public Policy
Professor

298N Graham Hall
302-831-1682
justice@udel.edu

Jonathan B. Justice is a professor in the Joseph R. Biden, Jr. School of Public Policy and Administration at the University of Delaware, where he teaches undergraduate courses in public policy; graduate courses in public administration; and the Seoul Case Study Program.

Assistant Professor

298H Graham Hall
302-831-0362
katykap@udel.edu

Senior Fellow, IPA

180 Graham Hall
Newark, DE 19716

karakoc@udel.edu

Associate Professor

Director, Water Resources Center

University of Delaware
DGS Annex, 261 Academy St.
Newark, DE 19716
302-831-4929
302-893-1571

jerryk@udel.edu

Communications Specialist II

188B Graham Hall
mkeats@udel.edu

Center Director, Disaster Research Center 
Professor

166H Graham Hall
302-831-0760
jmkendra@udel.edu

James Kendra is a professor in the Joseph R. Biden, Jr. School of Public Policy and Administration and director of the Disaster Research Center. 

Policy Specialist II, Center for Historic Architecture and Design (CHAD)

331 Alison Hall
Newark, DE 19716
302-831-3897
kshowell@udel.edu

Assistant Director of Development

44 Kent Way
Newark, DE 19716

jknowles@udel.edu

Associate Policy Specialist, Center for Applied Demography & Survey Research (CADSR)

289 Graham Hall
jlaz@udel.edu

Director, IPA

Associate Professor

University of Delaware
180 Graham Hall
Newark, DE 19716
302-831-1699

jlewis@udel.edu

Dr. Jerome Lewis directs the Institute for Public Administration, overseeing program areas in conflict resolution, civics engagement, education, health, local government training, Recover Delaware, regional development and planning, transportation, and water resources management. Dr. Lewis teaches Seminar in Public Administration and State Government Management and Policy. As founding director of the MPA program, he has served as its interim director from time to time.

Professor Emeritus
loessner@udel.edu

Administrative Assistant III, IPA & CCRS

kristiem@udel.edu

180 Graham Hall

302-831-1699

Communications Specialist, IPA

Associate Policy Scientist, IPA

University of Delaware
180A Graham Hall
Newark, DE 19716
302-831-4954

smar@udel.edu

Associate Policy Scientist, Center for Community Research & Service (CCRS)

297 Graham Hall
bmccoll@udel.edu

Senior Fellow, IPA

University of Delaware
Newark, DE 19716

billmcg@udel.edu

Executive Director, Biden Institute

Executive Producer, All Politics is Personal

44 Kent Way
Newark, DE 19716
bideninstitute@udel.edu

Professor Emeritus
Former Core Faculty, Disaster Research Center

smcneil@udel.edu

Professor Emeritus
mcnuttjg@udel.edu

Academic Advisor II

184C Graham Hall
komedley@udel.edu

Associate Professor
Senior Policy Fellow, IPA

298G Graham Hall
302-831-4855
metraux@udel.edu

Stephen Metraux is Director of the Center for Community Research and Service and associate professor of public policy at the University of Delaware.

Research Associate II, Center for Community Research and Service (CCRS)

University of Delaware
Newark, DE 19716
mobasi@udel.edu

Communications Specialist I

University of Delaware
180 Graham Hall
Newark, DE 19716
smilord@udel.edu

Associate Policy Scientist, IPA

GIS and Graphics Specialist

805 Pilottown Road
Pollution Ecology Lab Room 109
Lewes, DE 19958
302-645-4353
Fax: 302-645-4332

nminni@udel.edu

Assistant Professor

298L Graham Hall
MMits@udel.edu

As an interdisciplinary scholar, Mary Mitsdarffer uses a mix of applied quantitative, qualitative and archival methods in her work. Her research focuses on the intersection of policy, children's social determinants of health, and life course development.

Lead Policy Scientist and Associate Director, IPA

Instructor 

University of Delaware

191A Graham Hall
Newark, DE 19716
302-831-6191
Fax: 302-831-3488

mix@udel.edu

Director, MPA Program
Senior Faculty Fellow, IPA
Associate Professor

180D Graham Hall
alisam@udel.edu

Alisa Moldavanova’s research investigates organizational sustainability in the context of public service organizations, the role of inter-organizational networks and other forms of social connectedness in enabling sustainable organizations, as well as how nonprofits and other public service organizations foster sustainable development in their local communities.

Professor Emeritus
jlm@udel.edu

James Morrison's research interest is determining the impact of leadership style upon private/public partnerships when designing strategies to survive a natural disaster. 

Affiliated Professor

298H Graham Hall
minion@udel.edu

Morrison, a political scientist, has authored five books and numerous articles, largely in political science journals in the research areas of US and comparative politics and administration; racial politics in the Americas; and political leadership.

Associate Director, Center for Historic Architecture & Design (CHAD)
Policy Scientist

331B Alison Hall
Newark, DE 19716
cmorriss@udel.edu

Director, Public Allies

CCRS Wilmington Office
100 West 10th Street, Suite 812
Wilmington, DE 19801
tmorrow@udel.edu

Lead Policy Scientist and Associate Director, IPA

Instructor

University of Delaware

177 Graham Hall
Newark, DE 19716
302-831-2927

kmmurphy@udel.edu

Kathy Murphy is the Associate Director of the Institute for Public Administration and the Coordinator of the Conflict Resolution Program at UD. She holds a secondary faculty appointment in the Joseph R. Biden, Jr. School of Public Policy and Administration where she teaches conflict resolution and organizational leadership courses.

Lead Policy Scientist, IPA

Associate Director, Water Resources Center

University of Delaware
DGS Annex
Newark, DE 19716
mcorrozi@udel.edu

Associate Policy Scientist, Center for Community Research and Service (CCRS)

297 Graham Hall
302-831-6780
eplynch@udel.edu

Senior Fellow, IPA

University of Delaware
DGS Annex
Newark, DE 19716
302-831-4928
Fax: 302-831-4934

troutbum@udel.edu

Policy Scientist, IPA

Health and Aging Policy Services Coordinator

Staff Liaison, Delaware League of Local Governments

University of Delaware
181 Graham Hall
Newark, DE 19716
302-831-6224
Fax: 302-831-3488

jusmith@udel.edu

Policy Specialist, IPA

Project Director, Delaware's Center for Civic Education

University of Delaware
177 Graham Hall
Newark, DE 19716
302-831-1557
Fax: 302-831-3488

fomalley@udel.edu

Policy Scientist, IPA

University of Delaware
DGS Annex, Office 204 
Newark, DE 19716
302-831-4930
Fax: 302-831-4934

oneill@udel.edu

Assistant Professor
School of Marine Science & Policy
oremus@udel.edu

Kimberly Oremus is an assistant professor for the University of Delaware School of Marine Science and Policy and holds a joint appointment in the Joseph R. Biden, Jr. School of Public Policy and Administration. 

Graduate Services Coordinator

184A Graham Hall
spatters@udel.edu

Administrative Assistant 

184 Graham Hall
lpenn@udel.edu

Associate Professor Emeritus

speuquet@udel.edu

Director, Undergraduate Studies
SNF Ithaca Affiliated Faculty
Associate Professor

298J Graham Hall
302-831-1244
alpierce@udel.edu
 

Andrea L. Pierce (f. Sarzynski) is the director of undergraduate studies and associate professor at the Biden School of Public Policy and Administration and the Department of Geography. Her research interests include urban governance and policy, climate change adaptation, public participation and civic capacity.

Policy Scientist, Center for Applied Demography and Survey Research (CADSR)

284 Graham Hall
Newark, DE 19716
302-831-1698
dracca@udel.edu

Charles P. Messick Professor Emeritus of Public Administration

Associate Professor of Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Department of Business Administration, Lerner College of Business and Economics

One South Main (OSM) 206
sraible@udel.edu

Director, Center for Applied Demography & Survey Research (CADSR)
Associate Professor

282 Graham Hall
302-831-1684
ratledge@udel.edu

Edward Ratledge is the director of the Center for Applied Demography & Survey Research (CADSR).

Director, Center for Historic Architecture & Design
Professor

323 Alison Hall
302-831-8238
clreedy@udel.edu

Chandra L. Reedy is a professor in the Biden School and director of its Center for Historic Architecture & Design (CHAD).

Principal Planner, IPA

University of Delaware
Newark, DE 19716
jreitz@udel.edu

Professor Emeritus of Public Policy

Senior Fellow, IPA

SNF Ithaca Senior Advisor

University of Delaware
180 Graham Hall
Newark, DE 19716

drich@udel.edu

From 2001–2009 Dr. Dan Rich served as University Provost. An elected fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, his research has focused on education policy, urban policy, energy policy and science and technology policy. His publications include 13 books and edited volumes, and more than 100 articles, monographs and professional papers.

Policy Specialist II, IPA

University of Delaware
181 Graham Hall
Newark, DE 19716

alainar@udel.edu

Alaina V. Robinson is a Policy Specialist II at the Institute for Public Administration (IPA) in the Joseph R. Biden, Jr. School of Public Policy and Administration. Alaina works with the Education Services team on policy research and public service projects. Her research focuses on improving student outcomes in the city of Wilmington with the Redding Consortium for Educational Equity and promoting access to higher education for Delaware students through College Application Month. ​

Associate Professor
robinsob@udel.edu

292 Graham Hall
302-897-6439

Professor Robinson works at the University of Delaware as an Associate Professor in the Joseph R. Biden Jr. School of Public Policy and Administration. His background features extensive training and expertise in banking where he has worked outside of academics with the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.

Professor of Sport Management

115 Raub Hall
302-831-6680
mjrobins@udel.edu

Dr. Matthew J. Robinson is a professor and Area Head of the Sport Management Program at the Lerner College of Business and Economics at the University of Delaware. He holds a joint appointment at the Biden School.

Training Coordinator, Center for Community Research and Service (CCRS)

CCRS Wilmington Office
100 West 10th Street, Suite 812
Wilmington, DE 19801
302-573-4438
rromond@udel.edu

Assistant Dean, Student Services

184 Graham Hall
tschlein@udel.edu

AMY ELLEN SCHWARTZ

Professor of Public Administration

aeschwar@udel.edu
Graham Hall
302-831-4570

Dr. Schwartz's research spans a broad range of topics in education policy and urban economics, focusing on the nexus of schools, neighborhoods and public services and the causes and consequences of children’s academic, social and health outcomes. She is a leading expert on the use of large-scale administrative micro-data sets for policy research, drawing on more than twenty years of collaborative research using detailed micro-data on New York City public school children, buildings, resources, neighborhoods, retail...

Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) Chair of Civil Discourse
Director, SNF Ithaca Initiative
Senior Faculty Fellow, IPA
Associate Professor

278B Graham Hall
302-831-8355
tshaffer@udel.edu

Timothy J. Shaffer is the inaugural Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) Chair of Civil Discourse and director of the SNF Ithaca Initiative.

Senior Faculty Fellow, IPA

Professor
Department of Materials Science and Engineering

208 DuPont Hall
Newark, DE 19716

ismat@udel.edu

Associate Professor

270C Graham Hall
302-831-4700
kalshah@udel.edu

Kalim Shah studies energy and environmental governance, policy, regulatory and institutional frameworks applied to international sustainable development, corporate sustainability, climate change, public-private partnerships and innovation.

Lead Policy Scientist, IPA

Education Services Coordinator

University of Delaware
181 Graham Hall
Newark, DE 19716
302-831-4271
Fax: 302-831-3488

kscollon@udel.edu

Associate Professor

166C Graham Hall
302-831-8355
siders@udel.edu

A.R. Siders is an associate professor in the Biden School of Public Policy and Administration and the Department of Geography and Spatial Sciences, a core Disaster Research Center faculty member, and an affiliate of the School of Marine Science & Policy.

Professor Emeritus at University of Delaware
jsills@udel.edu

Assistant to the Dean 

186B Graham Hall
dwalls@udel.edu

Professor
Associate Dean, College of Arts and Sciences

4 Kent Way
302-831-2793
dansmith@udel.edu

Dan Smith is associate dean for the social sciences in the College of Arts & Sciences and professor of public policy and administration in the Joseph R. Biden, Jr. School of Public Policy & Administration.

Senior Faculty Fellow, IPA
Professor

180C Graham Hall
jesowa@udel.edu

Jessica E. Sowa is a professor in the Joseph R. Biden, Jr. School of Public Policy and Administration at the University of Delaware. Her research focuses on organizational effectiveness, leadership, and human resource management in government and nonprofit organizations

Policy Scientist, IPA

University of Delaware
DGS Annex
Newark, DE 19716
Cell: 302-932-5287

lorispag@udel.edu

Events Manager
Biden Institute
44 Kent Way
Newark, DE 19716
kimspina@udel.edu

Associate Professor

298C Graham Hall
302-831-4049
kstein@udel.edu

Karen Stein’s expertise includes elder abuse and neglect, strategic decision-making, and leadership and cultural intelligence. She is Editor in Chief of the Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect. 

Professor Emeritus at University of Delaware
tannian@udel.edu

Assistant Professor

274 Graham Hall
302-831-8355
taylorc@udel.edu

Casey Taylor's research interests include natural resources policy and management, collaborative planning and governance, biodiversity conservation, agriculture and the environment, science and politics/policy.

Program Coordinator, Biden Institute

University of Delaware
44 Kent Way 
Newark, DE 19711
aekelly@udel.edu

Associate Director of the Center for Applied Demography & Survey Research
Policy Scientist 
Assistant Professor

292 Graham Hall
302-831-3320
tibi@udel.edu

Academic Support Coordinator I

188D Graham Hall
bvent@udel.edu

Director, Disaster Research Center
Professor, Dept. of Sociology & Criminal Justice
Coordinator, Emergency & Environmental Management Concentration

166F Graham Hall
302-831-1254
twachten@udel.edu

Tricia Wachtendorf is a professor of sociology with a joint appointment in the Biden School, and director of the world-renowned Disaster Research Center—the oldest center in the world focused on the social science aspects of disaster. 

Senior Fellow, IPA

University of Delaware
Newark, DE 19716

mwalton@connollygallagher.com

Louis L. Redding Chair
Professor of Law & Public Policy
Joseph R. Biden, Jr. School of Public Policy and Administration

University of Delaware
180 Graham Hall
Newark, DE 19716
302-831-3930
lware@udel.edu

Professor Ware's research focuses on various aspects of civil rights law. He has authored more than 100 publications consisting of books, academic journal articles, book chapters, essays, book reviews, editorials and other publications in academic journals and other publications. Professor Ware has organized a number of academic symposia, professional ...

Grants Analyst I
191 Graham Hall
swarkent@udel.edu

Affiliated Professor

Graham Hall
302-831-1693
hlw@udel.edu

Harvey White's research focuses on talent management, including nonprofit and community leadership, as well as organizational management, and performance evaluation. 

Business Officer

188C Graham Hall
302-831-0358
jwiddis@udel.edu

Grants Specialist, IPA

179A Graham Hall
cwillard@udel.edu

Senior Fellow, IPA

180 Graham Hall
Newark, DE 19716

lwindley@udel.edu

Professor
SNF Ithaca Affiliated Faculty
298F Graham Hall
dyanich@udel.edu

Danilo Yanich is Professor of Urban Affairs & Public Policy and Faculty Affiliate with the SNF Ithaca Initiative in the Biden School.  His research and teaching focus on the nexus among media, citizenship and public policy.

Program Manager, Center for Community Research and Service (CCRS)

CCRS Wilmington Office
100 West 10th Street, Suite 812
Wilmington, DE 19801
302-573-4438
jenniey@udel.edu