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Professor Raphael Bostic joined the School of Policy, Planning, and Development faculty after spending six years on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors staff. He is currently conducting research on the ways in which the Community Reinvestment Act has influenced the behavior of lenders and credit markets. |
The mission of the School of Policy, Planning, and Development (SPPD) is to educate leaders and produce knowledge that improves problem-solving for the most critical issues facing society. Its ultimate goal is to contribute in a practical way to the betterment of communities here and abroad.
SPPD represents a unique combination of the public affairs disciplines of public policy and public management with the fields of urban planning, real estate development, and health policy and management. Through research, education and active engagement with policymakers and practitioners, SPPD prepares leaders and communities to meet the unique challenges of today's increasingly global, interconnected world. The school believes that it is at the intersection of the public, private and nonprofit sectors that practical solutions to current and future problems are to be found.
SPPD alumni include mayors and city council members; city managers and planners; leaders in nonprofit organizations; industrial real estate developers and home builders; policy analysts at the federal, state and local levels; healthcare managers who run some of our nation's most complex healthcare organizations; and a wide range of positions in the federal government. The school's international alumni are equally accomplished, with many of them serving as high-ranking officials in their home countries, particularly in the Pacific Rim. Finally, graduates of SPPD's doctoral programs become faculty members at first-rate universities here and abroad.
The school's programs allow students to delve into a wide range of traditional and emerging fields of knowledge, develop first-rate professional skills, engage their personal values and ethical choices, and recognize the core principles from several scholarly disciplines and how they are best applied in professional and scholarly pursuits.
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Administration
Jack H. Knott, Ph.D., DeanElizabeth Graddy, Ph.D.*, Senior Associate Dean, Faculty and Academic Affairs
Genevieve Giuliano, Ph.D.*, Senior Associate Dean, Research and Technology
Regina T. Nordahl, J.D., M.B.A., SPHR, Associate Dean, Administration
Carol A. Rush, M.P.A., Associate Dean, Student Affairs
Richard F. Callahan, D.P.A.*, Associate Dean for State Capital and Leadership Programs, USC State Capital Center
Faculty
C. Erwin and Ione L. Piper Dean's Chair: Jack H. Knott, Ph.D.University Professor: Kevin Starr, Ph.D. (History)
Wallis Annenberg Chair in Communication Technology and Society: Manuel Castells, Ph.D. (Communication)
Judith & John Bedrosian Chair in Governance & Public Enterprise: Dan Mazmanian, Ph.D.
Blue Cross of California Chair in Health Care Finance: Glenn A. Melnick, Ph.D.
James Irvine Chair in Urban and Regional Planning: Tridib Banerjee, Ph.D., FAICP*
James Irvine Chair in Urban and Regional Planning: Harry W. Richardson, M.A. (Economics)
Emery Evans Olson Chair in Nonprofit Entrepreneurship & Public Policy: James M. Ferris, Ph.D.
Judge Widney Professor and Chair: Leonard D. Schaeffer
Maria B. Crutcher Professor of Citizenship and Democratic Values: Terry L. Cooper, Ph.D.
Frances R. and John J. Duggan Distinguished Professor of Public Administration: Chester A. Newland, Ph.D.*
Professors: Raphael Bostic, Ph.D.; Gerald Caiden, Ph.D.*; Ann Crigler, Ph.D. (Political Science); Peter Gordon, Ph.D. (Economics); Howard Greenwald, Ph.D.; Genevieve Giuliano, Ph.D.*; Elizabeth Graddy, Ph.D.*; Eric Heikkila, Ph.D.; Alan Kreditor, M.C.P., AICP; Martin Krieger, Ph.D.; Jacquelyn McCroskey, Ph.D. (Social Work); James Moore II, Ph.D. (Engineering); Dowell Myers, Ph.D.; Robert C. Myrtle, D.P.A.*; Michael Nichol, Ph.D. (Pharmacy);
Harry Pachon, Ph.D.; Jane Pisano, Ph.D.; Jon Pynoos, Ph.D.
Associate Professors: Catherine G. Burke, Ph.D.; Yongheng Deng, Ph.D. (Business); Juliet Musso, Ph.D.*; Gary Painter, Ph.D.; Peter Robertson Ph.D.*;
Assistant Professors: Elizabeth Currid, Ph.D.; Clara Irazabal, Ph.D.; Christian Redfearn, Ph.D.; Lisa Schweitzer, Ph.D; David Suarez, Ph.D.; Vivian Wu, Ph.D.
Distinguished Fellow: Stan Ross, Honorary J.D.
Senior Fellows: William B. Fulton, Ph.D.; Sherry Bebitch Jeffe, Ph.D.; Mark Pisano
Research Professors: Don Kleinmuntz, Ph.D.; Adam Rose, Ph.D.
Research Associate Professor: Christopher Weare, Ph.D.
Clinical Professors: Richard Callahan, D.P.A.; Leonard Mitchell, M.A., M.B.A., J.D.
Clinical Associate Professor: LaVonna B. Lewis, Ph.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor: Elizabeth Falletta, M.R.E.D.
Adjunct Professors: Jonathan Brown, D.P.A.; Garrett Capune, Ph.D.; Charles Cicchetti, Ph.D.; Thomas Collins, Ed.D.; Patrick G. Hays, M.H.A.; Patrick Kapsner, M.P.A., FACMPE; Catherine Kay, J.D.; Michael Keston, M.B.A.; Dora Kingsley, D.P.A.; Allan Kotin, M.A.; Ehud Mouchly, M.A.; Ira Norris, M.B.A.; Tomson Ong, J.D., Ph.D., L.L.M.; Erroll Southers, M.P.A.; Frank Wein, D.P.D.S., AICP; David Wilcox, M.C.P.; Michael Woo, M.C.P.; Henry Zaretsky, Ph.D.
Adjunct Associate Professors: Austin Anderson, M.B.A.; Ali Farahani, Ph.D.; James Fawcett, Ph.D.; Lori Howard, Ph.D.; Daniel Jordan, Ph.D.; Thomas Lando, D.P.A.; Maurice Rahimi, Ph.D.; Susan Sinclair, M.B.A.; Jeffrey Smith, Ph.D.; Helene Smookler, Ph.D.; Robert Smythe, B.S.; Deborah Torres, M.Arch.; Clyde Wesp, M.D.; Jack Wong, M.A.
Adjunct Assistant Professors: Michael Carter, M.P.H.; Jeffrey Green, M.H.A.; Earl Greenia, Ph.D.; Richard A. Hagy, Ph.D.; Robert Ingenito, M.A.; Mark E. Oliver, M.R.E.D.; Donna Staal, D.P.A.; Chris Van Gorder, M.P.A.
Emeritus Professors: William C. Baer, Ph.D., AICP; Robert Biller, Ph.D.; Edward Blakely, Ph.D.; Robert M. Carter, D.Crim.; T. Ross Clayton, Ph.D.; Lois Friss, Dr.P.H.; John Gerletti, Ed.D.; David Mars, Ph.D.; Alexander McEachern, M.A.; E.K. Nelson, D.P.A.; William Petak,, D.P.A.; Francine Rabvinovtiz, Ph.D., AICP; Warren Schmidt, Ph.D.; Gilbert Siegel, Ph.D.; Robert Stallings, Ph.D.; William B. Storm, Ph.D.; Robert E. Tranquada, M.D.; Joseph S. Wholey, Ph.D.; William J. Williams, D.P.A.; Lowdon Wingo, Jr., M.A., M.P.A.
Emeritus Associate Professor: Wesley E. Bjur, Ph.D.
Degrees Offered
The School of Policy, Planning, and Development offers the following degrees:
- Bachelor of Science in Public Policy, Management and Planning
- Master of Health Administration
- Executive Master of Health Administration
- Executive Master of Leadership
- Master of Public Policy and Management
- Master of Planning
- Master of Planning and Development Studies
- Master of Public Administration
- Master of Public Policy
- Master of Real Estate Development
- Master of Construction Management (with Architecture, Business and Engineering)
- Doctor of Philosophy in Policy, Planning, and Development
- Doctor of Policy, Planning, and Development
The Bachelor of Science and the school's master's degrees are also offered jointly as a progressive five-year program and the school participates in the following interdisciplinary minors:
- Children and Families in Urban America
- Construction Planning and Management
- Environmental Planning and Development
- Health Policy and Management
- International Policy and Management
- International Urban Development
- Law and Public Policy
- Nonprofits, Philanthropy and Volunteerism
- Public Management
- Public Policy
- Planning and Development
- Real Estate Development
- Urban Neighborhood Studies
- Urban Policy and Planning
The Master of Planning is offered as a dual master's degree with programs in architecture, landscape architecture, business administration, economics, gerontology, international relations, public administration, public art studies, public policy, real estate development and social work.
The Master of Public Administration is offered as a dual master's degree with programs in planning, gerontology, international relations, Jewish communal service, law and social work.
The Master of Real Estate Development is offered as a dual degree with the Master of Business Administration, Juris Doctor and Master of Planning.
The Master of Health Administration is offered as a dual degree with the Master of Science in Gerontology.
The Master of Public Policy is offered as a dual degree with programs in law and planning.