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Experts list
Rockefeller Institute experts in various subject-matter areas are available for news media interviews. They are listed below, first by topic and then by name. If you’d like to speak with one of them, contact Communications staff at 518-443-5744 or communications@rockinst.org.
Key experts list at the Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government
(By topic):
Community colleges
Senior Fellow David Shaffer
Disaster recovery
Former Institute Director Richard Nathan
Education
Senior Fellow Joseph Burke, Institute Director Thomas Gais, Senior Fellow Kenneth Howey,
Institute Fellow Jason Lane and Senior Fellow David Shaffer
Faith-Based Social Services
Urban and Metropolitan Studies Director David Wright
Federalism
Institute Director Thomas Gais and Former Director Richard Nathan
Fiscal health/policies of states
Senior Fellow Donald Boyd, Senior Policy Analyst Lucy Dadayan and Institute Deputy Director
Robert Ward
Government Reform
Institute Director Thomas Gais and Former Director Richard Nathan
Health care policy
Medicaid Studies Director Jim Fossett, Institute Fellow Erika Martin and Institute Fellow Richard Kirsch
Higher Education
Senior Fellow Joseph Burke, Institute Director Thomas Gais and Senior Fellow David Shaffer
K-12 Education
Senior Fellow Kenneth Howey
New York State Activities
Institute Deputy Director Robert Ward
Social service spending
Institute Director Thomas Gais, Senior Fellow Irene Lurie and Former Institute Director
Richard Nathan
Welfare reform
Institute Director Thomas Gais, Former Director Richard Nathan and Senior Fellow Irene Lurie
Workforce Investment
Urban and Metropolitan Studies Director David Wright
Urban Issues
Research Scientist Lisa Montiel and Urban and Metropolitan Studies Director David Wright
Key experts list at the Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government
(By name):
Donald Boyd – A senior fellow at the Institute, Boyd conducts research on and publishes on state and local fiscal issues.
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Joseph Burke – A senior fellow, Burke researches and publishes on higher education topics.
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Lucy Dadayan – Dadayan is a senior policy analyst who conducts research on and publishes on state and local government fiscal policy issues.
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James Fossett – A senior fellow, Fossett conducts research on Medicaid and health policy issues, including such bioethical issues as stem cell research and reproductive health.
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Thomas Gais – Director of the Institute, Gais conducts research on issues ranging from social welfare spending and reform to federalism to state fiscal capacity.
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Richard Kirsch – An Institute fellow, Kirsch is focused on federal and state implementation of health reform legislation.
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Irene Lurie – A senior fellow, Lurie has conducted research and published on welfare policy and the implementation of welfare reforms.
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Lisa Montiel – Montiel is a research scientist who studies social conditions and economic conditions in large metropolitan areas, with a focus on predominately minority neighborhoods.
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Richard Nathan – Former director of the Institute, Nathan has conducted research on domestic programs, public management and finance, and American Federalism.
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David Shaffer – A senior fellow, Shaffer conducts research and publishes on a variety of education topics, including community colleges, across the U.S.
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Robert Ward – Ward serves as deputy director of the Institute and leads the Institute’s research efforts on state and local government finance.
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David Wright – David directs the Institute’s studies on urban/metropolitan issues, faith-based social services, workforce investment, and community development.
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