Falling out of love with her old role in education didn’t mean leaving the field—it meant finding a new way forward. That decision led to the Teacher Education MAT program at Rutgers–Camden, where Shelby Kaluhiokalani is now completing her clinical placement in a second-grade classroom. With six years of experience as a registered behavior technician… continue reading
When Public Affairs doctoral candidate Giovi Romero Sarubbi asked Dr. Adam Okulicz-Kozaryn about his work, the Associate Professor of Public Policy in the Department of Public Policy and Administration described a career focused on happiness, and the role of place in shaping quality of life. His research brings together questions of subjective well-being, redistribution preferences,… continue reading
The energy of a first-grade classroom in South Jersey, is where Lori Braunstein is putting her dream into practice. Her clinical placement there marks the moment she has been working toward—turning years of persistence, redirection, and classroom experience as a paraprofessional into her first real steps as a teacher. She once pursued Law and Justice,… continue reading
Three Forensic Science MS students spent this summer driving new research in forensic DNA and toxicology at Rutgers–Camden. As fellows in the Forensic Science Summer Research program, they applied advanced methods to challenges central to how evidence is collected, analyzed, and interpreted. Priscilla Merlino advanced work in the Carlin Lab by applying Bayes Nets to… continue reading
Two honors in one day. On August 28, 2025, during Graduate School–Camden orientation, Matthew G. Niepielko, Ph.D., was named one of the recipients of the Distinguished Graduate Award. But the bigger news had come earlier that day, when he learned he had been awarded tenure at Kean University — a double milestone that reflected both… continue reading
Student leadership at Rutgers–Camden lit the spark, and today Public Administration MPA alum Josefina Ewins is carrying that flame into state policy work that prioritizes equity and mental health. In “Alumna Champions Student Voices in Higher-Ed Reform” by Christina Lynn, Ewins is recognized for channeling her experiences on campus into a career as a policy… continue reading
