Inside Administrative Power

Students drawn to the Master of Public Administration — the graduate degree that prepares professionals for leadership in government and nonprofit settings — often look for faculty who can translate the complexities of policymaking into something usable. In this profile, Public Affairs PhD candidate Giovi Romero Sarubbi explores how Lecturer Sean W. Hadley does exactly… continue reading

New Look at Acupuncture in Eating Disorder Care

In her new Psychology Today article, Can Acupuncture Help Treat Eating Disorders?, Charlotte Markey explores how a low-risk complementary practice is being considered alongside established treatment models. Markey writes as a Professor of Psychology and chair of the Health Sciences Department, which is home to the Prevention Science and Psychological Sciences graduate programs, and she… continue reading

Do Cannabis Businesses Increase Municipal Revenue?

At a national gathering known for shaping how public budgets and policies take form, Prakash Kandel, PhD candidate in Public Affairs/Community Development, and Michael Hayes, Graduate Program Director of the Public Administration (MPA) program, brought New Jersey’s cannabis policy landscape into a broader public finance conversation. The Association for Budgeting and Financial Management conference in… continue reading

Unequal Justice After Tragedy

When a family loses someone to homicide, the last thing they should face is a system that questions their right to relief. Yet Daniel Semenza, associate professor in the Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminal Justice at Rutgers University–Camden and Director of Interpersonal Violence Research at the New Jersey Gun Violence Research Center, has found… continue reading

Margrit: A Reflection on Everyday Joy from Finland

In Finland, where the light fades quickly in autumn and the air carries both quiet and clarity, Ana Laguna is discovering how the smallest encounters can speak to the largest truths. As Graduate Program Director for the Spanish for Health Professions Certificate and a Fulbright scholar at the University of Oulu, she is adapting her… continue reading

Psychology Program Launches Brain Research Lab

The opening of a new electroencephalography (EEG) lab at Rutgers–Camden brought together three people — a professor beginning her faculty role, a student starting graduate school, and the program director for Psychological Sciences ready to volunteer as the first subject. Sean Duffy, Graduate Program Director for Psychological Sciences, marked the launch by taking the seat… continue reading