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WRI Staff Members
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Director - Richard A. Harris,
Ph.D.
A faculty member at Rutgers-Camden for over twenty
years, with a joint appointment in Political Science
and the Department of Public Policy & Administration,
Dr. Harris founded the Senator Walter Rand Institute
for Public Affairs. An expert in American National
Politics, environmental policy and business-government
relations, he has written numerous articles as
well as four books. |
He is currently working
on a book for Cambridge University Press that examines
interest groups and social movements in the 20th
century.An early article from
that book won two national awards from the American
Political Science Association. At the Institute,
his work focuses on government performance, regional
development and smart growth in South Jersey. Dr.
Harris currently leads key projects on Regional Development
in South Jersey, and the Camden Safer Cities Initiative,
funded by the N.J. State Attorney General’s
Office.
Contact Dr. Harris by e-mailing raharris@camden.rutgers.edu
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Associate Director - Gwendolyn
Harris
Gwendolyn Harris has an extensive career in human
services and public administration, highlighted
by founding Newark Emergency Services of Families,
Inc. thirty years ago, as well as serving as the
City of Trenton’s Director of Health and
Human Services, Business Administrator and as Mayor
Palmer’s Chief of Staff; she also served
as Commissioner of Human Services for the State
of New Jersey. |
Gwendolyn is currently
a doctoral candidate in Urban Planning and Policy
at Rutgers University where she is also an adjunct
instructor. Her
dissertation topic assesses the impact of affordable
housing on taxable property valuation. Her
college and graduate level teaching has included
courses in urban policy, municipal management and
local economic development.
Ms. Harris holds a bachelor’s degree from
the University of Connecticut and a Masters from
the University of Chicago’s School of Social
Service Administration. She currently serves
on the Board of Trustees of Mercer County Community
College, is a board member and treasurer of New Jersey
Public Policy Research Institute, and a member and
officer of the Central New Jersey Chapter of the
Links, Incorporated. Gwendy, as she likes to
be called, lives in Trenton with her husband, Jerome.
Contact Ms. Harris by e-mailing:
glharris@camden.rutgers.edu
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Tracy A. Swan, MPA
A former United Way marketing and fundraising
executive, Ms. Swan has managed volunteers and
coordinated various projects to increase funding
for community health and human service programs
for over 15 years. Ms. Swan oversees WRI’s
major public safety projects, Camden Safer Cities
Initiative, Operation CeaseFire, and a Prison
Re-Entry Initiative with the NJ Department of
Corrections. In her current role, Ms. Swan |
provides
valuable large-group, multi-agency facilitation/convening
and program development expertise, as well
as research and data analysis on anti-crime
prevention programs in the City. Ms. Swan is
also responsible for board and resource development
activities at WRI. She received her BA in Psychology
from Oberlin College, holds an MPA from Rutgers-Camden,
and is currently pursuing her Masters in Criminal
Justice at Rutgers-Camden.
Ms. Swan has co-facilitated an undergraduate
statistics course and serves as a tutor for
the graduate level data analysis course in
the criminal justice program. Ms. Swan has
also authored a chapter on public policy for
a college level textbook, Forensic Nursing:
Concepts and Challenges, First Edition.
While attending Oberlin College, Ms. Swan served
as an undergraduate research assistant and
conducted research for the publication, Children's
Representations of the Pattern of Daily Activities, Child
Development, Vol. 61, No. 5 (Oct., 1990),
pp. 1399-1412, by William J. Friedman. |
Contact Ms. Swan by e-mailing tswan@camden.rutgers.edu
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Project
Coordinator- Jennifer Ping, MPA
Since coming to WRI in 2003, Ms. Ping has coordinated
diverse projects for the Institute including
research and evaluation, direct service and neutral
convening projects. Most recently, she designed
and coordinated process and program evaluations
for public safety programs in Camden City and
led the Institute in performing a literacy needs
assessment of businesses located in Burlington
County. |
Currently, Ms Ping manages a regional
planning project that brings together planners,
developers and environmentalists to identify a
better approach to planning in New Jersey.
Ms. Ping is also responsible for fiscal and human
resource operations for WRI. She received her BA
in History from Indiana University and holds an
MPA from Rutgers-Camden.
Contact Ms. Ping by e-mailing jenping@camden.rutgers.edu
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Senior
Research Intern - Adam Huron
After interning at the Walter
Rand Institute for Public Affairs, Mr. Huron
received a fellowship at the institute. His
project work includes data analysis and presentation
for the Camden Safer Cities Initiative, where
he also facilitated regular meetings of the Data
Working Group, and data analysis and program
evaluation for Project Safe neighborhoods. Currently,
Mr. Huron serves as lead staff for the evaluation
of two Prisoner Reentry Initiatives being implemented
by the New Jersey Department of Corrections, Office
of Transitional Services. |
Mr.
Huron holds a BA in Philosophy from Haverford
College. His
graduate level coursework in Public Administration
includes Program Evaluation and Research Methods. Mr.
Huron is scheduled to graduate in May of 2008. |
Contact Mr. Huron by e-mailing:
ahuron@camden.rutgers.edu
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| Upcoming
Events |
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Summit
on Social & Identification Services for Ex-Offenders
May 22, 2008
Waterfront Technology Center
200 Federal Street
Camden, NJ 08103 |
Public
Policy and Administration 20th Anniversary Celebration
With Special Guest Speaker Dr. Jay Sigler
Rutgers-Camden “Reunion on the River, 2008”
May 17,2008
on the Campus until 11:30 pm.
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Violence
Free, That's For Me
Community Meeting
May 8th from 6:00-8:00pm
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Rutgers-Camden
Campus Center
3rd Street
(Between Cooper & Penn) |
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Victims Right Symposium
April 16th 6:00pm |
Mt. Calvary Baptist Church
1196 Penn Street
Camden, NJ
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Speaking on Balancing
Public Interests & Market Economy - Thursday,
April 10th. The lecture will be held in the Penn
401 classroom at the Paul Robeson Library located on
the Rutgers-Camden campus, 5:30pm. A reception will follow
the lecture. Directions to Rutgers-Camden are available online.
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Sex Offender Supervision:
Partnerships & Planning
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Registration 8:00am
Rutgers-Camden Campus Center
326 Penn Street
Camden, NJ 08102 |
5th
Regional Development Forum
Water Issues in Southern NJ |
Friday,
March 7th
10:00am - 12:00pm
Rutgers-Camden Campus Center
South ABC Conference Room
Presenter: Suzanne Chiavari |
Contact
Us |
The Senator Walter
Rand Institute for Public Affairs
411 Cooper Street
Camden, NJ 08102
(856)225-6566 |
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