Faculty
The most significant asset of the USC Master of Public Policy program is its excellent faculty. Authors of substantial scholarly publications and professional policy research, the full-time faculty, listed below, are also highly regarded as advisors to the policy process at local, state, national, and international levels. The MPP program is further strengthened by an outstanding part-time faculty composed of distinguished practitioners and visiting faculty from other universities.
Raphael Bostic, Ph.D.
Professor
Urban development, urban economics
James M. Ferris, Ph.D.
Emery Evans Olson Professor in Nonprofit Entrepreneurship and Public Policy and
Director, USC Center on Philanthropy and Public Policy
Exploring the changing roles of government, nonprofits and business
Genevieve Giuliano, Ph.D.
Professor and Director, METRANS
Researching relationships between land use and transportation policies
Elizabeth Graddy, Ph.D.
Professor and Senior Associate Dean for Faculty and Academic Affairs
Linking policy, industry dynamics and legal structures to organizational performance
Sherry Bebitch Jeffe, Ph.D.
Senior Fellow
Analyzing American and California government and politics
Daniel A. Mazmanian, Ph.D.
Bedrosian Chair in Governance and Director, The Judith and John Bedrosian Center on Governance and the Public Enterprise
Policy implementation, analyzing environmental policies
Glenn Melnick, Ph.D.
Blue Cross of California Professor of Healthcare Finance
Evaluating the consequences of managed care and competition on healthcare costs
Juliet Musso, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Director, Graduate Programs in Public Policy and Management
Linking local government structures to service delivery
Michael Nichol, Ph.D.
Associate Professor (joint appointment with the School of Pharmacy)
Researching health policy
Harry Pachon, Ph.D.
Professor and Director, Tomas Rivera Policy Institute
Latino policy issues, from immigration and education to technology access and employment
Gary Painter, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Analyzing social and educational policies
Adam Rose, Ph.D.
Research Professor
Analyzing economics of energy and climate change policy
Shui Yan Tang, Ph.D.
Professor
Analyzing solutions to environmental problems in the U.S. and Asia
Christopher Weare, Ph.D.
Research Associate Professor
Analyzing public policy and civic engagement; and studying the development and impact of e-government
Adjunct Faculty
James Fawcett
Adjunct Associate Professor
USC Hancock Institute for Marine Studies
Helene Smookler
Adjunct Associate Professor
Fox & Sohagi, L.L.P.
Jeffrey H. Smith
Adjunct Associate Professor
Mission and Systems Architecture Section, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology
Erroll Southers
Adjunct Professor and Associate Director for
Special Programs, CREATE
Chief of Counter-Terrorism, Los Angeles World Airports