New Jersey State Policy Lab: The Revival of Urban Enterprise Zones in New Jersey
By Adam Scavette Last summer, then acting New Jersey Governor Sheila Oliver signed legislation to devote $42.5 million toward restoring the state’s Urban Enterprise Zones (UEZ) to full operation for fiscal year 2022. In this piece, I discuss the history and...
Determining the Barriers to Entry and Completion for Returning College Students in New Jersey
Kermina Hanna, Sabrina Rodríguez-Vicenty, Henry Fessant-Eaton, Jana Schwarz, Naomi Hogan, Ian Allen Read Report In 2019, the Office of the Secretary of Higher Education (OSHE) in New Jersey (NJ) published the New Jersey State Plan for Higher Education, outlining a...New Jersey State Policy Lab: Advancing Municipal Environmental Justice Action Planning
By Rachel Brown For more than 50 years, community leaders and researchers have been drawing attention to disproportionate environmental burden and health disparities in low-income and communities of color. Here in New Jersey and as far back as 1998, the state has been...New Jersey State Policy Lab: Pandemic’s Impact on Women in NJ: Domestic Violence, Access to Healthcare and Housing
By Sarah Small and Debra Lancaster With so much economic precarity brought on by the pandemic, many women in New Jersey have been confronted with issues of homelessness and inaccessible healthcare. According to the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)...New Jersey State Policy Lab: Population Density and NJs Two Largest Racial/Ethnic Minority Groups in 2020
Tia Azzi and Michael Lahr, Rutgers Economic Advisory Service (R/Econ™) Introduction This is the third brief that reports data on New Jersey from the 2020 decennial census. The first presents a summary dataset that R/Econ™ produced for the New Jersey...New Jersey State Policy Lab: Challenges with Telehealth Adoption in Light of a Global Pandemic
Rajisha Shah, Aakanksha Deoli, MHA The COVID-19 pandemic led to a significant increase in telehealth volume and revolutionized healthcare regulatory guidelines for its use. Telehealth expanded access to care, especially during the pandemic, and made chronic disease...NJ’s official ideas factory for new policies
This article by Katie Crist features the work of the New Jersey Policy Lab “Chosen through an application process of the state’s higher education institutions, the Rutgers-based research center was launched with a $1 million grant from the Office of the...
Improving Outcomes for Students Experiencing Homelessness in New Jersey’s Region III
Saquiba Aziz, Garin Bulger, Tracy P. Glova, Will Harrison, Shaun Moran, Maggie-Leigh O’Neill Read Report Homelessness persists in America in every state. On a single night in January 2020, 580,466 people were identified as experiencing homelessness, which is...
Analysis of Nationwide Uncompensated & Other Related Care Models
Nathaly Andrade, Tristan Gibson, Han Le, Kevin Petrozzo, Jessica Rueb, andLaura Sandoval Read Report Promoting and ensuring access to medically necessary health care services is an important component of maintaining the health and wellbeing of a community. Equally...Research Day 2022
On April 8th, 2022 we held the first Research Day at the Bloustein School. Faculty, staff, and students were invited to give five-minute Lightning Talks about their research. There was also a judged Poster Session, and a Keynote Address by Robert Kopp. Introduction:...Bloustein School, ACHE-NJ Inaugural Healthcare Symposium, Bios
This event will be presented in-person and live-streamed. Register at https://go.rutgers.edu/mha22register The event will begin at 11:30 a.m. at the Cook Campus Center | 59 Biel Road, New Brunswick, NJ on the campus of Rutgers University. Total of 4.5 ACHE...BEAT’s “Transportation Talks” with Bill Moyer, Director of Solutionary Rail
On March 2, 2022, Bloustein Enthusiasts and Advocates for Transportation (BEAT) welcomed Bill Moyer, Director of Solutionary Rail, to speak about his role advocating for electrifying America’s railroads. The focus on rail as a solution for moving freight grew out of...Welcome Videos
Welcome to the Bloustein School The Bloustein School seeks to improve our increasingly urbanized and interconnected world by exploring planning approaches and public policy solutions that are healthier, greener, fairer, and generate greater prosperity than do current...
Evaluating Transparency in Government Contracting Processes: The Case of Puerto Rico & CDBG-DR Funds
Sabrina Rodriguez – Sembrando Sentido View Presentation Watch Video
Space Matters: LISC & Early Childhood Facility Policy
Maggie-Leigh O’Neill – LISC (Local Initiatives Support Corporation) View Presentation Watch Video
Affordable Housing Policy Advocacy at the Housing & Community Development Network of NJ
Shaun Moran – Housing and Community Development Network of New Jersey (HCDNNJ) View Presentation Watch Video
Asbury Park School District: K-12 Education Policy
Naomi Hogan – Asbury Park Board of Education/Asbury Park School District View Presentation Watch Video
Social Justice Through Public Health
Laura Sandoval – Rutgers Center for Latino Arts & Culture View Presentation Watch Video