• Ph.D. in Public Administration, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy, State University of New York at Albany
• MPA Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy, State University of New York at Albany
• B.S. in Economics, State University of New York at Brockport

Early in my career, I served as a Drought Relief Technical Officer with the U.S. Peace Corps in Botswana, where I administered a famine-relief program that constructed more than 800 projects using local labor and distributed food to 150,000 people. Upon returning to the United States, I developed low-income housing in Albany, New York. I then began consulting for nonprofit organizations and local and state governments while pursuing my master’s degree and, subsequently, my Ph.D. at the University at Albany. During this period, I founded and directed the Initiative for System Dynamics in the Public Sector, where teams of modelers developed system dynamics models to address public-policy issues for clients.

I have more than 30 years of experience developing system dynamics models as decision-support tools for local and state government decision-makers. These simulation models have been used to examine issues including HIV/AIDS policy, traffic safety, DWI recidivism, mental health services, infant mortality, tobacco and e-cigarette policy, environmental conservation, criminal justice, fleet maintenance, supply chain management, and simulation-based student competitions. I have also worked in the private sector with Fortune 500 companies and small medical practices. My current interests include developing models to address impaired driving, the global water crisis, and income inequality.

I am interested in a wide range of subject areas and focus on developing formal simulation models to address complex problems across diverse domains. Ideally, I collaborate with interdisciplinary teams of colleagues, subject-matter experts, and students who contribute domain knowledge, while I provide system dynamics and modeling expertise. Together, we work to understand and address complex real-world challenges. I am currently interested in the domains of the global water crisis and income inequality.

• ISAT 190: Introduction to Holistic Problem Solving in the ISAT Major
• ISAT 290: Introduction to Systems Thinking for Complex Problems
• ISAT 390: Holistic Problem Solving Workshop I (various topics)
• ISAT 391: Holistic Problem Solving Workshop II (various topics)
• ISAT 420: Modeling the Environment
• ISAT 441: Modeling and Simulation
• MSISAT 620: System Dynamics Modeling