USC Sol Price School of Public Policy

https://priceschool.usc.edu/
uscprice@usc.edu

Office of the Dean
RGL 312 MC 0626

Dean
Boone, Christopher

740-0350
Vice Dean of Student Success
Lewis, LaVonna

740-4280
Vice Dean for Faculty Affairs
Doctor, Jason

821-8142
Vice Dean for Research
Romley, John

821-7965
Chief Operating Officer
Rush, Carol

740-0350
Senior Associate Dean of Communication
Ignon, Lance

821-4531
Associate Dean, Academic and Faculty Affairs
Johnson, Kattie

740-4535
Associate Dean for Advancement
Bernal, Erika
764-4884
Executive Assistant
Shapiro, Gigi

740-3969
Administrative Assistant II
Lightburn, Lundyn

740-0350

Faculty Directory

Administrative Units

Facilities
RGL 312 | MC 0626

Facilities Director
Loggins, Matt

821-1511
Facilities Coordinator
Ongaro, Emma

Business Office
RGL | MC0626

Payroll Supervisor
Dupas, Evangeline

821-8187
Payroll Technician
Inamine, Debi

821-8239
Senior Business Officer I
Zendehnam, Ava
Budget/Business Analyst
Bantad, Adam
Perry, Kim

821-8183

Data Analytics
RGL | MC0626

Data Analysis Manager
Horn, David

740-0525
Data Analyst
Wu, Jeff

Human Resources
RGL | MC0626

Uyeda, Gail821-8191

Office of Advancement
RGL 312 | MC0626 | Phone: 821-8182

Associate Dean for Advancement
Bernal, Erika
764-4684
Senior Director of Foundation and Corporate Relations
Michela, Nikki
740-5276
Executive Director of Development
Dana, Tiffany
Director of Development for Annual Gifts & Outreach
Gentile, Elliot
Events Manager
Logan, Nicole
821-3296
Senior Events Coordinator
Yoon, Erica

Office of Communication
DMC 379 | MC0626

Senior Associate Dean of Communication
Ignon, Lance

821-4531
Public Communications Coordinator
Flanagan, Deirdre

740-0292
Lead Writer
Hetrick, Christian
Digital Media and Visual Design Specialist
Lan, Dennis
Digital Media & Marketing Manager
Montoro, Sarah
Digital Media & Marketing Specialist
James, Nadia

Office of Student Success

Vice Dean
Lewis, LaVonna

740-4280
Assistant Dean
Kim, Julie

740-1205
Director
Savior, Valerie
740-7481
Manager, Instructional Design and Development
Barrile, Matthew
Instructional Designer
Trinh, Minh

Information Technology
RGL 240 | MC 0626 | Phone: 740-2174

Manager, Service Desk
Burgos, Anthony

740-0369
Computer Services Consultant II
Hirano, Leo
Duran, Luciano

740-3584

Office of Student Affairs
RGL 111 | MC 0626

Assistant Dean
Kim, Julie

740-1205
Assistant Director of Experiential Learning
Pompilio, Nicole
Student Services Advisor I
Buendia-Moralez, Brittany

Office of Admission and Scholarships
RGL 108 | MC 0626

Assistant Dean
Rios, Marisol

740-0527
Associate Director
McDougal, Cynthia
821-9499
Associate Director
Coucheron-Aamot, Will

740-0710
Associate Director
Mendoza, John
Assistant Director of Graduate Admissions for Online Programs
Liberman, Melissa
Admissions Counselor
Rascon, Cassie
Student Services Assistant
Isom, Rob

740-0550

Career Services
VPD 207 | MC3331

Director
Savior, Valerie

740-7481
Associate Director of Employer Relations
Alletto, Dominic
Kenady, Seta

740-9109
740-8174
Assistant Director, Career Education
Eng, Thomas

740-0533

Office of Research

Senior Research Administrator
Lee, Doris
Associate Research Administrator
Alvarez, Karen
Budget/Business Analyst
Li, Donna

Academic and Faculty Affairs

Associate Dean, Academic and Faculty Affairs
Johnson, Kattie

740-4535
Assistant Director, Academic and Faculty Affairs
Malisos, Samantha

821-7960
Faculty Affairs Coordinator
Karriem-Mayagoita, Ayesha

Academic Departments

Department of Health Policy and Management

Chair
Pacula, Rosalie
821-8887

Wilbur H. Smith III Department of Real Estate Development

Chair
Green, Richard
740-4093

Department of Public Policy and Management

Interim Chair
Graddy, Elizabeth
Administrative Assistant II
Diaz, Lilly
821-3217

Department of Urban Planning and Spatial Analysis

Chair
Boeing, Geoff

740-2773

Academic Programs

Academic Program Office
RGL 102 | MC 0626

Center for National Defense and Public Safety (formerly SCI)

Director
Zerunyan, Frank

740-0036
Managing Director
Redd, Jessie

740-2928

Executive Education

Director
Zerunyan, Frank

740-0036
Program Administrator
Coelho, Ashley

821-8177

Graduate Programs in Health Policy & Management

Chair
Pacula, Rosalie

821-8887
Academic Program Administrator
Kim, Jennifer

821-0837
Health Programs Director
Harris, Michael
821-0467
Student Services Advisor II
Thomas, Shaunna

740-3025

Graduate Programs in Nonprofit Leadership and Management

MNLM Program Director
Esparza, Nicole
Academic Program Administrator
Alexander, Suzanne

Graduate Programs in Public Administration

MPA Program Director
Leach, William

Online MPA Coordinator
Vertenten, Dora
Student Services Advisor II
Saavedra, Lucia
Yamada, Cole
740-4723
740-3915

Graduate Programs in Public Policy

MPP Program Director
Bento, Antonio

821-1762
Academic Program Administrator
Alexander, Suzanne

740-1532

Graduate Programs in Real Estate Development

Chair
Green, Richard

740-4093
Real Estate Program Director
Boorn, Mary Lynne

740-3415
Academic Program Manager
Sommer, Russ

740-3536
Academic Program Administrator
Flinn, Ashley
Academic Program Specialist
Bustillo, Janet
821-2202

Graduate Programs in Urban Planning

Chair
Boein, Geoff

740-2772
Urban Planning Program Director
Falletta, Liz

740-3267
Academic Program Administrator
Barajas, Karla

740-0529

International Education Program

IPPAM Program Director
Kaki, Rym

821-9560
Student Services Advisor II
Yamada, Cole

Professional Doctorate (DPPD)

DPPD Director
Thom, Michael

740-1010

Doctoral Programs (PhD)

Director
Romley, John
821-7965
Student Services Advisor II
Parks, Anna
740-8181

Undergraduate Programs

Program Director, Public Policy
Bahng, Grace

740-4766
Academic Program Administrator, Public Policy
Le, Josephine


740-2172
Program Director, Real Estate Development
Boorn, Marylynne
821-4642
Academic Program Manager, Real Estate Development
Sommer, Russ


740-3536
Academic Program Administrator, Real Estate Development
Flinn, Ashley
Student Services Advisor I, Real Estate Development
Benson, Bella
Academic Program Specialist, Real Estate Development
Bustillo, Janet
Program Director, Urban Studies and Planning
Falletta, Liz
Academic Program Administrator
Barajas, Karla

Research Centers/Institutes

Center for Health Financing, Policy and Management
VPD | MC 0041 | Phone: 740-0547

Director
Melnick, Glenn

740-6526

Center on Philanthropy and Public Policy
RGL 210 | MC 0626 | Phone: 740-9492

Director
Ferris, James

740-0388
Senior Associate Director
Cruz, Bhanu
740-1776
Administrative Coordinator
Bresyn, Jeffrey

740-9492

Judith and John Bedrosian Center on Governance and the Public Enterprise
RGL 201C | MC 0626

Leonard D. Schaeffer Institute for Public Policy & Government Service
VPD 210 | MC 3333 | Phone: 821-7940

Co-Director
Goldman, Dana

740-0350
Co-Director
Trish, Erin
Director, Research
Lakdawalla, Darius

821-7957
Director of Operations
Carl Cho, Julie
Chief of Staff
Klein, Chris
Events Manager
Quiroz, Geovanna
Senior Business Officer
Phillips, Nichole
Contracts and Grants Manager
Tripp, Audrey
Financial Analyst II
Cheung, Hebron
Budget/Business Analyst
Henderson, Cindy
Director of Foundation and Corporate Relations
Ayala, Angela
Director of External Affairs
Hedt, Stephanie
Director of Communications
Millman, Jason
Research Programmer II
Green, Sarah
Lung, Khristina
Stewart, Emily


821-8877

821-3031
Research Programmer I
Fouladi-Nashta, Niloofar
Ji, Grace
Nguyen, Phuong Giang
Thacker, John
Statistician II
Ly, Bich

821-6476
Research Scientist
Agrawal, Virat
Cai, Sih-Ting
Frasco, Melissa
Harada, Ann
Haye, Sidra
Heun-Johnson, Hanke
Leaf, Duncan
Liu, Jodi
Mackleby, Grace
Mulligan, Karen
Sexton Ward, Alison
Shier, Victoria
Thunnel, Johanna



821-6179

821-5185

821-6474


821-8871
821-9378
Project Director
Knight, Tara

821-7943
Project Administrator
Wallis, Jillian

821-6180
Research Program Administrator
Pessar, Seema
740-0575
Research Program Specialist
Manetas, Maria Alice
Garland, Haley
Xuan, Michelle
Resource Employee
Kaiser, Katrina
Vera, Kukla
Verma, Anshu
Williams, Olivia


821-1764

821-7978
Director, Public Policy
Liden, Barry
Data Graphics Specialist
Kanaoka, Rika
Project Specialist
Caldwell, Isabelle
Mankowitz, Toni
Nguyen, Hanh

821-7025

Research Program Manager
Clavell, Desi
Senior Program Administrator
Taylor, Briana

821-7968
Postdoctoral Scholar – Research Associate
Lee, Dennis
Montano-Campos, J. Felipe
Scott, Jose
Payroll/Personnel Coordinator
Dorsey, David
Editor, Center for Health Reporting
Smith, Roger

821-8851
Administrative Assistant II
Narvaez, Megan
Project Specialist – Administrative
Batz Turnil, Nicole
Iniguez, Danielle

Lusk Center For Real Estate
RGL 331 | MC 0626

Director
Green, Richard

740-4093
Administrative Services Coordinator II
Tibayan, Nina

740-0969
Director, Marketing and Special Projects
Ellis, Marilyn

740-1463
Department Business Administrator
Henares, Arturo

821-6018
Managing Director
Ekerling Fitzmorris, Suzanne

740-5516
Senior Development Officer
Blair, Brandon

740-1835
Senior Development Officer
Benitez, Ravaut

821-5468
Senior Content Developer
McNeil, Chase

740-8843
Research Associate
Gulin, Iain

821-2202
Program Director (Civic Engagement)
Bhalla, Caroline

821-7008
Program Manager (NDSC)
Schoen, Elly

821-1750
Business Data Analyst (NDSC)
Yap, Cameron

METRANS National Metropolitan Transportation Center

Director
Boarnet, Marlon

740-3956
Associate Director of Administration
Hong, Jennifer

821-9781
Outreach and Communications Specialist
Rodriguez, Dolores
Research Scientist
Comandon, Andre
Resource Employee
Gatchalian, Elizabeth
Metrofreight Center of Excellence Postdoctoral Scholar-Research Associate
Xiao, Runhua (Ivan)

National Center for Risk and Economic Analysis of Terrorism Events (CREATE)
RTH 314 | MC 2902 | Phone: 740-3863

Director Emeritus and Senior Research Fellow
Rose, Adam

740-8022
Resource Employee
Wei, Dan

Sol Price Center for Social Innovation
VPD 207 | MC 3331

Spatial Analysis Lab (SLAB)

Director
Kim, Annette

740-0910

USC Schwarzenegger Institute for State and Global Policy
VPD 201 | MC 3331 | Phone: 740-1167

Academic Director
Grose, Christian

821-5536
Global Director
Davis, Conyers

821-1748
Research Program Administrator
Kay, Allison

821-5536

Special Programs

Ross Minority Program in Real Estate

Program Director
Bhalla, Caroline

821-7008

ROTC Programs

Military Service (Army ROTC)
PED 110 | MC 0653 | Phone: 740-4026

Commanding Officer and Professor of the Practice of Military Science Department Head, Military Science
Ayotte, Elizabeth



Associate Professor of the Practice of Military Science

Axworthy, Iain
Chin, Kevin
Hewitt, Benjamin
Quintanilla, Shaun
Quintero, Felix
Rwiyaza, Clairnece
Sides, Abigail
Weisbecker, Joshua
Assistant Professor of the Practice of Military Science
Long, Alex
Van Orden, Ammon
Heydt, Quinn
Moreno, Frank
Willis, Lovell
Recruiting Officer
Turner, Matthew
Human Resources
Finney, Yasmine
Military Science Instructor
Rivera, Javier
Salazar, Vincent
Logistics Technician
Gangl, Ryan

Aerospace Studies (AFROTC)
PED 112 | MC 0651 | Phone: 764-5983

Commanding Officer and Professor of the Practice of Aerospace Studies Department Head, Aerospace Studies
Terriquez, Rene



740-1856
Associate Professor of Aerospace Studies
Education Officer

Spicer, Sadae
Associate Professor of Aerospace Studies Operations Flight Commander
Gofus, John


740-1867
Cadet Actions, NCOIC
Smith, Jaelin

740-1861
Program Administrator
Balayan, Louisa

764-5984

Naval Science (NROTC)
PED 101 | MC 0654 | Phone: 740-2663

Commanding Officer and Professor of the Practice of Naval Science Department Head, Naval Science
Perry, Tracy



740-1848
Executive Officer, Associate Professor
Ragadio, Joshua

740-1841
Marine Officer Instructor, Assistant Professor
Vanderschans, Mallory

740-7483
NROTC Assistant Professors
Brooks, Jason
Cronogue, Rory
Galli, Samuel

821-2982

740-1844
Assistant Marine Officer Instructor
Farr, Taylor
Arzate, Carlonia


740-1868
Logistic Specialist
Kavakelis, Lisa

740-1878
Military Personnel Specialist
Gatchalian, Roger

740-2663
Administrative Officer
Pascual, Emmanuel (Noel)

740-7413
Administrative Assistant
Lally, Norah