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Mailing address
Department Location, Phone, and FAX

 

Contact Information for the:

MS in Public Affairs Program (MSPA)
PhD Program in Public Policy
Women in Politics and Public Policy Graduate Certificate Program
Women's Leadership in A Global Perspective Program

Contact the MS in Public Affairs Program

Karyn Aiello, Graduate Programs Administrator                                                  
617.287.5543; karyn.aiello@umb.edu

Informational interviews for prospective students are held with the Graduate Program Director, Connie Chan, the Graduate Programs Administrator, Karyn Aiello, and one or two current students of the program on a semi-regular basis.  Interviews take place on Mondays and Wednesday at 5 p.m., though alternative times may be arranged as need merits.  Students are invited to stay and observe one or both of that evening's classes after the interview.

If you would like to attend an informational interview of the MSPA program, please e-mail a brief statement of your interests, a current résumé or CV, and two dates you would be available to visit campus to Karyn Aiello

Contact the PhD in Public Policy Program

Karyn Aiello, Graduate Programs Administrator                                                 
617.287.5543;  karyn.aiello@umb.edu

Informational interviews are held with prospective students upon request.  These meetings are usually first with our Graduate Programs Administrator, Karyn Aiello, followed by a one-on-one meeting with Graduate Program Director, Christian Weller.  Prospective students are also welcomed to request a meeting with faculty of the program who may share similar interests.  For a full list of PhD faculty and their areas of interest, please see our Public Policy PhD faculty page.

If you would like to attend an informational interview for the PhD program, please e-mail a brief statement of your interests, a current résumé or CV, names of any additional faculty you would like to meet, and several dates and times you would be available to visit campus to Karyn Aiello.

Contact
Women in Politics and Public Policy -or-
Women's Leadership in a Global Perspective Graduate Certificate Program

Muna Killingback, Assistant Program Director, Center for Women in Politics and Public Policy   
617.287.6785; muna.killingback@umb.edu


Additional Contact Information for the Department of Public Policy and Public Affairs

Ms. Karen Means, Administrative Assistant
617.287.6938; karen.means@umb.edu
Office: McCormack Hall, 3rd Floor, Room 425

Professor Connie Chan, PhD
Graduate Program Director, Public Affairs
connie.chan@umb.edu

Professor Christian Weller, PhD
Graduate Program Director, Public Policy
christian.weller@umb.edu 

Christa Kelleher, PhD
Interim Graduate Program Director
Women in Politics and Public Policy
Women's Leadership in a Global Perspective
christa.kelleher@umb.edu

 

Mailing Address

Department of Public Policy and Public Affairs
John W. McCormack Graduate School of Policy Studies
University of Massachusetts Boston
100 Morrissey Boulevard
Boston, MA 02125

Department Location, Phone, and FAX

McCormack Building, 3rd Floor, Room 426
Department Telephone: 617.287.6938
FAX : 617.287.6949