MARYLAND INSTITUTE for POLICY ANALYSIS & RESEARCH

Director

Donald F. Norris, Director of MIPAR since 1989, is also Chair and Professor of Public Policy. Dr. Norris is a specialist in public management, urban politics, and the application, uses and impacts of information technology (including e-government) in public organizations. He holds a B.S. in history from the University of Memphis and both an M.A. and a Ph.D. in government from the University of Virginia. In the past two years, he has been Primary Investigator (PI) or co-PI on external research funding totaling nearly $1 million.

Dr. Norris has authored or co-authored more that 50 research reports and monographs and nearly 40 scholarly papers. He has consulted with Local and State governments for more that 30 years in a wide range of areas in Public Policy and management of information technology. He has also produced and directed two films for local government officials on the adoption of advanced technology. Bio sketch Full cv Info Tech cv

Deputy Director

Dave Marcotte is Associate Professor of Public Policy and Graduate Program Director. His. fields of interest include social policy, employment and training policy, education, mental health, and labor economics. His work is largely in the area of applied economics.

Dr. Marcotte has a Ph.D. in Public Policy from the University of Maryland, College Park, and an M.A. from the University of Minnesota's Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs. Prof. Marcotte has worked with state and federal agencies on a variety of projects to evaluate and improve management of public job training programs. His current research includes various projects on mental health, suicide, and education at community colleges. Full cv

Judith Shinogle is a MIPAR research scientist. She is responsible for developing proposals for submission to external funding agencies, and for conducting applied and scholarly social science research.

Dr. Shinogle has a Ph.D. in Public Health Economics from the Johns Hopkins University, and a Master’s in Health Policy from the Harvard School of Public Health. She was an assistant professor in the Department of Health Services Administration at the University of Maryland College Park. She has also held positions as an economist with RTI International, a NCHS/AcademyHealth Policy Fellow, and an assistant professor at the University of South Carolina. Full cv

Linda Brown, Associate Director of MIPAR, joined the Institute in 1989. She received her B.A. from Brooklyn College and M.B.A. from the New York Institute of Technology.

Anne V. Roland, Manager of External Relations, joined MIPAR in 2004. She received her B.S. from Virginia Tech and M.B.A. from University of Maryland, College Park. She is the 2008-2009 President of the Professional Staff Senate.

Deborah Geare, Business Services Specialist, joined MIPAR in 1995. She is a recipient of the 2007 UMBC Presidential Staff Award for Non-exempt staff. She is currently pursuing a B.A. in Health Administration and Policy and a Certificate in Finance.

Gay Warshaw, Administrative Assistant, joined MIPAR in 2001. She received her B.A. from UMBC in 1982. She is currently pursuing an M.A. in Intercultural Communication.