- Experts Contact
- For additional information contact Marcia Moxam-Comrie, Marketing Communications Office of Institutional Advancement, Rm 2H03 94-20 Guy R. Brewer Blvd. Jamaica, NY 11451 718-262-2354 (office)/ 718-262-2326 (fax) e-mail: mcomrie@york.cuny.edu
Harper, Robin
Harper, RobinAssistant Professor
Behavioral Sciences
- Areas of Expertise:
- Citizenship Policy
- Immigration/Immigrant Policy
- Comparative Public Policy
Robin A. Harper is an Assistant Professor of Political Science and Pre-Law Advisor. Her research focuses on immigration, citizenship, and civic engagement. Current research examines how people think about citizenship and how those understandings influence their civic engagement; a sponsored research project comparing citizenship manuals; and a third project on foreign workers in Israel. She teaches American Politics, the Supreme Court and Introduction to Law. Prior to coming to York, she was a Visiting Assistant Professor at Wellesley College. She is a former Deputy Director of the NYC Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs and Language Services and the Social Services and Immigrant Affairs Policy Supervisor at NYC OMB. She was a Policy Analyst as a Robert Bosch Fellow in the Berlin, Germany, Office of Integration Affairs and the Ministry for Labor in the Immigrant Integration Department. She was a Project Supervisor for a cross-border social service program in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
- Education:
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Degree Institution Field Dates PhD CUNY Graduate Center Political Science 2007 MPhil CUNY Graduate Center Political Science 2007 MPA Columbia University Public Policy and Administration 1993 MIA George Washington University International Affairs 1991 BA Smith College Modern European Studies and International Affairs 1988 non-degree Universite de Geneve History/International Relations 1986-1987 non-degree Hatues Etudes Internationales International Relations 1986-1987
