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R. Karl Rethemeyer
Fellow

R. Karl Rethemeyer

Member Since 1969

Biography

R. Karl Rethemeyer joined UMass Amherst as the dean of the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences and professor in the School of Public Policy on July 1, 2021.

He joined the faculty of the University at Albany immediately after receiving his doctorate. At Albany, he directed graduate programs in public policy and public administration, subsequently chaired the Department of Public Administration and Policy, and was successively associate dean, interim dean and dean of the Rockefeller College.

Rethemeyer’s research centers on the structure, management and effect of social networks, as well as social network methodology, with particular reference to policy networks, clinical health networks and network systems. His research has appeared in leading journals. He is an elected fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration.

History of Employment

Position Division Organization Start End
Professor School of Public Policy University of Massachusetts Amherst 2021 Present
Dean College of Social and Behavioral Sciences University of Massachusetts Amherst 2021 Present
Dean Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy State University of New York at Albany 2018 2021
Professor Department of Public Administration and Policy, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy State University of New York at Albany 2017 2021
Interim Dean Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy State University of New York at Albany 2015 2018
Associate Dean Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy State University of New York at Albany 2012 2015
Chair Department of Public Administration and Policy, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy State University of New York at Albany 2009 2015
Director, PhD Program Department of Public Administration and Policy, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy State University of New York at Albany 2005 2009
Associate Professor Department of Public Administration and Policy, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy State University of New York at Albany 2007 2009
Director, MPA Program Department of Public Administration and Policy, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy State University of New York at Albany 2003 2005
Assistant Professor Department of Public Administration and Policy, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy State University of New York at Albany 2002 2009
Lecturer Kennedy School of Government Harvard University 2000 2001

Expertise

Primary Sector

Academic

Primary Functions

Academic Faculty Academic Administration Communications and Marketing Change Management Data Analytics Grants Management Organizational Structure/Design/Development
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