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Mark Henderson

12/02/21 - OAKLAND, CA: Mark Henderson, professor of public policy, poses for a portrait on December 2, 2021. Photo by Ruby Wallau for Northeastern University

Professor of Public Policy, Oakland MPA Coordinator

School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs, Mills College

Mark Henderson’s research focuses on environmental and social policy issues in the United States and China, often employing spatial analysis methods using Geographic Information Systems. Based on Northeastern’s Oakland, California campus, he has supervised over 200 student projects with local governments and community organizations in the San Francisco Bay Area. Professor Henderson has a joint appointment in the School of Public Policy & Urban Affairs (75%) and Mills College at Northeastern University (25%).

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  • Education

    PhD, University of California, Berkeley
    MA, Harvard University
    BA, Williams College


  • Contact

    510-430-3169 ma.henderson@northeastern.edu

  • Address

    225 Lokey GSB (Oakland)

  • Office Hours

    by appointment at https://mills.nu/mh

Mark’s Colleagues

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Barry Bluestone

Russell B. and Andree B. Stearns Trustee Professor Emeritus of Political Economy; Founding Director of the Dukakis Center; Founding Dean of the School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs

Christopher Bosso

Interim Chair, Department of Political Science; Professor of Public Policy and Political Science

Joan Fitzgerald

Professor of Public Policy and Urban Affairs
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Brian Helmuth

Professor of Environmental Science and Public Policy

Timothy Hoff

Professor of Management, Healthcare Systems and Public Policy
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Dietmar Offenhuber

Associate Professor of Public Policy and Urban Affairs and Art + Design
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John Portz

Professor of Political Science; Director, Master and PhD Programs in Political Science

Gavin Shatkin

Director, MS in Urban Planning and Policy & MA in International Affairs; Professor of Public Policy & Architecture
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Lori Gardinier

Director and Teaching Professor of Human Services; Senior Research Associate, Dukakis Center for Urban and Regional Policy
Emily Mann

Emily Mann

Teaching Professor of Human Services; Senior Research Associate, Dukakis Center for Urban and Regional Policy
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Richard L. O'Bryant

Director of the John D. O'Bryant African American Institute; Research Associate of the Dukakis Center for Urban and Regional Policy; Advisory Board Member, Humanities Center

Alicia Sasser Modestino

Associate Professor of Public Policy and Urban Affairs and Economics; Research Director, Dukakis Center
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Daniel T. O'Brien

Professor of Public Policy and Urban Affairs and Criminology and Criminal Justice; Director, Boston Area Research Initiative; Director, PhD in Public Policy Program

Daniel Urman

Director of Hybrid and Online Programs in the School of Law; Director of the Law and Public Policy Minor
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Matthew C. Nisbet

Professor of Communication; Affiliate faculty in the School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs