NYU Wagner

Walter Stafford, Professor of Public Policy and Planning, teaches courses on public policy, economic development, human rights, and race and class. His research also focuses on race relations, race and planning, labor markets, gender issues, and economic development. His most recent publications include Race, Gender and Welfare Reform: The Need for Targeted Support(State of Black America 2003), Women of Color in New York City: Still Invisible in Policy. Previously, Professor Stafford worked in the U.S. Senate, the National Urban League, and was a senior researcher with the Community Service Society of New York. Professor Stafford earned his Ph.D. in public and international affairs at the University of Pittsburgh.