The Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy serves as one of the nation's key centers for the theory and practice of planning and public policy scholarship and analysis. As part of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, the school capitalizes on the strength and resources of this major research university. Read more...
Message from the Dean
As the Great Recession recedes into history, the planning and public policy world is experiencing a series of evolving challenges and dilemmas in its aftermath. Read more...
School Mission
The Bloustein School is committed to a rebirth of the public-service ethic in the United States. The ethic focuses on good civic design in its broadest Read more...
Our Location
New Brunswick, New Jersey is one of the state's most significant areas for education and health care. The city is home to Rutgers' largest regional campus Read more...
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Our public policy program, accredited by NASPAA, has world renowned expertise in social policy, community development and many other areas. Read more...
Planning is future-oriented and comprehensive. It seeks to link knowledge and action in ways that improve the quality of public and private development Read more...
Rutgers' Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy was founded in the belief that public universities have a responsibility to apply knowledge to social purpose. Read more...
The Bloustein School offers undergraduate major and minor programs of study in planning and public policy (762) and public health (832). The School educates a highly select pool of students... Read more...
Jane E. Miller (Ph.D., Pennsylvania, 1989) is a Professor in the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, and Research Professor at the Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research (IHHCPAR). Dr. Miller's research interests include relationships between poverty, child health, health insurance, and access to health care. Collaborating with colleagues at the Center for State Health Policy and New Jersey's Department of Human Services, she has conducted several studies of New Jersey's State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) on issues related to program retention, chronic childhood illness, and other issues. She received a Faculty Scholar's Award from the William T. Grant Foundation for her work on poverty dynamics and child well-being. Dr. Miller is a faculty associate at both the Center for Research on Child Well-Being at Princeton University, and the Northwestern University/University of Chicago Joint Center for Poverty Research. A specialist in quantitative communication and statistical literacy, she has written two books: The Chicago Guide to Writing about Numbers, and The Chicago Guide to Writing about Multivariate Analysis, and a series of related articles in teaching and research journals. Dr. Miller is the Faculty Director of Project L/Earn, an intensive social science health research training internship program for undergraduates, funded by a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s program on Building Human Capital. She received the Faculty Mentor of the Year Award from Rutgers' Aresty Research Center for Undergraduates in 2007. With funding from an Academic Excellence Fund grant, she is collaborating with Dr. Joel Cantor and Deedee Davis on the Rutgers Research Data Center Initiative to develop a confidential research data center for the social, economic and health sciences at Rutgers.
J.E. Miller, T. Macon, D. Gaboda, and J.C. Cantor, “Unmet Need, Cost Burden, and Communication Problems in SCHIP by Special Health Care Needs Status in SCHIP by Special Health Care Needs Status” Maternal and Child Health Journal, forthcoming. DOI: 10.1007/s10995-011-0805-xOnline First™
E. Valiyeva, L.B. Russell, J.E. Miller, and M. Safford, 2006. “Lifestyle-related Risk Factors and Risk of Nursing Home Admission.” Archives of Internal Medicine. 166:985-990.
J.E. Miller, D. Gaboda, J. Cantor, T. Videon, and Y. Diaz, 2004. “Demographics of Disenrollment from SCHIP: Evidence from NJ KidCare.” Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved. 15(1):113-126.
D.M. Harris, J.E. Miller, and D. Davis, 2003. “Racial Differences in Breast Cancer Screening Knowledge and Compliance.” Journal of the National Medical Association. 95(8):689-697.
J.E. Miller, P. Guarnaccia, and A. Fasina, 2002. “AIDS Knowledge among Latinos: The Roles of Language, Culture, and Socioeconomic Status,” Journal of Immigrant Health. 4(2):63-72.
J.E. Miller, 2001. “Predictors of Asthma in Young Children: Does Reporting Source Affect Our Conclusions?” American Journal of Epidemiology. 154(3):245-50.
J.E. Miller, 2010. “Quantitative Literacy across the Curriculum: Integrating Skills from English Composition, Mathematics, and the Substantive Disciplines.” The Educational Forum. 74(4):334-46.
Recommended for middle school and high school teachers.
J.E. Miller, 2008. “Contributions of Expository Writing to Numeric Communication: Guidelines for Writing up Word Problems.” Working paper, Rutgers University.
Recommended for middle school and high school teachers.
J.E. Miller and Y.V. Rodgers, 2008. “Economic Importance and Statistical Significance: Guidelines for Communicating Empirical Research.” Feminist Economics. 14(2): 117-149.
J.E. Miller, 2005. “Presenting Statistical Results to Non-statistical Audiences.” (See also Chapter 16 in The Chicago Guide to Writing about Multivariate Analysis, University of Chicago Press.)
J.E. Miller, 2008. "The Goldilocks Principle: Avoiding Pitfalls in Interpretation of Regression Coefficients." Social Science Research Network (SSRN) eLibrary.
J.E. Miller, 2008. “Interpreting the Substantive Significance of Regression Coefficients.” 2008 Proceedings of the American Statistical Association, Statistical Education Section [CD-ROM], Alexandria, VA: American Statistical Association.
J.E. Miller, 2008. “Writing about Hazards Models: Practical Guidelines for Effective Presentation.” Working paper, Rutgers University; version with examples from medicine and public health.
J.E. Miller, 2008. “Writing about Hazards Models: Practical Guidelines for Effective Presentation.” Working paper, Rutgers University;version with examples from economics.
J.E. Miller, 2007. “Presenting Quantitative Research Results,” Chapter 42 in: G.J. Miller and K. Yang, editors: Handbook of Research Methods in Public Administration, 2nd edition. Philadelphia: Taylor & Francis, Inc. pp. 861-878.
Undergraduate Courses
Field Practicum in Public Health
Research Methods
For additional information, contact (848) 932-5475 or ejb@policy.rutgers.edu. Civic Square Building, 33 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ, 08901.
