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Richard Murdocco

Richard Murdocco

Adjunct Professor

Masters of Arts, Public Policy, Stony Brook University
Bachelor of Arts, Political Science/Urban Studies, Fordham University

N-739, Social and Behavioral Sciences Building
Department of Political Science
4392 SUNY
Stony Brook, NY 11794-4392

P: (631) 560-1450
F: (631) 632-4116
richard.j.murdocco@stonybrook.edu

Collection of Published Work and Media Appearances

BIOGRAPHICAL STATEMENT

Richard Murdocco is an award-winning columnist who writes on land use, real estate markets and economic development, and environmental policy. Murdocco's work often appears in major publications including Newsday and the New York Daily News.

His reported and op-ed analytical writing explores the policy processes behind land use decision making, the interplay between developmental efforts, economic growth, and environmental quality, and the forces that shape zoning policies on the local and regional levels.

In addition to his affiliation with the Department of Political Science and the College of Arts and Sciences, he also teaches within Stony Brook's School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences. Within SoMAS, Murdocco teaches a series of graduate and undergraduate courses on environmental policy. 

Alongside from his policy work, Murdocco is a marketing and communications executive.

Teaching

Undergraduate
ENS 301: Contemporary Environmental Issues and Policies
MAR 340: Environmental Problems and Solutions
MAR 392: Waste Management
 
Graduate
POL 516: Topics in Public Affairs - Storms and Seas
POL 531: Topics in Public Affairs - Planning
POL 538: The Politics of Local Economic Development
POL 596: Capstone Preparation Seminar
POL 597: Capstone Internship
MAR 514: Environmental Management