Robert Mark Silverman

Robert Mark Silverman

Professor and PhD Program Director

Department of Urban and Regional Planning

Universiy at Buffalo

office : Hayes Hall

phone : 716.829.5882

e-mail : rms35@buffalo.edu

COURSES

Dr. Silverman's primary teaching interests are in the area of community development. In the past, he has taught courses in: community development planning, public finance, economic development, citizen participation, non-profit management, and housing policy. In addition to teaching in these areas, he has taught undergraduate and graduate courses focusing on both quantitative and qualitative research methods.

RESEARCH

Dr. Silverman's research focuses on the non-profit sector, the role of community-based organizations in urban neighborhoods, and inequality in inner city housing markets. His current research projects include studies of non-profit finance and advocacy, and fair housing.

PUBLIC SERVICE

Dr. Silverman has served on committees for the Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA), the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA), the Community Development Society (CDS), and other professional organizations. He is on the editorial boards of the journals Critical Sociology and Community Development. He has been a manuscript referee for the British Journal of Sociology, Housing Policy Debate, Journal of the American Planning Association, Journal of Urban Affairs, Sage Publications, Rowman and Littlefield, and other publications. Dr. Silverman has also served on the University at Buffalo Social and Behavioral Sciences Institutional Review Board (SBSIRB), been an academic delegate for the University at Buffalo Chapter of the United University Professions (UUP), and provided professional and community service in a number of other capacities.