Mary Ruggie

Adjunct Professor of Public Policy
Kennedy School
Office Address
Taubman-450B
Mailing Address
John F. Kennedy School of Government
Mailbox 103
79 JFK Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
Contact
Phone: 617-384-7949
Fax: 617-496-9053
Email: mary_ruggie@harvard.edu
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Mary Ruggie, Adjunct Professor of Public Policy, teaches courses on comparative health policy, focusing on Western Europe; inequalities in health care; and gender and health. Her publications include The State and Working Women: A Comparison of BritainandSweden; Realignments in the Welfare State: Health Policy in the U.S., Britain and Canada; and Marginal to Mainstream: Alternative Medicine in America; as well as numerous articles related to these subjects. Ruggie has a PhD in sociology from the University of California, Berkeley. She has taught at Barnard College, the University of California, San Diego, and Columbia University, where she chaired the Sociology Department.

 

Courses

Fall

  • HCP-382 Health Policy Reform: Comparative Perspective

Year

  • CCJ-150Y Seminar: Criminal Justice Policy and Management
  • HCP-150Y Seminar: Health Policy and Management
  • HLE-150Y Seminar: Human Services, Labor and Education Policy and Management
  • PED-150Y Seminar: Political and Economic Development
  • NPS-150Y Seminar: The Non-profit Sector

Media Expertise

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Research

Research for a complete list of faculty citations from 2001 - present, please visit the Harvard Kennedy School Research Report Online.

Selected Publication Citations:

  • Academic Journals
    • Ruggie, Mary. "Overcoming Legal and Social Barriers to Integrative Medicine." Medical Law International 6.4 (2004): 339-393.
  • Book Chapters
    • Ruggie, Mary. "Fading Health, Fragile Health Policy: Will Shame Spur Action?" Baby Boomer Women: Secure Futures or Not? Ed. Paul Hodge. Baby Booker Media Group, 2006, 61-68.
  • Edited Volumes
    • Cohen, Michael H., Mary Ruggie, and Marc S. Micozzi, eds. The Practice of Integrative Medicine: A Legal and Operational Guide. Springer, 2006.