Staff

NCSS Administration

Lawrence Levy
Executive Director

During his 30 years as a reporter, editorial writer and columnist, Lawrence C. Levy has won many of journalism’s top awards, including Pulitzer Finalist, for in-depth works on suburban politics, education, taxation, housing and other key issues. In his leadership role at the National Center, he works with the center's academic director to shape an innovative agenda for suburban study, forge alliances with other institutions, not-for-profit groups and government agencies and promote the study of the suburbs nationwide. He is a member of a Brookings Institution advisory panel, Guest Contributor on NYTimes.com and CNN.com and appears frequently on local and national television and radio.

144 University College Hall
Phone: (516) 463-9770 | Fax: (516) 463-3907 | Send an Email

Christopher Niedt, Ph.D.
Academic Director

A partner in shaping the center’s mission and priorities, Christopher Niedt is currently an Assistant Professor of Applied Social Research in Hofstra’s Department of Sociology. He brings to NCSS a passion for suburban studies and strong academic credentials earned as a researcher, writer, and teacher at the University of California, Berkeley, where he received his Ph.D. in geography. He has special expertise in fields of labor and housing, and has conducted research on the living wage; gentrification; and the politics of class, race, and geographic inequality in older suburban communities.

202 Davison Hall
Phone: (516) 463-4073 | Fax: (516) 463-6250 | Send an Email

Ina Katz
Executive Assistant

145 University College Hall
Phone: 516-463-9939 | Fax: 516-463-3907 | Send an Email