Jonathan Engel

Jonathan Engel

Professor

Marxe School of Public and International Affairs

Department: Public Affairs

Areas of expertise:

Email Address: jonathan.engel@baruch.cuny.edu

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Jonathan Engel conducts research in the historical evolution of U.S. health and social welfare policy. His books are Doctors and Reformers: Discussion and Debate on Health Policy, 1925-1950 (University of South Carolina Press, 2002); Poor People’s Medicine: Medicaid and U.S. Charity Care Since 1965 (Duke University Press, 2006); The Epidemic: A History of AIDS (Smithsonian Books, 2006); American Therapy: The Rise of Psychotherapy in the United States (Gotham Books of Penguin/Putnam, 2008); Unaffordable: American Healthcare from Johnson to Trump (University of Wisconsin, 2017); Fat Nation: Obesity in America Since 1945 (Rowman & Littlefield, 2018), and Transforming American Science: Universities, the Government, and the Cold War (Routledge, 2023)  His current project is a history of the debates surrounding the anti-poverty programs promulgated in the 1960s, with particular focus on the contributions of Daniel Patrick Moynihan, Sargent Shriver, and Robert F. Kennedy.

Dr. Engel teaches courses in the research methods sequence as well as in the health policy concentration

He received his B.A. from Harvard in the history of science in 1986, his MBA from the Yale School of Management in 1991, and his Ph.D. in the history of medicine and science from Yale Graduate School in 1994.

Education

Ph.D., History of Medicine and Science, Yale University

M.B.A., Acct. & Information Systems, Yale School of Management

AB, History and Science, Harvard College

Books

Engel, J. (2023). Transforming American Science: Universities, the Government, and the Cold War. (p. 350). London, Routledge.

Engel, J. (2018). Unaffordable: American Healthcare from Johnson to Trump. (p. 350). Madison, WI, University of Wisconsin.

Engel, J. (2018). Fat Nation: Obesity in America. New York, NY, Rowman and Littlefield.

Engel, J. (2008). American Therapy: The Rise of Psychotherapy in the United States. New York, NY, Gotham Books of Penguin/Putnam.

Engel, J. (2006). The Epidemic: A Global History of AIDS. New York, NY, Smithsonian Press of HarperCollins.

Engel, J. (2006). Poor People's Medicine: Medicaid and American Charity Care since 1965. Durham, NC, Durham: Duke University Press.

Engel, J. (2002). Doctors and Reformers: Discussion and Debate over Health Policy 1925-1950. Columbia, SC, University of South Carolina Press.

Journal Articles

Engel, J. (2000). "The Lost Way: Community Mental Health Care in Maryland, 1960-1975". Maryland Historical Magazine, 95(4). 447-477.

(1999). "The Origins of Deinstitutionalization in Maryland". Maryland Historian, 446-477.

Engel, J. (1995). "Early Psychiatry at Yale: Milton C. Winternitz and the Founding of the Department of Psychiatry and Mental Hygiene". Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine, 67. 33-47.

Book Chapters

Engel, J. (2018). Private Health Insurance in the 20th Century. In Schafer, J. (Ed.), Oxford Handbook of American Medical History New York, NY. Oxford University Press.

Engel, J. (2017). "Follow the Money". In Nickitas, D., Middaugh, D., & Aries, N. (Eds.), Policy and Politics for Nurses and Other Health Professionals: Advocacy and Action Sudbury, MA. Jones and Bartlett.

Engel, J. (1996). "The Atomic Energy Commission's Radioisotope Program". The Human Radiation Experiments: Report of the President's Advisory Committee on Human Radiation Experiments (pp. 172-195). New York, NY. Oxford University Press.

Presentations

Engel, J. (2014, January 31). The ACA: Machinations and Legerdemain. Annual Meeting. Washington DC: AHA.

Engel, J. (2011, July 31). Understanding the Affordable Care Act. Conference on Sustainatble Development. : Cape Bretton University.

Engel, J. (2010, November 30). The New York AIDS Epidemic in Historical Context. The History of AIDS: 20 Years Later. : Greenwich Village LGBT Center.

Engel, J. (2010, October 31). . Elizabeth Hughes and the Discovery of Insulin. : New York Historical Society.

Engel, J. (2009, November 30). New Development in Medicaid Reform. : New York Academy of Medicine.

Engel, J. (2006, December 31). "The Real Story on AIDS". World AIDS Day. : Office of Student Health, Seton Hall University.

Engel, J. (2006, January 31). "Where Did This Hospital Come From". New York: Mount Sinai Medical School.

Engel, J. (2001, February 7). "The Future of Longterm Care". : Daughters of Israel Longterm Care Facility.

Engel, J. (2000, July 16). 'Market Flaws in Health Delivery Today". Colloquium of Deans of New Jersey Nursing Schools. South Orange, NJ

Engel, J. (1999, May 31). "A New Look at the Committee on the Costs of Medical Care". New Brunswick, NJ: American Association for the History of Medicine.

Engel, J. (1996, October 31). "Community Mental Health in New Jersey in an Age of Managed Care". Governing in the Northeast Corridor: Challenges and Solutions. Princeton, NJ: American Society for Public Administration (regions 1, 2, and 4).

Engel, J. (1996, June 14). "Managed Care and the Benefits Community: A Policy Perspective". Managed Care: A Cure for Our Ills?. Edison, NJ: International Society for Certified Employee Benefits Specialists ( Northern New Jersey Chapter).

Engel, J. (1996, June 5). "Medicaid Managed Care: Experiences of the States". Managed Care and Community-Based Organizations: Impacts and Opportunities. South Orange, NJ: American Society for Public Administration.

Engel, J. (1995, November 19). "Managed Care and Public Hospital: What Will Become of the Poor?". Whippany, NJ: Maimonides Society of Northern New Jersey.

Engel, J. (1995, November 6). "Managed Mental Health Care: Lessons for teh Publics Sector". Washington D.C.: Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management.

Other Scholarly Works

Engel, J. (1998). Healthcare Status and Needs Assessment for Essex and Union Counties 1997-1998.

Engel, J. (1998). HIV/AIDS Needs Assessment for Newark Eligible Metropolitan Area 1997-1998.

Engel, J. (1998). "The Impact of Managed Care Medicaid Reimbursement on Primary and Specialty Practice Patterns in New Jersey, 1996-1998".

Engel, J. (1997). Healthcare Status and Needs Assessment for Essex and Union Counties 1996-1997.

Engel, J. (1996). HIV/AIDS Needs Assessment for Newark Eligible Metropolitan Area 1995-1996.

Honor / AwardOrganization SponsorDate ReceivedDescription
President's Teaching AwardSeton Hall University19961995-1996
Magna cum laudeHarvard College1987

Department

Committee NamePosition RoleStart DateEnd Date
Personnel and Budget CommitteeCommittee Member1/1/2017Present
MPA Review CommitteeCommittee Member1/1/2019Present
Faculty Research CommitteeCommittee Member1/1/201712/31/2019
Graduate Admissions CommitteeCommittee Member9/1/20087/31/2017
Faculty Research CommitteeCommittee Chair7/1/20156/30/2017
Academic Standards CommitteeCommittee Member9/1/20127/31/2016
Search Committee, Luciano Chair of Health PolicyCommittee Chair10/1/20144/30/2015
Search Committee, Asst. Prof. of Higher Ed AdministrationCommittee Member10/1/20133/31/2014
Marxe FacultySecretary1/1/201212/31/2013
Search Committee, Asst. Prof. of FinanceCommittee Chair11/1/20123/31/2013
Search Committee, Director of Office of Executive ProgramsCommittee Chair1/1/201012/31/2010

College

Committee NamePosition RoleStart DateEnd Date
Executive CommitteeCommittee MemberPresent
CARCAttendee, MeetingPresent
Executive CommitteeAttendee, MeetingPresent
Graduate Admissions CommitteeCommittee MemberPresent
Personnel and Budget CommitteeCommittee MemberPresent
MPA Review CommitteeCommittee MemberPresent
Committee on Admissions and Financial AidCommittee Member7/31/2026
Ad Hoc Admissions Committee, EdD Committee Member6/1/2026
Faculty SenateCommittee Member12/31/2025
University Governance CommitteeCommittee Member12/31/2025
Search Committee (Asst. Prof. Public Management)Committee Chair3/1/2025
Strategic PlanningCommittee Member3/31/2024
School P&B CommitteeCommittee Member12/31/2020
Assessment Committee, Learning Goal 3Committee Member12/31/2019
Faculty Research CommitteeCommittee Member12/31/2019
Honors Admissions CommitteeCommittee Member12/31/2019
Weissman Faculty Representative12/31/2019
Public Affairs Week Planning CommitteeCommittee Chair12/31/2018
Search Committee, Assoc. Director Schwartz InstituteCommittee Chair12/31/2017
Faculty Research CommitteeCommittee Chair6/30/2017
Admissions CommitteeCommittee Member12/31/2016
Academic Standing CommitteeCommittee Member12/31/2016
National Urban FellowsFaculty Advisor12/31/2016
Search Committee, OAP AdvisorCommittee Chair12/31/2016
Academic Standards CommitteeCommittee Member7/31/2016
Search Committee, Luciano Chair of Health PolicyCommittee Chair4/30/2015
Search Committee, Asst. Prof. of Higher Ed AdministrationCommittee Member3/31/2014
Marxe FacultySecretary12/31/2013
Search Committee, Asst. Prof. of FinanceCommittee Chair3/31/2013
Search Committee, Director of Office of Executive ProgramsCommittee Chair12/31/2010

University

Committee NamePosition RoleStart DateEnd Date
Middle State Accreditation Working GroupCommittee Member1/1/202612/31/2027
Ad Hoc Review Committee on Centers and InstitutesCommittee Member9/1/20246/1/2026

Professional

OrganizationPosition RoleOrganization StateOrganization CountryStart DateEnd DateAudience
American Historial ReviewReviewer, Book1/1/2013Present
Milbank QuarterlyReviewer, Journal Article1/1/2012Present
Columbia University PressReviewer, Book1/1/2010Present
Journal of Health Politics, Policy, and LawReviewer, Book1/1/2005Present
Social History of MedicineReviewer, Journal Article1/1/2004Present
Journal of the History of BiologyReviewer, Journal Article1/1/2002Present
Journal of the History of MedicineReviewer, Journal Article1/1/2002Present
Temple University PressReviewer, Book1/1/1999Present
Delmar PressReviewer, Book1/1/1996Present
NIH "Works in Health Scholarship" ProgramReviewer, Grant Proposal1/1/200412/31/2009