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Maxwell School Leadership, Faculty and Staff


Rick Trunfio

Rick Trunfio

Adjunct Professor, Political Science Department

100 Eggers Hall | 315.443.2416 | dftrunfi@syr.edu


George Tsaoussis Carter

Events Coordinator, Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs

346 Eggers Hall | 315.443.9248 | gtsaouss@syr.edu


Michiko Ueda

Michiko Ueda-Ballmer

Associate Professor, Public Administration and International Affairs Department

Senior Research Associate, Center for Policy Research

Research Affiliate, Center for Policy Design and Governance

Faculty Affiliate, Aging Studies Institute

426 Eggers Hall | 315.443.9046 | miueda@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Social determinants of health, suicide prevention, mental health policy, public health, computational social science

David M. Van Slyke

David M. Van Slyke

Dean, Maxwell School

Professor, Public Administration and International Affairs Department

Louis A. Bantle Chair in Business-Government Policy

Senior Research Associate, Campbell Public Affairs Institute

200 Eggers Hall | 315.443.3461 | vanslyke@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Public and nonprofit management, government contracting, public-private partnerships, policy implementation, strategic management

Gabriela Vasquez Jimenez

Gabriela Vasquez Jimenez

Assistant to the Chair, Public Administration and International Affairs Department

215 Eggers Hall | 315.443.4000 | gvasqu01@syr.edu


Julie Ann Venditti

Julie Ann Venditti

Administrative Assistant, Office of Development

204 Steele Hall | javendit@syr.edu


Brian von Knoblauch

Brian von Knoblauch

Operations Manager, Information & Computing Technology Office

034 Eggers Hall | 315.263.0568 | bevonkno@syr.edu



Susan Snow Wadley

Susan Snow Wadley

Professor Emeritus, Anthropology Department

Ford-Maxwell Professor of South Asian Studies

Senior Research Associate, South Asia Center

sswadley@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Social change, religion, folklore, gender issues, folk art traditions, India, Upstate New York

Bethany Walawender

Bethany Walawender

Director of Events and Special Projects, Maxwell School

204A Maxwell Hall | 315.443.9382 | bdwalawe@syr.edu


Michelle A. Walker

Michelle A. Walker

Director of Community Programs, Policy Studies

225 Eggers Hall | 315.443.4683 | mawalker@syr.edu


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Haowei Wang

Assistant Professor, Sociology Department

Senior Research Associate, Lerner Center for Public Health Promotion and Population Health

Faculty Associate, Aging Studies Institute

Research Affiliate, Center for Aging and Policy Studies

307B Lyman Hall | hwang269@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Social gerontology, family demography, aging and health, population health

Yulong Wang

Yulong Wang

Associate Professor, Economics Department

Senior Research Associate, Center for Policy Research

127 Eggers Hall | ywang402@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Econometrics, applied econometrics

Marlee Faye Warwick

Marlee Faye Warwick

Events and Engagement Coordinator, Maxwell in Washington, D.C.

CSIS | 202.800.6594 | mfwarwic@syr.edu


Michael J. Wasylenko

Michael J. Wasylenko

Professor Emeritus, Economics Department

Maxwell Advisory Board Professor of Economics

Senior Research Associate

mjwasyle@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Public finance, public finance in developing countries, urban economics

Stephen Saunders Webb

Stephen Saunders Webb

Professor Emeritus, History Department

Maxwell Professor Emeritus, History and Social Science

542A Eggers Hall | 315.443.5873 | sswebb@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Early America, Anglo-American social and political, Native American

Jackulyn Wells

Jackulyn Wells

Administrative Specialist, Anthropology Department

209 Maxwell Hall | 315.443.4749 | jwells01@syr.edu



Areas of Expertise

Comparative political economy, democratic accountability and representation, quantitative methods

John Western

John Western

Professor Emeritus, Geography and the Environment Department

Maxwell Professor of Teaching Excellence

Laura J. and L. Douglas Meredith Professor for Teaching Excellence

Robert D. McClure Professor of Teaching Excellence

528 Eggers Hall | 315.443.3063 | jcwester@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Social, cultural, urban geography, Southern Africa, Europe


Steven White

Steven White

Associate Professor, Political Science Department

Senior Research Associate, Campbell Public Affairs Institute

315 Eggers Hall | 315.443.8678 | swhite10@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

American politics, American political development, race and politics

David Wickis

David Wickis

Technology Specialist, Information & Computing Technology Office

034E Eggers Hall | 315.443.3847 | dwickis@syr.edu


Emily Wiemers

Emily Wiemers

Associate Professor, Public Administration and International Affairs Department

O’Hanley Faculty Scholar

Faculty Associate, Aging Studies Institute

Research Affiliate, Center for Policy Research

320C Lyman Hall | 315.443.3749 | eewiemer@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Labor economics, demography, economics of aging, household behavior and family economics, health economics

Peter Wilcoxen
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Peter Wilcoxen

Professor, Public Administration and International Affairs Department

Laura J. and L. Douglas Meredith Professor for Teaching Excellence

Director, Center for Environmental Policy and Administration

Director of Undergraduate Studies, Policy Studies

225 Eggers Hall | 315.443.0268 | wilcoxen@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Natural resource, environmental economics


Ryan Williams

Ryan Williams

Associate Teaching Professor, Political Science Department

Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, College of Professional Studies

rywillia@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Foreign policy analysis, decision-making, political psychology

Stephanie Williams
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Stephanie D. Williams

Academic Specialist, Maxwell School

200 Eggers Hall | 315.443.3272 | sdwillia@syr.edu


Areas of Expertise

Sociology of aging and the life course, demography, health

Robert Wilson
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Robert Wilson

Associate Professor, Geography and the Environment Department

Senior Research Associate, Center for Environmental Policy and Administration

533 Eggers Hall | 315.443.2605 | rmwilson@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Environmental history, historical geography, environmental humanities, animals and society, climate change history, politics

Jamie Winders

Jamie Winders

Professor, Geography and the Environment Department

Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs, Syracuse University

Senior Research Associate, Autonomous Systems Policy Institute

Senior Research Associate, Center for Qualitative and Multi-Method Inquiry

310A Maxwell Hall | 315.443.5225 | jwinders@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Autonomous systems, artificial intelligence, international migration, race/ethnicity, gender, cultural and social geography, social theory, social reproduction, feminist geography, qualitative methods, digital geographies

Areas of Expertise

Aging and public policy, population studies, quantitative methods

Dorothy Wood

Office Coordinator, Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs

346 Eggers Hall | 315.443.4022 | dmwood01@syr.edu


Lauren Woodard

Lauren Woodard

Assistant Professor, Anthropology Department

Senior Research Associate, Center for European Studies

316B Maxwell Hall | 315.443.3822 | lawoodar@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Migration, processes of racialization, borders, settler colonialism, political anthropology, climate change

Brian Woods

Brian Woods

Adjunct Professor, Public Administration and International Affairs Department

Managing Director, State and Local Government, People Advisory Services at EY

bnwoods@syr.edu


Erol Yayboke

Erol Yayboke

Adjunct Professor, Maxwell in Washington, D.C.

Director and Senior Fellow, Project on Fragility and Mobility

ekyaybok@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Climate change, geopolitics and international Security, governance and rule of law, human mobility, humanitarian assistance, international development, technology and innovation, U.S. development policy

Chengzhi Yin

Chengzhi Yin

Assistant Professor, Political Science Department

Senior Research Associate, East Asia Program

513 Eggers Hall | cyin06@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Chinese foreign policy, international relations research methods.

Areas of Expertise

State and local government finance, education, urban policy, discrimination in housing

Kelli Anne Young

Kelli Anne Young

Director, Palmer Career Center

202 Maxwell Hall | 315.443.5453 | kayoun02@syr.edu


Jessie Youngman

Jessica Youngman

Content Editor, Communications and Media Relations Office

222 Maxwell Hall | 315.443.4667 | jmyoungm@syr.edu