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Maxwell School Leadership, Faculty and Staff


Yael Zeira

Yael Zeira

Associate Professor, Political Science Department

Research Co-Director, International and Intra-State Conflict

Senior Research Associate, Middle Eastern Studies Program

Senior Research Associate, Program for the Advancement of Research on Conflict and Collaboration

400F Eggers Hall | 315.443.1749 | yzeira@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Middle East politics, comparative politics, political conflict and violence

Baobao Zhang
(Pronouns: She, Her)

Baobao Zhang

Assistant Professor, Political Science Department

Senior Research Associate, Autonomous Systems Policy Institute

Senior Research Associate, Campbell Public Affairs Institute

100 Eggers Hall | bzhang22@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

American politics, technology and public policy, quantitative analysis, governance and ethics of artificial intelligence

Maria Zhu

Maria Zhu

Assistant Professor, Economics Department

Senior Research Associate, Center for Policy Research

426 Eggers Hall | 315.443.3114 | mzhu33@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Labor economics, economics of education

Austin Zwick

Austin Zwick

Assistant Teaching Professor, Policy Studies

Senior Research Associate, Autonomous Systems Policy Institute

Director, BPS Policy Studies Program, College of Professional Studies

225 Eggers Hall | 315.748.5115 | alzwick@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Smart cities, platform economy, autonomous systems, urban and regional planning, and quantitative methods