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Maxwell School Faculty


Margaret Susan Thompson

Margaret Susan Thompson

Associate Professor, History Department

Associate Professor, Political Science Department

Senior Research Associate, Campbell Public Affairs Institute

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

313C Maxwell Hall | 315.443.5882 | msthomps@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Modern American history, government and politics, religion, women's history

Emily Thorson
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Emily Thorson

Assistant Professor, Political Science Department

Senior Research Associate, Campbell Public Affairs Institute

312 Eggers Hall | 315.443.3629 | eathorso@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

American politics, misinformation and misperceptions, experimental methodology, political psychology, media and politics

Stuart Thorson

Stuart Thorson

Professor Emeritus, Political Science Department

Professor Emeritus, International Relations Undergraduate Program

Donald P. and Margaret Curry Gregg Professor Emeritus

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

409 Crouse-Hinds | 315.443.9802 | thorson@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Information technology policy, international relations, political theory and methodology

Áron Tóbiás
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Áron Tóbiás

Associate Professor, Economics Department

On leave Fall 2024 | adtobias@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

microeconomic theory, public finance, political economy

Jessie Trudeau
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Jessie Trudeau

Assistant Professor, Political Science Department

Senior Research Associate, Program on Latin America and the Caribbean

Research Affiliate, Center for Policy Research

530 Eggers | jtrudeau@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Politics of crime and violence, politics of geography, Brazilian politics, research methods.

Rick Trunfio

Rick Trunfio

Adjunct Professor, Political Science Department

100 Eggers Hall | 315.443.2416 | dftrunfi@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 | maxwelldeansoffice@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

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


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

Areas of Expertise

National security, defense, geopolitics, civilian-military relations, law of armed conflict, ground/air/space forces, human rights, U.S. civil rights law.


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

On leave AY24-25 | ywang402@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Econometrics, applied econometrics

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

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Rick Welsh

Professor, Sociology Department

Senior Research Associate, Center for Policy Research

447 Eggers Hall | 315.443.4060 | jrwelsh@syr.edu



Simon Weschle

Simon Weschle

Associate Professor, Political Science Department

On leave AY24-25 | 315.443.8678 | swweschl@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

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

Emily Wiemers

Emily Wiemers

Associate Professor and Director of Doctoral Studies, 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

Janet M. Wilmoth

Janet M. Wilmoth

Professor, Sociology Department

Director, Aging Studies Institute

Dissemination Core Lead, Center for Aging and Policy Studies

Senior Research Associate, Autonomous Systems Policy Institute

314 Lyman Hall | 315.443.5053 | jwilmoth@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
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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

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

Areas of Expertise

Middle East politics, comparative politics, political conflict and violence

Baobao Zhang
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Baobao Zhang

Assistant Professor, Political Science Department

Maxwell Dean Assistant Professor of the Politics of AI

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

Associate Teaching Professor, Policy Studies

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, policy analysis, and quantitative methods