Maxwell School Research

Maxwell’s unique strength derives from its multidisciplinary approach to the study of contemporary policy issues. Within the school’s research units, you will find faculty scholars and practitioners with expertise across the full spectrum of social sciences and public affairs specialties analyzing and problem solving alongside our students.

From aging, population, and public health, to the environment, conflict resolution, and the governance of autonomous systems, Maxwell faculty and students engage in the sort of silo-busting work that is essential to developing solutions and educating tomorrow’s effective leaders.

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‘Never Disappear’: Chie Sakakibara Is Changing Climate Research From the Inside Out

The professor’s decades-long partnerships with Indigenous Arctic and Japanese communities are yielding a new model for climate research—one that Maxwell is deliberately building on.

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Study Links High Pollen Counts to Spike in Traffic Deaths, Citing Allergy-Related Impairment

Using daily city-level pollen data, this study, co-authored by Maxwell economist Monica Deza, finds that high pollen counts are associated with increased traffic fatalities—particularly for private vehicles on weekends.

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Maxwell Students Research Impact of Redlining as 2024-26 Lender Fellows

Tommy DaSilva, Darla Hobbs, Jamea Candy Johnson and Sabrina Lussier are exploring housing as a critical determinant of social and health inequities under the guidance of Miriam Mutambudzi.
Shana Kushner Gadarian, Brittany Kmush and Dustin Hill

Political Science, Public Health Faculty Partner on Vaccine Study

Brittany L. Kmush and Shana Kushner Gadarian hope to better understand how state policies influence vaccine decisions.
Jingding Wang, Hannah Radner and Nicholas D’Amico

PhD Candidates’ Work Recognized by American Political Science Association

Jingding Wang, Hannah Radner and Nicholas D’Amico were honored in recognition of their research on citizenship, government and politics.
BaoBao Zhang

Baobao Zhang Awarded NSF CAREER Grant to Study Generative AI in the Workplace

$567,491 from the National Science Foundation will support groundbreaking work on how generative AI is reshaping productivity, satisfaction and skill development.
Denisa Jashari

Denisa Jashari’s Article Honored with Sturgis Leavitt Award

The Southeastern Council of Latin American Studies presents the award at its annual meeting.
Timur Hammond

Timur Hammond’s ‘Placing Islam’ Receives Journal’s Honorable Mention

The 2025 International Journal of Islamic Architecture lauded the book for its “evocative storytelling.”

Interdisciplinary Research Centers and Institutes

Maxwell scholars and students conduct wide-ranging research through 14 interdisciplinary centers, each of which focuses on a topical area within public affairs, such as social and economic policy, conflict and collaboration, public wellness, aging, energy and environment, national security, and regional studies, among others.

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Research Support Services

The Maxwell Research Office provides support and resources for identifying internal and external funding sources, writing and submitting grant applications, and managing awards.

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Badi H. Baltagi

Apr 6, 2026

Two Special Spatial Weight Matrices and Their Effects on Estimation, Testing in Spatial Regressions

Research Methods

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Cover of the book "Wanting Children" by Leonard M. Lopoo. A stork is carrying a bundle. The subtitle reads: "Family-Planning Policies and the Engineering of America's Population." The background is teal.

Apr 1, 2026

Wanting Children: Family-Planning Policies and the Engineering of America’s Population

Government, Parenting & Family, United States

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Portrait of Marc Garcia

Apr 1, 2026

Heterogeneity in Healthy Aging Among U.S. Latinos: A Dual Functionality Perspective

Aging, Health Equity, LatinX, Longevity, United States

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Rebecca Schewe

Apr 1, 2026

The “One Big Beautiful Bill” Will Deepen the Farm Crisis, Not Solve It