About the Center for Policy Research

We are part of the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University

The Maxwell School Center for Policy Research (CPR) conducts a broad range of interdisciplinary research and other activities related to public policy, involving graduate students as assistants and junior colleagues. Faculty consult regularly with government agencies and other institutions concerning the issues they are studying.

The Center includes faculty from several departments within the Maxwell School, mainly Economics, Public Administration, and Sociology. This collection of specialists brings a depth of experience and skill to research and offers students a wealth of opportunity for discussion and advice on their own research, as well as the possibility of research assistantships on projects directed by the faculty. The Center provides a base for visiting scholars from the United States and abroad. CPR also publishes working papers and Policy Briefs.

The Center also houses the SU Aging Studies Institute (ASI) that provides information about aging-related courses, research projects, lectures, funding opportunities, and online resources at SU. It also administers an undergraduate- and graduate-level certificate of achievement in gerontology and a Lifelong Learning Institute that offers non-credit classes specifically designed for adults age 50 and older. Also at CPR you can find the Lerner Center for Public Health Promotion. The Lerner Center will apply the best practices of marketing and science to create public health programs that are motivating and sustainable. The Center is a laboratory for the development strategies that can be replicated in community and national prevention programs. They work in partnership with citizens, students, researchers and public health professionals to identify needs, develop programming and deploy collaborative initiatives.

 CPR accommodates over 65 faculty, staff, and graduate students on the fourth floor of Eggers Hall. Facilities include CPR's own UNIX computing system. A full complement of staff provide extensive project assistance to the Center.  

For more information about CPR programs and research projects, contact Peggy Austin or Kelly Bogart. You may also obtain general information about CPR by calling +1 315-443-3114, or by sending an  email to ctrpol@syr.edu.