Political Science Graduate Students

Our graduate students come to the Maxwell School with varied backgrounds, including coming directly from undergraduate and master’s programs or with work experiences ranging from law, to military service, to the Foreign Service.

26%

of domestic students are students of color

41%

of our doctoral students are international

58%

of political science Ph.D. students are women

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Hamad Alhumaidan

Ph.D. Candidate, Political Science Department

htalhuma@syr.edu

Zafar Ali

Ph.D. Student, Political Science Department

zali07@syr.edu

Mansour Kh N A Almuaili

Ph.D. Candidate, Political Science Department

mkalmuai@syr.edu

Kochar Altaeshi

M.A. Student, Political Science Department

kaltaesh@syr.edu

Altug Aslanoglu

Ph.D. Student, Political Science Department

aaslanog@syr.edu

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Myles Babcock

M.A. Student, Political Science Department

mybabcoc@syr.edu

Almila Basak

Ph.D. Candidate, Political Science Department

Graduate Research Associate, Middle Eastern Studies Program

Graduate Research Associate, Center for European Studies

abasak@syr.edu

Eric Benecke

M.A. Student, Political Science Department

embeneck@syr.edu

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Garrett Benz

Ph.D. Student, Political Science Department

gabenz@syr.edu

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Fernanda Cabezas Astorga

Ph.D. Student, Political Science Department

Graduate Research Associate, Program on Latin America and the Caribbean

mcabezas@syr.edu

Eduardo Cobian Aguayo

Ph.D. Candidate, Political Science Department

ecobiana@syr.edu

Nicholas D'Amico

Ph.D. Candidate, Political Science Department

Graduate Research Associate, Campbell Public Affairs Institute

ncdamico@syr.edu

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Naz Elif Ay

Ph.D. Candidate, Political Science Department

Graduate Research Associate, Center for European Studies

nay100@syr.edu

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Regina Galeeva

Ph.D. Student, Political Science Department

rgaleeva@syr.edu

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Orlando Garcia

Ph.D. Candidate, Political Science Department

oagarcia@syr.edu

Salome Girgvliani

Ph.D. Candidate, Political Science Department

E.M.I.R., Syracuse University

MBA, Free University of Tbilisi

sgirgvli@syr.edu

Melanie Haas

M.A. Student, Political Science Department

mehaas@syr.edu

Mahder Habtemariam Serekberhan

Ph.D. Candidate, Political Science Department

mhserekb@syr.edu

Falak Hadi

Ph.D. Candidate, Political Science Department

Graduate Research Associate, South Asia Center

fnhadi@syr.edu

Dhia Hammami

Ph. D. Student, Political Science Department

mhammami@syr.edu

Hyunsup Ko

Ph.D. Candidate, Political Science Department

hko101@syr.edu

Jordan Koster

Ph.D. Student, Political Science Department

jtkoster@syr.edu

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Wonbeen Lee

Ph.D. Student, Political Science Department

wlee46@syr.edu

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Kincaid Leonard

Ph. D. Student, Political Science Department

Graduate Research Associate, Campbell Public Affairs Institute

kileonar@syr.edu

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Katherine McCormick

Ph.D. Student, Political Science Department

kmccor03@syr.edu

Mary McLoughlin

Ph.D. Student, Political Science Department

Graduate Research Associate, Center for European Studies

mmclough@syr.edu

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Corbin Miller

Ph.D. Student, Political Science Department

cmille36@syr.edu

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Mahdi Mohammad Saeidbeigie

Ph. D. Student, Political Science Department

mmoham21@syr.edu

Julian Morein

Ph.D. Student, Political Science Department

Graduate Research Associate, Campbell Public Affairs Institute

jrmorein@syr.edu

Moses Ogutu

Ph.D. Candidate, Political Science Department

Graduate Research Associate, Center for European Studies

Graduate Research Associate, Maxwell African Scholars Union

moogutu@syr.edu

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Jan Pabisiak

Ph.D. Student, Political Science Department

jpabisia@syr.edu

Darci Pauser

Ph.D. Candidate, Political Science Department

djpauser@syr.edu

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Kiana Racha

M.A. Student, Political Science Department

krracha@syr.edu

Hannah Radner

Ph.D. Candidate, Political Science Department

Graduate Research Associate, Center for European Studies

Graduate Research Associate, Campbell Public Affairs Institute

hlradner@syr.edu

Jonathan Reuss

Ph.D. Student, Political Science Department

jreuss@syr.edu

Maddy Rhinehart

Ph.D. Candidate, Political Science Department

Graduate Research Associate, Center for European Studies

mprhineh@syr.edu

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DeVaughn Ritchie

M.A. Student, Political Science Department

dnritchi@syr.edu

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Facundo Robles

Ph.D. Student, Political Science Department

ffrobles@syr.edu

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Samuel Sjoegren

Ph.D. Student, Political Science Department

ssjogren@syr.edu

Ari Smith

M.A. Student, Political Science Department

asmit182@syr.edu

Amin Soltani

Ph.D. Student, Political Science Department

M.A., The University of Chicago, 2021

akhalife@syr.edu

Kirin Taylor

Ph.D. Candidate, Political Science Department

ktaylo17@syr.edu

Fatma Timucin

Ph.D. Student, Political Science Department

ftimucin@syr.edu

Brock Titlow

Ph.D. Student, Political Science Department

Graduate Research Associate, Campbell Public Affairs Institute

bmtitlow@syr.edu

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Dominique Torrence

Ph.D. Student, Political Science Department

detorren@syr.edu

Anthony Ly Un

Ph.D. Student, Political Science Department

Graduate Research Associate, Campbell Public Affairs Institute

aun100@syr.edu

Josiah Van Egdom

Ph.D. Candidate, Political Science Department

Graduate Research Associate, Campbell Public Affairs Institute

Faculty Research Collaborators:

Shana Kushner Gadarian

jmvanegd@syr.edu

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Melodi Var Ongel

Ph.D. Candidate, Political Science Department

mvaronge@syr.edu

María Laura Veramendi Garcia

Ph.D. Candidate, Political Science Department

Graduate Research Associate, Program on Latin America and the Caribbean

mveramen@syr.edu

Jingding Wang

Ph.D. Candidate, Political Science Department

Graduate Research Associate, East Asia Program

jwang294@syr.edu

Robert Whelan

Ph. D. Student, Political Science Department

Graduate Research Associate, Center for European Studies

rpwhelan@syr.edu

Changxin (Patrick) Xu

Ph.D. Student, Political Science Department

Graduate Research Associate, East Asia Program

cxu103@syr.edu

Minju Yeo

Ph.D. Student, Political Science Department

Graduate Research Associate, East Asia Program

myeo02@syr.edu

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Hanyue Zhang

Ph.D. Student, Political Science Department

Graduate Research Associate, East Asia Program

hzhan199@syr.edu

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Cindy Wawiema Ziem

Ph.D. Student, Political Science Department

cwziem@syr.edu