Public Administration and International Affairs Faculty and Affiliates

Maxwell School faculty are distinguished researchers and dedicated teachers. Their scholarship on matters of domestic and global affairs help to move people, institutions, businesses and organizations forward at the local, state, regional, federal and international levels.

Maxwell faculty serve on the editorial boards of major peer-reviewed publications and come from positions of leadership and influence across sectors. Their active membership and participation in professional organizations help inform both teaching and research and expand the network of Maxwell faculty and students.

Richard Barton

Assistant Teaching Professor, Public Administration and International Affairs Department

Research Affiliate, Center for Policy Design and Governance

Ph.D., Cornell University, 2022

Robert Bifulco

Professor, Public Administration and International Affairs Department

Senior Research Associate, Center for Policy Research

Ph.D., Syracuse University, 2001

Areas of Expertise

Education finance and policy, program evaluation

Stuart Brown

Professor of Practice, Public Administration and International Affairs Department

Co-Director, Mapping Global Insecurity

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

Ph.D., Columbia University, 1985

Areas of Expertise

International macroeconomics and finance, international political economy

Julia Carboni

Associate Professor, Public Administration and International Affairs Department

Chair, Citizenship and Civic Engagement

Research Director, Collaborative Governance

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

Ph.D., University of Arizona, 2012

Areas of Expertise

Collaborative governance, nonprofit management, organizational networks, food systems

Renée de Nevers

Associate Professor, Public Administration and International Affairs Department

Chair, Social Science Ph.D. Program

Associate Professor by Courtesy Appointment, Political Science Department

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

Ph.D., Columbia University, 1992

Areas of Expertise

International security, international relations, private military and security companies

Todd Dickey

Assistant Professor, Public Administration and International Affairs Department

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

Ph.D., Cornell University, 2018

Areas of Expertise

Public sector human resource management, labor and employment relations, workplace conflict management

Catherine M. Gerard

Professor of Practice, Public Administration and International Affairs Department

Research Director, Collaborative Governance

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

M.A., University of Toronto

M.P.A., SUNY-Albany

Areas of Expertise

Leadership, organizational development, total quality management.

Jay Golden

Pontarelli Professor of Environmental Sustainability and Finance, Public Administration and International Affairs Department

Director, Dynamic Sustainability Lab

Senior Research Associate, Center for Environmental Policy and Administration

Ph.D., University of Cambridge, 2005

Areas of Expertise

Net-Zero Carbon Transition, technology transitions, energy transitions, bio-based transitions, supply chains, ESG and finance

Sarah Hamersma

Associate Professor and Director of Doctoral Studies, Public Administration and International Affairs Department

Senior Research Associate, Center for Policy Research

Senior Research Associate, Lerner Center for Public Health Promotion and Population Health

Research Affiliate, Center for Aging and Policy Studies

Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2004

Areas of Expertise

Public economics, labor economics, applied econometrics

Colleen Heflin

Associate Dean, Chair and Professor, Public Administration and International Affairs Department

Senior Research Associate, Center for Policy Research

Senior Research Associate, Lerner Center for Public Health Promotion and Population Health

Research Affiliate, Center for Aging and Policy Studies

Ph.D., University of Michigan, 2002

Areas of Expertise

Social policy, poverty policy, child and family policy

Catherine Herrold

Associate Professor, Public Administration and International Affairs Department

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

Senior Research Associate, Middle Eastern Studies Program

Ph.D., Duke University, 2013

Areas of Expertise

Public administration and democracy, global civil society, nonprofit management, NGO management, collaborative governance

Johannes Himmelreich

Assistant Professor, Public Administration and International Affairs Department

Senior Research Associate, Autonomous Systems Policy Institute

Senior Research Associate, Campbell Public Affairs Institute

Ph.D., London School of Economics, 2016

Areas of Expertise

Applied ethics, political philosophy, philosophy of public policy, ethics of artificial intelligence, autonomous systems

Yilin Hou

Professor, Public Administration and International Affairs Department

Senior Research Associate, Center for Policy Research

Senior Research Associate, Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs

Tenth Decade Faculty Scholar

Ph.D., Syracuse University, 2002

Areas of Expertise

Fiscal policy, public budgeting, intergovernmental fiscal relations

Zach Huitink

Assistant Teaching Professor, Public Administration and International Affairs Department

Senior Research Associate, Campbell Public Affairs Institute

Ph.D., Syracuse University, 2017

Areas of Expertise

Acquisition and government contracting, public-private partnerships, human capital management, policy implementation.

Lionel C. Johnson

Professor of Practice, Public Administration and International Affairs Department

B.A., Rutgers University, 1982

W. Henry Lambright

Professor, Public Administration and International Affairs Department

Professor, Political Science Department

Senior Research Associate, Campbell Public Affairs Institute

Senior Research Associate, Center for Environmental Policy and Administration

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

Ph.D., Columbia University, 1966

Areas of Expertise

Science and technology policy, environmental policy and administration

Jun Li

Assistant Professor, Public Administration and International Affairs Department

Research Affiliate, Center for Aging and Policy Studies

Ph.D., University of Michigan, School of Public Health, 2020

Leonard M. Lopoo

Professor, Public Administration and International Affairs Department

Paul Volcker Chair in Behavioral Economics

Director, Maxwell X Lab

Senior Research Associate, Center for Policy Research

Research Affiliate, Lerner Center for Public Health Promotion and Population Health

Ph.D., University of Chicago, 2001

Areas of Expertise

Child and family policy, behavioral economics, economic demography

John McPeak

Professor, Public Administration and International Affairs Department

Senior Research Associate, Center for Environmental Policy and Administration

Senior Research Associate, Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs

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

Advisory Board Member, Maxwell African Scholars Union

Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, 1999

Areas of Expertise

Development economics, natural resource economics, African agricultural development

Robert B. Murrett

Professor of Practice, Public Administration and International Affairs Department

Deputy Director, Institute for Security Policy and Law

M.A., Georgetown University
M.S.S.I., National Defense Intelligence College

Areas of Expertise

National security, international relations, military and defense strategy, leadership

Tina Nabatchi

Professor, Public Administration and International Affairs Department

Joseph A. Strasser Endowed Professor in Public Administration

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

Senior Research Associate, Campbell Public Affairs Institute

Research Affiliate, Autonomous Systems Policy Institute

Ph.D., Indiana University, Bloomington, 2007

Areas of Expertise

Public management, policy and law; public participation; collaborative governance; conflict resolution

Sean O'Keefe

University Professor

Phanstiel Chair in Leadership

Distinguished Senior Advisor, Center for Strategic and International Studies

Senior Research Associate, Campbell Public Affairs Institute

Research Affiliate, Autonomous Systems Policy Institute

M.P.A., Syracuse University, 1978

Areas of Expertise

Public management, national security policy and strategy, public finance and public budgeting, financial management, technology development and innovation management, executive leadership

David Popp

Professor, Public Administration and International Affairs Department

Caroline Rapking Faculty Scholar in Public Administration and Policy

Senior Research Associate, Center for Policy Research

Senior Research Associate, Center for Environmental Policy and Administration

Ph.D., Yale University, 1997

Areas of Expertise

Environmental economics, economics of technological change

Michah W. Rothbart

Assistant Professor, Public Administration and International Affairs Department

Senior Research Associate, Center for Policy Research

Ph.D., New York University, 2016

Areas of Expertise

Nonprofit and public financial management, public budgeting, education policy

Sabina Schnell

Assistant Professor, Public Administration and International Affairs Department

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

Ph.D., George Washington University, 2014

Areas of Expertise

Transparency, open government, anti-corruption, good governance, international and comparative public administration, human resources management, public sector reform in developing countries, development policy and administration

Ying Shi

Assistant Professor, Public Administration and International Affairs Department

Senior Research Associate, Center for Policy Research

Ph.D., Duke University, 2017

Areas of Expertise

Economics of education, labor economics, political economy

Saba Siddiki

Associate Professor and Director of the M.P.A. Program, Public Administration and International Affairs Department

Chapple Family Professor of Citizenship and Democracy

Director, Center for Policy Design and Governance

Senior Research Associate, Center for Policy Research

Senior Research Associate, Center for Environmental Policy and Administration

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

Research Affiliate, Autonomous Systems Policy Institute

Ph.D., University of Colorado Denver, 2011

Areas of Expertise

Policy design, implementation, and compliance; collaborative policymaking; institutional analysis; sustainability technology and behavior; environmental policy; food policy