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Rhea Acuña

Rhea Acuña

Ph.D. Student, Public Administration and International Affairs Department

Graduate Research Associate, Center for Policy Research

Carnegie Mellon University - Public Policy and Management

315.443.3114

racuna@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Social policy, urban policy

Graham Ambrose

Graham Ambrose

Ph.D. Student, Public Administration and International Affairs Department

Graduate Research Associate, Center for Policy Research

Graduate Research Associate, Center for Policy Design and Governance

M.S., Science, Technology and Environmental Sciences, Humphrey School at the University of Minnesota

426 Eggers Hall

315.443.3114

grambros@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Governance and decision-making in the food system

Areas of Expertise

Collaborative governance, public management, leadership, nonprofit management

Samantha Cervantes

Mayra Samantha Cervantes

Ph.D. Student, Public Administration and International Affairs Department

Graduate Research Associate, Center for Policy Research

M.S., Applied Economics, Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México

426 Eggers Hall

315.443.3114

mscervan@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Applied microeconomics with a focus on crime and transportation
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Brandon Charles

Ph.D. Student, Public Administration and International Affairs Department

Graduate Research Associate, Center for Policy Research

M.S., Public Policy, University of Chicago

426 Eggers Hall

315.443.3114

bcharles@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Environmental and energy policy, utility regulation, energy transitions

Ziqiao Chen

Ziqiao Chen

Ph.D. Student, Public Administration and International Affairs Department

University of Pittsburgh – Public Administration

315.443.3114

zchen64@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Environmental Policy

Adam Cucchiara

Adam Cucchiara

Ph.D. Student, Public Administration and International Affairs Department

Graduate Research Associate, Center for Policy Research

M.S., Master of Public Policy, Duke University 

426 Eggers Hall

315.443.3114

ajcucchi@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Veterans’ affairs, law enforcement and policing, national security

William Clay Fannin

William Clay Fannin

Ph.D. Student, Public Administration and International Affairs Department

Graduate Research Associate, Center for Policy Research

M.P.P., Public Policy, University of Kentucky

426 Eggers Hall

315.443.3114

wcfannin@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Social welfare programs, poverty policy

Myriam Gregoire-Zawilski

Myriam Gregoire-Zawilski

Ph.D. Student, Public Administration and International Affairs Department

Graduate Research Associate, Center for Policy Research

M.S., Political Science, Universite de Montreal, 2015

426 Eggers Hall

315.443.3114

mgregoir@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Environmental and energy policy, energy transitions, green innovation

Areas of Expertise

Social determinants of health, health inequality in developing countries, survey experiments

Hyojeong Kim

Hyojeong Kim

Ph.D. Student, Public Administration and International Affairs Department

Graduate Research Associate, Center for Policy Research

M.A., Public Administration, Seoul National University; M.P.P, Public Administration, Rutgers University

426 Eggers Hall

315.443.3114

hkim22@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Social policy, public finance

Areas of Expertise

Collaborative governance, public participation, conflict resolution, civil society, policy process

Joanne Kim

Joanne Kim

Ph.D Student, Public Administration and International Affairs Department

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

M.P.P., Georgetown University McCourt School of Public Policy

jkim307@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Public management, collaborative governance

Mitchell Mcfarlane

Mitch McFarlane

Ph.D Student, Public Administration and International Affairs Department

Graduate Research Associate, Center for Policy Research

M.A., Public Affairs, Robert M. La Follette School of Public Affairs at the University of Wisconsin–Madison

426 Eggers Hall

315.443.3114

mpmcfarl@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Anti-poverty programs, public health

Qasim Mehdi

Qasim Mehdi

Ph.D. Student, Public Administration and International Affairs Department

Graduate Research Associate, Center for Policy Research

Syracuse University - Public Administration

315.443.3114

mmehdi@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Climate change, hydrology and watershed management, environmental policy, collaborative governance

Nicholas Oesterling

Nicholas Oesterling

Ph.D. Student, Public Administration and International Affairs Department

Graduate Research Associate, Center for Policy Research

Graduate Research Associate, Center for Policy Design and Governance

M.S., Public Administration, University of Dayton

426 Eggers Hall

315.443.3114

naoester@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Policy design, implementation and compliance, institutional analysis

Brian Ohl

Brian Ohl

Adjunct Professor and Ph.D. Student, Public Administration and International Affairs Department

Ph.D. Candidate, Syracuse University, 2014-2022

bjohl@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Management, collaborative governance, public budgeting

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Ilayda Ova

Ph.D Student, Public Administration and International Affairs Department

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

M.A., Sociology and Social Anthropology, Central European University

iova01@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Political participation, democratic governance, youth activism

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Sarah Souders

Ph.D. Student, Public Administration and International Affairs Department

Graduate Research Associate, Center for Policy Research

M.S., Master of Public Affairs, University of Wisconsin-Madison 

426 Eggers Hall

315.443.3114

sasouder@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Public finance and governance, political economy of education, social policy, education program evaluation

Anna Wiersma Strauss

Anna Wiersma Strauss

Ph.D. Student, Public Administration and International Affairs Department

Graduate Research Associate, Aging Studies Institute

American University of Paris – M.A. in Public Policy and International Affairs

aewiersm@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Social welfare programs, caregiving across the lifecourse, tax policy and politics

Halim Yoon

Halim Yoon

Ph.D Student, Public Administration and International Affairs Department

M.P.A., Seoul National University

hayoon@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Social policies, work and retirement, health, caregiving, intergenerational transfers and life course, public finance

Bo Zheng

Bo Zheng

Ph.D. Student, Public Administration and International Affairs Department

Graduate Research Associate, Center for Policy Research

M.S., Public Administration, Syracuse University

426 Eggers Hall

315.443.3114

bzheng05@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Impact of technological advancement on social inequality

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