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The 150-plus faculty members and roughly 800 graduate students are responsible for research that is influential and innovative.

Much of that research is conducted within the School’s research centers and institutes, but much is also completed by individuals working within their disciplines, toward purely scholarly ends. Similarly, much of Maxwell’s research is externally funded, and yet, much leads to the published books and articles that mark the progress of concepts and ideas in the academy.
In a typical year, Maxwell faculty members publish dozens of books and monographs and hundreds of book chapters and journal articles. Their work provides up-to-date material for the classroom.

It is one of the great distinctions of the Maxwell School that an institution so widely praised for its professional programs is, in fact, a home for esteemed research and scholarship across so a wide range of disciplines.
Research News

Connecting how we live with what keeps us living
The Aging, Health and Neuroscience research cluster searches for relationships between our brains, our behavior and our well-being. Professors Kevin Heffernan with Falk College and Janet Wilmoth with the Maxwell School, along with co-PI Andrew London, have combined their expertise to investigate the connections between social and cultural characteristics, vascular health and longevity.
8/24/2020

Kallander authors book on 17th century Qing Manchu invasion of Korea
A new book by historian George Kallander provides a translation of the only first-person account of Korea’s resistance to a key Manchu invasion in the 17th century. The book, titled The Diary of 1636: The Second Manchu Invasion of Korea, is published this month by Columbia University Press.
8/10/2020

Monnat article on rural population aging and health published in AJPH
"Rural Population Health and Aging: Toward a Multilevel and Multidimensional Research Agenda for the 2020s," co-authored by Shannon Monnat, was published in American Journal of Public Health. According to the authors, rural communities are not monolithic, and although some rural places are characterized by declining health, others have seen large improvements in population health. They draw on these realities to call for new research in five areas.
7/28/2020

London talks to Military.com about study on vets with TBI, alcohol use
A new study from the Lerner Center for Public Health Promotion has found a subset of veterans drink more than others on a daily basis: those who have had a traumatic brain injury or been diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder. "A lot of discussion about alcohol and veterans or military service talks about veterans as a large homogenous group," says Andrew London. "What we found was that a statement like, 'veterans are more likely to drink than non-veterans' would be an overgeneralization and a mischaracterization, according to our results." Read more in the Military.com article "Vets With TBI, Mental Health Issues Drink More Often than Peers, Study Finds."
7/24/2020

NIA funds multi-university aging and policy center
A consortium of three Upstate New York universities has received a 5-year, $1.5-million grant from the National Institute on Aging (NIA) to fund the Center for Aging and Policy Studies (CAPS), headquartered at Syracuse University. The NIA, part of the National Institutes of Health, issues such grants to support centers of innovative research on the demography and economics of aging. The CAPS consortium includes Syracuse, Cornell University, and the University at Albany.
7/17/2020

Lerner Center research cited in NYT article on working moms, COVID-19
"Gender Disparities in Caretaking during the COVID-19 Pandemic," a Lerner Center Research Brief written by Lerner Postdoctoral Scholar Danielle Rhubart, was cited in the New York Times article "‘They Go to Mommy First’." Rhubart examined data from the Census Household Pulse survey, conducted in late April and early May, and found that over 80 percent of U.S. adults who weren’t working because they had to care for their children who were not in school or day care were women.
7/15/2020

Morgan examines whether or not the EU is imperialist in JEPP article
"Is the European Union imperialist?," written by Associate Professor of Political Science Glyn Morgan, was published in the Journal of European Public Policy. Morgan explores the paradox of a political formation that is both vulnerable to the charge of being an imperialist, while no less vulnerable to being itself the victim of imperialism (or ‘vassalisation’).
7/14/2020

Heflin study on childhood injuries, SNAP benefits published
"Childhood injuries and food stamp benefits: an examination of administrative data in one US state," co-authored by Professor Colleen Heflin was published in BMC Pediatrics. The study shows a connection between the time of the month when low-income families receive their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits and the number of emergency room visits due to injuries to children from those families.
7/8/2020

Cleary study on rights of indigenous women in Mexico published in LAPS
"Subordinated Autonomy and the Political Inclusion of Women in Indigenous Mexico," written by Matthew Cleary, was published in Latin American Politics and Society. The study argues that the act of formalizing autonomy for indigenous communities, in the context of Mexico’s homogenizing neoliberal state, had the unanticipated effect of exposing exclusionary practices to state scrutiny, which eventually forced those communities to recognize women’s political rights.
7/7/2020

Landes study on COVID, people with IDD living in group homes published
"COVID-19 outcomes among people with intellectual and developmental disability living in residential group homes in New York State," co-authored by Scott Landes, was published in Disability and Health Journal. The study shows that people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) living in residential group homes are more likely to be diagnosed with COVID-19 and die from the virus than those without IDD.
7/1/2020

Popp discusses green investments, post-COVID recovery in SPI blog post
In his recent blog post for the Smart Prosperity Institute, David Popp, Caroline Rapking Faculty Scholar in Public Administration and Policy, looks at how government investments can help workers affected by environmental regulation and provides guidance on the role green investments can play in post-COVID recovery. "Our research shows that green investments can help smooth the transition to a green economy, but must be used carefully," says Popp.
6/26/2020

Dean’s Office, CPR fund summer project assistantships
Eleven faculty members recently received awards from the Maxwell School to support emerging research projects this summer. The awards, granted in two separate programs by the Dean’s Office and by the Center for Policy Research (CPR), each fund a graduate assistant to work on preliminary research that will enable the faculty member to submit a related proposal for external funding.
6/24/2020

Kyle co-edits history of early political communication in England
Chris R. Kyle, associate professor of history, is the co-editor of Connecting Centre and Locality: Political Communication in Early Modern England, published recently by Manchester University Press. The collection, co-edited by Jason Peacey, a professor of early modern British history at University College London, explores the dynamics of local and national political culture in 17th-century Britain, with an emphasis on political communication.
6/24/2020

Gueorguiev, McDowell study on capital controls in China published
"Inside looking out: how international policy trends shape the politics of capital controls in China," co-authored by Dimitar Gueorguiev and Daniel McDowell, was published in The Pacific Review. Gueorguiev, McDowell, and co-author David Steinberg present evidence showing that the international policy context features heavily in domestic political debates about capital controls in China. They also show that information about other countries’ policy choices influences mass public attitudes about capital controls in China.
6/23/2020

Ackerman paper on mass party formation published in SSH
"Mass Party Formation: Land, Civil Society, and Party in Postrevolutionary Mexico," written by Assistant Professor of Sociology Edwin Ackerman, was published in Social Science History. His findings suggest that mass party formation is dependent on the destruction of “pre”-capitalist agrarian structures.
6/3/2020

Lutz article on working‐class children of Mexican immigrants published
"Working‐Class Children of Mexican Immigrants in Dallas, Texas," co-authored by Amy Lutz, was published in City and Community. Focusing on the working‐class children of Mexican immigrants in Dallas, Texas, Lutz and co-author Dalia Abdelhady find that they have built on their parents’ positions, and successfully incorporated into society, despite working‐class jobs and relatively low levels of education.
6/2/2020

Landes study on COVID-19 fatalities among people with IDD published
"Intellectual and developmental disability and COVID-19 case-fatality trends: TriNetX analysis," co-authored by Scott Landes, associate professor of sociology, was published in Disability and Health Journal. The authors found that COVID-19 appears to present a greater risk to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), especially at younger ages. The study was the focus of articles published in Forbes and Newsweek.
6/1/2020

PhD candidate Adrienne Atterberry receives Chancellor's Citation
Adrienne Atterberry, a PhD candidate in sociology, received a 2020 Chancellor’s Citation for Excellence in Student Research as part of the One University Awards. The award is given to undergraduate and graduate students who, during their time at Syracuse University, have engaged in collaborative research that has the potential to make a deep and lasting impact on the greater society.
5/28/2020

Senior Kara Foley wins top undergraduate research prize
Kara Foley, a senior majoring in international relations and policy studies, won the Maxwell School’s annual Ben and Marcia Baldanza Prize for top undergraduate research paper, as part of the School’s annual efforts to recognize exemplary undergraduate research. Xinzhi Lin, a senior history and international relations major, was awarded an honorable mention for his research paper. Francine D’Amico received the Ben and Marcia Baldanza Faculty Advisor of the Year Award.

5/13/2020

Gadarian discusses partisan divide around COVID-19 with CSM
Shana Gadarian, associate professor of political science, discusses her March 2020 study illustrating that partisan affiliation—more than age, income, or education level—was a “huge divider” in people’s reported health behaviors. “People are taking their cues from political leadership and from doctors, and to the extent that those are different, people will turn to their more trusted sources,” she says. Gadarian's study was cited in the Christian Science Monitor article "COVID-19 isn't partisan. But it's intensifying America's red-blue divide."
5/11/2020

Schwartz, Rothbart study ties free school lunch to higher test scores
"Let Them Eat Lunch: The Impact of Universal Free Meals on Student Performance," co-authored by Amy Ellen Schwartz and Michah Rothbart, was published in the Journal of Policy Analysis and Management. Schwartz and Rothbart show that extending free lunch to all students, regardless of income, increases academic performance.
5/2/2020

Heflin receives two grants from UKCPR
Colleen Heflin was awarded funding for two projects by the University of Kentucky’s Center for Poverty Research. Heflin received $49,889 for a project titled "Changing Patterns of Eligibility and Take up in SNAP and the Roles of Out of Pocket Medical Expenses." She is also part of a multi-institution team granted $250,000 for a project on the role of SNAP receipt in medication underuse.
5/1/2020

Maxwell students receive Fulbright teaching and research grants
Three Maxwell students will make impacts around the globe as 2020-21 recipients of awards through the Fulbright U.S. Student Program. Five Maxwell students were also chosen as alternates. The Fulbright U.S. Student Program funds a number of different awards that include English teaching assistantships (ETA) and study/research grants in over 140 countries.
4/29/2020

Karcher wins NSF grant to study transparency in qualitative research
Sebastian Karcher, associate director of the Qualitative Data Repository (QDR) and research assistant professor of political science at Syracuse University, received a grant from the National Science Foundation for his project "Empowering Open Law and Science Collaborative Research."
4/28/2020

Perry Singleton funded by University of Kentucky poverty center
Perry Singleton, associate professor of economics, received a $46,500 grant from the University of Kentucky’s Center for Poverty Research to fund his project, "The Effect of Social Security Retirement Benefits on Food-Related Hardship among Older Americans."
4/27/2020

Popp’s work on government research support funded by Sloan Foundation
David Popp, professor of public administration and international affairs and Caroline Rapking Faculty Scholar in Public Administration and Policy, has been awarded a $349,380 grant by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. His research project is titled “Does Government Funding Change What You Do? The Effects of Funding on the Direction and Impact of Academic Energy Research.”
4/23/2020

Lutz receives NSF RAPID grant for COVID-19 research
Amy Lutz, associate professor of sociology, has received a $97,058 grant from the National Science Foundation's RAPID program for her research project "Working and Teaching from Home in New York State Amidst the Coronavirus Pandemic." Lutz’s project focuses on school closures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and their effects on working parents.
4/14/2020

Heflin study on disability, immigration, and food insecurity published
"Disability, food insecurity by nativity, citizenship, and duration," co-authored by Professor Colleen Heflin, was published in SSM - Population Health. The authors examine whether the presence of a disability operates as a stronger predictor of food insecurity among prime-aged immigrants relative to the US-born.
4/9/2020

Gueorguiev study on mass-elite relations in China, Vietnam published
"Collective Charisma: Elite-Mass Relations in China and Vietnam," co-authored by Dimitar Gueorguiev, was published in Problems of Post-Communism. Comparing China and Vietnam, the authors show how variations in recruitment, vetting, and rotations lead to predictable patterns in party-building and public relations strategies of rising politicians.
4/6/2020

Hamersma’s research on SNAP access funded by WT Grant Foundation
Sarah Hamersma recently won a $140,058 award from the WT Grant Foundation to support her project "Keeping the ‘Great Equalizer’ Fed: SNAP Access and Young Adult’s Educational Engagement." The project will examine the effects of the U.S. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) on post-secondary educational investments.
4/3/2020

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Bangkok Utopia: A Book Talk with Lawrence Chua and Anoma Pieris

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Management of Forced Migration in the Global South

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