Maxwell School Leadership, Faculty and Staff
Lamis Abdelaaty
Associate Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies, Political Science Department
Senior Research Associate, Campbell Public Affairs Institute
Senior Research Associate, Program for the Advancement of Research on Conflict and Collaboration
Senior Research Associate, Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs
311 Eggers Hall | 315.443.1744 | labdelaa@syr.edu
Areas of Expertise
Edwin Ackerman
Associate Professor and Undergraduate Director, Sociology Department
Senior Research Associate, Program on Latin America and the Caribbean
329 Eggers Hall | 315.443.4030 | efackerm@syr.edu
Areas of Expertise
Emily Alber Chase
Associate Director of Student Services, Public Administration and International Affairs Department
215 Eggers Hall | 315.443.5339 | emalberc@syr.edu
Merima Ali
Teaching Assistant Professor, Economics Department
Senior Research Associate, Maxwell African Scholars Union
110E Eggers Hall | maali100@syr.edu
Alan Allport
Professor, History Department
Dr. Walter Montgomery and Marian Gruber Professor of History
517 Eggers Hall | 315.443.0361 | aallport@syr.edu
Areas of Expertise
Areas of Expertise
Conflict Analysis, Conflict Resolution, Regional Expertise: Middle East, Regional Expertise: Horn of Africa, Regional Expertise: Central and South Asia, Civil-military relations in complex operations areas, Terrorism and Insurgency, Analysis and Conflict Assessment, Program Design and Technical Advising
Jon Alterman
Adjunct Professor, Maxwell in Washington, D.C.
Senior Vice President, Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)
Zbigniew Brzezinski Chair in Global Security and Geostrategy (CSIS)
Director, Middle East Program (CSIS)
Areas of Expertise
Kristi Andersen
Professor Emeritus, Political Science Department
Laura J. and L. Douglas Meredith Professor for Teaching Excellence
Maxwell Professor of Teaching Excellence
Areas of Expertise
Christopher Anderson
Director of Undergraduate Recruiting, Maxwell School and College of Arts and Sciences
301 Hall of Languages | 315.443.4322 | cnanders@syr.edu
Douglas V. Armstrong
Professor Emeritus, Anthropology Department
Maxwell Professor of Teaching Excellence
Laura J. and L. Douglas Meredith Professor for Teaching Excellence
209A Maxwell Hall | 315.443.2405 | dvarmstr@syr.edu
Areas of Expertise
Fulton Armstrong
Adjunct Professor, Maxwell in Washington, D.C.
Senior Fellow, American University’s Center for Latin American and Latino Studies
703.864.9321 | farmstro@syr.edu
Areas of Expertise
Margaret M. Austin
Associate Director, Center for Policy Research
426 Eggers Hall | 315.443.9070 | mmaustin@syr.edu
Margaret Bailey
Assistant Director of Employer Relations, Palmer Career Center
202 Maxwell Hall | 315.443.5864 | mbaile19@syr.edu
The Hon. James E. Baker
Professor by Courtesy Appointment, Public Administration and International Affairs Department
Director, Institute for Security Policy and Law
Senior Research Associate, Autonomous Systems Policy Institute
Professor, Law, College of Law
300E Dineen Hall | 315.443.3421 | jebaker@syr.edu
Badi H. Baltagi
Distinguished Professor, Economics Department
Senior Research Associate, Center for Policy Research
426 Eggers Hall | 315.443.3114 | bbaltagi@syr.edu
Areas of Expertise
William C. Banks
Professor Emeritus, Public Administration and International Affairs Department
Board of Advisors Distinguished Professor, Law
Professor Emeritus, Law
Laura J. and L. Douglas Meredith Professor for Teaching Excellence
300G Dineen Hall | 315.443.3678 | wcbanks@syr.edu
Areas of Expertise
Michael Barkun
Professor Emeritus, Political Science Department
508 Eggers Hall | 315.443.9339 | mbarkun@syr.edu
Areas of Expertise
Nell S. Bartkowiak
Director, E.M.P.A. Online Program, Executive Education Department
215 Eggers Hall | 315.443.8941 | nsbartko@syr.edu
Richard Barton
Assistant Teaching Professor, Public Administration and International Affairs Department
Assistant Teaching Professor, Policy Studies
Assistant Teaching Professor by Courtesy Appointment, Political Science Department
Research Affiliate, Center for Policy Design and Governance
225 Eggers Hall | 315.443.5352 | rcbarton@syr.edu
Hossein Bashiriyeh
Teaching Professor, Political Science Department
Senior Research Associate, Middle Eastern Studies Program
408 Maxwell Hall | 315.443.3917 | hbashiri@syr.edu
Areas of Expertise
Matthew Baxter
Regional Programs Manager, Asia, Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs
Assistant Professor by Courtesy Appointment, Political Science Department
346 Eggers Hall | 315.443.2553 | mhbaxter@syr.edu
Areas of Expertise
Kenneth Baynes
Professor Emeritus by Courtesy Appointment, Political Science Department
Senior Research Associate, Campbell Public Affairs Institute
Professor, Philosophy, College of Arts & Sciences
Areas of Expertise
Taylor Belge
Academic Support Coordinator, Economics Department
110 Eggers Hall | 315.443.3612 | thbelge@syr.edu
Jacob Bendix
Professor Emeritus, Geography and the Environment Department
Senior Research Associate, Center for Environmental Policy and Administration
144A Eggers Hall | 315.443.3819 | jbendix@syr.edu
Areas of Expertise
David H. Bennett
Professor Emeritus, History Department
Laura J. and L. Douglas Meredith Professor for Teaching Excellence
313B Maxwell Hall | 315.443.5872 | dhbennet@syr.edu
Areas of Expertise
James P. Bennett
Associate Professor Emeritus, Political Science Department
405B Maxwell Hall | 315.443.1749 | jbennett@syr.edu
Areas of Expertise
Catherine Bertini
Emeritus Professor of Practice, Public Administration and International Affairs Department
Areas of Expertise
Mona Bhan
Professor, Anthropology Department
Ford-Maxwell Professor of South Asian Studies
Director, Extraction, Environment and Citizenship Working Group
Director, Senior Research Associate and Advisory Committee Member, South Asia Center
327 Eggers Hall | 315.443.4198 | mobhan@syr.edu
Areas of Expertise
Robert Bifulco
Professor, Public Administration and International Affairs Department
Senior Research Associate, Center for Policy Research
426 Eggers Hall | 315.443.3232 | rbifulco@syr.edu
Areas of Expertise
Kim Bliss
Assistant Director for Digital Communications, Communications and Media Relations Office
222 Maxwell Hall | 315.443.3691 | kjbliss@syr.edu
James-Christian Blockwood
Adjunct Professor, Maxwell in Washington, D.C.
Executive Vice President, Partnership for Public Service
202.495.3325 | jbblockw@syr.edu
Areas of Expertise
Maria Boemi
Assistant Director of Internships and Experiential Learning, Public Administration and International Affairs Department
215 Eggers Hall | 315.443.6219 | mboemi@syr.edu
Areas of Expertise
Areas of Expertise
Areas of Expertise
Brian Brege
Associate Professor, History Department
Senior Research Associate, Program for the Advancement of Research on Conflict and Collaboration
518 Eggers Hall | 315.443.4303 | babrege@syr.edu
Areas of Expertise
Stuart Bretschneider
Maxwell Professor Emeritus, Public Administration and International Affairs Department
Laura J. and L. Douglas Meredith Professor for Teaching Excellence
434 Crouse Hinds | 315.443.3712 | sibretsc@syr.edu
Areas of Expertise
Mark Brockway
Assistant Teaching Professor, Political Science Department
Senior Research Associate, Program for the Advancement of Research on Conflict and Collaboration
Faculty Fellow, Religion, College of Arts & Sciences
404A Maxwell Hall | mdbrockw@syr.edu