Faculty & Staff Directory

Ethan Coffel

Assistant Professor, Geography and the Environment

edcoffel@maxwell.syr.edu

climate science, climate impacts, extreme weather, agriculture, energy, infrastructure

PhD Columbia University, 2018

Andrew Wender Cohen

Professor, History; Dr. Walter Montgomery and Marian Gruber Professor of History

305 Maxwell Hall (315) 443-3320 awcohe01@maxwell.syr.edu

United States history, law, crime, and political economy

Ph.D., University of Chicago, 1999

Elizabeth F. Cohen

Professor, Political Science

310 Eggers Hall (315) 443-5870 efcohen@maxwell.syr.edu

Contemporary and modern political theory, history of political thought, immigration and citizenship

Ph.D., Yale University, 2003

Goodwin Cooke

Professor of Practice Emeritus, International Relations

gcooke@maxwell.syr.edu

Former U.S. foreign service officer, experience in Asia, Europe, Canada, and Africa; ambassador to Central African Republic

B.A., Harvard University, 1953

Bill Coplin

Professor and Chair, Policy Studies; Laura J. and L. Douglas Meredith Professor for Teaching Excellence

102 Maxwell Hall (315) 443-2348 wdcoplin@maxwell.syr.edu

Higher education, citizenship and urban education, public policy analysis, pedagogical partners with undergraduates

Ph.D., American University, 1964

Francine D’Amico

Teaching Professor, International Relations; Director of Undergraduate Studies in International Relations; Affiliated Faculty Member, Department of Political Science, Maxwell School; Affiliated Faculty Member, Department of Women’s & Gender Studies

225 Eggers Hall (315) 443-2306 fjdamico@maxwell.syr.edu

International law and organizations, global governance, United Nations, human rights/LGBTIQ global issues, international security and diplomacy, race/gender/sexual identity & the US military, Latin America, and the Caribbean

Ph.D., Cornell University, 1989

Renée de Nevers

Associate Professor, Public Administration and International Affairs; Chair, Social Science Program; Associate Professor, Political Science, Courtesy Appointment

351 Eggers Hall (315) 443-7093 denevers@syr.edu

International security, international relations, private military and security companies

Ph.D., Columbia University, 1992

Christopher DeCorse

Professor and Chair, Anthropology

207 Maxwell Hall (315) 443-4647 crdecors@syr.edu

General anthropology, African archaeology and history, African diaspora studies, culture contact, colonialism and change, archaeology and popular culture

Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles, 1989

Thomas Dennison

Professor of Practice Emeritus, Public Administration and International Affairs

thdennis@maxwell.syr.edu

Health care management, health care finance, home and community based care, non-profit governance

Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University, 1987

Todd Dickey

Assistant Professor, Public Administration and International Affairs

400C Eggers Hall (315) 443-1282 tdickey@syr.edu

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

Ph.D., Cornell University,  2018