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

311 Eggers Hall | 315.443.1744 | labdelaa@syr.edu

Edwin Ackerman

Assistant 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

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

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)

jbalterm@syr.edu

Kristi Andersen

Professor Emeritus, Political Science Department

Laura J. and L. Douglas Meredith Professor for Teaching Excellence

Maxwell Professor of Teaching Excellence

andersen@syr.edu

Christopher Anderson

Director of Undergraduate Recruiting, Maxwell School and College of Arts and Sciences

301 Hall of Languages | 315.443.4322 | cnanders@syr.edu

Katlyn Anderson

Executive Assistant, Maxwell School

200 Eggers Hall | 315.443.3461 | kander35@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

Elizabeth Armstrong

Assistant Dean, Office of Development

204B Steele Hall | 315.443.5504 | eearmstr@syr.edu

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

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

Jack Baldwin

Senior Associate, Maxwell X Lab

426 Eggers Hall | jfbaldwi@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

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

Michael Barkun

Professor Emeritus, Political Science Department

508 Eggers Hall | 315.443.9339 | mbarkun@syr.edu

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

Research Affiliate, Center for Policy Design and Governance

225 Eggers Hall | 315.443.5352 | rcbarton@syr.edu

Çağlayan Başer

Assistant Professor, Political Science Department

Senior Research Associate, Middle Eastern Studies Program

515 Eggers Hall | cbaser@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

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

Kenneth Baynes

Professor by Courtesy Appointment, Political Science Department

Senior Research Associate, Campbell Public Affairs Institute

Professor, Philosophy, College of Arts & Sciences

krbaynes@syr.edu

Taylor Belge

Academic Support Coordinator, Economics Department

110 Eggers Hall | 315.443.3612 | thbelge@syr.edu

Aaron Benanav

Assistant Professor, Sociology Department

Senior Research Associate, Autonomous Systems Policy Institute

310C Maxwell Hall | 315.443.5758 | asbenana@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

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

James P. Bennett

Associate Professor Emeritus, Political Science Department

405B Maxwell Hall | 315.443.1749 | jbennett@syr.edu

Catherine Bertini

Emeritus Professor of Practice, Public Administration and International Affairs Department

cbertini@syr.edu

Mona Bhan

Professor, Anthropology Department

Ford-Maxwell Professor of South Asian Studies

Director, Extraction, Environment and Citizenship Working Group

Senior Research Associate and Advisory Board Member, South Asia Center

327 Eggers Hall | 315.443.4198 | mobhan@syr.edu

Robert Bifulco

Professor, Public Administration and International Affairs Department

Senior Research Associate, Center for Policy Research

426 Eggers Hall | 315.443.3114 | rbifulco@syr.edu

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

Maria Boemi

Assistant Director of Internships and Experiential Learning, Public Administration and International Affairs Department

215 Eggers Hall | 315.443.6219 | mboemi@syr.edu

Susan R. Borker

Associate Professor Emeritus, Sociology Department

borker@syr.edu

Shannon Botsford

Operations Coordinator, Policy Studies

225 Eggers Hall | 315.443.2348 | sbotsfor@syr.edu

Susan Branson

Professor and Chair, History Department

512 Eggers Hall | branson@syr.edu

Richard G. Braungart

Professor Emeritus, Sociology Department

rgbraung@syr.edu