Maxwell School Faculty

David M. Van Slyke

Dean, Maxwell School

Professor, Public Administration and International Affairs Department

Louis A. Bantle Chair in Business-Government Policy

Senior Research Associate, Campbell Public Affairs Institute

200 Eggers Hall | maxwelldeansoffice@syr.edu

Sara Vasilenko

Research Affiliate, Lerner Center for Public Health Promotion and Population Health

Associate Professor, Human Development and Family Science, Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics

315.443.9866 | savasile@syr.edu

Susan Snow Wadley

Professor Emeritus, Anthropology Department

Ford-Maxwell Professor of South Asian Studies

Senior Research Associate, South Asia Center

sswadley@syr.edu

Alex Wagner

Adjunct Professor, Maxwell in Washington, D.C.

maxwellindc@syr.edu

Bhavneet Walia

Associate Professor, Public Health Department

Senior Research Associate, Center for Policy Research

Faculty Affiliate, Aging Studies Institute

Research Affiliate, Lerner Center for Public Health Promotion and Population Health

430B Barclay | 315.443.3930 | bwalia@syr.edu

Haowei Wang

Assistant Professor, Sociology Department

Faculty Associate, Aging Studies Institute

Research Affiliate, Lerner Center for Public Health Promotion and Population Health

Research Affiliate, Center for Aging and Policy Studies

307B Lyman Hall | hwang269@syr.edu

Yulong Wang

Associate Professor, Economics Department

Senior Research Associate, Center for Policy Research

On leave AY24-25 | ywang402@syr.edu

Michael J. Wasylenko

Professor Emeritus, Economics Department

Maxwell Advisory Board Professor of Economics

Senior Research Associate

mjwasyle@syr.edu

Stephen Saunders Webb

Professor Emeritus, History Department

Maxwell Professor Emeritus, History and Social Science

542A Eggers Hall | 315.443.5873 | sswebb@syr.edu

Rick Welsh

Professor and Graduate Director, Sociology Department

Senior Research Associate, Center for Policy Research

447 Eggers Hall | 315.443.4060 | jrwelsh@syr.edu

John Western

Professor Emeritus, Geography and the Environment Department

Maxwell Professor of Teaching Excellence

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

528 Eggers Hall | 315.443.3063 | jcwester@syr.edu

Andrew Whiskeyman

Adjunct Professor, Maxwell in Washington, D.C.

maxwellindc@syr.edu

Steven White

Associate Professor, Political Science Department

Senior Research Associate, Campbell Public Affairs Institute

315 Eggers Hall | 315.443.2416 | swhite10@syr.edu

Emily Wiemers

Professor and Director of Doctoral Studies, Public Administration and International Affairs Department

Maxwell Dean Professor of Aging, Demography and Public Policy

Faculty Associate, Aging Studies Institute

Research Affiliate, Center for Policy Research

320A Lyman Hall | eewiemer@syr.edu

Peter Wilcoxen

Professor, Public Administration and International Affairs Department

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

Director, Center for Environmental Policy and Administration

Director of Undergraduate Studies, Policy Studies

225 Eggers Hall | 315.443.0268 | wilcoxen@syr.edu

Michael J. Williams

Associate Professor, Public Administration and International Affairs Department

Director, International Relations, M.A.

Director, Executive Master of Arts in International Relations

Director, International Affairs Seminar Series, Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs

324 Eggers Hall | 315.443.9047 | mjwill14@syr.edu

Ryan Williams

Associate Teaching Professor, Political Science Department

Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, College of Professional Studies

rywillia@syr.edu

Janet M. Wilmoth

Distinguished Professor, Sociology Department

Director, Aging Studies Institute

Dissemination Core Lead, Center for Aging and Policy Studies

Senior Research Associate, Autonomous Systems Policy Institute

314 Lyman Hall | 315.443.5053 | jwilmoth@syr.edu

Robert Wilson

Associate Professor, Geography and the Environment Department

Senior Research Associate, Center for Environmental Policy and Administration

533 Eggers Hall | 315.443.2605 | rmwilson@syr.edu

Jamie Winders

Professor, Geography and the Environment Department

Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs, Syracuse University

Senior Research Associate, Autonomous Systems Policy Institute

Senior Research Associate, Center for Qualitative and Multi-Method Inquiry

310A Maxwell Hall | 315.443.5225 | jwinders@syr.edu

Douglas A. Wolf

Professor Emeritus, Public Administration and International Affairs Department

Pilot Core Lead, Center for Aging and Policy Studies

Faculty Associate, Aging Studies Institute

Research Affiliate, Lerner Center for Public Health Promotion and Population Health

314 Lyman Hall | 315.443.9066 | dawolf@syr.edu

Lauren Woodard

Assistant Professor, Anthropology Department

Senior Research Associate, Center for European Studies

Research Affiliate, East Asia Program

316B Maxwell Hall | 315.443.3822 | lawoodar@syr.edu

Brian Woods

Adjunct Professor, Public Administration and International Affairs Department

Managing Director, State and Local Government, People Advisory Services at EY

bnwoods@syr.edu

Chengzhi Yin

Assistant Professor, Political Science Department

Senior Research Associate, East Asia Program

513 Eggers Hall | 315.443.2416 | cyin06@syr.edu

John M. Yinger

Trustee Professor Emeritus, Economics Department

Trustee Professor Emeritus, Public Administration and International Affairs Department

joyinger@syr.edu

Yael Zeira

Associate Professor, Political Science Department

Director, Middle Eastern Studies Program

Research Co-Director, International and Intra-State Conflict

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

400F Eggers Hall | 315.443.1749 | yzeira@syr.edu

Baobao Zhang

Associate Professor, Political Science Department

Maxwell Dean Associate Professor of the Politics of AI

Senior Research Associate, Autonomous Systems Policy Institute

Senior Research Associate, Campbell Public Affairs Institute

100 Eggers Hall | 315.443.2416 | bzhang22@syr.edu

Maria Zhu

Assistant Professor, Economics Department

Senior Research Associate, Center for Policy Research

426 Eggers Hall | 315.443.3114 | mzhu33@syr.edu

Austin Zwick

Associate Teaching Professor, Policy Studies

Director, BPS Policy Studies Program, College of Professional Studies

225 Eggers Hall | 315.748.5115 | alzwick@syr.edu