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Maxwell School Faculty



Areas of Expertise

Comparative political economy, democratic accountability and representation, quantitative methods

John Western

John Western

Professor Emeritus, Geography and the Environment Department

Maxwell Professor of Teaching Excellence

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

Robert D. McClure Professor of Teaching Excellence

528 Eggers Hall | 315.443.3063 | jcwester@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Social, cultural, urban geography, Southern Africa, Europe


Steven White

Steven White

Associate Professor, Political Science Department

Senior Research Associate, Campbell Public Affairs Institute

315 Eggers Hall | 315.443.8678 | swhite10@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

American politics, American political development, race and politics

Emily Wiemers

Emily Wiemers

Associate Professor, Public Administration and International Affairs Department

O’Hanley Faculty Scholar

Faculty Associate, Aging Studies Institute

Research Affiliate, Center for Policy Research

320C Lyman Hall | 315.443.3749 | eewiemer@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Labor economics, demography, economics of aging, household behavior and family economics, health economics

Peter Wilcoxen
(Pronouns: He, Him)

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

Areas of Expertise

Natural resource, environmental economics


Ryan Williams

Ryan Williams

Associate Teaching Professor, Political Science Department

Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, College of Professional Studies

rywillia@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Foreign policy analysis, decision-making, political psychology

Areas of Expertise

Sociology of aging and the life course, demography, health

Robert Wilson
(Pronouns: He, Him)

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

Areas of Expertise

Environmental history, historical geography, environmental humanities, animals and society, climate change history, politics

Jamie Winders

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

Areas of Expertise

Autonomous systems, artificial intelligence, international migration, race/ethnicity, gender, cultural and social geography, social theory, social reproduction, feminist geography, qualitative methods, digital geographies

Areas of Expertise

Aging and public policy, population studies, quantitative methods

Lauren Woodard

Lauren Woodard

Assistant Professor, Anthropology Department

Senior Research Associate, Center for European Studies

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

Areas of Expertise

Migration, processes of racialization, borders, settler colonialism, political anthropology, climate change

Brian Woods

Brian Woods

Adjunct Professor, Public Administration and International Affairs Department

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

bnwoods@syr.edu


Erol Yayboke

Erol Yayboke

Adjunct Professor, Maxwell in Washington, D.C.

Director and Senior Fellow, Project on Fragility and Mobility

ekyaybok@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Climate change, geopolitics and international Security, governance and rule of law, human mobility, humanitarian assistance, international development, technology and innovation, U.S. development policy

Chengzhi Yin

Chengzhi Yin

Assistant Professor, Political Science Department

Senior Research Associate, East Asia Program

513 Eggers Hall | cyin06@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Chinese foreign policy, international relations research methods.

Areas of Expertise

State and local government finance, education, urban policy, discrimination in housing

Yael Zeira

Yael Zeira

Associate Professor, Political Science Department

Research Co-Director, International and Intra-State Conflict

Senior Research Associate, Middle Eastern Studies Program

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

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

Areas of Expertise

Middle East politics, comparative politics, political conflict and violence

Baobao Zhang
(Pronouns: She, Her)

Baobao Zhang

Assistant Professor, Political Science Department

Senior Research Associate, Autonomous Systems Policy Institute

Senior Research Associate, Campbell Public Affairs Institute

100 Eggers Hall | bzhang22@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

American politics, technology and public policy, quantitative analysis, governance and ethics of artificial intelligence

Maria Zhu

Maria Zhu

Assistant Professor, Economics Department

Senior Research Associate, Center for Policy Research

426 Eggers Hall | 315.443.3114 | mzhu33@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Labor economics, economics of education

Austin Zwick

Austin Zwick

Assistant Teaching Professor, Policy Studies

Senior Research Associate, Autonomous Systems Policy Institute

Director, BPS Policy Studies Program, College of Professional Studies

225 Eggers Hall | 315.748.5115 | alzwick@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Smart cities, platform economy, autonomous systems, urban and regional planning, and quantitative methods