Maxwell School Faculty

Margaret Susan Thompson
Associate Professor, History Department
Associate Professor, Political Science Department
Senior Research Associate, Campbell Public Affairs Institute
Senior Research Associate, Program for the Advancement of Research on Conflict and Collaboration
313C Maxwell Hall | 315.443.5882 | msthomps@syr.edu
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Emily Thorson
Assistant Professor, Political Science Department
Senior Research Associate, Campbell Public Affairs Institute
312 Eggers Hall | 315.443.3629 | eathorso@syr.edu
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Stuart Thorson
Professor Emeritus, Political Science Department
Professor Emeritus, International Relations Undergraduate Program
Donald P. and Margaret Curry Gregg Professor Emeritus
Senior Research Associate, Program for the Advancement of Research on Conflict and Collaboration
409 Crouse-Hinds | 315.443.9802 | thorson@syr.edu
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Jessie Trudeau
Assistant Professor, Political Science Department
Senior Research Associate, Program on Latin America and the Caribbean
Research Affiliate, Center for Policy Research
530 Eggers | jtrudeau@syr.edu
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Rick Trunfio
Adjunct Professor, Political Science Department
100 Eggers Hall | 315.443.2416 | dftrunfi@syr.edu

Yulya Truskinovsky
Associate Professor, Economics Department
Research Affiliate, Center for Policy Research
Research Affiliate, Lerner Center for Public Health Promotion and Population Health
307C Lyman Hall | ytruskin@syr.edu

Michiko Ueda-Ballmer
Associate Professor, Public Administration and International Affairs Department
Senior Research Associate, Center for Policy Research
Research Affiliate, Center for Policy Design and Governance
Faculty Affiliate, Aging Studies Institute
426 Eggers Hall | 315.443.9046 | miueda@syr.edu
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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
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Susan Snow Wadley
Professor Emeritus, Anthropology Department
Ford-Maxwell Professor of South Asian Studies
Senior Research Associate, South Asia Center
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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
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Yulong Wang
Associate Professor, Economics Department
Senior Research Associate, Center for Policy Research
On leave AY24-25 | ywang402@syr.edu
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Michael J. Wasylenko
Professor Emeritus, Economics Department
Maxwell Advisory Board Professor of Economics
Senior Research Associate
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Stephen Saunders Webb
Professor Emeritus, History Department
Maxwell Professor Emeritus, History and Social Science
542A Eggers Hall | 315.443.5873 | sswebb@syr.edu
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Rick Welsh
Professor, Sociology Department
Senior Research Associate, Center for Policy Research
447 Eggers Hall | 315.443.4060 | jrwelsh@syr.edu


Simon Weschle
Associate Professor, Political Science Department
On leave AY24-25 | 315.443.8678 | swweschl@syr.edu
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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
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Steven White
Associate Professor, Political Science Department
Senior Research Associate, Campbell Public Affairs Institute
315 Eggers Hall | 315.443.8678 | swhite10@syr.edu
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Emily Wiemers
Associate Professor and Director of Doctoral Studies, 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
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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
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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
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Janet M. Wilmoth
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
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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
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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
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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
Rearch Affiliate, Lerner Center for Public Health Promotion and Population Health
314 Lyman Hall | 315.443.9066 | dawolf@syr.edu
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Lauren Woodard
Assistant Professor, Anthropology Department
Senior Research Associate, Center for European Studies
316B Maxwell Hall | 315.443.3822 | lawoodar@syr.edu
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Brian Woods
Adjunct Professor, Public Administration and International Affairs Department
Managing Director, State and Local Government, People Advisory Services at EY

Erol Yayboke
Adjunct Professor, Maxwell in Washington, D.C.
Director and Senior Fellow, Project on Fragility and Mobility
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Chengzhi Yin
Assistant Professor, Political Science Department
Senior Research Associate, East Asia Program
513 Eggers Hall | cyin06@syr.edu
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John M. Yinger
Trustee Professor Emeritus, Economics Department
Trustee Professor Emeritus, Public Administration and International Affairs Department
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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
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Baobao Zhang
Assistant Professor, Political Science Department
Maxwell Dean Assistant Professor of the Politics of AI
Senior Research Associate, Autonomous Systems Policy Institute
Senior Research Associate, Campbell Public Affairs Institute
100 Eggers Hall | bzhang22@syr.edu
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Maria Zhu
Assistant Professor, Economics Department
Senior Research Associate, Center for Policy Research
426 Eggers Hall | 315.443.3114 | mzhu33@syr.edu
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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