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Maxwell School Leadership


Lamis Abdelaaty
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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

Senior Research Associate, Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs

311 Eggers Hall | 315.443.1744 | labdelaa@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

International relations, human rights and humanitarian action, asylum and migration

Edwin Ackerman

Edwin Ackerman

Associate 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

Areas of Expertise

Political sociology, comparative-historical sociology, Latin-American studies, social theory

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Elizabeth Armstrong

Assistant Dean, Office of Development

315.443.5504 | eearmstr@syr.edu


Mona Bhan

Mona Bhan

Professor, Anthropology Department

Ford-Maxwell Professor of South Asian Studies

Director, Extraction, Environment and Citizenship Working Group

Director, Senior Research Associate and Advisory Committee Member, South Asia Center

327 Eggers Hall | 315.443.4198 | mobhan@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Border wars and counterinsurgency; militarism and humanitarianism; race, gender, and religion; environmentalism and climate change; occupation and human rights; space and place; water and infrastructure

Robert Bifulco

Robert Bifulco

Professor, Public Administration and International Affairs Department

Associate Dean for Budget and Administration, Maxwell School

Senior Research Associate, Center for Policy Research

409 Eggers Hall | 315.443.3232 | rbifulco@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Education finance and policy, program evaluation

Keith J. Bybee

Keith J. Bybee

Professor, Political Science Department

Director, Institute for the Study of the Judiciary, Politics and the Media

Paul E. and Hon. Joanne F. Alper ’72 Judiciary Studies Professor, College of Law

Professor, College of Law

408C Dineen Hall | 315.443.2529 | kjbybee@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Public law, the judicial process, the politics of race, legal theory, political philosophy

Andrew Wender Cohen

Andrew Wender Cohen

Professor and Director of Graduate Studies, History Department

Senior Research Associate, Campbell Public Affairs Institute

305 Maxwell Hall | 315.443.3320 | awcohe01@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

United States history, law, crime, political economy

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Christopher DeCorse

Distinguished Professor and Chair, Anthropology Department

Senior Research Associate, Maxwell African Scholars Union

207 Maxwell Hall | 315.443.4647 | crdecors@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

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

Areas of Expertise

Political Communication, News Media and Politics, Local News, Partisan Polarization, Political Attitudes, and Behavior.

Christopher Faricy
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Christopher Faricy

Associate Professor, Political Science Department

Hicker Family Professor of Renewing Democratic Community

Director, Campbell Public Affairs Institute

Research Affiliate, Center for Policy Research

319 Eggers Hall | 315.443.2416 | cgfaricy@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

American politics, social policy, income inequality, tax policy, public opinion on government spending, budgetary politics, political economy, political parties

Carol Faulkner

Carol Faulkner

Professor, History Department

Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Maxwell School

Tenth Decade Faculty Scholar

200 Eggers Hall | 315.443.9500 | cfaulkne@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

19th-century America, U.S. women, gender, sexuality, social movements.

Danny Fitzpatrick

Daniel Fitzpatrick

Director, Office of Development

703.872.9358 | dbfitzpa@syr.edu


Matt Frew

Matthew Frew

Director, Information & Computing Technology Office

034E Eggers Hall | 315.443.9011 | mdfrew@syr.edu


Shana Kushner Gadarian

Shana Kushner Gadarian

Professor, Political Science Department

Associate Dean for Research, Maxwell School

Merle Goldberg Fabian Professor of Excellence in Citizenship and Critical Thinking

Senior Research Associate, Campbell Public Affairs Institute

200 Eggers Hall | 315.443.3718 | sgadaria@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

American politics, political psychology, political communication, public opinion, experimental methods

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Selina Gallo-Cruz

Associate Professor, Sociology Department

O’Hanley Faculty Scholar

Research Co-Director, Advocacy and Activism

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

400G Eggers Hall | 315.443.3079 | srgalloc@syr.edu


Peng Gao
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Peng Gao

Professor and Chair, Geography and the Environment Department

144 Eggers Hall | 315.443.2607 | pegao@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

River environment and morphodynamics, Geospatial-based (GIS, remote sensing, and UAV) urban planning and reforming

Vanessa Gatmaitan

Vanessa Gatmaitan

Director of Research Administration, Maxwell Research Office

403 Maxwell Hall | 315.443.7281 | vqgatmai@syr.edu


Areas of Expertise

Leadership, organizational development, total quality management.

Jay Golden

Jay Golden

Pontarelli Professor of Environmental Sustainability and Finance, Public Administration and International Affairs Department

Director, Dynamic Sustainability Lab

Senior Research Associate, Center for Environmental Policy and Administration

206 Steele Hall | 315.443.5849 | jgolde04@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Net-Zero Carbon Transition, technology transitions, energy transitions, bio-based transitions, supply chains, ESG and finance

Areas of Expertise

International relations, comparative politics

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Dimitar Gueorguiev

Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies, Political Science Department

Senior Research Associate and Advisory Committee Member, East Asia Program

100E Eggers Hall | 315.443.2416 | ddgueorg@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Comparative political economy, authoritarian institutions, governance, survey methods

Timur Hammond

Timur Hammond

Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies, Geography and the Environment Department

Senior Research Associate, Middle Eastern Studies Program

Research Affiliate, South Asia Center

Research Affiliate, Center for European Studies

144C Eggers Hall | 315.443.3533 | twhammon@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Cultural geography, urban geography, geographies of memory, Turkey, Middle East

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Ben Hancock III

Senior Director, Alumni Engagement and Career Services, Office of Development

bhancock@syr.edu


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Nayyera Haq

Assistant Dean and Adjunct Professor, Maxwell in Washington, D.C.

Syracuse University Center in Washington, D.C. | nhaq02@syr.edu


Lisa Henty

Lisa Henty

Senior Director of Budget and Administration, Maxwell School

200 Eggers Hall | 315.443.5450 | lmhenty@syr.edu


William C. Horrace

William C. Horrace

Distinguished Professor and Director of Master's Studies, Economics Department

311 Maxwell | 315.443.9061 | whorrace@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Econometrics, firm-level production and efficiency analysis, peer effects and strategic interactions, crime and policing

Azra Hromadžić

Azra Hromadžić

Professor and Undergraduate Director, Anthropology Department

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

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

Faculty Affiliate, Aging Studies Institute

209C Maxwell Hall | 315.443.5782 | ahromadz@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Political anthropology; ethno-political violence and post-conflict reconciliation; socialism and post-socialism; gender; youth cultural practices; social policy and welfare; aging, care and responsibility; environmental politics and riverine worlds; the Balkans.

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Ignatius N. Ijere

Teaching Professor and Undergraduate Director, Public Health Department

435B White Hall | 315.443.9393 | inijere@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Areas of specialization: Mental illness, Addiction, Assessment & Treatment of Co-Occurring Disorders, Global Mental Health, and Comprehensive Psychological

Jok Madut Jok

Jok Madut Jok

Professor and Director of Graduate Studies, Anthropology Department

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

206B Maxwell Hall | 315.443.6231 | jjok01@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Violence and public health, women’s reproductive health, Pastoralism, seasonal migration and cattle raiding in East Africa, medical anthropology, Sudan, South Sudan, Kenya, Uganda

Seth Jolly
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Seth Jolly

Associate Professor and Chair, Political Science Department

Senior Research Associate, Center for European Studies

100D Eggers Hall | 315.443.2113 | skjolly@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

European politics, political parties, nationalism, European Union

George L. Kallander

George L. Kallander

Professor, History Department

Director, East Asia Program

313A Maxwell Hall | 315.443.4832 | glkallan@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Korean and northeast Asian history and culture

Sebastian Karcher

Sebastian Karcher

Director, Center for Qualitative and Multi-Method Inquiry

Director, Qualitative Data Repository

Research Associate Professor, Political Science Department

Senior Research Associate, Campbell Public Affairs Institute

346H Eggers Hall | 315.443.1634 | skarcher@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Qualitative methods; research infrastructure; open science; open source software

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Osamah F. Khalil

Professor, History Department

Chair, International Relations Undergraduate Program

Senior Research Associate, Middle Eastern Studies Program

102 Maxwell Hall | 315.443.0464 | ofkhalil@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

U.S. foreign relations, modern Middle East, Cold War, Arab-Israeli conflict

Brittany Kmush

Brittany Kmush

Associate Professor and Graduate Director, Public Health Department

Senior Research Associate, Center for Policy Research

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

430D Barclay | 315.443.1541 | blkmush@syr.edu


Natalie Koch
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Natalie Koch

Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies, Geography and the Environment Department

Director, Central Asia and the Caucasus Initiative

Senior Research Associate, Middle Eastern Studies Program

323 Eggers Hall | 315.443.2605 | nkoch@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

political geography, nationalism, geopolitics, authoritarianism, sports geography, Gulf and Arabian Peninsula studies

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Radha Kumar

Associate Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies, History Department

Senior Research Associate and Advisory Committee Member, South Asia Center

139 Eggers Hall | 315.443.5875 | rkuma100@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Modern South Asia: policing and sovereignty, legal history, colonial and post-colonial politics

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Elizabeth (Liz) Lance

Director of Research Development for the Social Sciences, Maxwell Research Office

410A Maxwell Hall | 315.443.4919 | ealance@syr.edu


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David Larsen

Professor and Chair, Public Health Department

Senior Research Associate, Center for Policy Research

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

444F White Hall | 315.443.4059 | dalarsen@syr.edu


Yoonseok Lee

Yoonseok Lee

Professor and Chair, Economics Department

Melvin A. Eggers Economics Faculty Scholar

Senior Research Associate, Center for Policy Research

Senior Research Associate, East Asia Program

416 Eggers | 315.443.9529 | ylee41@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Econometrics

Areas of Expertise

Women's health, program evaluation, health professions education
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