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Political Science Department Leadership, Faculty and Staff


Sarah Pralle

Sarah Pralle

Associate Professor, Political Science Department

Senior Research Associate, Campbell Public Affairs Institute

Senior Research Associate, Center for Environmental Policy and Administration

314 Eggers Hall | 315.443.2416 | sbpralle@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

U.S. public policy, agenda setting and policy change, environmental politics and policy, climate change and energy, interest groups and social movements

Dennis C. Rasmussen

Dennis C. Rasmussen

Professor, Political Science Department

Hagerty Family Fellow

Director, Political Philosophy Program

Senior Research Associate, Campbell Public Affairs Institute

313B Maxwell Hall | 315.443.2416 | dcrasmus@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Political theory, history of political thought

Areas of Expertise

American politics, political representation and legislature behavior, health care policy, citizenship and democracy, public engagement, gun politics and policy

Areas of Expertise

International relations, political economy, politics of globalization, right-wing populism politics of globalization

Shane Sanders

Shane Sanders

Professor by Courtesy Appointment, Political Science Department

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

Professor, Sport Management, Falk College

sdsander@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Public choice, social choice, applied game theory, microeconomic theory

Yüksel Sezgin

Yüksel Sezgin

Associate Professor, Political Science Department

Director, Pre-law Program in Europe

O'Hanley Faculty Scholar

Senior Research Associate, Middle Eastern Studies Program

100F Eggers Hall | 315.443.4431 | ysezgin@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Legal pluralism; informal justice systems; comparative religious law (Islamic, Jewish and Hindu); human and women’s rights in the context of the Middle East, South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa.

Takumi Shibaike
(Pronouns: He, Him)

Takumi Shibaike

Assistant Professor, Political Science Department

315.443.2416 | tshibaik@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

global environmental politics, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), civil society, conservation, global governance

Gregory Smith

Gregory Smith

Assistant Professor, Political Science Department

315.443.2416 | gsmith28@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

International relations theory, security studies, U.S. foreign policy, political methodology

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Stephan Stohler

Associate Professor, Political Science Department

Senior Research Associate, Campbell Public Affairs Institute

Research Affiliate, South Asia Center

321 Eggers Hall | 315.443.2416 | sstohler@syr.edu


Jeffrey M. Stonecash

Jeffrey M. Stonecash

Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Political Science Department

315.443.3629 | jstoneca@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Political parties, realignment of their electoral bases, the impact of changing alignments on the nature of policy debates

Jennifer Stromer-Galley

Jennifer Stromer-Galley

Professor by Courtesy Appointment, Political Science Department

Senior Research Associate, Campbell Public Affairs Institute

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

Senior Research Associate, Autonomous Systems Policy Institute

Hinds 220 | 315.443.1823 | jstromer@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Digital politics, e-government, online deliberation, influence and leadership in social media, decision-making and behavior in games.

Emily Sydnor

Emily Sydnor

Associate Professor by Courtesy Appointment, Political Science Department

Research Affiliate, Institute for Democracy, Journalism and Citizenship

Associate Professor, Communications, S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications

eesydnor@syr.edu


Areas of Expertise

Russian politics, comparative politics, security studies

Areas of Expertise

Modern American history, government and politics, religion, women's history

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Jocelyn Thornton

Office and Graduate Coordinator, Political Science Department

100 Eggers Hall | 315.443.2416 | jothornt@syr.edu


Emily Thorson
(Pronouns: She, Her)

Emily Thorson

Associate Professor, Political Science Department

Senior Research Associate, Campbell Public Affairs Institute

312 Eggers Hall | 315.443.2416 | eathorso@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

American politics, misinformation and misperceptions, experimental methodology, political psychology, media and politics

Stuart Thorson

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

Areas of Expertise

Information technology policy, international relations, political theory and methodology

Jessie Trudeau
(Pronouns: She, Her)

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 | 315.443.2416 | jtrudeau@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Politics of crime and violence, politics of geography, Brazilian politics, research methods.

Rick Trunfio

Rick Trunfio

Adjunct Professor, Political Science Department

100 Eggers Hall | 315.443.2416 | dftrunfi@syr.edu


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Steven White

Associate Professor, Political Science Department

Senior Research Associate, Campbell Public Affairs Institute

315 Eggers Hall | 315.443.2416 | swhite10@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

American politics, American political development, race and politics


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

Chengzhi Yin

Chengzhi Yin

Assistant Professor, Political Science Department

Senior Research Associate, East Asia Program

513 Eggers Hall | 315.443.2416 | cyin06@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Chinese foreign policy, international relations research methods.

Areas of Expertise

Middle East politics, comparative politics, political conflict and violence

Baobao Zhang
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Baobao Zhang

Associate Professor, Political Science Department

Maxwell Dean Associate Professor of the Politics of AI

Senior Research Associate, Campbell Public Affairs Institute

100 Eggers Hall | 315.443.2416 | bzhang22@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

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