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Maxwell School Leadership, Faculty and Staff


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Liz Arnold

Cramer Family Professor of Practice in Community Impact, Civic and Community Engagement Office

210 Eggers Hall | earnol01@syr.edu


Cassandra Ashman

Budget Support Associate, Public Administration and International Affairs Department

215 Eggers Hall | 315.443.3921 | cashman@syr.edu


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Eulena Banzer

Research Associate, Public Health Department

eabanzer@syr.edu


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John Cawley

Professor, Economics Department

Professor, Public Administration and International Affairs Department

Daniel Patrick Moynihan Chair in Public Policy

Senior Research Associate, Center for Policy Research

421 Eggers Hall | jhcawley@syr.edu


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Susan Coots

Internship Coordinator, Public Health Department

444A White Hall | 315.443.8436 | secoots@syr.edu


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Luvenia Cowart

Professor of Practice, Public Health Department

435G White Hall | 315.443.9808 | lwcowart@syr.edu


(Pronouns: She/her/hers)

Gina Didio

Academic Support Coordinator, Public Administration and International Affairs Department

215 Eggers Hall | 315.443.5628 | gtdidio@syr.edu


Areas of Expertise

Human rights, supply chain, clean energy transition, trade, labor rights


Areas of Expertise

Human rights, transitional justice, international development, governance, constitutional and legal reform, rule of law, Africa


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Brooks B. Gump

Falk Family Endowed Professor, Public Health Department

430 E. Barclay | 315.443.2208 | bbgump@syr.edu


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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

Erica Ivins

Erica Ivins

Center Coordinator, Center for Policy Design and Governance

Center Coordinator, Center for Policy Research

426 Eggers Hall | 315.443.3114 | eivins@syr.edu


Andrea Jacobs

Andrea Jacobs

Assistant Director of Internships and Experiential Learning, Public Administration and International Affairs Department

215G Eggers Hall | 315.443.4000 | ajacob30@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


Liam Lockhart

Computer Consultant I, Information & Computing Technology Office

034 Eggers Hall | 315.443.3847 | llockhar@syr.edu


Drennin Manzanares

Assistant to the Chair, Public Administration and International Affairs Department

215 Eggers Hall | 315.443.4000 | drmanzan@syr.edu


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Kaythari Maw

Ph.D. Student, Economics Department

Graduate Research Associate, Center for Policy Research

426 Eggers Hall | 315.443.3114 | kmaw01@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Labor Economics, Economics of Immigration, Economics of Education, Asian American Studies

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Maryam Mazrooie

Ph.D. Student, Economics Department

Graduate Research Associate, Center for Policy Research

426 Eggers Hall | mmazrooi@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Econometrics, labor economics

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Mary Ann Middlemiss

Professor Emerita, Public Health Department

mmiddlem@syr.edu


Lutchmie Narine

Lutchmie Narine

Professor, Public Health Department

Senior Research Associate, Program on Latin America and the Caribbean

430C Barclay | 315.443.9630 | lnarine@syr.edu


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Milagros Neyra

Project Director, Public Health Department

444 White Hall | mineyra@syr.edu


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Lisa Olson-Gugerty

Teaching Professor, Public Health Department

435F White Hall | 315.443.9795 | lolsongu@syr.edu


Brynt Parmeter

Professor of Practice, Public Administration and International Affairs Department

Phanstiel Chair in Leadership

Senior Research Associate, Campbell Public Affairs Institute

309 Eggers Hall | 315.443.8583 | gbparmet@syr.edu


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Nicole Pulido

Research Associate, Public Health Department

npulido@syr.edu


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Laura Sauta

Administrative Assistant, Public Health Department

444 White Hall | 315.443.2141 | llsauta@syr.edu


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David Sly

Assistant Director of Student Services, Palmer Career Center

202 Maxwell Hall | 315.443.5864 | dsly01@syr.edu


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Megan Snow

Internship Coordinator, Public Health Department

444D White Hall | 315.443.4100 | mesnow@syr.edu


Alyssa Tender

Events and Engagement Coordinator, Maxwell in Washington, D.C.

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


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Maureen Thompson

Associate Professor, Public Health Department

444B White Hall | 315.443.9815 | mlthomps@syr.edu


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Roxanne Tupper

Administrative Specialist, Geography and the Environment Department

144 Eggers Hall | 315.443.2606 | rmtupper@syr.edu


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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

Areas of Expertise

Adolescent health, sexual behavior, substance use, longitudinal methodology

Areas of Expertise

National security, defense, geopolitics, civilian-military relations, law of armed conflict, ground/air/space forces, human rights, U.S. civil rights law