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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


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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

Areas of Expertise

Health economics, health policy, applied microeconomics

(Pronouns: She/her/hers)

Gina Didio

Academic Support Coordinator, Public Administration and International Affairs Department

215 Eggers Hall | 315.443.5628 | gtdidio@syr.edu


Matty Hart

Executive Program Assistant, Executive Education Department

219 Maxwell Hall | mhhart@syr.edu


Anna Hill

Associate Director of Research Development, Maxwell X Lab

426 Eggers Hall | ahill36@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Public policy, program evaluation, experimental and quasi-experimental study design, health and healthcare, disability, employment.


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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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Juliana Jacobsen

Academic Operations Specialist, Maxwell School

200 Eggers Hall | 315.443.3272 | jjacobse@syr.edu


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Darzhan Kazbekova

Regional Program Manager, Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs

346 Eggers Hall | dkazbeko@syr.edu


Raney Lisa

Assistant Director of Graduate Enrollment, Graduate Enrollment

210 Steele Hall | lmraney@syr.edu


Liam Lockhart

Computer Consultant I, Information & Computing Technology Office

034 Eggers Hall | 315.443.3847 | llockhar@syr.edu


Yangchun Ma

Yangchun Ma

Administrative Specialist, Civic and Community Engagement Office

Administrative Specialist, Sociology Department

210 Eggers Hall | yma215@syr.edu


Kaelyn Martinez

Assistant to the Chair, Public Administration and International Affairs Department

215 Eggers Hall | 315.443.4000 | kmart121@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

Bella Nadzan

Digital Content Marketing Specialist, Communications and Media Relations Office

223 Maxwell Hall | 315.443.1527 | irnadzan@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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Jocelyn Thornton

Office and Graduate Coordinator, Political Science Department

100 Eggers Hall | 315.443.2416 | jothornt@syr.edu


Ariane Tucker

Office Coordinator, Center for Policy Research

426 Eggers Hall | 315.443.3114 | atucke13@syr.edu


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Julia Wittner

Center Coordinator, Center for Policy Design and Governance

Center Coordinator, Center for Policy Research

426 Eggers Hall | 315.443.3114 | jrwittne@syr.edu