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Maxwell School Leadership, Faculty and Staff


Cristie Tamoutselis

Office Coordinator, Political Science Department

100 Eggers Hall | 315.443.2416 | ctamouts@syr.edu


Karen Cimilluca

Karen Tavernese

Assistant Director, Aging Studies Institute

314 Lyman Hall | 315.443.1398 | ktaverne@syr.edu


Areas of Expertise

Russian politics, comparative politics, security studies

Robert Terrell

Robert Terrell

Assistant Professor, History Department

532 Eggers Hall | rsterrel@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Modern Germany and Europe, commodity and food history, global and transnational history, the history of Islam and Muslims in Europe.

Britt-Tevis
(Pronouns: She, Her)

Britt Tevis

Assistant Professor, History Department

Phyllis Backer Professor of Jewish Studies, College of Arts and Sciences

119 Eggers Hall | bptevis@syr.edu


Margaret Susan Thompson

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

Areas of Expertise

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

Emily Thorson
(Pronouns: She, Her)

Emily Thorson

Assistant Professor, Political Science Department

Senior Research Associate, Campbell Public Affairs Institute

312 Eggers Hall | 315.443.3629 | 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

Áron Tóbiás
(Pronouns: He, Him)

Areas of Expertise

microeconomic theory, public finance, political economy

Caroline Hai-Yan Tong

Caroline Hai-Yan Tong

Program Manager, Executive Education Department

219 Maxwell Hall | 315.443.3759 | catong@syr.edu


Deborah Toole

Deborah Toole

Administrative Specialist, Geography and the Environment Department

144 Eggers Hall | 315.443.2606 | datoole@syr.edu


John Marshall Townsend

John Marshall Townsend

Professor, Anthropology Department

525 Eggers Hall | 315.443.4851 | jmtowsen@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Psychological and medical anthropology, human sexuality, cross-cultural mental health, ethnic relations, symbolic interaction, United States, Germany

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 | 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



George Tsaoussis Carter

Events Coordinator, Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs

346 Eggers Hall | 315.443.9248 | gtsaouss@syr.edu


Michiko Ueda

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

Areas of Expertise

Social determinants of health, suicide prevention, mental health policy, public health, computational social science

David M. Van Slyke

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

Areas of Expertise

Public and nonprofit management, government contracting, public-private partnerships, policy implementation, strategic management

Gabriela Vasquez Jimenez

Gabriela Vasquez Jimenez

Assistant to the Chair, Public Administration and International Affairs Department

215 Eggers Hall | 315.443.4000 | gvasqu01@syr.edu


Brian von Knoblauch

Brian von Knoblauch

Operations Manager, Information & Computing Technology Office

034 Eggers Hall | 315.263.0568 | bevonkno@syr.edu



Susan Snow Wadley

Susan Snow Wadley

Professor Emeritus, Anthropology Department

Ford-Maxwell Professor of South Asian Studies

Senior Research Associate, South Asia Center

sswadley@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Social change, religion, folklore, gender issues, folk art traditions, India, Upstate New York

Bethany Walawender

Bethany Walawender

Director of Events and Special Projects, Maxwell School

204A Maxwell Hall | 315.443.9382 | bdwalawe@syr.edu


Michelle A. Walker

Michelle A. Walker

Director of Community Programs, Policy Studies

225 Eggers Hall | 315.443.4683 | mawalker@syr.edu


Areas of Expertise

Social gerontology, family demography, aging and health, population health

Yulong Wang

Yulong Wang

Associate Professor, Economics Department

Senior Research Associate, Center for Policy Research

On leave AY24-25 | ywang402@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Econometrics, applied econometrics

Marlee Faye Warwick

Marlee Faye Warwick

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

CSIS | 202.800.6594 | mfwarwic@syr.edu


Michael J. Wasylenko

Michael J. Wasylenko

Professor Emeritus, Economics Department

Maxwell Advisory Board Professor of Economics

Senior Research Associate

mjwasyle@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Public finance, public finance in developing countries, urban economics

Stephen Saunders Webb

Stephen Saunders Webb

Professor Emeritus, History Department

Maxwell Professor Emeritus, History and Social Science

542A Eggers Hall | 315.443.5873 | sswebb@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Early America, Anglo-American social and political, Native American

Jackulyn Wells

Jackulyn Wells

Administrative Specialist, Anthropology Department

209 Maxwell Hall | 315.443.4749 | jwells01@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

Simon Weschle

Associate Professor, Political Science Department

On leave AY24-25 | 315.443.8678 | swweschl@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Comparative political economy, democratic accountability and representation, quantitative methods

John Western

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

Areas of Expertise

Social, cultural, urban geography, Southern Africa, Europe


Steven White

Steven White

Associate Professor, Political Science Department

Senior Research Associate, Campbell Public Affairs Institute

315 Eggers Hall | 315.443.8678 | swhite10@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

American politics, American political development, race and politics

David Wickis

David Wickis

Technology Specialist, Information & Computing Technology Office

034E Eggers Hall | 315.443.3847 | dwickis@syr.edu


Emily Wiemers

Emily Wiemers

Associate Professor, 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

Areas of Expertise

Labor economics, demography, economics of aging, household behavior and family economics, health economics

Peter Wilcoxen
(Pronouns: He, Him)

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

Areas of Expertise

Natural resource, environmental economics