Maxwell School Leadership, Faculty and Staff
Cristie Tamoutselis
Office Coordinator, Political Science Department
100 Eggers Hall | 315.443.2416 | ctamouts@syr.edu
Karen Tavernese
Assistant Director, Aging Studies Institute
314 Lyman Hall | 315.443.1398 | ktaverne@syr.edu
Brian Taylor
Professor, Political Science Department
Director, Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs
Senior Research Associate, Program for the Advancement of Research on Conflict and Collaboration
345 Eggers Hall | 315.443.3713 | bdtaylor@syr.edu
Areas of Expertise
Areas of Expertise
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
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
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
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
Áron Tóbiás (on leave Fall 2024)
Associate Professor, Economics Department
129 Eggers Hall | adtobias@syr.edu
Areas of Expertise
Caroline Hai-Yan Tong
Program Manager, Executive Education Department
219 Maxwell Hall | 315.443.3759 | catong@syr.edu
Deborah Toole
Administrative Specialist, Geography and the Environment Department
144 Eggers Hall | 315.443.2606 | datoole@syr.edu
John Marshall Townsend
Professor, Anthropology Department
525 Eggers Hall | 315.443.4851 | jmtowsen@syr.edu
Areas of Expertise
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
Rick Trunfio
Adjunct Professor, Political Science Department
100 Eggers Hall | 315.443.2416 | dftrunfi@syr.edu
Yulya Truskinovsky
Associate Professor, Economics Department
Research Affiliate, Center for Policy Research
Research Affiliate, Lerner Center for Public Health Promotion and Population Health
307C Lyman Hall | ytruskin@syr.edu
George Tsaoussis Carter
Events Coordinator, Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs
346 Eggers Hall | 315.443.9248 | gtsaouss@syr.edu
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
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
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
Operations Manager, Information & Computing Technology Office
034 Eggers Hall | 315.263.0568 | bevonkno@syr.edu
Susan Snow Wadley
Professor Emeritus, Anthropology Department
Ford-Maxwell Professor of South Asian Studies
Senior Research Associate, South Asia Center
Areas of Expertise
Bethany Walawender
Director of Events and Special Projects, Maxwell School
204A Maxwell Hall | 315.443.9382 | bdwalawe@syr.edu
Michelle A. Walker
Director of Community Programs, Policy Studies
225 Eggers Hall | 315.443.4683 | mawalker@syr.edu
Haowei Wang
Assistant Professor, Sociology Department
Faculty Associate, Aging Studies Institute
Research Affiliate, Lerner Center for Public Health Promotion and Population Health
Research Affiliate, Center for Aging and Policy Studies
307B Lyman Hall | hwang269@syr.edu
Areas of Expertise
Yulong Wang
Associate Professor, Economics Department
Senior Research Associate, Center for Policy Research
On leave AY24-25 | ywang402@syr.edu
Areas of Expertise
Marlee Faye Warwick
Events and Engagement Coordinator, Maxwell in Washington, D.C.
CSIS | 202.800.6594 | mfwarwic@syr.edu
Michael J. Wasylenko
Professor Emeritus, Economics Department
Maxwell Advisory Board Professor of Economics
Senior Research Associate
Areas of Expertise
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
Jackulyn Wells
Administrative Specialist, Anthropology Department
209 Maxwell Hall | 315.443.4749 | jwells01@syr.edu
Rick Welsh
Professor, Sociology Department
Senior Research Associate, Center for Policy Research
447 Eggers Hall | 315.443.4060 | jrwelsh@syr.edu
Simon Weschle
Associate Professor, Political Science Department
On leave AY24-25 | 315.443.8678 | swweschl@syr.edu
Areas of Expertise
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
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
David Wickis
Technology Specialist, Information & Computing Technology Office
034E Eggers Hall | 315.443.3847 | dwickis@syr.edu
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
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
Michael J. Williams
Associate Professor, Public Administration and International Affairs Department
Director, International Relations, M.A.
Director, Executive Master of Arts in International Relations
Director, International Affairs Seminar Series, Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs
324 Eggers Hall | 315.443.9047 | mjwill14@syr.edu