Maxwell School Leadership, Faculty and Staff

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Luvenia Cowart

Professor of Practice, Public Health Department

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

Vicente Cuevas

Undergraduate Student Engagement Manager, Lerner Center for Public Health Promotion and Population Health

426 Eggers Hall | vcuevas@syr.edu

Sallie Cuyler

Accounting Clerk, Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs

346 Eggers Hall | 315.443.2032 | slcuyler@syr.edu

Francine D’Amico

Teaching Professor Emerita, Political Science Department

Affiliated Faculty Member, Women’s and Gender Studies

100 Eggers Hall | 315.443.2306 | fjdamico@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

International law and organizations, global governance, United Nations, human rights, LGBTIQ global issues, international security and diplomacy, race/gender/sexual identity and the U.S. military, Latin America and the Caribbean

Robert Daly

Adjunct Professor, Maxwell in Washington, D.C.

Director, Wilson Center’s Kissinger Institute on China and the United States

240.678.5964 | rdaly@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Modern China, U.S.-China relations, U.S. foreign policy

Daniel Daneri

Assistant Professor, Political Science Department

Senior Research Associate, Campbell Public Affairs Institute

315.443.2416 | drdaneri@syr.edu

Bejoy Das Gupta

Adjunct Professor, Maxwell in Washington, D.C.

Chief Economist, eCurrency

202.413.8395 | bdasgupt@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Global macro and capital flows, digital finance and emerging markets

Julianne Davis

Budget Manager, Maxwell School

200 Eggers Hall | 315.443.5056 | jdavis01@syr.edu

Renée de Nevers

Associate Professor, Public Administration and International Affairs Department

Associate Professor by Courtesy Appointment, Political Science Department

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

351 Eggers Hall | 315.443.2252 | denevers@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

International security, international relations, private military and security companies

Christopher DeCorse

Distinguished Professor and Chair, Anthropology Department

Senior Research Associate, Maxwell African Scholars Union

207 Maxwell Hall | 315.443.4647 | crdecors@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

General anthropology, African archaeology and history, African diaspora studies, culture contact, colonialism and change, archaeology and popular culture

Thomas Dennison

Professor of Practice Emeritus, Public Administration and International Affairs Department

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

Faculty Affiliate, Aging Studies Institute

thdennis@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Health care management, health care finance, home and community based care, nonprofit governance

Monica Deza

Associate Professor, Economics Department

Senior Research Associate, Center for Policy Research

Research Affiliate, Lerner Center for Public Health Promotion and Population Health

426 Eggers Hall | 315.443.3114 | mdeza@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Economics of Crime, Labor Economics, Economic Demography, Economics of Risky health behaviors

Ashley DiCarlo

Funding and Operations Associate, Economics Department

110 Eggers Hall | 315.443.5763 | aadicarl@syr.edu

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Gina Didio

Academic Support Coordinator, Public Administration and International Affairs Department

215 Eggers Hall | 315.443.5628 | gtdidio@syr.edu

Albrecht Diem

Professor, History Department

514 Eggers Hall | 315.443.0785 | adiem@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Late Antiquity, Early Middle Ages, Hagiography, Monasticism. Medieval Sexualities, Medieval Manuscript Studies

Sean J. Drake

Assistant Professor, Sociology Department

Senior Research Associate, Center for Policy Research

426 Eggers Hall | 315.443.4388 | sjdrake@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Race and ethnicity, schools and education, neighborhood organization and inequality, refugee youth, immigrant incorporation, poverty and homelessness, ethnographic methods

Paul Driscoll

Adjunct Professor, Policy Studies

225 Eggers Hall | 315.559.9547 | psdrisco@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Housing policy, urban planning, geographic information systems (GIS).

Johanna Dunaway

Professor, Political Science Department

Research Director, Institute for Democracy, Journalism and Citizenship

jldunawa@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Political Communication, News Media and Politics, Local News, Partisan Polarization, Political Attitudes, and Behavior.

Donald H. Dutkowsky

Professor Emeritus, Economics Department

315 Maxwell Hall | dondutk@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Macroeconomics, monetary policy, bank behavior, personal finance, economics education

Ken Dwyer

Student Records Coordinator, Public Administration and International Affairs Department

215 Eggers Hall | 315.443.9903 | kdwyer@syr.edu

Michael R. Ebner

Associate Professor, History Department

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

Senior Research Associate, Center for European Studies

531 Eggers Hall | 315.443.1264 | mebner@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

History of modern Europe, Italy, Fascism and political violence

Hamid Ekbia

University Professor, Maxwell School

Director, Autonomous Systems Policy Institute

hrekbia@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Political economy of computing, artificial intelligence, global development

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Colin Elman

Professor, Political Science Department

347 Eggers Hall | 315.443.4068 | celman@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

International relations, national security, qualitative methods

Miriam F. Elman

Associate Professor by Courtesy Appointment, Political Science Department

Executive Director, Academic Engagement Network

melman@syr.edu

Gary V. Engelhardt

Professor, Economics Department

Faculty Associate, Aging Studies Institute

Research Affiliate, Center for Aging and Policy Studies

gvengelh@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Housing markets and policies, taxation, saving behavior, pensions, Social Security, aging

Margarita Estévez-Abe

Associate Professor, Political Science Department

Senior Research Associate and Advisory Committee Member, East Asia Program

Faculty Affiliate, Aging Studies Institute

308 Maxwell Hall | 315.443.2416 | mestev02@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Political economy, Japan, gender

Jerry Evensky

Professor Emeritus, Economics Department

Laura J. and L. Douglas Meredith Professor for Teaching Excellence

315 Maxwell Hall | jevensky@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Adam Smith's moral philosophy, ethics and liberal society, economic education

Christopher Faricy

Associate Professor, Political Science Department

Hicker Family Professor of Renewing Democratic Community

Director, Campbell Public Affairs Institute

Research Affiliate, Center for Policy Research

319 Eggers Hall | 315.443.2416 | cgfaricy@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

American politics, social policy, income inequality, tax policy, public opinion on government spending, budgetary politics, political economy, political parties