Maxwell School Leadership, Faculty and Staff

Bejoy Das Gupta
Adjunct Professor, Maxwell in Washington, D.C.
Chief Economist, eCurrency
202.413.8395 | bdasgupt@syr.edu
Areas of Expertise

Natalie Dascoulias
Digital Content Marketing Specialist, Communications and Media Relations Office
223 Maxwell Hall | 315.443.1527 | ndascoul@syr.edu


Renée de Nevers
Associate Professor, Public Administration and International Affairs Department
Chair, Social Science Ph.D. Program
Interim Director, Master of Arts in International Relations Program and Executive Master's in International Relations Program
Senior Research Associate, Political Science Department
351 Eggers Hall | 315.443.2252 | denevers@syr.edu
Areas of Expertise

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

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
Areas of Expertise

Monica Deza
Associate Professor, Economics Department
Senior Research Associate, Center for Policy Research
Senior Research Associate, Lerner Center for Public Health Promotion and Population Health
426 Eggers Hall | 315.443.3114 | mdeza@syr.edu
Areas of Expertise
Labor economics, economic demography, economics of crime, economics of risky health behaviors

Ashley DiCarlo
Funding and Operations Associate, Economics Department
110 Eggers Hall | 315.443.5763 | aadicarl@syr.edu

Todd Dickey
Assistant Professor, Public Administration and International Affairs Department
Senior Research Associate, Program for the Advancement of Research on Conflict and Collaboration
400C Eggers Hall | 315.443.1282 | tdickey@syr.edu
Areas of Expertise

Albrecht Diem
Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies, History Department
145 Eggers Hall | 315.443.0785 | adiem@syr.edu
Areas of Expertise

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

Gavan Duffy
Associate Professor Emeritus, Political Science Department
Senior Research Associate, Program for the Advancement of Research on Conflict and Collaboration
315 Maxwell Hall | 315.443.5764 | gduffy@syr.edu
Areas of Expertise

Johanna Dunaway
Professor, Political Science Department
Research Director, Institute for Democracy, Journalism and Citizenship

Michael Dunaway
Postdoctoral Research Scholar, Center for Policy Research
315.443.3114 | mjdunawa@syr.edu
Areas of Expertise
Indigenous Energy Sovereignty

Areas of Expertise

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
531 Eggers Hall | 315.443.1264 | mebner@syr.edu
Areas of Expertise

Areas of Expertise

Colin Elman
Professor, Political Science Department
Director, Center for Qualitative and Multi-Method Inquiry
Director, Qualitative Data Repository
347 Eggers Hall | 315.443.4068 | celman@syr.edu
Areas of Expertise

Gary V. Engelhardt
Professor and Director of Graduate Placement, Economics Department
Faculty Associate, Aging Studies Institute
Research Affiliate, Center for Aging and Policy Studies
320F Lyman Hall | 315.443.4598 | gvengelh@syr.edu
Areas of Expertise

Margarita Estévez-Abe
Associate Professor, Political Science Department
O’Hanley Faculty Scholar
Advisory Board Member and Senior Research Associate, East Asia Program
308 Maxwell Hall | 315.443.3859 | mestev02@syr.edu
Areas of Expertise

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

Amy Fairchild
Professor, Maxwell School
Senior Research Associate, Center for Policy Research
Senior Research Associate, Lerner Center for Public Health Promotion and Population Health
426 Eggers Hall | 315.443.3114 | afairc01@syr.edu
Areas of Expertise

Christopher Faricy
Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies, Political Science Department
Hicker Family Professor of Renewing Democratic Community
Senior Research Associate, Campbell Public Affairs Institute
Research Affiliate, Center for Policy Research
100 Eggers Hall | 315.443.8828 | cgfaricy@syr.edu
Areas of Expertise

Carol Faulkner
Professor, History Department
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Maxwell School
Tenth Decade Faculty Scholar
200 Eggers Hall | 315.443.9500 | cfaulkne@syr.edu
Areas of Expertise


Paul Fekete
Adjunct Professor, Maxwell in Washington, D.C.
Senior International Trade Advisor, USAID
202.309.5546 | pjfekete@syr.edu
Areas of Expertise

Jill Ferguson
Director, Maxwell Research Office
Adjunct Professor, Public Administration and International Affairs Department
403 Maxwell Hall | 315.443.7281 | jsfergus@syr.edu
Areas of Expertise

Katrina Fiacchi
Assistant Director, Center for Policy Research
426 Eggers Hall | 315.443.9040 | kfiacchi@syr.edu

Gareth Fisher
Associate Professor by Courtesy Appointment, Anthropology Department
Advisory Board Member and Senior Research Associate, East Asia Program
Research Affiliate, South Asia Center
Associate Professor, Religion, College of Arts & Sciences
Areas of Expertise

Jennifer Flad
Assistant Teaching Professor, Sociology Department
412 Maxwell Hall | 315.443.7668 | jrflad@syr.edu
Areas of Expertise

Alfonso Flores-Lagunes
Professor, Economics Department
Senior Research Associate, Center for Policy Research
Research Affiliate, Lerner Center for Public Health Promotion and Population Health
Research Affiliate, Center for Aging and Policy Studies
426 Eggers Hall | 315.443.9045 | afloresl@syr.edu
Areas of Expertise

Susan L. Fredericks
Accounting Clerk, Executive Education Department
309A Maxwell Hall | slfreder@syr.edu

Philip French
Adjunct Professor, Maxwell in Washington, D.C.
Chair of International Cooperative Administrative Support Services (ICASS), U.S. Department of State
Part-time Coordinator, Department of State’s Political Military Action Team
703.343.0904 | pcfrench@syr.edu
Areas of Expertise

Matthew Frew
Director, Information & Computing Technology Office
034E Eggers Hall | 315.443.9011 | mdfrew@syr.edu

Shana Kushner Gadarian
Professor and Chair, Political Science Department
Merle Goldberg Fabian Professor of Excellence in Citizenship and Critical Thinking
Senior Research Associate, Campbell Public Affairs Institute
Senior Research Associate, Lerner Center for Public Health Promotion and Population Health
100D Eggers Hall | 315.443.3718 | sgadaria@syr.edu
Areas of Expertise

Selina Gallo-Cruz
Associate Professor and Graduate Director, Sociology Department
Research Co-Director, Advocacy and Activism
Senior Research Associate, Program for the Advancement of Research on Conflict and Collaboration
Research Affiliate, Program on Latin America and the Caribbean
304 Maxwell Hall | 315.443.3079 | srgalloc@syr.edu

Peng Gao
Professor and Chair, Geography and the Environment Department
144 Eggers Hall | 315.443.2607 | pegao@syr.edu
Areas of Expertise

Marc A. Garcia
Assistant Professor, Sociology Department
Senior Research Associate, Lerner Center for Public Health Promotion and Population Health
Faculty Associate, Aging Studies Institute
Research Affiliate, Center for Aging and Policy Studies
302 Maxwell Hall | mgarci49@syr.edu