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
222 Maxwell Hall | ndascoul@syr.edu

Julianne Davis
Office Coordinator III, Maxwell School Leadership and Administration
200 Eggers Hall | 315.443.2253 | jdavis01@syr.edu

Renée de Nevers
Associate Professor, Public Administration and International Affairs Department
Chair, Social Science Ph.D. Program
Associate Professor by Courtesy Appointment, Political Science Department
Senior Research Associate, Program for the Advancement of Research on Conflict and Collaboration
351 Eggers Hall | 315.443.7093 | denevers@syr.edu
Areas of Expertise

Christopher DeCorse
Professor and Chair, Anthropology Department
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
thdennis@syr.edu
Areas of Expertise

Ashley DiCarlo
Funding and Operations Associate, Economics Department
110 Eggers Hall | 315.443.3612 | 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
Associate Professor, History Department
538 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

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

Areas of Expertise
Indigenous Energy Sovereignty

Areas of Expertise

Maraam Dwidar
Assistant Professor, Political Science Department
Senior Research Associate, Campbell Public Affairs Institute
Senior Research Associate, Program for the Advancement of Research on Conflict and Collaboration
316 Eggers Hall | 315.443.5764 | madwidar@syr.edu
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

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

Miriam F. Elman
Associate Professor, Political Science Department
Senior Research Associate, Middle Eastern Studies Program
Senior Research Associate, Program for the Advancement of Research on Conflict and Collaboration
400G Eggers Hall | 315.443.7404 | melman@syr.edu
Areas of Expertise

Gary V. Engelhardt
Professor, Economics Department
Faculty Associate, Aging Studies Institute
320F Lyman Hall | 315.443.4598 | gvengelh@syr.edu
Areas of Expertise

Margarita Estevez-Abe
Associate Professor, Political Science Department
Co-Director, Center for European Studies
Advisory Board Member, 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

Christopher Faricy
Associate Professor, Political Science Department
Director of Graduate Studies, Political Science Department
Senior Research Associate, Campbell Public Affairs Institute
O'Hanley Faculty Scholar
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

Thomas Fazzio
Instructional Technology Analyst, Information & Communication Technology Office
034E Eggers Hall | 315.443.9003 | tfazzio@syr.edu
Nick Feeley
Event Coordinator, Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs
346 Eggers Hall | npfeeley@syr.edu

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 of Research Development, Research Support Services
504 Maxwell Hall | 315.443.7281 | jsfergus@syr.edu

Katrina Fiacchi
Administrative Specialist, Center for Policy Research
426 Eggers Hall | 315.443.9040 | kfiacchi@syr.edu
Areas of Expertise

Gareth Fisher
Associate Professor by Courtesy Appointment, Anthropology Department
Associate Professor, Religion, College of Arts & Sciences
Advisory Board Member, East Asia Program
gfisher@syr.edu
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 and Director of Doctoral Studies, Economics Department
Senior Research Associate, Center for Policy Research
Faculty Affiliate, Lerner Center for Public Health Promotion
Melvin A. Eggers Economics Faculty Scholar
426 Eggers Hall | 315.443.9045 | afloresl@syr.edu
Areas of Expertise

Kathleen Forrest
Grants Manager, Aging Studies Institute
314 Lyman Hall | 315.443.1301 | kpforres@syr.edu

Susan L. Fredericks
Accounting Clerk, Executive Education
204A Maxwell Hall | 315.443.3759 | 315.657.8759 cell | 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

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

Peng Gao
Professor, Geography and the Environment Department
Coordinator, Environment and Society Minor
144 Eggers Hall | 315.443.3679 | pegao@syr.edu
Areas of Expertise

Areas of Expertise

Ronda R. Garlow
Conference Manager, Executive Education
309A Maxwell Hall | 315.443.5612 | ragarlow@syr.edu

Catherine M. Gerard
Professor of Practice, Public Administration and International Affairs Department
Research Director, Collaborative Governance
400 Eggers Hall | 315.443.2756 | cgerard@syr.edu