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Maxwell School Leadership, Faculty and Staff


Leonard M. Lopoo

Leonard M. Lopoo

Professor, Public Administration and International Affairs Department

Paul Volcker Chair in Behavioral Economics

Director, Maxwell X Lab

Senior Research Associate, Center for Policy Research

426 Eggers Hall | 315.443.3114 | lmlopoo@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Child and family policy, behavioral economics, economic demography

Michael Lorenzo

Michael Lorenzo

Teaching Assistant Professor, Economics Department

316C Maxwell Hall | mwlorenz@syr.edu


Areas of Expertise

Race, class and gender, science and technology

Mary E. Lovely

Mary E. Lovely

Professor Emerita, Economics Department

Maxwell Professor of Teaching Excellence

Melvin A. Eggers Economics Faculty Scholar

Nonresident Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics

336 Eggers Hall | 315.443.9048 | melovely@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

International trade and investment, China's trade and sustainable development


Amy Lutz

Amy Lutz

Associate Professor, Sociology Department

Senior Research Associate, Center for Policy Research

426 Eggers Hall | 315.443.3842 | aclutz@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Race and ethnicity, immigration, bilingualism, educational inequality

Areas of Expertise

Managerial leadership, NGO management

Yingyi Ma

Yingyi Ma

Professor and Director of Graduate Studies, Sociology Department

Director, Asian/Asian American Studies

Senior Research Associate, Center for Policy Research

Advisory Board Member, East Asia Program

426 Eggers Hall | 315.443.3716 | yma03@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Education, migration, Asian/Asian American studies

Paul Mackanos

Office Assistant III, Political Science Department

110 Eggers Hall | 315.443.9868 | pjmackan@syr.edu


Heather Macknik

Heather Macknik

Budget Manager, Public Administration and International Affairs Department

215 Eggers Hall | 315.443.2687 | hmmackni@syr.edu


Alicia Madden

Alicia Madden

Senior Director of Budget and Administration, Maxwell School Leadership and Administration

200 Eggers Hall | ammadden@syr.edu


Kyrstin Mallon Andrews

Kyrstin Mallon Andrews

Assistant Professor, Anthropology Department

Advisory Board Member, Program on Latin America and the Caribbean

125 Eggers Hall | 315.443.4216 | kmallona@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Medical and environmental anthropology, Caribbean, maritime studies, fishing, multispecies, environmental governance, conservation, risk and injury, the Dominican Republic

Frederick D. Marquardt

Frederick D. Marquardt

Assistant Professor Emeritus, History Department

Maxwell Professor of Teaching Excellence

fdmarqua@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

German social history

Allan C. Mazur

Allan C. Mazur

Professor Emeritus, Policy Studies

315.445.1970 | amazur@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Biosociology, sciences, technology

Jackson McCall-Bush

Jackson McCall-Bush

Computer Consultant I, Information & Communication Technology Office

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


Ryan McCarthy

Maxwell Dean’s Scholar in Residence

24th U.S. Secretary of the Army (2019-2021)

mccar02@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Defense

Robert D. McClure

Robert D. McClure

Professor Emeritus, Political Science Department

Maxwell Professor of Teaching Excellence

rdmcclur@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

American politics, leadership, mass communication

Gladys McCormick

Gladys McCormick

Associate Professor, History Department

Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Maxwell School

Jay and Debe Moskowitz Endowed Chair in Mexico-U.S. Relations

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

200 Eggers Hall | 315.443.2006 | gmccormi@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Latin America and the Caribbean, nineteenth- and twentieth-century Mexico

Daniel McDowell

Daniel McDowell

Associate Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies, Political Science Department

Co-Director, Comparative Politics/International Relations Speaker Series

334 Eggers Hall | 315.443.8678 | dmcdowel@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

International political economy, international finance, international monetary system, IMF

Sean McFate

Sean McFate

Adjunct Professor, Maxwell in Washington, D.C.

Professor, The National Defense University, College of International Security Affairs

Adjunct Professor, Georgetown University School of Foreign Service

Senior Fellow, The Atlantic Council

202.685.7770 | ssmcfate@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Grand strategy, national security, future warfare

Devon McGee

Devon McGee

Assistant Director of Enrollment Communications and Outreach, Graduate Enrollment

315.443.1842 | dmcgee@syr.edu


Sarah W. McLaughlin

Sarah W. McLaughlin

Assistant Director, Advancement Operations, Office of Development

204 Steele Hall | 315.443.8440 | swmclaug@syr.edu


Areas of Expertise

Development economics, natural resource economics, African agricultural development

Areas of Expertise

Urban and political geography, housing, comparative studies

Jacquie Meyer

Jacquie Meyer

Administrative Assistant, Political Science Department

100 Eggers Hall | 315.443.9803 | jmeyer@syr.edu


Lauren B. Meyer

Lauren B. Meyer

Administrative Specialist, Palmer Career Center

202 Maxwell Hall | 315.443.5453 | lbmeye01@syr.edu


Cory Meyers

Cory Meyers

Director, Graduate Enrollment

308 Eggers Hall | 315.443.3959 | cjmeyers@syr.edu



Susan W. S. Millar

Susan W. S. Millar

Associate Professor Emeritus, Geography and the Environment Department

532 Eggers Hall | 315.443.5635 | swmillar@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Physical geography, periglacial geomorphology, arctic science, climate change

Jerry Miner

Jerry Miner

Professor Emeritus, Economics Department

Research Affiliate, Center for Policy Research

315 Maxwell Hall | jminer@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Public economics, human resources economics, school finance

Areas of Expertise

Cultural and political economy of landscape, social theory, labor, geographies of power and marginalization, Marxism

Devashish Mitra

Devashish Mitra

Professor and Chair, Economics Department

Gerald B. and Daphna Cramer Professor of Global Affairs

Senior Research Associate, Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs

Senior Research Associate, South Asia Center

340 Eggers Hall | 315.443.6143 | dmitra@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

International trade, political economy, development economics, Indian economy


Davor Mondom

Davor Mondom

Center Coordinator, Center for Policy Research

Center Coordinator, Center for Policy Design and Governance

426 Eggers Hall | 315.443.9362 | dmondom@syr.edu


Mark Monmonier

Mark Monmonier

Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Geography and the Environment Department

318 Maxwell Hall | 315.443.5641 | mon2ier@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Geographic information (technology, policy and societal role), history of cartography in the 20th century (esp. innovation and intellectual property), map design, environmental mapping

Shannon Monnat

Shannon Monnat

Professor, Sociology Department

Lerner Chair in Public Health Promotion and Population Health, Lerner Center for Public Health Promotion and Population Health

Director and Senior Research Associate, Center for Policy Research

Co-Director, Policy, Place, and Population Health Lab

426 Eggers Hall | 315.443.2692 | smmonnat@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Rural demography, social and structural determinants of health and health disparities, spatial differences in morbidity and mortality

Jennifer Karas Montez

Jennifer Karas Montez

University Professor, Sociology Department

Gerald B. Cramer Faculty Scholar in Aging Studies

Director, Center for Aging and Policy Studies

Co-Director of the Policy, Place, and Population Health Lab

314H Lyman Hall | 315.443.9064 | jmontez@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Demography, political economy and population health, life course and aging

Glyn Morgan

Glyn Morgan

Associate Professor, Political Science Department

Co-Director, Center for European Studies

540 Eggers Hall | 315.443.8678 | dgmorgan@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Political theory, European Union

Faye Morse

Faye Morse

Program Coordinator, International Relations Undergraduate Program

102 Maxwell Hall | 315.443.8352 | flmorse@syr.edu


Melissa Morton

Melissa Morton

Program Coordinator, Maxwell in Washington, D.C.

CSIS | 202.800.6580 | memorton@syr.edu