Maxwell School Leadership, Faculty and Staff

Margaret Susan Thompson
Associate Professor, History Department
Associate Professor, Political Science Department
Senior Research Associate, Campbell Public Affairs Institute
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
308 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
409 Crouse-Hinds | 315.443.9802 | thorson@syr.edu
Areas of Expertise

Areas of Expertise

Dale Tomich
Research Professor by Courtesy Appointment, Anthropology Department
dtomich@binghamton.edu

Caroline Hai-Yan Tong
Program Manager, Executive Education
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

Samantha Trajkovski
Postdoctoral Scholar, Center for Policy Research
315.443.9046 | setrajko@syr.edu
Areas of Expertise

Rick Trunfio
Adjunct Professor, Political Science Department
100 Eggers Hall | 315.443.2416 | dftrunfi@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, Autonomous Systems Policy Institute
Senior Research Associate, Campbell Public Affairs Institute
200 Eggers Hall | 315.443.3461 | vanslyke@syr.edu
Areas of Expertise

Julie Ann Venditti
Office Assistant, Central Services/Information, Maxwell School Leadership and Administration
206 Eggers Hall | 315.443.2252 | javendit@syr.edu

Susan M. Virgil
Administrative Assistant, National Security Studies, Executive Education
309A Maxwell Hall | 315. 443.9920 | smvirgil@syr.edu

Brian von Knoblauch
Operations Manager, Information & Communication 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
sswadley@syr.edu
Areas of Expertise

Bethany Walawender
Executive Assistant, Maxwell School Leadership and Administration
200 Eggers Hall | 315.443.3461 | bdwalawe@syr.edu

Michelle A. Walker
Director of Community Programs, Policy Studies
102 Maxwell Hall | 315.443.4683 | mawalker@syr.edu

Laura Walsh
Academic Operations Coordinator, Maxwell School Leadership and Administration
200 Eggers Hall | 315.443.3272 | lcwalsh@syr.edu

Yulong Wang
Assistant Professor, Economics Department
Senior Research Associate, Center for Policy Research
127 Eggers Hall | ywang402@syr.edu
Areas of Expertise

Angela C. Ward
Administrative Assistant, Policy Studies
102 Maxwell Hall | 315.443.2348 | acward@syr.edu

Michael J. Wasylenko
Professor Emeritus, Economics Department
Maxwell Advisory Board Professor of Economics
Senior Research Associate, Education Finance and Accountability Program
mjwasyle@syr.edu
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

Simon Weschle
Assistant Professor, Political Science Department
Co-Director, Comparative Politics/International Relations Speaker Series
530 Eggers Hall | 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
Robert D. McClure Professor of Teaching Excellence
528 Eggers Hall | 315.443.3063 | jcwester@syr.edu
Areas of Expertise

Steven White
Assistant 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 & Communication Technology Office
034E Eggers Hall | 315.443.3847 | dwickis@syr.edu

Emily Wiemers
Associate Professor, Public Administration and International Affairs Department
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
Ajello Professor in Energy and Environmental Policy
Laura J. and L. Douglas Meredith Professor for Teaching Excellence
Director, Center for Environmental Policy and Administration
Senior Research Associate, Center for Policy Research
426 Eggers Hall | 315.443.0268 | wilcoxen@syr.edu
Areas of Expertise

Michael J. Williams
Associate Professor, Public Administration and International Affairs Department
Director, Master of Arts in International Relations, Executive Master's in International Relations programs
215 Eggers Hall | 315.443.9047 | mjwill14@syr.edu

Ryan Williams
Associate Teaching Professor, Political Science Department
Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, University College
rywillia@syr.edu
Areas of Expertise

Stephanie Williams
Office Coordinator III, Assistant to the Chair, Public Administration and International Affairs Department
215 Eggers Hall | 315.443.4000 | sdwillia@syr.edu

Janet M. Wilmoth
Professor and Chair, Sociology Department
Director, Aging Studies Institute
Research Affiliate, Autonomous Systems Policy Institute
314 Lyman Hall | 315.443.5053 | jwilmoth@syr.edu
Areas of Expertise

Emera Bridger Wilson
Associate Director/Outreach Coordinator, South Asia Center, Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs
346 Eggers Hall | 315.443.2553 | elbridge@syr.edu

Robert Wilson
Associate Professor, Geography and the Environment Department
Director of Undergraduate Studies, Geography and the Environment Department
533 Eggers Hall | 315.443.2605 | rmwilson@syr.edu
Areas of Expertise

Jamie Winders
Professor, Geography and the Environment Department
Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs, Syracuse University
Senior Research Associate, Autonomous Systems Policy Institute
Senior Research Associate, Center for Qualitative and Multi-Method Inquiry
310A Maxwell Hall | 315.443.5225 | jwinders@syr.edu
Areas of Expertise

Douglas A. Wolf
Professor, Public Administration and International Affairs Department
Gerald B. Cramer Professor of Aging Studies
Faculty Associate, Aging Studies Institute
314 Lyman Hall | 315.443.9066 | dawolf@syr.edu
Areas of Expertise
Dorothy Wood
Office Coordinator, Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs
346 Eggers Hall | 315.443.4022 | dmwood01@syr.edu

Stephanie Worden
Associate Director, Admission and Financial Aid, Public Administration and International Affairs Department
215 Eggers Hall | 315.443.4000 | ssworden@syr.edu