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Heflin Article Urging States to Measure Food Insecurity Published in Health Affairs Forefront

As they prepare to field the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System for 2027, states can secure the important data necessary to guide policy and resource choices related to food security, writes Colleen Heflin, professor of public administration and international affairs.

July 15, 2026

Demobilization by Policy Paradoxes

Selina Gallo-Cruz

The article, authored by Associate Professor of Sociology Selina Gallo-Cruz, was published in the Journal of Political Power.

July 8, 2026

State Policy Contexts and Disability Risks Among Midlife Working-Age Latino Adults in the US

Marc A. Garcia, Blakelee R. Kemp, Catherine García, Courtney E. Boen, Rogelio Sáenz

Co-authored by Associate Professor of Sociology Marc Garcia, the article was published in Population Research and Policy Review.

June 25, 2026

How Approval Processes Drive Up Housing Costs in Major Cities

Dialynn Dwyer

Austin Zwick, associate teaching professor of policy studies, explains how cities can fix their planning systems to address housing crises.

June 8, 2026

Gadarian Speaks With ABC News About California’s Proposed Billionaire Tax

“Even if you don't win this time, now people are at least talking about the possibility of a billionaire tax,” says Shana Gadarian, Merle Goldberg Fabian Professor of Excellence in Citizenship and Critical Thinking. “That seems pretty strategic to me.”

June 5, 2026

Natural Disasters, Property Reappraisal, and Fiscal Outcomes

Meri Davlasheridze, Yilin Hou, Qing Miao

Co-authored by Yilin Hou, professor of public administration and international affairs, the study was published in the Journal of Housing Economics.

June 4, 2026

The State Made the System and the System Made the State

Ryan D. Griffiths, Michael C. McCall

The article, co-authored by Professor of Political Science Ryan Griffiths, was published in the European Journal of International Relations.

May 22, 2026

Barton Research on Bipartisan Primaries Featured in New York Times Article

Richard Barton, assistant teaching professor of public administration and international affairs, analyzed 14 metrics and found that states with nonpartisan primaries had seen “statistically significant improvements” in nine of them—even when accounting for other factors.

May 19, 2026

US State Policy Index for Population Health Analyses

Jennifer Karas Montez, Iliya Gutin, Shannon Monnat

The article, co-authored by Maxwell professors Jennifer Karas Montez, Iliya Gutin and Shannon Monnat, was published in The Milbank Quarterly.

May 4, 2026

Maxwell Celebrates Public Service Recognition Week With a Community Built to Serve

Cort Ruddy

Offering an opportunity to honor those among us who dedicate themselves to uplifting others through careers in government and community service, the celebration is led by the Partnership for Public Service, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization working to build more effective government and strengthening American democracy. 

May 4, 2026

Ueda-Ballmer Talks to Scientific American About 988 Crisis Hotline Use, Decreased Suicide Mortality

“I see 988 as a promising and important part of the mental health support system, with real potential to expand its impact over time,” says Michiko Ueda-Ballmer, associate professor of public administration and international affairs.

April 28, 2026

Maxwell’s Public Safety Internship Opens Doors—and Widens Perspectives

Cort Ruddy

The hands-on program places students inside the criminal justice system and changes how they see it.

April 9, 2026

Maxwell Fireside Chat Examines AI’s Role in Government and Higher Education

Jessica Youngman

New York State Office of General Services Commissioner Jeanette Moy and Syracuse University Chief Digital Officer Jeff Rubin joined Dean David M. Van Slyke to discuss AI adoption, workforce impact and the future of digital transformation.

April 2, 2026

The Inequities of Being Smart: Uneven Development and Smart City Technology Adoption

Austin Zwick, Zachary Spicer

The study, co-authored by Austin Zwick, associate teaching professor of policy studies, was published in Applied Geography. 

March 18, 2026

US State Policy Contexts and Mental Health Among Working-Age Adults

Iliya Gutin, Jennifer Karas Montez, Emily Wiemers, Shannon M. Monnat, Douglas A. Wolf

The article, co-authored by Maxwell faculty members Iliya Gutin, Jennifer Karas Montez, Emily Wiemers, Shannon Monnat and Douglas Wolf, was published in The Milbank Quarterly.

March 11, 2026

Maxwell Executive MPA Student Earns Prestigious Cal-ICMA Ethical Hero Award

Christine Cordon, city manager of Westminster, California, has been recognized for ethical leadership in local government.

March 4, 2026

Rising Waters, Falling Taxes: The Impact of Hurricane Sandy on Property Tax Assessments in NYC

Wei Guo, Qing Miao, Yusun Kim, Yilin Hou

Co-authored by Yilin Hou, professor of public administration and international affairs, the study was published in the Journal of Environmental Economics and Management.

February 26, 2026

Reforming Primary Elections: Voters, Campaigns, and the Future of Congressional Politics

Robert G. Boatright, Richard Barton

Maxwell School alumnus and Assistant Teaching Professor Richard Barton ’15 M.A. (PSc) has co-edited a book that examines how primary elections have changed over the past decade and why they often yield extreme or unpopular candidates. 

February 10, 2026

Heflin Discusses SNAP Work Requirements, Food Insecurity Data in Mother Jones Article

Around half of early retirements between the ages of 55 and 65 are the result of health issues or difficulties maintaining employment, often compounded by challenging state processes to seek exemption from it, says Colleen Heflin, professor of public administration and international affairs. “It’s really important for states to be thinking about the administrative burden.”

January 23, 2026

Heflin Discusses Food Insecurity on WCNY’S ‘CONNECT NY’

“I think it's important to note that while poverty is a really significant risk factor for food insecurity, there are more people that live above the poverty line, actually, who are food insecure. It is the working poor. It's people that actually earn too much to potentially qualify for SNAP,” says Colleen Heflin, professor of public administration and international affairs. 

January 9, 2026

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