Maraam Dwidar
Assistant Professor, Political Science
Degree
Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin, 2020
Specialties
American national institutions, public policy, representation, organized interests, bureaucratic politics
Personal Website
http://www.maraamdwidar.com
Courses
U.S. Congressional Politics
Interest Group Politics
Political Analysis
Congress and the Presidency
Biography
Maraam is an Assistant Professor of Political Science in the
Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University. Her
research focuses on American national institutions and public policy, with
emphases on minority representation, organized interests, and bureaucratic
politics. Maraam holds a Ph.D. and an M.A. in Government from The University of
Texas at Austin and received undergraduate degrees in Political Science and
Statistics from the University of California, Davis. She is also the former
Director of Undergraduate Research for the Policy Agendas Project, housed at
the University of Texas. Her research has been supported by the American
Political Science Association, the Irma Rangel Public Policy Institute, the
Annette Strauss Institute for Civic Life, and the Policy Agendas Project, and
has appeared in the Journal of Black Studies, The Washington Post, and other
outlets.