Maxwell School Research

Maxwell’s unique strength derives from its multidisciplinary approach to the study of contemporary policy issues. Within the school’s research units, you will find faculty scholars and practitioners with expertise across the full spectrum of social sciences and public affairs specialties analyzing and problem solving alongside our students.

From aging, population, and public health, to the environment, conflict resolution, and the governance of autonomous systems, Maxwell faculty and students engage in the sort of silo-busting work that is essential to developing solutions and educating tomorrow’s effective leaders.

Interdisciplinary Research Centers and Institutes

Maxwell scholars and students conduct wide-ranging research through 15 interdisciplinary centers, each of which focuses on a topical area within public affairs, such as social and economic policy, conflict and collaboration, public wellness, aging, energy and environment, national security, and regional studies, among others.

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Haowei Wang

Haowei Wang Named 2025-26 Fellow by Association of Population Centers

The fellowship will support her research investigating the social determinants of healthy aging from a global perspective.
The winning group of students for the Social Impact Pitch Competition

Clothing That Considers Neurodivergences Takes Top Prize at Lerner Center Competition

The event was hosted by the Lerner Center for Public Health Promotion and Population Health in partnership with the University’s Blackstone LaunchPad.
Ryan Monarch

Ryan Monarch Receives Moynihan Award for Teaching and Research

The Moynihan Award is given annually in recognition of an outstanding record of teaching, research and service.
The US Department of Education

Maxwell Panel Weighs the Implications of the Proposed Dismantling of the Department of Education

The Center for Policy Research’s latest ‘What’s at Stake’ discussion explored the potential effects on public schools, Title IX, higher education accessibility and more.
Lauren Woodard

Lauren Woodard Honored for Forthcoming Book on Migration along Russia-China Border

The bi-annual First Book Subvention Award by ASEEES recognizes first-time authors who contribute to Slavic, East European or Eurasian Studies.
"Maxwell Lab" is written on a class door

Maxwell X Lab Study Reveals New Data on Email Recruitment

Messages that were crafted as letters and promoted a long-term career opportunity were more successful in recruiting applicants to a School of Education teacher recruitment fellowship, their findings revealed.
Denisha Jashari

Denisa Jashari Receives 2025 Latin American Research Review Best Article Award

The history professor was recognized with the annual award for her article on the transnational movement Christians for Socialism in 1960s and 1970s Chile.
Law concept, statue, magnifying glass, passport and world map

Lamis Abdelaaty, Collaborators, Awarded $2 Million in ERC Funds for Refugee Law Research

The associate professor of political science is part of a three-person team that will investigate the conditions that make international refugee law effective.
The organization promotes academic collaboration, research and dialogue in the field of economics.

Yoonseok Lee Named Vice President of the Korea-America Economic Association

The organization promotes academic collaboration, research and dialogue in the field of economics.

Research Support Services

The Maxwell Research Office provides support and resources for identifying internal and external funding sources, writing and submitting grant applications, and managing awards.

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Yilin Hou headshot

Apr 17, 2025

Top-Down Central Inspection and Subnational Discretion in Policymaking

China, Government

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Iliya Gutin headshot

Apr 8, 2025

Research Note: Does Despair in Young Adulthood Predict Mortality?

Addiction, Longevity, Mental Health, United States

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Book cover of "A Nation Fermented" by Robert Shea Terrell, featuring an illustration of a full beer mug. Text includes subtitles "Beer, Bavaria, and the Making of Modern Germany" and the Oxford University Press logo.

Apr 7, 2025

A Nation Fermented: Beer, Bavaria, and the Making of Modern Germany

Europe

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Minjung Kim

Apr 4, 2025

Do Nonprofit Responses to Social Movements Influence Public Perceptions and Willingness to Support?

Non-governmental Organizations, Social Justice