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Maxwell School Leadership, Faculty and Staff



Ryan Williams

Ryan Williams

Associate Teaching Professor, Political Science Department

Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, College of Professional Studies

rywillia@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Foreign policy analysis, decision-making, political psychology

Stephanie Williams
(Pronouns: She/They)

Stephanie D. Williams

Academic Operations Specialist, Maxwell School

Strategic Initiatives Specialist, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

200 Eggers Hall | 315.443.3272 | sdwillia@syr.edu


Janet M. Wilmoth

Janet M. Wilmoth

Professor, Sociology Department

Director, Aging Studies Institute

Dissemination Core Lead, Center for Aging and Policy Studies

Senior Research Associate, Autonomous Systems Policy Institute

314 Lyman Hall | 315.443.5053 | jwilmoth@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Sociology of aging and the life course, demography, health

Robert Wilson
(Pronouns: He, Him)

Robert Wilson

Associate Professor, Geography and the Environment Department

Senior Research Associate, Center for Environmental Policy and Administration

533 Eggers Hall | 315.443.2605 | rmwilson@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Environmental history, historical geography, environmental humanities, animals and society, climate change history, politics

Jamie Winders
(Pronouns: She, Her)

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

Autonomous systems, artificial intelligence, international migration, race/ethnicity, gender, cultural and social geography, social theory, social reproduction, feminist geography, qualitative methods, digital geographies

Areas of Expertise

Aging and public policy, population studies, quantitative methods

Dorothy Wood

Office Coordinator, Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs

346 Eggers Hall | 315.443.4022 | dmwood01@syr.edu


Lauren Woodard

Lauren Woodard

Assistant Professor, Anthropology Department

Senior Research Associate, Center for European Studies

316B Maxwell Hall | 315.443.3822 | lawoodar@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Migration, processes of racialization, borders, settler colonialism, political anthropology, climate change

Balbina Woods
(Pronouns: She, Her)

Balbina Woods

Office Coordinator, Sociology Department

302 Maxwell Hall | 315.443.2346 | bwoods@syr.edu


Brian Woods

Brian Woods

Adjunct Professor, Public Administration and International Affairs Department

Managing Director, State and Local Government, People Advisory Services at EY

bnwoods@syr.edu


Erol Yayboke

Erol Yayboke

Adjunct Professor, Maxwell in Washington, D.C.

Director and Senior Fellow, Project on Fragility and Mobility

ekyaybok@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Climate change, geopolitics and international Security, governance and rule of law, human mobility, humanitarian assistance, international development, technology and innovation, U.S. development policy

Chengzhi Yin

Chengzhi Yin

Assistant Professor, Political Science Department

Senior Research Associate, East Asia Program

513 Eggers Hall | cyin06@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Chinese foreign policy, international relations research methods.

Areas of Expertise

State and local government finance, education, urban policy, discrimination in housing

Kelli Anne Young

Kelli Anne Young

Director, Palmer Career Center

202 Maxwell Hall | 315.443.5453 | kayoun02@syr.edu


Jessie Youngman

Jessica Youngman

Content Manager, Communications and Media Relations Office

222 Maxwell Hall | 315.443.4667 | jmyoungm@syr.edu


Yael Zeira

Yael Zeira

Associate Professor, Political Science Department

Research Co-Director, International and Intra-State Conflict

Senior Research Associate, Middle Eastern Studies Program

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

400F Eggers Hall | 315.443.1749 | yzeira@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Middle East politics, comparative politics, political conflict and violence

Baobao Zhang
(Pronouns: She, Her)

Baobao Zhang

Assistant Professor, Political Science Department

Senior Research Associate, Autonomous Systems Policy Institute

Senior Research Associate, Campbell Public Affairs Institute

100 Eggers Hall | bzhang22@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

American politics, technology and public policy, quantitative analysis, governance and ethics of artificial intelligence

Maria Zhu

Maria Zhu

Assistant Professor, Economics Department

Senior Research Associate, Center for Policy Research

426 Eggers Hall | 315.443.3114 | mzhu33@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Labor economics, economics of education

Austin Zwick

Austin Zwick

Associate Teaching Professor, Policy Studies

Director, BPS Policy Studies Program, College of Professional Studies

225 Eggers Hall | 315.748.5115 | alzwick@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Smart cities, platform economy, autonomous systems, urban and regional planning, policy analysis, and quantitative methods