Affiliated Experts

Anthony Adornato

Title: Chair, Broadcast and Digital Journalism; Associate Professor, Broadcast and Digital Journalism

School: S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications 

Contact: 315.443.7398 | acadorna@syr.edu

Expertise: Mobile and social media in journalism 


Keith Bybee 

Keith Bybee 

Title: Director, Institute for the Study of the Judiciary, Politics and the Media; Vice Dean, College of Law 

School: College of Law; Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs 

Contact: 315.443.2529 | kjbybee@syr.edu

Expertise: Public law, judicial process, politics of race, legal theory, political philosophy 


Jason Davis 

Title: Research Professor, Office of Research and Creative Activity; Co-Director, Emerging Insights Lab 

School: S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications

Contact: jdavis72@syr.edu

Expertise: Mis/disinformation detection using AI/ML tools; STEM professional development 


Hamid Ekbia 

Title: Director, Autonomous Systems Policy Institute (ASPI) 

School: Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs

Contact: hrekbia@syr.edu 

Expertise: Political economy of computing, future of work, AI and society 


Dimitar Gueorguiev

Title: Director of Graduate Studies, Political Science Department

School: Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs 

Contact: 315.443.2416 | kjbybee@syr.edu

Expertise: Comparative political economy, authoritarian institutions, governance, survey methods 


Lauryn Gouldin 

Title: Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Affairs; Crandall Melvin Professor of Law; Director, Syracuse Civics Initiative 

School: College of Law 

Contact: 315.443.9547 | lgouldin@syr.edu

Expertise: AI, law, civics 


Mike Haynie 

Title: Chancellor, previously Vice Chancellor for Strategic Initiatives and Innovation, Syracuse University; Executive Dean of the Martin J. Whitman School of Management; founder, Institute for Veterans & Military Families 

School: Syracuse University

Contact: chancellor@syr.edu

Expertise: Defense, veterans, entrepreneurial decision-making and strategy 


Catherine Herrold 

Title: Associate Professor, Public Administration and International Affairs; Senior Research Associate, Program for the Advancement of Research on Conflict and Collaboration; Senior Research Associate, Middle Eastern Studies; Senior Research Associate, Center for European Studies  

School: Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs 

Contact: 315.443.4339 | ceherrol@syr.edu

Expertise: Civil society, international development, democracy promotion 


Nausheen Husain 

Title: Assistant Professor, Magazine, News and Digital Journalism 

School: S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications 

Contact: nhusain@syr.edu

Expertise: Investigative journalism, civil liberties, incarceration, news coverage of “War on Terror” and impacts on young Muslims 


Thomas Keck 

Title: Professor, Political Science; Michael O. Sawyer Chair of Constitutional Law and Politics

School: Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs

Contact: 315.443.5862 | tmkeck@syr.edu

Expertise: Supreme Court, democratic erosion, global free-speech jurisprudence 


Regina Luttrell 

Title: Senior Associate Dean, Newhouse School; Associate Professor, Public Relations; Co-Director, Newhouse Synthetic. Media Lab 

School: S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications

Contact: 315.443.3613 | mluttre@syr.edu

Area of Expertise: AI, data analytics, social media and society, multi-generational workforce 


Tina Nabatchi 

Title: Joseph A. Strasser Endowed Professor in Public Administration; Director and Senior Research Associate, Program for the Advancement of Research on Conflict and Collaboration

School: Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs  

Contact: 315.443.8994 | tnabatch@syr.edu

Area of Expertise: Citizen participation, collaborative governance, conflict resolution and challenges in public administration 


Kristen Patel 

Title: Professor of Practice, Policy Studies; Donald P. and Margaret Curry Gregg Professor of Practice in Korean and East Asian Affairs; Senior Research Associate, Program for the Advancement of Research on Conflict and Collaboration; Research Affiliate, East Asia Program 

School: Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs 

Contact: 315.443.2348 | kbpatel@syr.edu

Expertise: Intelligence and research analytics in the public and private sectors, transnational financial crime and natsec risks, counterterrorism and proliferation 


Steven Pike 

Title: Associate Professor, Public Relations and Public Diplomacy; Director, Public Diplomacy and Global Communications 

School: S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications

Contact: 315.443.4315 | slpike@syr.edu

Expertise: State Department, public relations and public diplomacy 


Srivi Ramasubramanian 

Title: Newhouse Professor Endowed Chair; Professor, Communications; Director, CODE^SHIFT (Collaboratory for Data Equity, Social Healing, Inclusive Futures, and Transformation)

School: S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications

Contact: 315.443.8042 | srramasu@syr.edu

Expertise: Media literacy, anti-racism, civic engagement, difficult dialogues, data justice, critical AI and South Asia 


Grant Reeher 

Title: Senior Research Associate, Campbell Public Affairs Institute; Senior Research Associate, Program for the Advancement of Research on Conflict and Collaboration

School: Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs  

Contact: 315.443.2416 | gdreeher@syr.edu

Expertise: American politics, democratic representation, citizenship, legislatures, health care policy,  public engagement, gun politics and policy 


Junko Takeda 

Title: Professor and Chair, History Department; Interim Chair, Citizenship and Civic Engagement; Daicoff Faculty Scholar 

School: Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs  

Contact: 315.443.5868 | jtakeda@syr.edu

Expertise: Citizenship, civic engagement, globalization, revolution, ethics, justice


Jodi Upton 

Title: Knight Chair in Data and Explanatory Journalism; Professor, Magazine, News and Digital Journalism 

School: S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications

Contact: 315.443.7360 | jupton@syr.edu

Expertise: Investigative and data journalism, sports, military, government, crime and economic data 


Bill Werde 

Title: Director, Bandier Program for Recording and Entertainment Industries; Co-director, Audio Arts 

School: S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications

Contact: bwerde@syr.edu

Area of Expertise: Business of music, media marketing and entrepreneurship, digital and audiovisual media, founder Full Rate No Cap newsletter