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Leonard M. Lopoo serves as Professor, Chair, and Associate Dean in Syracuse University's Department of Public Administration and International Affairs at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs. He holds the prestigious Paul Volcker Chair in Behavioral Economics, directs the Maxwell X Lab, and maintains research affiliations with the Center for Policy Research and Lerner Center for Public Health Promotion.
His research centers on behavioral economics applications to social welfare policy, with deep expertise in child and family economics. Key focus areas include:
- Economic impacts of social safety net programs (SNAP, WIC, EITC) on low-income families
- Fertility decisions, marriage dynamics, and maternal employment patterns
- Behavioral interventions to reduce administrative burden in public programs
- Discrimination analysis in foster care and veteran services
- Intergenerational wealth transmission and policy effects
Professor Lopoo's publication record spans top journals including Demography, Journal of Public Economics, and Journal of Policy Analysis and Management. Recent work analyzes SNAP recertification interventions, foster care agency discrimination, and veteran food security programs.
His major scientific awards include:
- Daniel Patrick Moynihan Prize
- Birkhead-Burkhead Teaching Excellence Award (twice)
- Excellence in Graduate Education Faculty Recognition Award
- Meredith Professors Recognition Award
- Laura J. and L. Douglas Meredith Teaching Recognition Award (2006)
Professor Lopoo leads a robust research program with active funding from NSF, USDA, DOJ, Rockefeller Foundation, and multiple state/counties. His Maxwell X Lab specializes in randomized trials of behavioral interventions, partnering with Syracuse municipal agencies and the VA Medical Center on projects addressing veteran nutrition, opioid courts, and child welfare systems. The lab emphasizes both methodological rigor and practical policy impact through its 'nudge' approaches to program improvement.
