Who we are

We are a global team with expertise in multi-scale (household to global) farming systems, nutrition, ecology, geography, policy, and public health. We have firsthand experience living and working all around the world, in the diverse food systems that we seek to understand, learn from and support. We work with partners worldwide to enhance livelihoods, nutrition, the environment, and health of people.

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Ramya Ambikapathi

Senior Research Associate

Department of Global Development

Ramya Ambikapathi
  • ramyaa [at] cornell.edu
Food environments
Food systems
Climate
Peiyu Cao
Peiyu Cao

Postdoctoral Associate, Food Systems and Global Change

Department of Global Development

Peiyu Cao
  • peiyucao [at] cornell.edu
Cropping and livestock systems
Agricultural and environmental sustainability
Climate change mitigation
Thais Diniz Oliveira
Thais Diniz Oliveira

Postdoctoral Associate, Food Systems and Global Change

Department of Global Development

Thais Diniz Oliveira
  • tdo27 [at] cornell.edu
Climate change mitigation and adaptation
Scenario development/analysis & economic modeling
Healthy diets from sustainable, just food systems
Matthew Gibson
Matthew Gibson

Postdoctoral Associate, Food Systems and Global Change

Department of Global Development

Matthew Gibson
  • mfg62 [at] cornell.edu
Food systems transformation
Degrowth and post-growth futures
Healthy diets from sustainable, just food systems
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Carlos Gonzalez Fischer

Research Associate

Department of Global Development

Carlos Gonzalez Fischer
  • cmg295 [at] cornell.edu
Agri-food and livestock systems
Climate change mitigation and adaptation
Sustainability and environmental analysis
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Megan Hay

Administrative Assistant, Food Systems and Global Change

Department of Global Development

Megan Hay
  • meh372 [at] cornell.edu
Mario Herrero
Mario Herrero

Professor; Cornell Atkinson Scholar; Nancy and Peter Meinig Family Investigator in the Life Sciences

Department of Global Development

Mario Herrero
  • mario.herrero [at] cornell.edu
Climate mitigation and adaption
Agri-food and livestock systems
Sustainability and environmental analyses
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Daniel Mason-D'Croz

Senior Research Associate

Department of Global Development

Daniel Mason-D'Croz
  • dem286 [at] cornell.edu
Food system transformation
Scenario development/analysis & economic/foresight modeling
Anticipatory governance & futures thinking
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Cynthia Mathys

Senior Project and Portfolio Manager

Department of Global Development

Cynthia Mathys
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Franco Maximiliano Bilotto

Postdoctoral Associate, Food Systems and Global Change

Department of Global Development

Franco Maximiliano Bilotto
  • fmb59 [at] cornell.edu
Climate change, mitigation and adaptation
Sustainable agriculture and environmental analysis
Nutrient cycling in agroecosystems
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Philip Thornton

Visiting Professor

Department of Global Development

Philip Thornton
  • p.thornton [at] cgiar.org
Cropping and livestock systems
Agricultural and environmental sustainability
Food systems
Nicole Rossi
Nicole Rossi

Communications Specialist, Food Systems and Global Change

Department of Global Development

Nicole Rossi
  • nr399 [at] cornell.edu
Science communication
Sustainable food systems
Climate change
Marina Sundiang
Marina Sundiang

Postdoctoral Associate, Food Systems and Global Change

Department of Global Development

Marina Sundiang
  • msundiang [at] cornell.edu
Spatiotemporal dynamics of complex systems
Computational modeling
Network Science
Hannah Van Zanten
Hannah van Zanten

Visiting Professor

Department of Global Development

Hannah van Zanten