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Fouad Makki
Fouad Makki

Associate Professor

Department of Global Development

Fouad Makki
Uneven and Combined Development
Nature and Modernity
State Formation and Development
Andy McDonald
Andrew McDonald

Associate Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Soil and Crop Sciences Section

Associate Professor

Department of Global Development

Andrew McDonald
  • ajm9 [at] cornell.edu
Cropping systems ecology
Climate change adaptation and mitigation
Agricultural sustainability, food security, water resources, international agriculture, policy, and applied social sciences
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Purvi Mehta

Adjunct Professor

Department of Global Development

Purvi Mehta
  • pm473 [at] cornell.edu
Agricultural development
Agriculture and nutrition policy
South and southeast Asia
Rebecca Nelson
Rebecca Nelson

Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section

Professor

Department of Global Development

Rebecca Nelson
Circular bionutrient economy and enhancing wellbeing in peri-urban areas through waste valorization
Agroecology and supporting student leadership toward sustainability
Participatory research and extension
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Alice Pell

International Professor and Professor Emerita of Animal Nutrition

Animal Science

Adjunct Professor

Department of Global Development

Alice Pell
International development
Agriculture & nutrition
Education
Scott Peters
Scott Peters

Professor

Department of Global Development

Scott Peters
Political theory & public philosophy
Community organizing & development
Oral history
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Prabhu Pingali

Professor

Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management

Professor

Department of Global Development

Director, Tata-Cornell Institute

Department of Global Development

Prabhu Pingali
Food and Nutrition Policy
International Agricultural Development
Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems
Marvin Pritts
Marvin Pritts

Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Horticulture Section

Professor

Department of Global Development

Marvin Pritts
Berry crops
Season extension
Sustainable production practices
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John Sipple

Professor

Department of Global Development

Director of Undergraduate Studies

Department of Global Development

John Sipple
Pk-12 education
Sociology of communities
Policy
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Margaret Smith

Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Plant Breeding and Genetics Section

Professor

Department of Global Development

Margaret Smith
Maize breeding and genomics
Abiotic stress tolerance
Insect and disease resistance
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Kurt Waldman

Assistant Professor

Department of Global Development

Kurt Waldman
  • kbw8 [at] cornell.edu
Judgement & decision making
Social-environmental systems
Climate adaptation & food security
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Mildred Warner

Professor, City and Regional Planning, AAP

Professor

Department of Global Development

Former Director, Polson Institute (2022-2025)

Department of Global Development

Mildred Warner
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Wendy Wolford

Robert A. and Ruth E. Polson Professor

Department of Global Development

Vice Provost for International Affairs

Office of the Provost

Wendy Wolford
International development
Land use & distribution
Social mobilization & agrarian societies
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Y. Connie Yuan

Professor

Department of Communication

Professor

Department of Global Development

Y. Connie Yuan
Organizational communication
Intercultural communication
Knowledge management
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John Zinda

Associate Professor

Department of Global Development

Director, Polson Institute for Global Development

Department of Global Development

John Zinda
Environmental sociology
Risk and disaster
Environmental justice and political ecology