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Margaret Smith

Professor Emerita

School of Integrative Plant Science

Plant Breeding and Genetics Section

Professor Emerita

Global Development Section

Margaret Smith
Maize breeding and genomics
Abiotic stress tolerance
Insect and disease resistance
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Kristina Sokourenko

Ph.D. Student, Development Studies

Global Development Section

Kristina Sokourenko
  • kvs53 [at] cornell.edu
Food systems monitoring
Sustainable diet quality
Affordability of healthy diets & poverty measurement
Camillo Stubenberg
Camillo Stubenberg

Ph.D. Candidate, Development Sociology

Global Development Section

Camillo Stubenberg
  • css295 [at] cornell.edu
Erika Styger
Erika Styger

Professor of the Practice

Global Development Section

Director, Climate-Resilient Farming Systems Program

Global Development Section

Erika Styger
  • eds8 [at] cornell.edu
System of Rice Intensification (SRI)
Sustainable Land and Water Management (SLWM)
Agrobiodiversity management and agroforestry
Marina Sundiang
Marina Sundiang

Postdoctoral Associate, Food Systems and Global Change

Global Development Section

Marina Sundiang
  • msundiang [at] cornell.edu
Spatiotemporal dynamics of complex systems
Computational modeling
Network Science
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Philip Thornton

Visiting Professor

Global Development Section

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

Postdoctoral Associate

Global Development Section

Ying Tu
  • yt668 [at] cornell.edu
Land Cover/Land Use Monitoring
Agricultural Sustainability
Environment, Development, and Justice
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Terry Tucker

RTE Emeritus Professor of the Practice

Global Development Section

Terry Tucker
International agriculture & rural development
Participatory research & extension
Higher education & development
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Lawrence Van De Valk

Senior Extension Associate

Global Development Section

Lawrence Van De Valk
Leadership development
Team building
Leadership assessments
Hannah Van Zanten
Hannah van Zanten

Visiting Professor

Global Development Section

Hannah van Zanten
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Dan Verderosa

Communications and outreach manager, Tata-Cornell Institute

Global Development Section

Dan Verderosa
  • dv242 [at] cornell.edu
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Leslie Verteramo Chiu

Research Associate, Tata-Cornell Institute

Global Development Section

Leslie Verteramo Chiu
  • ljv9 [at] cornell.edu
Risk management for smallholder farmers
Food-value chains
Entrepreneurship
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Gisselle Vila Benites

Cornell Atkinson Postdoctoral Fellow

Global Development Section

Gisselle Vila Benites
  • gv243 [at] cornell.edu
Environmental remediation governance
Ethnic territories
Political ecologies of mining
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Kurt Waldman

Assistant Professor

Global Development Section

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

Ph.D. Candidate, Development Sociology

Global Development Section

State 4-H Civic Engagement Specialist

Cornell Cooperative Extension

Jamila Walida Simon
  • jws62 [at] cornell.edu
Innovations in Food Insecurity in Upstate New York
Black Farming Cooperatives and the Story of Individual and Collective Purpose