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Rebecca Nelson

Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section

Professor

Department of Global Development

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Interest

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

International Professor and Professor Emerita of Animal Nutrition

Animal Science

Adjunct Professor

Department of Global Development

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Interest

  • International development
  • Agriculture & nutrition
  • Education
Scott Peters

Professor

Department of Global Development

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Interest

  • Political theory & public philosophy
  • Community organizing & development
  • Oral history
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

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Interest

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

Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies, Plant Sciences Major

School of Integrative Plant Science

Horticulture Section

Professor

Department of Global Development

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Interest

  • Berry crops
  • Season extension
  • Sustainable production practices
John Sipple

Professor

Department of Global Development

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Interest

  • Pk-12 education
  • Sociology of communities
  • Policy
Margaret Smith

Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Plant Breeding and Genetics Section

Professor

Department of Global Development

Associate Dean and Director

Cornell AES

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Interest

  • Maize breeding and genomics
  • Abiotic stress tolerance
  • Insect and disease resistance
Hale Ann Tufan

Associate Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Plant Breeding and Genetics Section

Adjunct Associate Professor

Department of Global Development

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Interest

  • Gender equality & social inclusion
  • Inclusive crop improvement and seed systems
  • Agricultural research for development
Kurt Waldman

Assistant Professor

Department of Global Development

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  • kbw8 [at] cornell.edu

Interest

  • Judgement & decision making
  • Social-environmental systems
  • Climate adaptation & food security
Mildred Warner

Professor, City and Regional Planning, AAP

Professor

Department of Global Development

Director, Polson Institute for Global Development

Department of Global Development

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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

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Interest

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

Professor

Department of Communication

Professor

Department of Global Development

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Interest

  • Organizational communication
  • Intercultural communication
  • Knowledge management
John Zinda

Assistant Professor

Department of Global Development

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Interest

  • Environmental sociology
  • Risk and disaster
  • Political ecology