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Faculty Database
The Einaudi Center’s Faculty Database tracks Cornell faculty whose research or teaching interests engages with global issues. Information included in the database comes from faculty, departmental and personal websites, as well as the Cornell Graduate School Fields of Study Database.
Our database enables users to search by field of study (e.g. Aerospace Engineering, Animal Science, Anthropology, etc.), research or teaching specialization (e.g. thermal sciences, animal nutrition, biological anthropology), language, region of the world, country, or faculty name.
To add, remove, or modify information in the database, please send an email to faculty@einaudi.cornell.edu.
Lovette, John Irby
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Associate Professor, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology and Laboratory of Ornithology (ijl2@cornell.edu)
http://www.eeb.cornell.edu/lovette/?page_id=103
Regions: Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, Australia/Oceania Associate Professor, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology and Laboratory of Ornithology (ijl2@cornell.edu)
http://www.eeb.cornell.edu/lovette/?page_id=103
Countries: Kenya, Ecuador, Argentina, Australia
Languages:
- English(Native or Bilingual)
- Spanish(Elementary)
- Italian(Limited Working)
- Swahili(Elementary)
Research Specializations:
- Ecology and Evolutionary Biologyecological genetics; population biology; systematics
Luckow, Melissa A.
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Associate Professor, Plant Biology (mal8@cornell.edu)
https://plantbio.cals.cornell.edu/people/melissa-luckow
Regions: Africa
Associate Professor, Plant Biology (mal8@cornell.edu)
https://plantbio.cals.cornell.edu/people/melissa-luckow
Research Specializations:
- Plant Biologyphylogeny of flowering plants; legume systematics; cultivated plant families
Lurie, Alison
College of Arts and Sciences
Professor Emeritus, English (al28@cornell.edu)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alison_Lurie
Regions: Northern America
Professor Emeritus, English (al28@cornell.edu)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alison_Lurie
Research Specializations:
- EnglishThe Novel, Folklore, Children’s Literature, Creative Writing
Lust, Barbara
College of Human Ecology
Professor, Human Development (bcl4@cornell.edu)
https://www.human.cornell.edu/people/bcl4?netid=bcl4
Regions: Central Asia, East Asia, South Asia, South-East Asia, West Asia
Professor, Human Development (bcl4@cornell.edu)
https://www.human.cornell.edu/people/bcl4?netid=bcl4
Languages:
- Sinhala(Elementary)
- Hindi(Elementary)
- French(Limited Working)
Research Specializations:
- Human Developmentfirst-language acquisition in various languages; universals in syntax acquisition; cognitive science
- Cognitive Sciencehuman development; linguistics
- Psychologylanguage and mind, especially first language acquisition; linguistic theory of Universal Grammar; cognitive development
- Asian Studieslanguage and speech, child development, studies in South Asian linguistics
- Linguisticslanguage development; cognitive development
Lynch, Michael
College of Arts and Sciences
Professor, Science & Technology Studies (mel27@cornell.edu)
http://sts.cornell.edu/michael-e-lynch
Regions: Europe Professor, Science & Technology Studies (mel27@cornell.edu)
http://sts.cornell.edu/michael-e-lynch
Countries: United Kingdom, Germany
Research Specializations:
- Science and Technology Studiessociology of science and technology; ethnomethodology; criminal justice practices; sociology of mental disorder
- Sociologysociology of science; ethnomethodological studies of laboratory practices; visualization in science; the interaction between legal and scientific discourses
Lyons, Thomas Patrick
College of Arts and Sciences
Professor, Economics (tpl4@cornell.edu)
https://lyons.economics.cornell.edu/
Regions: East Asia Professor, Economics (tpl4@cornell.edu)
https://lyons.economics.cornell.edu/
Countries: China
Languages:
- Chinese(Working Professional)
Research Specializations:
- Asian Studieseconomic development and planning in China
- Economicseconomy of China; economic development
Mabaya, Edward
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Research Associate, Cornell International Institute for Food, Agriculture and Development (em37@cornell.edu)
https://ciifad.cals.cornell.edu/about-ciifad/staff
Regions: Africa
Research Associate, Cornell International Institute for Food, Agriculture and Development (em37@cornell.edu)
https://ciifad.cals.cornell.edu/about-ciifad/staff
Languages:
- English(Native or Bilingual)
- Shona(Native or Bilingual)
- Hungarian(Limited Working)
- Ndebele(Limited Working)
Research Specializations:
- Cornell International Institute for Food, Agriculture and DevelopmentAgricultural Development, Seed systems, Economics potential of Genetically Modified crops in Africa, Agribusiness development
MacDonald, Scott
College of Arts and Sciences
Professor, Norma K. Regan, Philosophy (scm8@cornell.edu)
http://classics.cornell.edu/scott-macdonald?netid=scm8
Regions: Africa, Europe, West Asia Professor, Norma K. Regan, Philosophy (scm8@cornell.edu)
http://classics.cornell.edu/scott-macdonald?netid=scm8
Countries: Ancient Greece; Roman Empire; Mediterranean countries
Languages:
- Latin(Full Professional)
- French(Limited Working)
- Classical Greek(Limited Working)
Research Specializations:
- Classicsancient philosophy
- Medieval Studiesmedieval philosophy and theology
- Philosophymedieval philosophy; philosophy of religion; ethics; epistemology
Madrid, Alejandro L.
College of Arts and Sciences
Professor, Music; Performing and Media Arts; Latino Studies, American Studies (alm375@cornell.edu)
http://music.cornell.edu/alejandro-l-madrid
Regions: Latin America and the Caribbean, Northern America Professor, Music; Performing and Media Arts; Latino Studies, American Studies (alm375@cornell.edu)
http://music.cornell.edu/alejandro-l-madrid
Countries: Mexico, Cuba, United States
Languages:
- Spanish(Native or Bilingual)
- English(Native or Bilingual)
- French(Working Professional)
- Italian(Working Professional)
- Portuguese(Working Professional)
- German(Limited Working)
Research Specializations:
- Musicology, Ethnomusicology, Performance Studies, Latin American Studies, Latino Studies, Transnationalism, Masculinities and Homophobia, Experimentalisms, Modernism, Archives, Embodied Culture
Mahowald, Natalie
College of Engineering
Professor, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences (nmm63@cornell.edu)
Regions: Global
Professor, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences (nmm63@cornell.edu)
Languages:
- English(Native or Bilingual)
- German(Limited Working)
- Swedish(Limited Working)
- French(Elementary)
Research Specializations:
- Civil and Environmental Engineering, Earth and Atmospheric ScienceGlobal interactions between climate and bio-geochemistry through aerosols.
Majumdar, Mukul
College of Arts and Sciences
Professor, Economics (mkm5@cornell.edu)
https://majumdar.economics.cornell.edu/
Regions: Europe, South Asia Professor, Economics (mkm5@cornell.edu)
https://majumdar.economics.cornell.edu/
Countries: India, France, Germany, United Kingdom
Languages:
- Bengali(Working Professional)
- Hindi(Elementary)
Research Specializations:
- Economicseconomic theory
- Applied Mathematicsmathematical economics
Makki, Fouad
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Assistant Professor, Development Sociology (fmm2@cornell.edu)
https://devsoc.cals.cornell.edu/people/fouad-makki
Regions: Africa Assistant Professor, Development Sociology (fmm2@cornell.edu)
https://devsoc.cals.cornell.edu/people/fouad-makki
Countries: Notheastern African countries
Languages:
- Tegra
- Amharic
- Tigriña
- English
- Italian
- Arabic
Research Specializations:
- Africana Studiesdevelopment sociology; comparative literature; social theory; international development; historical sociology
- Development Sociologysociology of development; classical and contemporary social theory; international political economy; historical sociology of modernity
Maldonado Mendez, Nilsa
College of Arts and Sciences
Senior Lecturer, Romance Studies (nbm4@cornell.edu)
http://as.cornell.edu/nilsa-maldonado-mendez
Regions: Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean Senior Lecturer, Romance Studies (nbm4@cornell.edu)
http://as.cornell.edu/nilsa-maldonado-mendez
Countries: Spain, Carribean (Spanish-speaking)
Languages:
- Spanish(Native or Bilingual)
Research Specializations:
- Romance StudiesFeminism and religion in Spanish-speaking countries, teaching Spanish to heritage speakers, history, and women writers in the Spanish-speaking Americas
Mankin, David
College of Arts and Sciences
Associate Professor, Classics (dpm25@cornell.edu)
http://classics.cornell.edu/david-p-mankin?netid=dpm25
Regions: Europe Associate Professor, Classics (dpm25@cornell.edu)
http://classics.cornell.edu/david-p-mankin?netid=dpm25
Countries: Greece
Research Specializations:
- ClassicsLatin literature
Mann, Jenny
College of Arts and Sciences
Associate Professor, English (jcm238@cornell.edu)
http://english.cornell.edu/jenny-c-mann
Regions: Europe Associate Professor, English (jcm238@cornell.edu)
http://english.cornell.edu/jenny-c-mann
Countries: United Kingdom
Research Specializations:
- English Language and Literature16th- and 17th-century British literature and culture; history of rhetoric; history of science; gender studies
Manning, Sturt
College of Arts and Sciences
Professor, Goldwin Smith of Classical Archaeology, Classics (sm456@cornell.edu)
http://classics.cornell.edu/sturt-manning?netid=sm456
Regions: Europe Professor, Goldwin Smith of Classical Archaeology, Classics (sm456@cornell.edu)
http://classics.cornell.edu/sturt-manning?netid=sm456
Countries: Cyprus
Research Specializations:
- History of Art, Archaeology, and Visual StudiesAegean, Cypriot and East Mediterranean prehistory; archaeological science; classical archaeology and art; dendrochronology; dendroclimatology; dendrochemistry and climate-change science; radiocarbon dating
- ClassicsAegean, Cypriot and East Mediterranean prehistory; archaeology; dendrochronology; radiocarbon dating; climate and history
- ArchaeologyAegean, Cypriot and East Mediterranean prehistory; classical archaelology; dendrochronology; radiocarbon dating; climate change and history
- Medieval Studiesarchaeology (especially Mediterranean, Near Eastern, and European); archaeological theory; complex societies; dendrochronology (and dendroarchaeology); climate and history; archaeological science
- Geological Sciencesdendrochronology; dendroclimatology; dendrochemistry in the Mediterranean, Near East and Northeast North America; radiocarbon dating and calibration; Aegean, Cypriot and East Mediterranean history
- Near Eastern StudiesEast Mediterranean prehistory; Mediterranean archaeology; archaeological theory
- Anthropology
Mannix, Elizabeth A.
Samuel Curtin Johnson Graduate School of Management
Professor and Associate Dean, Johnson Graduate School of Management (eam33@cornell.edu)
https://www.johnson.cornell.edu/Faculty-And-Research/Profile?id=eam33
Regions: Global
Professor and Associate Dean, Johnson Graduate School of Management (eam33@cornell.edu)
https://www.johnson.cornell.edu/Faculty-And-Research/Profile?id=eam33
Research Specializations:
- Managementteam performance; multiparty negotiation; power and alliances in organizations; management and organization; behavior science
Maralani, Vida
College of Arts and Sciences
Associate Professor, Sociology (vida.maralani@cornell.edu)
http://www.vidamaralani.com/
Regions: Global
Associate Professor, Sociology (vida.maralani@cornell.edu)
http://www.vidamaralani.com/
Languages:
- English(Native or Bilingual)
Research Specializations:
- SociologySocial stratification and mobility; Gender, demography, and inequality; Education; Social disparities in health
March, Kathryn S.
College of Arts and Sciences
Professor, Anthropology (ksm8@cornell.edu)
http://anthropology.cornell.edu/kathryn-march
Regions: South Asia Professor, Anthropology (ksm8@cornell.edu)
http://anthropology.cornell.edu/kathryn-march
Countries: Nepal, Himalayas, Tibet
Languages:
- Nepali(Working Professional)
- Tamang(Limited Working)
- Sherpa(Elementary)
- French(Working Professional)
- German(Elementary)
Research Specializations:
- Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studiesanthropology of sex and gender; gender symbolism; life histories; women in development; social and cultural anthropology; South Asia and the Himalayas
- Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Studiesanthropology of sex and gender; gender symbolism; life histories; women in development; social and cultural anthropology; South Asia; Himalayas
- Anthropologyculture and meaning; expressive culture; social organization; South Asian studies; women's studies
- Global Developmentmethods of analysis; development policy; gender and social justice
- Asian Religionssex and gender in cross-cultural perspective; ethnology of the Himalayas, Inner Asia and South Asia; anthropological approaches to the study of Buddhism
- Asian Literature, Religion and Culturesex and gender in cross-cultural perspective; ethnology of the himalayas; inner asia and south asia; anthropological approaches to the study of buddhism.
- Public Affairssocial organization; South Asian studies; women's studies
- Asian StudiesSouth Asian anthropology
Marshall, Eli
College of Arts and Sciences
Visiting Faculty, Music (emm354@cornell.edu)
https://music.cornell.edu/eli-marshall
Regions: Europe Visiting Faculty, Music (emm354@cornell.edu)
https://music.cornell.edu/eli-marshall
Countries: Germany
Research Specializations:
- MusicWestern classical ensembles