Global Public Voices Fellows
Global Public Voices fellows from Cornell are working with international partners to expand the reach of Cornell’s academic expertise to new audiences. This year’s theme for thought leadership and public engagement: global racial justice.
Cornell Fellows
Raymond Craib's research and teaching interests revolve around the intersections of space, politics, and everyday practice.
Tao Leigh Goffe is an assistant professor of literary theory and cultural history with a joint appointment in the Africana Studies and Research Center and Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program.
Tristan Ivory's research is principally concerned with sub-Saharan African geographic, social, and economic mobility.
As a 2020–21 Global Public Voices fellow, Kassam is collaborating with Frederick R. McDonald.
Ian Kysel is a core faculty member in Cornell Law School's Migration and Human Rights Program and codirects the Asylum and Convention Against Torture Appellate Clinic.
As a 2020–21 Global Public Voices fellow, Mehta is collaborating with Juan Pablo Peña-Rosas.
Linda Shi's research and professional practice focus on urban environmental governance and advancing planning policies to manage the urban climate transition in ways that improve social equity.
International Fellows
Sherna Alexander Benjamin is a systems advocate, practitioner, facilitator, and consultant based in Trinidad and Tobago. As a 2020–21 Global Public Voices fellow, she is collaborating with Einaudi Center director Rachel Riedl.
Guilherme Kenjy Chihaya Da Silva is a research fellow at the Department of Geography, Umeå University, Sweden.
Colleen Chiu-Shee is a PhD candidate in the Department of Urban Studies and Planning at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
David Dabydeen is director of the Centre for Caribbean Studies and emeritus professor at the Centre for British Comparative Cultural Studies, University of Warwick.
Frederick R. McDonald is an award-winning painter, photographer, and poet. He is a member of the Fort McKay First Nation, Alberta, Canada.
Juan Pablo Peña-Rosas is the head of global initiatives in the World Health Organization's Department of Nutrition and Food Safety.
José Ragas is an assistant professor of history, science, and technology studies at Universidad Catolica, Chile. Previously, he was a Mellon postdoctoral fellow in Cornell's Department of Science and Technology.
Maya Sahli-Fadel is a law professor at the University of Algiers.