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The Southeast Asia Program (SEAP) is the home for all scholars at Cornell conducting research on Southeast Asia.

Graduate Student

Degree Pursued: MPH

Anticipated Degree Year: 2027

Committee Chair/Advisor: Alex Travis, Benjamin Parker

Discipline: Public Health

Graduate Student

Degree Pursued: PhD

Anticipated Degree Year: 2028

Committee Chair/Advisor: Andrea Bachner

Discipline: Comparative Literature

Professor, Entomology

Laura Harrington's research focuses on the biology, ecology, and behavior of mosquitoes that transmit human diseases. She became interested in global health issues and vector-borne diseases after living and working for several years in rural Thailand.

Professor Emeritus, Hobart and William Smith College

Jack Harris studies men and masculinity in Vietnam. He has expanded into looking at the experience of Vietnamese as they go through massive economic and social change.

Professor Emerita, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Drew Harvell's research on host-pathogen interactions and the sustainability of marine ecosystems has taken her from the reefs of Mexico, Indonesia, and Hawaii to the Pacific Northwest.

Foreign Service Officer and Civil Service Officer, US Department of State and Lieutenant Colonel, US Army (Retired)

Michael Hauser’s research focuses on foreign affairs and policy in Southeast Asia, particularly in Indonesia and Singapore, with specific attention to conflict, security, economic development, and state partnerships.

Graduate Student

Degree Pursued: PhD

Anticipated Degree Year: 2029

Committee Chair/Advisor: Thomas Pepinsky

Discipline: Political Science

Primary Language: Arakanese, Burmese

Visiting Scholar

Su Yin Htun is an Institute of International Education Scholar Rescue Fund (IIE-SRF) fellow and visiting scholar in the Einaudi Center for International Studies’ Southeast Asia Program. 

Graduate Student

Degree Pursued: PhD

Anticipated Degree Year: 2027

Committee Chair/Advisor: Jessica Weiss Chen

Discipline: International Relations

Primary Language: Burmese

Professor, Information Science

Steven Jackson is an associate professor in the Department of Information Science and Department of Science and Technology Studies. He conducts research in the areas of scientific collaboration, technology policy, democratic governance, and global development.