Karim-Aly Saleh Kassam
International Professor of Environmental and Indigenous Studies
Geographic Research Area: Afghanistan, India, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, China, Alaska, Canada, and Russia
Teaching/Research Interests: Human and environmental relations, indigenous ways of knowing, food sovereignty, sustainable livelihoods, and climate change
Kassam is a 2024 Global Public Voices freedom of expression fellow. As a 2020–21 GPV fellow, he collaborated with Frederick R. McDonald (Fort McKay First Nation, Alberta, Canada). Read their article in Medium.
Additional Information
Program
Role
- Faculty
- PACS Steering Committee
- PACS Minor Field Instructor
- SAP Core Faculty
- Einaudi Faculty Leadership
- Freedom of Expression Faculty Fellow
- IIJ Faculty Steering Committee
Contact
Email: ksk28@cornell.edu
Phone: 607-255-9757