Across the Einaudi Center, visiting scholars are at work conducting research, collaborating with faculty and students, and contributing to Cornell's campus community. Find out how to become a visiting scholar.
LACS Visiting Scholar
Pedro M. R. Barbosa is researcher on public policy, comparative late welfare states, political economy, and the politics of redistribution.
Visiting Scholar ’22-’25
David Cordero-Heredia, J.S.D. ’18 is an Associate Professor of Law, at Universidad Católica del Ecuador currently visiting Cornell University as Visiting Fellow of the Latin American and Caribbean Studies Program.
Visiting Scholar
Karen Lalrindiki Donoghue teaches in the Department of Journalism and Mass Communication at North Eastern Hill University, Shillong, India.
Senior Visiting Fellow
Pedro Erber is an Associate Professor at the School of International Liberal Arts and the Graduate School of International Culture and Communication Studies, Waseda University in Tokyo, Japan. He is also associate editor of the journal ARTMargins.
Regional Affiliate Scholar
Santiago García is a conservation scientist and policy expert with over 15 years of experience across Latin America, Africa, and the U.S. He is Director of Forests Partnerships at Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), supporting forest governance and climate finance.
Visiting Scholar
Shuyuan He is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of History at Beijing University of Chemical Technology. He obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree in History from Zhengzhou University and his Doctor of Philosophy degree in History from Sun Yat-sen University.
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.
Einaudi Center Practitioner in Residence
Paul Kaiser joins the Einaudi Center in 2025–26 as Einaudi's practitioner in residence.
Visiting Scholar
Sadia Mahmood holds a PhD in Religious Studies from Arizona State University. Her research investigates religious difference and the production and governance of postcolonial minorities in South Asia.
Visiting Critic
Nicaraguan political cartoonist Pedro X. Molina was an Artist Protection Fund fellow in the Einaudi Center’s Latin American and Caribbean Studies Program (LACS) and continues his engagement as a visiting critic.
Visiting Scholar
Yoshiko Okuyama (PhD, University of Arizona) is a professor of Japanese studies in the Department of Languages at the University of Hawai’i at Hilo. Her areas of specialization include Japanese popular culture, disability studies, deaf studies, second language acquisition, and technology-mediated communication.
Associate Professor, Russian and Slavic Studies at NYU
