Institute for African Development
Parfait Eloundou-Enyegue
Professor, Global Development
Parfait Eloundou-Enyegue is a professor of global development in CALS. His research agenda broadly addresses the interrelationships between population, social change, and sustainable development. Under this general theme, his current projects study the effects of contemporary demographic changes on global inequality, education, youth employment, health, food security and internal conflicts.
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Rebecca Nelson
Professor, Integrative Plant Science
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Stephan Schmidt
Associate Professor, City and Regional Planning
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Program
Role
- Faculty
- IAD Advisory Council
- IES Faculty Associate
Contact
Email: sjs96@cornell.edu
Phone: 607-254-4846
Steven Kyle
Associate Professor, Applied Economics and Management
Steven Kyle is an associate professor in the Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management. He works in the areas of macroeconomic policy in the United States and in low-income countries. His recent work includes studies of the economies of Portuguese-speaking African countries, the outlook for the U.S. economy, and issues in the management of transition economies in Eastern Europe and Central Asia.
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Rachel Bezner Kerr
Director, Institute for African Development
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Program
Role
- Faculty
- IAD Core Faculty
- IAD Director
- IAD Advisory Council
- Einaudi Faculty Leadership
Contact
Email: rbeznerkerr@cornell.edu
Phone: 607-255-3213
Sandra Greene
Professor, African History
Sandra Greene's research interests have ranged widely over the past 40 years, from the study of gender and ethnic relations in West Africa to the role that religious beliefs, warfare, and the experience of slavery have played in the lives of individuals and communities in eighteenth and nineteenth century Ghana. Most recently, she has focused on constructing the biographies of both ordinary and extraordinary women and men from southeastern Ghana.
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Program
Role
- Faculty
- IAD Core Faculty
- IAD Advisory Council
Contact
Email: seg6@cornell.edu
Phone: 607-255-6682
Michael Latham Travel Grant
Details
The Michael C. Latham Travel Award provides Cornell graduate students enrolled in a development-related field with travel support for conferences within the continental United States. These grants help cover expenses related to conference participation (travel, lodging, conference fees, etc.). Topics should be relevant to African development.
The award is named for Michael C. Latham, MD, who was professor emeritus, graduate school professor of nutritional sciences, and director of the international nutrition program at Cornell.
Eligibility
Master's and PhD students enrolled at Cornell who have been invited to present papers at professional conferences.
Amount
Awards are made on a case-by-case basis with a rolling deadline. The maximum amount awarded is $500.
How to Apply
For more information or to apply, send us an email with the particulars of the conference you wish to attend.
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When Courts Do Politics: Public Interest Law and Litigation in East Africa
Book
78.00
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Program
Type
- Book
- IAD/CSP Book Series
Publication Details
Publication Year: 2017
ISBN: 978-1-4438-9122-6
Financing Innovation and Sustainable Development in Africa
By Our Faculty
Book
92.00
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Program
Type
- Book
- IAD/CSP Book Series
Publication Details
Publication Year: 2018
ISBN: 978-1-5275-0556-8
Contemporary Customary Land Issues in Africa: Navigating the Contours of Change
Book
75.00
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Program
Type
- Book
- IAD/CSP Book Series
Publication Details
Publication Year: 2018
ISBN: 978-1-5275-1100-2