LACS Director
Kenneth Roberts
Director, Latin American and Caribbean Studies Program
Kenneth Roberts is the Susan August Rubinstein Professor of Government in A&S. He returns in fall 2026 as director of the Einaudi Center's Latin American and Caribbean Studies Program.
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Role
- Faculty
- LACS Core Faculty
- LACS Director
- LACS Steering Committee
- Einaudi Faculty Leadership
Contact
Email: kr99@cornell.edu
Alex Nading
Associate Professor, Anthropology
Alex Nading is a medical and environmental anthropologist in the College of Arts and Sciences. His research, mostly focused on Nicaragua, has examined transnational campaigns against dengue fever, bacterial disease, and chronic kidney disease, as well as grassroots movements to address these issues.
He is the former editor (2021-24) of Medical Anthropology Quarterly and author of two books, "Mosquito Trails: Ecology, Health, and the Politics of Entanglement" (2014) and "The Kidney and the Cane: Planetary Health and Plantation Labor in Nicaragua" (2025).
Additional Information
Program
Role
- Faculty
- LACS Core Faculty
- LACS Director
- LACS Steering Committee
Contact
Email: amn242@cornell.edu