Latin American and Caribbean Studies
Visiting Scholars
We are pleased to invite Latin American and Caribbean area scholars from a wide array of disciplines to affiliate with the Latin American and Caribbean Studies (LACS) Program through our Visiting Fellows in Residence program.
Mary K. Redmond
Senior Lecturer, Spanish Language
Mary K. Redmond's research interests include Spanish for heritage speakers, applied linguistics, the pedagogies of language teaching, second language acquisition theory, and issues of multilingualism.
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Kathleen Rasmussen
Professor Emeritus, Maternal and Child Nutrition
Kathleen Rasmussen's research interests include studies in experimental species, observational and intervention studies in human subjects in the US and several developing countries, and epidemiologic studies based on data from medical records and large cohorts.
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Alison Power
Professor, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Alison Power's research interests include the ecology and epidemiology of plant pathogens transmitted by insects; disease systems in the northeast U.S., in Central America, and in Thailand.
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Steven Pond
Associate Professor Emeritus
Steven Pond's research interests include jazz, and music of the African Diaspora. He is an active percussionist and drummer and director of Cornell’s Brazilian music group, Deixa Sambar.
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Jane Mt. Pleasant
Associate Professor Emeritus, Horticulture
Jane Mt. Pleasant's research interests include indigenous agriculture and plants and well-being. She is a national expert in Iroquois agriculture.