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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

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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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  • Faculty
  • LACS Faculty Associate

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Kathleen Rasmussen

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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  • Faculty
  • LACS Faculty Associate
    • LACS Professor Emeriti

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Alison Power

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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  • Faculty
  • LACS Faculty Associate

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Steven Pond

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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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  • Faculty
  • LACS Faculty Associate
    • LACS Professor Emeriti

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