Cornell is launching a new interdisciplinary Ph.D. training program on Food Systems and Poverty Reduction. This will provide two years funding, plus funding for 4-8 months field-based research in Ethiopia or Kenya. The first student cohort will start in August 2010. Students apply through graduate fields in any of more than 20 disciplines. See The Food System and Poverty Reduction IGERT for more details. Here is a listing of development economics courses offered at Cornell, including syllabi as of spring 2010.
Graduate and Undergraduate Teaching
Previously, I have taught undergraduate econometrics, international economics, and graduate business statistics, development economics, and international economics.
I teach:
- AEM 2000, Contemporary Controversies in the Global Economy, an undergraduate course offered next in Spring 2012.
- AEM 4551/CRP 6490/SOC 4450, Comparative Perspectives in Poverty Reduction Policy, a trial course offered spring 2010 and co-taught with Susan Christopherson (City & Regional Planning)
- This course will be offered only to juniors, seniors and graduate students by application. Before January 10, interested students need to submit to Prof. Barrett (cbb2) and Prof. Christopherson (smc23) a one page statement of interest, identifying prior relevant academic training and personal and/or professional experience that will enable contributions to the seminar and prepare the student to fully engage with the course material. Decisions on applications will be emailed to students no later than January 18.
- This course is not presently scheduled to be taught again.
- AEM 6040/IARD 6040: Food Systems and Poverty Reduction: Concepts and Themes, (co-taught with Rebecca Nelson): Tuesdays/Thursdays 2:55-4:10 PM in fall semester, starting Fall 2010.
- AEM 6940: Special Topics: Market Information and Food Insecurity Response Analysis (MIFIRA) Framework, a one-time 2 credit course Erin Lentz and I will offer in the first half of spring semester 2010. Students from this course will be eligible for summer 2010 field internships in collaboration with the University of Nairobi and Catholic Relief Services in Kenya or with Makerere University and CARE in Uganda.
- This course is not presently scheduled to be taught again.
- AEM 7620, Microeconomics of International Development, is not being taught this academic year.
- AEM 7650, Development Microeconomics Graduate Research Seminar, a graduate student seminar offered both semesters. (8:40am-9:55am Tuesdays in Spring 2011).
- Cornell Adult University CyberTower study room, International Food Aid After 50 Years