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.

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 fall semester, next in Fall 2010
• 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.
• 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.
• AEM 7620, Microeconomics of International Development, a graduate course offered next in Spring 2011
• AEM 7650, Development Microeconomics Graduate Research Seminar, a graduate student seminar offered both semesters. (8:40am-9:55am Tuesdays in Fall 2009).
• Cornell Adult University CyberTower study room, International Food Aid After 50 Years

I am affiliated with Cornell's graduate fields of:

• Applied Economics and Management
• Conservation and Sustainable Development
• Economics
• International Agriculture and Rural Development
• International Development
• Natural Resources

I am the faculty advisor the the following student groups:

• Help Us Stop Hunger (HUSH)