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Meet our faculty

Cornell faculty design and teach every CAU experience, including international and domestic small-group Study Tours and the annual on-campus CAU Summer program.

Jim Alexander

Professor of Physics and Director of the Laboratory for Elementary-Particle Physics

CAU Study Tour 2022: Switzerland: Einstein, Art & a Visit to CERN

Warren D. Allmon

Director of the Paleontological Research Institution

CAU Study Tour: Journey to Antarctica, December 7 - 18, 2025

Benjamin Anderson

Associate Professor of History of Art and Classics

CAU Summer 2025: Being Byzantine: Art and Culture of New Rome

Kathleen Arnink

Senior Lecturer, Viticulture and Enology

CAU Summer 2025:Wine & Food Pairing: Cultivating the Epicurean Palate

Ellen Avril

Chief Curator and the Judith H. Stoikov Curator of Asian Art

CAU Study Tour 2023: Japan, East Asian Art Through the Ages

Edward Baptist

Professor of American Studies

CAU Study Tour 2024: The Delta's America

Matt Baughan

Head Varsity Coach for Men’s Golf

CAU Summer 2025:The Game Changing Golf Clinic for All Players

Catherine K. Blumenkamp

Lecturer in Human Centered Design

Textile Artistry: Creating Art to Wear, CAU Summer 2024

Michell Chresfield

Assistant Professor, Africana Studies & Research Center

CAU Summer 2025: Genetics & Culture

Elisha Cohn

Associate Professor and Associate Chair in the Department of Literatures in English

Medicine in Literature and Culture: Narrating the Art of Care | The 2024 Catherine S. Penner ’68 Seminar in Literature | CAU Summer 2024

Raymond Craib

Marie Underhill Noll Professor of History

CAU Study Tour: Chile: Magical Chiloé & Patagonia,January 5 - 17, 2026

Jennifer Cunningham ’08

M.Ed., E-RYT 500, NASM CPT, Adjunct Instructor, Athletics Department

CAU Summer 2025:Yoga: Movement & Mindfulness for All Levels

Tom Davis

The John W. Nixon ’53 Distinguished Policy Fellow at the Cornell Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy

CAU's Pre-Election Seminar, November 1 - 3, 2024

Dr. Keila Dhondt

Sr. Lecturer of the Microbiology/Immunology and Biomedical Sciences Depts

CAU Summer 2025: Wild Birds & Humans Exploring Conservation, Art, Health, & Food

Ambre Dromgoole

Assistant Professor of Africana Religions and Music

CAU Study Tour: Cuba ~ Afro-Cuban Arts & Culture, March 30 - April 5, 2025

CAU Summer 2025: Gospel and The Blues: How to Listen to History

Corey Ryan Earle '07

Visiting Lecturer in American Studies

CAU Summer 2025: Timeless Treasures: Exploring Cornell’s World-Class Teaching Collections

Evan Fay Earle '02, MS '14

Dr. Peter J. Thaler '56 University Archivist

CAU Summer 2025:Timeless Treasures: Exploring Cornell’s World-Class Teaching Collections

Wendy Erb, PhD

Postdoctoral Associate K. Lisa Yang Center for Conservation Bioacoustics

CAU Summer 2024 Evening Lecture

Juanie Fowlkes

Visiting Assistant Professor of Screenwriting

CAU Summer 2025: Your Story—From Ideation to Creation & Development

Dr. Giulia Friso, PhD

Senior Research Associate and Senior Lecturer, School of Integrative Plant Science

CAU Summer 2025: Plant Medicine—Exploring Nature’s Healing Potential

Emily Wilcox Gier

Associate Professor of Practice and Dietetic Internship Director for the Division of Nutritional Sciences

Preparing Healthful Cuisine without Sacrificing Flavor and Flair, CAU Summer 2024

Cole Gilbert

Director of Undergraduate Studies in Entomology & Professor of Insect Physiology

CAU Study Tour: Madagascar, July 31 - August 14, 2025

Charlie Green

Senior Lecturer in the Department of Literatures in English

CAU Summer 2025: Writing Memoir: Discovering Who You Are on Paper

CAU Study Tour: Colombia's River of Dreams, December 30, 2025 - January 7, 2026

Read Charlie's debut novel, The Shah of Texas

Erin Green, PhD '19, RD

Lecturer and Director of the Didactic Program in Dietetics, Division of Nutritional Sciences

CAU Summer: Flavors Across the Map: Exploring Cultural Cuisines in American Cities

Nancy Green

Gale and Ira Drukier Curator, Johnson Museum of Art (retired)

CAU Study Tour New Mexico: Arts & Culture in the Land of Enchantment

CAU Summer 2025: Mistress, Muse, Mentor, Maker: Women’s Roles Throughout Art History

Charles Greene

Professor Emeritus in the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences

CAU Study Tour 2022: Hawaii: The Big Island—Coral, Creatures & Climate Change

Drew Harvell

Professor Emeritus of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

CAU Study Tour 2022: Hawaii: The Big Island—Coral, Creatures & Climate Change

Dr. Mark Holton

Lindseth Co-Director of Cornell Outdoor Education

CAU Summer 2025: Bicycling the Byways: Ithaca and Beyond

Heather Huson

Associate Professor, Animal Geneticist, Director of the Cornell Raptor Program

CAU Study Tour: Iceland & Greenland with Total Solar Eclipse
August 5 - 15, 2026
Registration is open!

Steve Israel

Director, Cornell University Institute of Politics and Global Affairs

CAU's Pre-Election Seminar, November 1 - 3, 2024

Holger Klinck

John W. Fitzpatrick Director of the K. Lisa Yang Center for Conservation Bioacoustics at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Svalbard: In Search of Iconic Arctic Wildlife, June 17 - 26, 2025

Bruce Levitt

Professor of Performing & Media Arts

CAU Summer 2025: Funny Business: Stand-Up Comedy and Its Social, Political, and Cultural Importance

Scott MacDonald

The Norma K. Regan Professor in Christian Studies

CAU Study Tour 2023: Ancient Cities of North Africa and the Iberian Peninsula

Jessica Levin Martinez

Richard J. Schwartz Director, Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art

CAU Study Tour 2023: Japan, East Asian Art Through the Ages

Kate McCullough

Associate Professor of Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies and English

CAU Study Tour: Into Ireland ~ The History & Poetry of Revolution
June 5 - 17, 2025
Registration is open!

Annemarie Morse

International Wine Judge, Educator

CAU Summer 2025: Wine & Food Pairing: Cultivating the Epicurean Palate

Roberta Moudry, '81, M.A. '90, Ph.D. '95

Architectural Historian

Sense & Sustainability: How Intellect & Action Can Contribute to a Promising Future, CAU Summer 2024

Julie Nathanielsz '93, MFA

Dance, Movement, and Contemplative Practice Instructor and Cornell Instructor of Archery

Movement as Research: Tuning into the Body Through Poetic Imagination, CAU Summer 2024
Archery For All: The Game and the Physical Practice, CAU Summer 2024

Maryterese Pasquale-Bowen

Assistant for School Programs, Johnson Museum of Art

CAU Summer 2025: Mistress, Muse, Mentor, Maker: Women’s Roles Throughout Art History

Daniel Petticord

NSF-GRFP Fellow, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology

Plat Du Jour: The Art and Science of Mindful Eating in the Modern Era, CAU Summer 2024

Linda Rayor

Senior Lecturer and Senior Research Associate

CAU Study Tour: Madagascar, July 31 - August 14, 2025

Rachel Beatty Riedl

The Peggy J. Koenig ’78 Director of the Center on Global Democracy and Professor of Government

CAU's Pre-Election Seminar, November 1 - 3, 2024

Amanda D. Rodewald, Ph.D.

Garvin Professor, Natural Resources and the Environment Senior Director of the Center for Avian Population Studies, Laboratory of Ornithology

CAU Study Tour: The Best of New Zealand by Sea
November 11 - 24, 2025
Registration is open!

Vanya Rohwer

Curator of Birds and Mammals, Lab of Ornithology

CAU Summer 2023: Natural History Collections: A Crucial Cornerstone for Science and Society

Ivan Sagel

Director and Senior Instructor, Merril Sailing Center

CAU Summer 2025: Sailing: Learning with On-Water Practice

Heather Schofield

Assistant Professor, SC Johnson College of Business

Evening Lecturer, CAU Summer 2025

Elliot Shapiro

Knight Foundation Director of Writing in the Majors, Knight Institute for Writing in the Disciplines and Jewish Studies

Jewish Films and Filmmakers: Ernst Lubitsch, Billy Wilder, Nora Ephron, CAU Summer 2024

Zach Shulman

Director, Entrepreneurship at Cornell, and Managing Partner, Cayuga Venture Fund

The Rocky Road of Startups: From Culture, Unicorns, & Scandals, to Key Fund-Raising Concepts, CAU Summer 2024

David Silbey

Associate Director, Cornell in Washington

CAU Study Tour 2023: Breaking the Walls of Fortress Europe: World War II and D-Day in London, Normandy, Paris

Deborah A. Starr

Professor of Modern Arabic and Hebrew Literature and Film and Director of the Jewish Studies Program

CAU Study Tour 2022: Egypt: A Cruise up the Nile

Barry Strauss

Bryce and Edith M. Bowmar Professor in Humanistic Studies

CAU Study Tour 2022: Undiscovered Greece

Eric Tagliacozzo

John Stambaugh Professor of History

CAU Study Tour 2026: Echoes of Empires Southern Japan & South Korea's Maritime Pathways
June 7 - 20, 2026
In partnership with Criterion Travel
More info coming soon!

John Tobin-de la Puente

Professor of Practice at the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business, and Senior Faculty Fellow at the Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability

CAU Study Tour: Greenland's Arctic Grandeur
August 30 - September 9, 2025
Registration is open!

David Todd, BA and BFA'06

Photographic Artist and eCornell Course Facilitator

CAU Summer 2025: Photography: Your Personal Portfolio

Jennifer Gioffre Todd

Photographic Artist and Manager of Art Studios

CAU Summer Photography Courses

Sarah Wagner, PhD

Public Information Specialist, Lab of Ornithology

CAU Summer 2025: Wings of Discovery—A Beginner’s Guide to Birds

Sara Warner

Associate Professor of Performing and Media Arts and Director of the LGBT Studies Program

CAU Summer 2025: Gay American History

CAU Study Tour 2024: NYC Spring Theater Seminar