2026 Scholars-in-Residence

The second cohort of 11 scholars-in-residence will serve their residencies at six Columbia Global Centers. They will advance their teaching and research work, while immersing themselves in their Center's local academic and cultural environments.

Learn more about these remarkable researchers and their work below.

Mashura Akilova
Mashura Akilova
  • Residency: Columbia Global Center Athens
  • Research: Strengthening Refugee Service Systems and Workforce Capacity in Greece
Anindita Dasgupta
Anindita Dasgupta
  • Residency: Columbia Global Center Amman
  • Research: Women ASPIRE for Mental Health: Exploring Opportunities to Build Programs, Policies, and Practice in Jordan
Claire Greene
Claire Greene
  • Residency: Columbia Global Center Amman
  • Research: Strengthening youth mental health and psychosocial support in Jordan: Building a collaborative research agenda for scalable, integrated models

 

Radhika Iyengar
Radhika Iyengar
  • Residency: Columbia Global Center Mumbai
  • Research: Inter-School Climate Studio Course – Circular Economy, Urban Water Systems, and Civic Climate Engagement
Nitin Magima
Nitin Magima
  • Residency: Columbia Global Center Mumbai
  • Research: Threading Resilience: Industry-Wide Action-Response to Heat Stress in Garment Supply Chains
Nischay Mishra
Nischay Mishra
  • Residency: Columbia Global Center Mumbai
  • Research: Advanced Diagnostics and One Health Partnerships for Emerging Infections and Undiagnosed Syndromes in India
Robbie Parks
Robbie Parks
  • Residency: Columbia Global Center Santiago
  • Research: Estimating health impacts of climate and environmental change in Chile
Sailakshmi Ramgopal
Sailakshmi Ramgopal
  • Residency: Columbia Global Center Athens
  • Research: Romans Abroad: Citizenship, Place, and Empire
Lisa Sachs
Lisa Sachs
  • Residency: Columbia Global Center Beijing
  • Research: Pathways to Asia’s Green Transition: The Role of China’s Policy, Technology and Finance
Lynnette Widder
Lynnette Widder
  • Residency: Columbia Global Center Athens
  • Research: Hiding in Plain Sight: Surveying Overlooked Soils, Plants and Waterways in Athens
Lily Xu
Lily Xu
  • Residency: Columbia Global Center Nairobi
  • Research: Machine learning to optimize biodiversity monitoring