{"id":1952,"date":"2026-05-19T17:21:31","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T17:21:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/business.cornell.edu\/centers\/?page_id=1952"},"modified":"2026-07-06T12:07:45","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T12:07:45","slug":"fellows","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/business.cornell.edu\/centers\/cider\/stars\/fellows\/","title":{"rendered":"STARS fellows"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><head><\/head><body><div class=\"intro-text global-spacing--3x dotted-line-start\">\n  <div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<p>Fellows are paired with faculty and research staff affiliated with Cornell University or partner institutions, with whom they jointly author a paper on a topic of mutual interest relating to structural transformation in sub-Saharan Africa.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to producing high-quality publishable research, the program includes writing, data management, and communication capacity building designed explicitly to develop and expand the professional reach of talented early-career scholars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbglcollab.org\/blog\/staars\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">HEAR from OUR FELLOWs<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <section class=\"featured-profiles featured-profiles--condensed  section-heading--wrap bg--clear\">\n          <div class=\"section-heading__title\">\n                          <h2>2026 fellows <\/h2>\n              <\/div>\n    \n    \n    <div class=\"section-heading__content\">\n      <div class=\"grid-container text-margin-reset global-spacing--4x\">\n        <ul>\n                      <li>\n              <article class=\"profile profile--featured \">\n    <figure class=\"aspect-ratio-frame\" style=\"--aspect-ratio: 7\/5\">\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/business.cornell.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SBB_7006-Sawsan-Abdul-Jalil-515x520-1-515x500.jpg\" width=\"515\" height=\"500\" alt=\"Headshot of Sawsan Abdul-Jalil.\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"auto\">\n                        <\/figure>\n\n    <h3><a class=\"stylized-link--dark\" href=\"https:\/\/business.cornell.edu\/profiles\/sawsan-abdul-jalil\/\">Sawsan Abdul-Jalil<\/a><\/h3>\n        <span>STARS Fellow (Sudan)<\/span>\n    \n    <\/article>\n            <\/li>\n                      <li>\n              <article class=\"profile profile--featured \">\n    <figure class=\"aspect-ratio-frame\" style=\"--aspect-ratio: 7\/5\">\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/business.cornell.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/EI_Ojiri_headshot-Ojiri-Innocent-515x520-1-515x500.jpeg\" width=\"515\" height=\"500\" alt=\"Headshot of Ojiri Enahoro Innocent.\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"auto\">\n                        <\/figure>\n\n    <h3><a class=\"stylized-link--dark\" href=\"https:\/\/business.cornell.edu\/profiles\/Ojiri-Enahoro-Innocent\/\">Ojiri Enahoro Innocent<\/a><\/h3>\n        <span>STARS Fellow (C&ocirc;te d'Ivoire)<\/span>\n    \n    <\/article>\n            <\/li>\n                      <li>\n              <article class=\"profile profile--featured \">\n    <figure class=\"aspect-ratio-frame\" style=\"--aspect-ratio: 7\/5\">\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/business.cornell.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/f5afaed0-6c99-43ec-a067-42204e93219b-Solomon-Haddis-515x520-1-515x500.jpg\" width=\"515\" height=\"500\" alt=\"Headshot of Solomon Haddis Teklehaymanot.\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"auto\">\n                        <\/figure>\n\n    <h3><a class=\"stylized-link--dark\" href=\"https:\/\/business.cornell.edu\/profiles\/Solomon-Haddis-Teklehaymanot\/\">Solomon Haddis Teklehaymanot<\/a><\/h3>\n        <span>STARS Fellow (Ethiopia)<\/span>\n    \n    <\/article>\n            <\/li>\n                      <li>\n              <article class=\"profile profile--featured \">\n    <figure class=\"aspect-ratio-frame\" style=\"--aspect-ratio: 7\/5\">\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/business.cornell.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-04-13-17.41.20-yezihalem-mebrie-1.jpg\" width=\"391\" height=\"495\" alt=\"Headshot of Yezihalem Mebrie Gobezie.\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"auto\">\n                        <\/figure>\n\n    <h3><a class=\"stylized-link--dark\" href=\"https:\/\/business.cornell.edu\/profiles\/Yezihalem-Mebrie-Gobezie\/\">Yezihalem Mebrie Gobezie<\/a><\/h3>\n        <span>STARS Fellow (Ethiopia)<\/span>\n    \n    <\/article>\n            <\/li>\n                      <li>\n              <article class=\"profile profile--featured \">\n    <figure class=\"aspect-ratio-frame\" style=\"--aspect-ratio: 7\/5\">\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/business.cornell.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Ben-pic_edited2-ABU-BENJAMIN-MUSAH-515x520-1-515x500.jpg\" width=\"515\" height=\"500\" alt=\"Headshot of Benjamin Musah Abu.\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"auto\">\n                        <\/figure>\n\n    <h3><a class=\"stylized-link--dark\" href=\"https:\/\/business.cornell.edu\/profiles\/Benjamin-Musah-Abu\/\">Benjamin Musah Abu<\/a><\/h3>\n        <span>STARS Fellow (Ghana)<\/span>\n    \n    <\/article>\n            <\/li>\n                      <li>\n              <article class=\"profile profile--featured \">\n    <figure class=\"aspect-ratio-frame\" style=\"--aspect-ratio: 7\/5\">\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/business.cornell.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Reem-Hashad-Reem-Hashad-515x520-1-515x500.png\" width=\"515\" height=\"500\" alt=\"Headshot of Reem Nabil Hashad.\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"auto\">\n                        <\/figure>\n\n    <h3><a class=\"stylized-link--dark\" href=\"https:\/\/business.cornell.edu\/profiles\/Reem-Nabil-Hashad\/\">Reem Nabil Hashad<\/a><\/h3>\n        <span>STARS Fellow (Egypt)<\/span>\n    \n    <\/article>\n            <\/li>\n                      <li>\n              <article class=\"profile profile--featured \">\n    <figure class=\"aspect-ratio-frame\" style=\"--aspect-ratio: 7\/5\">\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/business.cornell.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Passport-Photo-jules2-Ngango-Jules-515x520-1-515x500.jpg\" width=\"515\" height=\"500\" alt=\"Headshot of Jules Ngango.\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"auto\">\n                        <\/figure>\n\n    <h3><a class=\"stylized-link--dark\" href=\"https:\/\/business.cornell.edu\/profiles\/Jules-Ngango\/\">Jules Ngango<\/a><\/h3>\n        <span>STARS Fellow (Rwanda)<\/span>\n    \n    <\/article>\n            <\/li>\n                      <li>\n              <article class=\"profile profile--featured \">\n    <figure class=\"aspect-ratio-frame\" style=\"--aspect-ratio: 7\/5\">\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/business.cornell.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/sunmibola_headshot_braids-Sunmibola-Olaniyi-515x520-1-515x500.png\" width=\"515\" height=\"500\" alt=\"Headshot of Sunmibola Oyetola Olaniyi.\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"auto\">\n                        <\/figure>\n\n    <h3><a class=\"stylized-link--dark\" href=\"https:\/\/business.cornell.edu\/profiles\/Sunmibola-Oyetola-Olaniyi\/\">Sunmibola Oyetola Olaniyi<\/a><\/h3>\n        <span>STARS Fellow (Nigeria)<\/span>\n    \n    <\/article>\n            <\/li>\n                      <li>\n              <article class=\"profile profile--featured \">\n    <figure class=\"aspect-ratio-frame\" style=\"--aspect-ratio: 7\/5\">\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/business.cornell.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Headshot-2315-Zakayo-Zakaria-515x520-1-515x500.jpg\" width=\"515\" height=\"500\" alt=\"Headshot of Zakayo Zakaria.\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"auto\">\n                        <\/figure>\n\n    <h3><a class=\"stylized-link--dark\" href=\"https:\/\/business.cornell.edu\/profiles\/Zakayo-Zakaria\/\">Zakayo Zakaria<\/a><\/h3>\n        <span>STARS Fellow (Tanzania)<\/span>\n    \n    <\/article>\n            <\/li>\n                  <\/ul>\n\n              <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"section-heading--wrap accordion--wrap span--red background--white bg--clear\">\n    <div class=\"section-heading__title\">\n    <h2>Past Fellows<\/h2>\n  <\/div>\n\n  \n  <div class=\"section-heading__content\">\n    <div class=\"grid-container\">\n      <div class=\"accordion__set\">\n                          <details class=\"expandable\" open>\n  <summary class=\"expandable__button\">\n    <span class=\"expandable__button-text\">\n    2025 cohort\n    <\/span>\n  <\/summary>\n  <div class=\"expandable__content\">\n                  \n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"mailto:bepountedah@gmail.com\">Dah Sansan Ali Bepounte<\/a> (Burkina Faso)<br>\n<strong>Interests:<\/strong> Armed Conflicts, Agricultural Technology Adoption, Agricultural Productivity.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"mailto:Guyogodana544@gmail.com\">Guyo Godana Dureti<\/a> (Ethiopia)<br>\n<strong>Interests:<\/strong> Policy Evaluations, Land Degradation and Productivity, Food Security and Nutrition, Agricultural Extension, Climate Shocks and Resilience<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"mailto:jonathan.garcia@hu-berlin.de\">Jonathan Garcia<\/a> (Nicaragua)<br>\n<strong>Interests:<\/strong> Food-Security, Targeting, Conflict, Social-Protection<\/li>\n<li><a 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