Andrea N. Robinson is a PhD candidate in the Nutritional Sciences with concentrations in Biochemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology and Epidemiology at Cornell University. Her research investigations how improved maternal and child nutrition can improve child health outcomes, especially for children living in low resource settings. Prior to Cornell, she was a National Cancer Institute Post-baccalaureate at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), where she studied multi-drug resistance in cancer cells. Andrea is a first-generation college student who graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology from the University of North Texas. As a graduate student, Andrea has received the Cornell Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship, the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship, Cornell Graduate School’s Early Career Exemplary Service Award and was an 2025 inductee to the Edward Bouchet Honor Society. While at Cornell she has held many leadership positions, including treasurer of the Black Graduate and Professional Student Association, McNair Graduate Program Coordinator, and co-PI on a grant for improving the mental health of minority graduate students. Andrea is passionate about training and mentoring young scientists of color, eliminating health disparities and other injustices. Ultimately, Andrea aspires to be a university professor conducting community-based participatory research focused on improving diet-related health outcomes in populations that are disproportionately at risk for poor health.