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Nicholas is a Ph.D. candidate in Nutrition for Metabolic Health, working with Dr. Meng Wang. He earned a B.S. in Food Science and Technology with a minor in Chemistry from the University of California, Davis. Nicholas’ research interests focus on how metabolic processes influence disease development, with a particular focus on cancer and accelerated aging. In Dr. Meng Wang’s lab, Nicholas investigates aldehydes as a metabolic source of DNA damage and examines the mechanisms underlying

Jamila Walida Simon earned her Bachelor's Degree from Wells College and her Master's Degree from Cornell University. She began her career with Cornell University Cooperative Extension in New York City (CUCE-NYC) under the direction of Cornell Human Ecology (CHE) alum, Dr. Davis-Manigaulte the former CUCE-NYC Family and Youth Development Program Leader. Jamila served as the CYFAR CITY Project Coordinator while with CUCE-NYC. This launched her love for anchoring youth voices in her positive youth development

Janet Loebach is the Evalyn Edwards Milman Assistant Professor in Child Development in the Department of Human Centered Design, and the Director of the DECA Lab (Design Environments with|for Children & Adolescents).  Dr. Loebach received a Bachelor degree in Civil Engineering & Society from McMaster University (Canada), a Master of Environmental Design from the School of Architecture and Planning at Dalhousie University (Canada), and a PhD in Children's, Urban and Health Geographies from the Department of

Ashley is a Ph.D. candidate in Molecular Nutrition working with Dr. Shu-Bing Qian, studying mRNA translation regulation, nutrient-sensing pathways, and cellular stress responses. She received her B.Sc. (Hons) in Pharmacology and Biochemistry from the University of Strathclyde through a dual-degree program with China Pharmaceutical University, followed by a master’s degree in Cancer Biology from University College London. Her research interests center on understanding how dysregulated mRNA translation contributes to human disease. She plans to pursue

Kenjin is a doctoral candidate interested in the design of food environments and its role in promoting transitions to healthier, more sustainable diets. In addition to his position  within the Department of Human-Centered Design, he also serves as the Co-Chair of Research and Education for the Menus of Change University Research Collaborative (MCURC).

Kenjin received his master's degree from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and, prior to joining the College of Human

Jingjie joined the Ph.D. program in Nutritional Sciences at Cornell University in January 2023. She works in Dr. Xin-Gen Lei’s group, where she studies phytases as both animal feed additives and soil fertilizers using computational biology and enzyme engineering. Her work focuses on uncovering the evolutionary diversity and catalytic mechanisms of phosphorus-mobilizing enzymes and developing soil-compatible biocatalysts to reduce fertilizer dependence and environmental impact. Motivated by the potential of biotechnology to address global challenges in