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Grubbs's current research focuses on the (mis)representation of Black women at the intersection of fashion, beauty, and media. This agenda explores the use of stereotypical imagery to represent Black women throughout visual culture, and the impact that the representations have on Black women’s self-presentation, identity formation, and societal perception. Lauryn connects her research to her creative and entrepreneurial ventures, by taking a Black feminist approach to decolonize the gaze and diversify authorship of images of

Research Associate in Fiber Science. My research focuses on the remediation and environmental fate of pollutants, and the analysis and degradation study of dyes on textile and archaeological samples. I also cooperate with other faculty on the projects of fabric evaluation, textile test and biodegradation. Teaching and training are my other duties. Currently teaching Fiber Chemistry class and training TAs for other Fiber Science classes. 

Senegal Alfred Mabry is a fourth-year Ph.D. candidate in the neuroscience area of the Department of Psychology in the College of Human Ecology at Cornell University. He is working to characterize the heart-brain axis in Parkinson’s disease using magnetic resonance imaging. He aims to understand why people with Parkinson’s may struggle to perceive their internal bodily sensations and how interventions like exercise training reduce Parkinson’s symptoms.

In 2024, he was named a Cell Press Rising

Dr. Jane Mendle received her Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of Virginia and completed her clinical internship at the Payne Whitney Clinic of New York Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical College.  Her research is focused on the transition from childhood to adolescence, primarily how different aspects of puberty -- its timing and tempo, its early life antecedents, and the ways that children, peers, and family member perceive and understand it -- are related to psychological health

Abby Glick is a second-year M.S. student in Molecular Nutrition with the Aydemir Lab at Cornell University. She earned her B.S. in Dietetics from Iowa State University, where she contributed to clinical and community-based research. Drawing on this foundation in human studies, Abby’s current work explores the molecular mechanisms underlying gut disorders, such as inflammatory bowel disease, and how these findings can inform clinical interventions. She is particularly passionate about bridging molecular discoveries with patient-centered

Zhuoheng Li is a Ph.D. candidate in Molecular Nutrition, working with Dr. Nathaniel Vacanti. He holds an M.S. in Biochemical and Molecular Nutrition from the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University and a B.S. in Food Science and Technology from the University of California, Davis. Zhuoheng is dedicated to developing algorithms and pipelines for the integration and analysis of multi-omics data, with the objective of translating complex data into cancer biology

Kelly earned a bachelor’s degree in Dietetics from Marywood University, Scranton, where she also completed their Coordinated Undergraduate Program in Dietetics. She received a master’s degree in Nutrition Science from Northern Illinois University and has enjoyed various roles as a registered dietitian over the past 3 decades working in New York, Massachusetts, and Illinois. 

Kelly’s experience spans from an early concentration in clinical dietetics, with a specialty in nutrition support, which shifted to community dietetics