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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

Sadie is a Ph.D. student in Nutrition for Metabolic Health, working with Dr. Meng Wang, and a Graduate School Dean's Scholar. She earned a B.S. in Biological Sciences from Cornell, with a concentration in Genetics, Genomics, and Development. Sadie is broadly interested in the metabolic origins of DNA damage and in what happens when the pathways that protect against it fail. In Dr. Meng Wang's lab, she studies formaldehyde as an endogenous source of DNA

Chloe is a third-year PhD student in Dr. Martha Field's lab studying folate-mediated one-carbon metabolism (FOCM) and chronic disease. More specifically, she is investigating the roles of folate and vitamin B12 in mitochondrial DNA maintenance and stability, as well as the metabolic consequences of perturbed FOCM. Through her research, she aims to understand how these gene-nutrient interactions shape cellular metabolism and produce biomarkers that reflect health and disease states. In the future, she hopes to

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

Nailah A. Johnson is a doctoral student in developmental psychology, working with Dr. Misha Ailsworth in the Black Girl Visions Collaborative (BGVC). She is an alumna of Spelman College, where she earned degrees in Psychology (B.A.) and French (B.A.). As a Ph.D. student, she studies Black adolescent girls’ identity development, with her recent projects focusing on how supportive environments and people can help Black girls cultivate pride in their gendered racial identity.

Shah Mohammad Fahim is a Ph.D. student in Nutrition, working with Dr. Saurabh Mehta. He is a physician and earned his MBBS from the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. He later earned his M.P.H. in Epidemiology with Summa-Cum-Laude distinction from the American International University, Bangladesh. Before joining the Mehta Research Group, he was working for the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b) conducting research on maternal and child nutrition. Fahim is passionate about understanding

Larissa Shepherd, PhD., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Fiber Science & Apparel Design.

Dr. Shepherd earned her B.S. in Materials Science & Engineering at Alfred University. While earning her M.S. and  Ph.D. from Cornell University, she breifly worked in industry as a Market Development Intern for  Invista™, in addition to taking part in a Liquid Crystalline and Responsive Fibers International Research Experience for Students in Germany.