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Leighton Beaman is a designer, writer and educator. His design work, research and writing focus on the history, discourse, and speculative future of spatial material culture and its implications for environmental responsibility, and socially conscious design practices.

Leighton is an Associate Professor of Practice at Cornell University, focusing on spatial material culture, advanced technologies for design and fabrication, as well as environmental and social responsibility in design. Prior to his appointment at Cornell, he taught

Sephra Lamothe is an interdisciplinary researcher and curator. Her research interest centers on uncovering historically underrepresented experiences within fashion. Sephra’s current research explores the effects of traumatic experiences and environments on material culture. Her recent work includes exploring changes within the design and roles of women's clothing during the 1918 Flu and COVID-19 pandemics and garment production within the Canadian Penitentiary system. 

I am an architectural designer and researcher whose primary interest is research-driven design approaches to fitting objects, spaces, and experiences to human needs, capabilities, and behaviors.

Before coming to Ithaca, I was a faculty member at the University of Houston, and an Architectural Designer III at Perkins + Will. Prior to joining Perkins + Will, I was a faculty member at the University of Idaho and practiced as an architectural designer at SmithGroup, an American

Climate change related weather events increasingly threaten our homes and surrounding environments, placing significant stress on human health and well-being. My research examines the impact of adverse weather events—particularly extreme heat and air pollution—on human health and learning. I also investigate how environmental systems in urban schools and neighborhoods can mitigate these exposures, thereby enhancing health and learning across the life course. Through utilizing spatial modeling and land surveying methods, I identify high-priority areas for

Timothy J. Mateer is a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Department of Human Centered Design at Cornell University. He received a dual PhD from the Pennsylvania State University in Human Dimensions of Natural Resources and the Environment & Recreation, Park and Tourism Management. His research focuses on how exposure to natural environments through recreational and educational experiences helps to support thriving social and ecological systems.