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Elaine Sha, MPH, RD, IBCLC, is a Ph.D. student concentrating in Human and Molecular Nutrition under the mentorship of Dr. Yarden Golan Maor. Her research focuses on identifying the psychosocial, physiological, and pharmacological factors that influence human milk production and composition.

Prior to pursuing her doctoral training, Elaine spent three years working as an adult and pediatric dietitian. This experience shaped her commitment to addressing persistent misconceptions and knowledge gaps in nutrition and breastfeeding and

Gwyn (she/her) is a fourth-year Ph.D. student in Community Nutrition. She comes to Cornell with a background in farm work, a B.S. in public health nutrition from The Ohio State University, a Master of Public Health from University at Albany, and experience as a program evaluator for NYS SNAP-Ed. At Cornell, Gwyn’s research focuses on how food procurement processes, policies, and funding might be leveraged to address health, dignity, and equity for both minority farmers

Mary Ruberti, LMSW, is an extension associate with the BCTR.  Ms. Ruberti has worked in child welfare and residential treatment for over 30 years in various roles including direct care worker, supervisor, social worker, training coordinator, and quality assurance manager. Ms. Ruberti has been affiliated with the Residential Child Care Project at Cornell since 1993.  She has had the privilege of providing training and technical assistance to agencies implementing Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI) and Children

Rujia Xie (she/her) researches health behaviors and social determinants of health using quantitative, geospatial, and machine learning methods. Her work in Community Nutrition at Cornell University draws on training in Demography and City and Regional Planning. In Dr. Laura Bellows’ Health Behaviors Lab, she examines how structural stressors shape maternal and child well-being. Before joining Cornell, Rujia earned a bachelor’s degree in Public Policy and Global Health from Duke University. She aims to translate complex

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