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Rebecca Stoltzfus holds a Ph.D.in Human nutrition from Cornell University (1992) and a B.A. in Chemistry from Goshen College (1984). From 1992-2002, she was assistant and then associate professor in the Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. She joined the Division of Nutritional Sciences in 2002 as an associate professor and was promoted to professor in 2005. For the 2008-09 academic year, she was a visiting professor in the Department

My overarching scholarly goals, which are to generate knowledge and understanding of developmental change in perceptual, cognitive, and related neurobehavioral functions during human infancy and early childhood, and to use this knowledge to improve children’s health, well-being, and developmental potential.  My work includes studies of normative development and also studies of the impacts of environmental factors that influence developmental processes and outcomes.  The environmental factors I have focused on most are prenatal and early postnatal

My research focuses on self-concept development during adolescence and young adulthood. I have an interest in longitudinal models and reimagining how developmental psychologists quantify growth. I conduct research using community-based participatory methods and believe that research should be pragmatic and serve a wider community.

Becca is a doctoral student in the Department of Human Centered Design. Her research draws on her background in psychology and social science research, as well as six years of industry experience, to provide evidence-based design recommendations to improve the lives of young people through the design of the built environment.

Ritch C. Savin-Williams is a developmental psychologist, a professor emeritus of Human Development and Psychology. He received the Ph.D. from the University of Chicago, where he studied sex differences in dominance hierarchy formation at summer camp.

Dr. Savin-Williams has written ten books on adolescent development. The last two, Bi: Bisexual, pansexual, fluid, and nonbinary youth (New York University Press, 2021) and Mostly straight: Sexual fluidity among men (Harvard University Press, 2017) follow previous books on

In 2017 Richard V. Burkhauser became Emeritus Sarah Gibson Blanding Professor of Public Policy in the Department of Policy Analysis and Management at Cornell University. Between September 2017 and May 2019 he was a Member of President Trump's Council of Economic Advisers. His professional career has focused on how public policies affect the employment and well-being of vulnerable populations. He has published widely in journals of demography, economics, gerontology as well as public policy. Since

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