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Professor Evans is an environmental and developmental psychologist interested in how the physical environment affects human health and well being among children. His specific areas of expertise include the environment of childhood poverty, children's environments (housing, schools, playgrounds, toys),  cumulative risk and child development, environmental stressors, and the development of children's environmental attitudes and behaviors.

I design culturally relevant interventions, in partnership with community stakeholders, that aim to improve diet, health, and overall wellbeing of adolescents that reside in urban communities. I am deeply committed to conducting research that informs public health programming and policy. As such, the majority of my research studies have a clearly identified plan for translation from the very beginning.  

Jay (JungKyoon) Yoon is an associate professor in the Department of Human Centered Design at Cornell University, where he leads the Meta Design & Technology Lab. Yoon's research investigates how products can be systematically designed to enrich users' momentary as well as long-term experiences. He builds on knowledge and methods from human-centered design, human-computer interaction, and positive psychology.

Yoon's research findings and design supports (i.e., design methods and tools) have been applied to and

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

Robin Roger is a seasoned communications professional with nearly 20 years of experience in higher education marketing and communications. At Cornell University, she has led transformative initiatives for the College of Human Ecology, including a complete website redesign, the launch of a new college brand, and the college's Centennial celebration.

Before joining Cornell, Robin served as Director of News and Publications at Ithaca College, where she oversaw news, storytelling, alumni and prospective student publications, and

Misha N. Ailsworth (formerly Inniss-Thompson) is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at Cornell University. Dr. Ailsworth received her doctorate in Community Research and Action at Vanderbilt University. She is an alumnus of Cornell's Department of Human Development. During her undergraduate career, she was a Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Scholar.

Dr. Ailsworth’s research examines the impact of families, communities, and schools in shaping Black girls’ mental health and wellness using a cultural-assets perspective.