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Beatriz Carmona received her BS in Nutrition/Dietetics with a minor in Statistics from Auburn University in 2021. She is now a doctoral candidate in Community Nutrition in the Division of Nutritional Sciences at Cornell University, and an NIH-funded T32 trainee in Maternal and Child Nutrition. 

Naiwen is PhD candidate in Nutritional Sciences and minor in Epidemiology and Data Science. Her study focuses on understanding the dimension of diet-related factors and malnutrition among vulnerable populations including children, adolescents, and women of reproductive age in low/middle-income settings using both traditional statistical approaches and machine learning.

Pei-Yin  is interested in the relationship between metabolism and chronic diseases. Her research focuses on how adipocytes are involved in obesity and cancer cachexia. She is fascinated by the ways in which various biological pathways influence energy homeostasis and their intricate cross-talk. She hopes to contribute her efforts toward unraveling these mechanisms and identifying potential strategies to slow the progression of chronic diseases.

Zhuoheng Li is a Ph.D. candidate in Molecular Nutrition, working with Dr. Nathaniel Vacanti. He holds an M.S. in Biochemical and Molecular Nutrition from the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University and a B.S. in Food Science and Technology from the University of California, Davis. Zhuoheng is dedicated to developing algorithms and pipelines for the integration and analysis of multi-omics data, with the objective of translating complex data into cancer biology

Rizal is a PhD student in International Nutrition at Cornell University. His research bridges artificial intelligence, precision nutrition and evidence synthesis. Working with the Mehta Research Group, he explores how large language models can support nutrition care, from dietary assessment to personalized meal planning. In addition, Rizal has been working on child and adolescent nutrition using large national datasets and systematic reviews to inform global health policymaking.

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.