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Andrew Turner accepted a position with Extension Administration in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences after working for 22 years in the Cornell Cooperative Extension system in Rockland, Greene and Columbia Counties in New York's Hudson Valley. Turner accepted an interim role as the Director of the New York State 4-H Youth Development program in the BCTR in 2014 and is currently in the process of being promoted to Senior Extension Associate in BCTR

Timothy Mateer is the Research Coordinator of PRYDE. He received a dual Ph.D. from the Pennsylvania State University in Human Dimensions of Natural Resources and the Environment & Recreation, Park and Tourism Management. His research focuses on how recreational and educational experiences in natural environments support the wellbeing of both social and ecological systems. He has a particular interest in youth environmental education programs.

Casey W. Adrian is the assistant director of the Program for Research on Youth Development and Engagement (PRYDE) and coordinator of the BCTR Scholars program in the Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research. His work centers on community-based, participatory approaches to sexual and behavioral health promotion for young LGBTQ people. He is a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) in the State of New York.

As the Associate Director of Downstate Programs and Partnerships, Elizabette provides strategic leadership and helps shape and implement the vision for Food and Nutrition Education in Communities (FNEC) under the direction of the FNEC Director. In this role, she advances the mission of promoting nutrition and well-being across New York City, Long Island, and Westchester County. Representing the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) at local, state, and national levels, Elizabette plays a critical

Marla Lujan received her Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy in Physiology from Queen's University (Kingston, Ontario). She conducted her postdoctoral studies in Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences at the University of Saskatchewan prior to joining the Division of Nutritional Sciences at Cornell. The focus of her research relates to the interplay of nutrition and metabolic status with women’s reproductive health. Specific interests include understanding mechanisms whereby diet, glucoregulatory status and adiposity impact ovulation and lead to loss

Anthony D. Ong is Professor of Psychology and Director of the Human Health Labs at Cornell University and Professor of Gerontology in Medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine. His research examines how social and emotional life unfolds across multiple timescales, integrating perspectives from lifespan psychology, affective science, and behavioral medicine.

Dr. Yarden Golan earned a Bachelor's degree in Nutrition Science from Tel-Hai College (Kiryat Shmona, Israel) and a Ph.D. from the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology (Haifa, Israel). Her doctoral research focused on understanding the zinc transport mechanism into human milk via the zinc transporter ZnT2, as well as the effects of genetic variations on the structure and function of this transporter.

For her postdoctoral fellowship at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF)