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Jaleesa Reed, Ph.D. is an assistant professor in the Department of Human Centered Design at Cornell University. As a fashion studies scholar with minor areas in Gender Studies and Human Geography, she examines how marginalized communities navigate and resist systems of power through dress and beauty culture, and what resistance reveals about the enduring relationship between commerce, identity, and place.

I have three areas of expertise in teaching, involving three types of design literacies. These are visual literacy in design (DEA 1101), material literacy in design (DEA 2422) and ecological literacy in design (DEA 4220).

My research interests are related to the idea of "Nature inside" both in a theoretical and a practical sense. In the theoretical domain, I am interested in the aspects of material culture of the built environment that express a society's

Daniel Casasanto is an Associate Professor of Human Development and Psychology at Cornell University and director of the Experience and Cognition Laboratory. He studies how the diversity of human experience is reflected in our brains and minds: how people with different physical and social experiences come to think, feel, and act differently, in fundamental ways. To study cognitive diversity across cultures, his lab conducts research on five continents, using methods that range from watching children

As a design educator, I believe in balancing critical inquiry with skill development:  teaching students how to use their intellect and utilize their skills to problem-solve for a design-hungry world is both challenging and immensely rewarding.  This combination of left brain / right brain functions known as the design process improves the human condition and I view my role as a guide for students as they endeavor to learn from those problems that require and

Jessica (Pin-Yu) Chen graduated from New York University with a Master of Public Health in Public Health Nutrition and Dietetics. Her interest in dietetics grew from learning how nutrition care can support disease prevention, treatment, and long-term health. During her academic years, she became especially interested in medical nutrition therapy for cardiometabolic diseases, where nutrition recommendations often need to be adapted to each person’s condition, medications, lifestyle, and cultural background. 

Her research experience includes studying

Amanda Levy is from Syosset, New York.  She recently completed her Master’s degree at Indiana University through a five-year program. Her primary interest is nutritional counseling and working one-on-one with individuals to foster sustainable, realistic eating habits and healthier relationships with food. Through the Cornell internship program, she hopes to gain broader exposure to a range of clinical settings and clarify her long-term career goals.

Her experience includes serving as a research assistant in a

Joshua Siger hails from Athens, Georgia, where he attended the University of Georgia. During his time at the university, he earned both an undergraduate and a graduate degree in nutritional science. 

Beyond his academic accomplishments at UGA, Joshua engaged in unique nutrition research roles. During his undergrad, Joshua served as the head research assistant for the UGA Dining Services. This research atmosphere served to better understand college students’ relationship to food selection within the dining