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Jamila Walida Simon earned her Bachelor's Degree from Wells College and her Master's Degree from Cornell University. She began her career with Cornell University Cooperative Extension in New York City (CUCE-NYC) under the direction of Cornell Human Ecology (CHE) alum, Dr. Davis-Manigaulte the former CUCE-NYC Family and Youth Development Program Leader. Jamila served as the CYFAR CITY Project Coordinator while with CUCE-NYC. This launched her love for anchoring youth voices in her positive youth development

Rachel Dunifon is the Rebecca Q. and James C. Morgan Dean of the College of Human Ecology. As dean of the college since 2020, she led the development of Vision 2030, which unified the college's scholarship around the themes of health equity; sustainability and society; and technology and human health. She has overseen the creation of the Action Research Collaborative, the Purpose Science & innovation Exchange, the Joan Klein Jacobs Center for

As a Ph.D. student in the field of Design and Environmental Analysis in our College’s Department of Human Centered Design, Tara Pearson explores the possibilities of design to positively impact emotional experience and bolster wellbeing. Her research examines the role of visual aesthetics in eliciting emotions in our environment—most recently, experiences of positive surprise and delight. As a Teaching Assistant here, Pearson has supported design-thinking related courses including: Design Graphics and Visualization (DEA1150); Making a

Julia Chapman joined The Parenting Project: Healthy Children, Families & Communities team in May 2017, and also works with the Youth Risk and Opportunity Lab at Cornell University. She has a B.A. in psychology from the University of Rochester and received a master’s in social work in 2022. Her research interests include how trauma relates to adolescent development and how families can act as protective factors against the development of maladaptive coping mechanisms.

Kimberly Kopko received her Ph.D. in Child Development from the Department of Human Development at Cornell University and joined the Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research (BCTR) in the College of Human Ecology.  Her research and Extension work examines child development and parenting and family processes.  Current research and outreach projects include: parenting and youth development, parenting and child learning, and the use of research and evidence-based parent education programs to promote positive parenting and strengthen families. Ongoing academic and research interests include

Françoise is a Ph.D. student in International Nutrition in Dr. John Hoddinott’s Lab. Her dissertation research focuses on food choices and diet quality of adolescents in Bangladesh, using mixed methods approaches. Prior to joining Cornell, she worked with the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) on the Innovation for Health and Planet team. She holds a M.Sc. degree in Nutritional Epidemiology and Public Health at Wageningen University & Research (WUR) (The Netherlands, Kenya) and a

Shibani is an Associate Professor at Cornell University in the Division of Nutritional Sciences. Her research focuses on formulating and testing solutions targeting malnutrition in all its forms in women and children. Drawing on expertise in social science approaches, combined with epidemiological and biomedical methods, she has designed and implemented randomized controlled trials and longitudinal birth cohort studies focused on the maternal-infant life cycle. Her research aims to identify effective interventions and generate evidence to