Mary R. Ruberti
Mary Ruberti, LMSW, is an extension associate with the BCTR. Ms. Ruberti has worked in child welfare and residential treatment for over 30 years in various roles including direct care worker, supervisor, social worker, training coordinator, and quality assurance manager. Ms. Ruberti has been affiliated with the Residential Child Care Project at Cornell since 1993. She has had the privilege of providing training and technical assistance to agencies implementing Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI) and Children
Lauryn Grubbs
Grubbs's current research focuses on the (mis)representation of Black women at the intersection of fashion, beauty, and media. This agenda explores the use of stereotypical imagery to represent Black women throughout visual culture, and the impact that the representations have on Black women’s self-presentation, identity formation, and societal perception. Lauryn connects her research to her creative and entrepreneurial ventures, by taking a Black feminist approach to decolonize the gaze and diversify authorship of images of
- Feb 22, 2024
- Holistic Human Health, Technology + Human Thriving
VR can help older adults feel less lonely and improve cognition
An elderly person visits a Tokyo temple, remarking on the scenery to a companion. The next day, they plant a tree and show a guest around their garden. On other days, they craft a ceramic bowl, build a dresser or stroll down a city street. They do this all without leaving home.
Experiences like these will take place in virtual reality (VR) as part of a five-year project led by Saleh Kalantari, the Lois
- Sep 19 ,2025
- by Karen Steffy
- Human Centered Design
- T01 Human Ecology Building
The Hand in the Design Process
Melissa Conroy is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Human Centered Design who specializes in knitwear design and cross-disciplinary creative collaboration. She will discuss the differences and intersections between the disciplines of art, craft and design with an emphasis on understanding how the disciplines of art and craft can benefit the design process using hands-on processes.
Xia Zeng
Research Associate in Fiber Science. My research focuses on the remediation and environmental fate of pollutants, and the analysis and degradation study of dyes on textile and archaeological samples. I also cooperate with other faculty on the projects of fabric evaluation, textile test and biodegradation. Teaching and training are my other duties. Currently teaching Fiber Chemistry class and training TAs for other Fiber Science classes.
Senegal Alfred Mabry
Senegal Alfred Mabry is a fourth-year Ph.D. candidate in the neuroscience area of the Department of Psychology in the College of Human Ecology at Cornell University. He is working to characterize the heart-brain axis in Parkinson’s disease using magnetic resonance imaging. He aims to understand why people with Parkinson’s may struggle to perceive their internal bodily sensations and how interventions like exercise training reduce Parkinson’s symptoms.
In 2024, he was named a Cell Press Rising
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- by Karen Steffy
- Human Centered Design, Cornell Human Ecology
- T57 Human Ecology Building and 1411 MVR
Call for Art - ReImagine: Sustainable Art & Objects
The College of Human Ecology’s Green Team is looking for art for this year’s recycled/upcycled art exhibit. Re-Imagine: Sustainable Art & Objects will be held in the MVR 1250 Gallery from March 24 – April 17. Submissions can be dropped off in T57 Human Ecology Building or 1411 MVR by Friday, March 20.
