John Eckenrode
John Eckenrode is Professor of Human Development and Associate Director of the Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research. He is also founder and Co-Director of the National Data Archive of Child Abuse and Neglect. His research concerns child abuse and neglect, the effects of preventive interventions, translational research, and stress and coping processes. He is a social psychologist (Tufts, 1979), has authored numerous journal articles and chapters, and has edited three books, Stress Between Work and
- Dec 5, 2025
- Holistic Human Health, Technology + Human Thriving
Liu designs for intergenerational access and connection
Zeyu Liu’s research explores how older adults experience intergenerational programs and what makes those programs effective.
He presented a poster at the Gerontological Society of America Annual Scientific Meeting in Boston, Massachusetts, where he received the Behavioral and Social Sciences, Boaz Kahana Student Poster Award.
Q. Tell us about your research. Why is it important?
A. I recently published a paper in Gerontology & Geriatrics Education titled “Connecting generations: An integrative review of intergenerational technology
Andrea Parrot
Andrea Parrot Ph.D. is a Professor in the Department of Policy Analysis and Management at Cornell University, where she has been teaching since 1981. She teaches courses in Contemporary Issues in Women's Health, Human Sexuality, the Global Perspective on Violence Against Women, Reproductive Health Policy, and Medical Ethics. Her research interests have revolved around women's health issues, sexual assault, infertility, and cross cultural women's health and violence against women. She earned her MS at SUNY
- Mar 9, 2022
- by Sheri Hall
- Community Engagement, Alumni
Paying it forward with purpose
Kyle Muña ’21, Human Development, credits his experience at the College of Human Ecology with helping him find his purpose in life — and right now that means helping high school students in Lancaster, PA, find their purpose.
Muña is a fellow and the senior program lead for ATTOLLO PREP, a nonprofit organization focused on supporting high-achieving, diverse high school students in Lancaster. He works as a mentor and develops and implements programs that help
Gary Evans
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.
