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Savita Sastry is a Ph.D. candidate in the Division of Nutritional Sciences, mentored by Dr. Tolunay Aydemir. Her research integrates experimental and computational approaches to uncover how zinc deficiency reshapes spatial host–microbe–nutrient interactions in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Combining multi-omics analyses, region-specific murine models, and ex vivo organoid systems, she investigates how zinc availability influences microbial function, intestinal barrier integrity, and tissue regeneration. Savita also develops computational pipelines to translate murine genomics and metagenomics insights

Elliott G. Smith, Ph.D., is a developmental psychologist with methodological expertise in experimental psychology and statistical analysis and content specialization in child maltreatment and child welfare. He is a Research Associate within the Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research where he serves as the statistician for the Residential Child Care Project. In his research, Smith is focused on evaluation of program effectiveness and the science of practice improvement. Specific interests include feedback through data visualization

Yining Hou is an M.S. student in Nutrition, working with Dr. Joeva Barrow. Yining earned degrees in Food Science and Technology from Jiangnan University and Food Technology (Honors) from Massey University in 2026. Her research interests include nutritional interventions for obesity and metabolic diseases and understanding how nutritional signals influence metabolic pathways. In Dr. Barrow’s lab, Yining studies how circulating cell-free RNA changes in response to cold exposure and rewarming and how specific circulating RNA

Brittany is a FiGLI student pursuing both her JD and PhD in Developmental Psychology. Her research is based predominantly on child eyewitnesses and juvenile justice in Cornell's Child Witness and Cognition Lab. She is also a graduate member of the Cornell University Prison Initiative and the active president of the Cornell Graduate and Professional Women's Network.

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