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Amanda Levy is a dietetic intern at Cornell University with a background in dietetics and nutrition science. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Applied Health Science in Dietetics and Master of Science in Applied Health Science in Nutrition Science from Indiana University Bloomington. Her current research examines factors that influence older adults’ access to and use of nutrition services. Her professional interests include oncology nutrition, sports nutrition, women’s health, and maternal nutrition. Amanda is

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

Catherine Kueffer Blumenkamp is a designer and educator whose work is guided by her interest in material culture and the aesthetic, cultural, and collective meanings of design.

As a lecturer in Human Centered Design, she teaches courses in fashion, aesthetics and society and fashion draping; hosts workshops that invite outside experts to share their experience with the Human Centered Design community; and serves as associate director of the Cornell Fashion + Textile Collection. She is

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. 

This summit brings together early childhood researchers, policymakers and practitioners to examine the research foundations, policy implications and practical applications of early child care programs.

Registration has closed for the event. For registered attendees, event information can be found at the summit website.

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. 

Cornell Human Ecology and the Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research have a launched a new minor in translational research. 

Translational research is the process of connecting what scientists discover to what happens in the real world. Learn more about the curriculum, the requirements, how the minor can be applied to your major and how it may help you on your career path.