- Apr 23, 2026
- by Juan Vazquez-Leddon and Paul Treadwell
- Community Engagement, Social Impact + Justice, Sustainability + Society, Technology + Human Thriving, CHE in NYC
Connection, culture and community: Highlights from the 2026 CHE In-Service
More than 80 Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) educators from across New York State gathered on campus April 15-17 for the annual Cornell Human Ecology In-Service.
CCE connects communities with Cornell University research from the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) and the College of Human Ecology (CHE). It facilitates partnerships among faculty and researchers, CCE staff and leadership, community partners, and students that advance the university’s land-grant mission. CHE’s collaborations focus on youth
- Jun 10, 2025
- Alumni
Rachel Dunifon
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
Juan Hinestroza
Juan P. Hinestroza, a U.S. Fulbright Scholar and a PMP®, is the Rebecca Q. Morgan ’60 Professor of Fiber Science & Apparel Design, and directs The Textiles Nanotechnology Laboratory in the College of Human Ecology at Cornell University in Ithaca, NY.
Professor Hinestroza has extensive experience in a variety of research environments, including academia, the military, non-profit organizations, start-ups, and large corporations. He has worked in institutions across Asia, the Middle East, Europe, and
Tashara M. Leak
I design culturally relevant interventions, in partnership with community stakeholders, that aim to improve diet, health, and overall wellbeing of adolescents that reside in urban communities. I am deeply committed to conducting research that informs public health programming and policy. As such, the majority of my research studies have a clearly identified plan for translation from the very beginning.
