Kathleen Rasmussen
Dr. Kathleen M. Rasmussen is the Nancy Schlegel Meinig Professor of Maternal and Child Nutrition in the Division of Nutritional Sciences and International Professor of Nutritional Science at Cornell University. She received her AB degree from Brown University in molecular biology and both her ScM and ScD degrees from Harvard University in nutrition. Professor Rasmussen is internationally known for her research on maternal and child nutrition. Her research has included studies in experimental species, observational
Andre Bensadoun
Dr Bensadoun's professional expertise is in lipid transport and more specifically in the biochemistry, structure and function of lipolytic enzymes(lipoprotein lipase and hepatic lipase) and lipase-binding proteins such as heparan sulfate proteoglycans(syndecans and glypicans) and GPIHBP1 (glycosylphosphatidylinositol anchored HDL binding protein).
Rhonda Gilmore
As a design educator, I believe in balancing critical inquiry with skill development: teaching students how to use their intellect and utilize their skills to problem-solve for a design-hungry world is both challenging and immensely rewarding. This combination of left brain / right brain functions known as the design process improves the human condition and I view my role as a guide for students as they endeavor to learn from those problems that require and
Jamie Dollahite
My expertise is in the area of nutrition education for limited-resource audiences that is designed to prevent obesity and chronic disease. Prior to my retirement, I lead the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program for New York State and provide program leadership in collaboration with the NYS Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program--Education. I was active in national leadership for both programs. My research was closely integrated with the outreach
Laura Barre
I received my B.S. in Nutritional Sciences from Cornell University in 1991 and completed a dietetic internship at Emory University in Atlanta, GA in 1992. I started my clinical career practicing as a registered dietitian focusing on the nutritional care of oncology, general medicine, and geriatric patient populations in the acute and long-term care settings. I furthered my clinical training at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, graduating in 2001 with an M.D. degree
- Jul 7, 2023
- by Emily Groff
- Alumni
Carley Robinson ’20
Carley Robinson ’20 says she knew she wanted to study the psychology of adolescence since she was a teenager herself. She applied to Cornell Human Ecology (CHE) after reading about the major in human development, with plans to become a sexual health educator after graduation. But then a chance encounter with a local theater organization changed everything.
“It completely reshaped the way I thought about theater, and thus the world,” Robinson says.
In her sophomore