Cindy Hsin-Liu Kao
Dr. Kao is an Associate Professor in Human Centered Design, with graduate field faculty appointments in Information Science, and Electrical & Computer Engineering at Cornell University. She founded and directs the Hybrid Body Lab. Her research practice themed Hybrid Body Craft blends cultural and social perspectives into the design of on-body interfaces. The goal is to shift towards more inclusive and diverse designs for emerging soft wearable technologies, which often appear in the
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
Michael Nunno
I am a retired Senior Extension Associate (Emeritus) with the College of Human Ecology, Cornell University. I am affiliated with the College's Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research and the research and evaluation team of the Residential Child Care Project. My professional purpose is consistent with the RCCP’s mission to provide high-quality, research-informed, and equitable services for children served by our nation’s child welfare, juvenile justice, mental health, and developmental disability systems. My focus is on
- Sep 16 ,2025
- by Karen Steffy
- Human Centered Design
- MVR G151
Reimagined Health Spaces of the Future: A Kaiser Permanente Journey
Kaiser Permanente, founded 80 years ago, is a value-based health care delivery system. This presentation documents the last 10 years of our work, success, and the lessons we have learned along the way. Designing healthcare spaces for the future requires a deep understanding of future care delivery, the necessary technology, and the spaces that support it. This presentation explores the processes and tools used to define these spaces and technologies.
Most designs stop at this
- Apr 27, 2026
- by Marisa LaFalce
- Community Engagement, Holistic Human Health, Technology + Human Thriving
Archival fellow highlights public health legacy and its lessons for today
Tara Pearson, a Ph.D. student in Human Behavior and Design and the 2025 dean’s graduate summer archival research fellow, analyzed the sanitation bulletins that Cornell mailed to rural New York women in the early 20th-century as part of the Cornell Reading Course for Farmers' Wives.
Martha Van Rensselaer created the reading course as part of the university’s outreach to New York’s farm families. She blended storytelling, humor and practical advice to empower rural women