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Rebecca Stoltzfus holds a Ph.D.in Human nutrition from Cornell University (1992) and a B.A. in Chemistry from Goshen College (1984). From 1992-2002, she was assistant and then associate professor in the Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. She joined the Division of Nutritional Sciences in 2002 as an associate professor and was promoted to professor in 2005. For the 2008-09 academic year, she was a visiting professor in the Department

My overarching scholarly goals, which are to generate knowledge and understanding of developmental change in perceptual, cognitive, and related neurobehavioral functions during human infancy and early childhood, and to use this knowledge to improve children’s health, well-being, and developmental potential.  My work includes studies of normative development and also studies of the impacts of environmental factors that influence developmental processes and outcomes.  The environmental factors I have focused on most are prenatal and early postnatal

My research focuses on self-concept development during adolescence and young adulthood. I have an interest in longitudinal models and reimagining how developmental psychologists quantify growth. I conduct research using community-based participatory methods and believe that research should be pragmatic and serve a wider community.

Becca is a doctoral student in the Department of Human Centered Design. Her research draws on her background in psychology and social science research, as well as six years of industry experience, to provide evidence-based design recommendations to improve the lives of young people through the design of the built environment.