Felix Thoemmes
Felix Thoemmes is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology. He is also a member of the graduate field of Statistics. Before he came to Cornell, he was a Professor at the University of Tuebingen, Germany, in the Center for Educational Science and Psychology, and an Assistant Professor in the College of Education and Human Development at Texas A&M University.
Jaleesa Reed
Jaleesa Reed, Ph.D. is an assistant professor in the Department of Human Centered Design at Cornell University. As a fashion studies scholar with minor areas in Gender Studies and Human Geography, she examines how marginalized communities navigate and resist systems of power through dress and beauty culture, and what resistance reveals about the enduring relationship between commerce, identity, and place.
John Elliott
I have three areas of expertise in teaching, involving three types of design literacies. These are visual literacy in design (DEA 1101), material literacy in design (DEA 2422) and ecological literacy in design (DEA 4220).
My research interests are related to the idea of "Nature inside" both in a theoretical and a practical sense. In the theoretical domain, I am interested in the aspects of material culture of the built environment that express a society's
- Sep 3, 2026
- by Galib Braschler
- Holistic Human Health, Technology + Human Thriving
New spaces, shared science in Kinzelberg Hall
For Savita Sastry, one of the biggest benefits of the newly renovated research labs in Kinzelberg Hall can be measured in just a few steps.
Sastry is a Ph.D. candidate in molecular nutrition. When she was learning to use microscopy to image tissues, she sometimes found herself spending an hour trying to troubleshoot a problem on her own. Now, researchers from other labs with expertise in microscopy are working nearby. She just has to walk
- Sep 1, 2026
- by Kathy Hovis
Marvel actor Dominique Thorne ’19 visits campus for screening, talks
- Sep 10, 2026
- by Marisa LaFalce
- Holistic Human Health, Social Impact + Justice, Sustainability + Society, Technology + Human Thriving, Student Life
Meet the Class of 2030
In August, we welcomed 260 first-year students to Cornell Human Ecology. They come from across the United States, from New York and Alabama to Idaho and Texas, as well as from around the world, including Jamaica, Jordan and Singapore. We asked five students to share a little about themselves, their aspirations and why they found their fit in the home of the human experience:
Hezekiah Riazi
Felisha Liang
Lea Martini
Camryn Kerr
Sandra Clarke