Franklin Becker
Academic Expertise
My area of expertise is organizational ecology; that is, I study the way in which the planning, design, and management of complex facilities such as hospitals and large corporations and R&D units affect how individuals, teams, and organizations function.
Current Professional Activities
Professor Becker is a founding editor of the Journal of Corporate Real Estate and the Journal of Facilities Management, and is on the Advisory Board of the Health Environments Research and Design Journal and
Martha Field
I am an Associate Professor in the Division of Nutritional Sciences at Cornell University. I received a B.S. in chemistry from Butler University in 2000 and a Ph.D. in Biochemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology from Cornell University in 2007.
- Oct 13, 2025
- by James Dean, Cornell Chronicle
- Social Impact + Justice, Student Life
Native American stereotypes, as seen by Native Americans
A Cornell-led study is among the first to explore Native Americans’ perceptions of stereotypes about them, centering the voices of teenage citizens of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians.
- Dec 4 ,2025
- by Lynandrea Mejia
- Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research
- MVR 1102 and Zoom
What to Do When the Kids Are Not OK
This is part of the Talks at Twelve series from the Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research.
From the early days of online communities, many pundits envisioned a world where people could be more connected around the globe thanks to new technology. And yet, this is not the world that social media brought forth. After years of struggling with misinformation, political polarization, and rampant distrust in institutions, many have begun to wonder if social media might
