Eve De Rosa ’91

BS, PhD, Manlius, New York

Eve De Rosa is the Mibs Martin Follett Professor in Human Ecology and Professor of Psychology at Cornell University. From 2021 to 2026, she served as Cornell University’s Dean of the University Faculty, becoming the first woman and first person of color elected by Cornell’s faculty to that position. As dean, she served as a bridge between Cornell’s faculty and university leadership, helping to navigate issues of governance, academic policy, and institutional strategy across a complex research university. Prior to serving as dean, De Rosa was Associate Dean of Racial and Social Justice in Cornell’s College of Human Ecology, where she launched the university’s first interdisciplinary faculty cohort hiring initiative and helped develop cross-campus research and community partnerships. A native of Bermuda, De Rosa earned her bachelor’s degree in Biology-Psychology from Vassar College, her Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology from Harvard University, and completed postdoctoral training in human neuroscience at Stanford University School of Medicine. She began her academic career as a professor of psychology at the University of Toronto before joining Cornell University. Her research examines the neural foundations of attention and learning across the lifespan through a cross-species approach integrating human and animal models. In addition to her academic leadership and research, De Rosa’s work extends beyond the campus through collaborations with Syracuse-area community organizations focused on education, health, and neighborhood revitalization. Vassar has remained an important part of De Rosa’s life since her undergraduate years. She met her husband, neuroscientist Adam K. Anderson ’91, while they were students at the College, and their daughter is a member of Vassar’s Class of 2028.