Tiffany St. Bernard is a doctoral student in biomedical engineering from East Granby, Connecticut. After earning a bachelor’s in biology from the University of Connecticut, she chose to pursue a degree at Cornell due to its network of support. What is your area of research and why is it important? My research falls under the…

Laura Simmons-Stern is a professional student in global development from Needham, Massachusetts. Having earned her bachelor’s degree at Connecticut College and volunteered in the Peace Corps, she chose to pursue a Cornell MPS degree to learn valuable skills for her career in a condensed amount of time, allowing her to continue making a difference. While…

Claire Fox is a doctoral student in evolutionary biology from Charlottesville, Virginia. Having learned about Cornell’s ecology and evolutionary biology program, she attended Cornell as an undergrad before continuing on to a Ph.D. program. What is your area of research and why is it important? I am a functional morphologist and I study how features…

Grace Bulltail is an alumna of the biological and environmental engineering program at Cornell, from which she holds a Ph.D. Prior to enrolling in her doctoral program, she graduated from Stanford University with a bachelor’s degree and earned masters degrees from the University of Montana and Columbia University. Since leaving Cornell, she has returned to…

Will LaRose is a masters candidate in public administration with a concentration in public and non-profit management. He comes to Cornell after having served four years in the Army, and is currently serving with the New York National Guard while completing his degree. What branch of the military did you serve in? I served four…

Wayne Johnson is a doctoral student in management with a concentration in management and organizations at the Johnson School of Business. Prior to attending Cornell, he served in the Army. Which branch of the military did you serve in? Army, branched Combat Engineers then Civil Affairs. What was your path to get to Cornell? My…

Coralie Salesse-Smith is a doctoral candidate in plant biology from Oakville, Ontario, Canada. After earning her undergraduate degree at the Canadian University of Waterloo and learning of the merits of Cornell’s plant biology graduate field, she came to Ithaca to pursue further studies. What is your area of research and why is it important? My…

What is your area of research? I study the sociology of families and relationships. Specifically, I investigate how gender dynamics in romantic relationships manifest in inequalities at home and in the workplace. In my dissertation, I am examining the process of transitioning from cohabitation into marriage, with a focus on engagement proposals. This work analyzes…

Maxim Shcherbakov is featured as part of Cornell’s Postdoc Appreciation Week 2018. Maxim Shcherbakov is from Pushchino, Moscow Oblast, Russia and has a PhD in laser physics from Lomonosov Moscow State University. He conducts research in the field of nanophotonics in Gennady Shvets’ lab in Applied and Engineering Physics. What is your area of emphasis?…

Luisa Cortesi is featured as part of Cornell’s Postdoc Appreciation Week 2018. Luisa Cortesi is a Stanford H. Taylor Postdoctoral Fellow in Science and Technology Studies and Anthropology at Cornell University. What is your degree, field, and hometown? My academic background is somewhat convoluted—not so infrequent for anthropologists. I have a postgraduate degree in Diplomacy…