Archives: Spotlights
Student Spotlight: Alicia Cintora

December 16, 2019 Alicia Cintora is a doctoral student in materials science and engineering from Chicago, Illinois. After completing her undergraduate degree at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, she…
DGS Spotlight: Jeff Niederdeppe, Communication

December 9, 2019 Jeff Niederdeppe is an associate professor in the field of communication at Cornell University. His research examines the mechanisms and effects of mass media campaigns, strategic health…
Student Spotlight: Rachel King

November 25, 2019 Rachel King is a doctoral student in psychology from Rockford, Illinois. After earning her undergraduate degrees from Rock Valley Community College and the University of Wisconsin-Madison, she…
Student Spotlight: Felicia New

November 25, 2019 Felicia New is a doctoral candidate in genetics, genomics and development from Gainesville, Florida. After earning her bachelor’s and master’s degrees at the University of Florida, she…
Student Spotlight: Candice Limper

November 18, 2019 Candice Limper is a doctoral student in biomedical and biological sciences from Ridgecrest, California. After earning her undergraduate degree at California State University, Chico, she chose to…
Student Spotlight: William LaRose

Late one night while on deployment for the Army, William LaRose stumbled across the Cornell Institute for Public Affairs online and knew immediately it was the right fit for him.…
Student Spotlight: Wayne Johnson

“I saw that research was a powerful microphone to project voice and knowledge far beyond my reach as a tactics instructor. I began to see research as a means of…
Student Spotlight: Taylor Brown

November 5, 2019 Taylor Brown is a M.S./Ph.D. student in natural resources from Napoleon, Ohio. After earning her undergraduate degrees at Northwest State Community College and The Ohio State University,…
Alumna Spotlight: Nizeet Aguilar, Ph.D. ’16

November 4, 2019 Nizeet Aguilar, Ph.D. ’16, is an alumna of the biomedical engineering program at Cornell from which she holds a Ph.D. Prior to attending Cornell, she earned her…
Student Spotlight: Breanne Kisselstein

October 28, 2019 Breanne Kisselstein is a doctoral student in plant pathology from Syracuse, New York. After studying molecular bioscience and biotechnology as an undergraduate at Rochester Institute of Technology,…