Assessing mental health services for farmers in Madison County
- Date: June 2023 to August 2023
- Location: Ithaca and CCE Madison County
- Intern: Diana Ayubi
- Faculty sponsor: Laura Niemi
- Field mentor/supervisor: Larkin Podsiedlik, Executive Director, CCE Madison County
- Stipend: $6,000
Research and assessment of mental health services for farmers in Madison County, including researching availability, gaps & barriers, and talking to select farmers and service providers about mental health perceptions. The results will be shared in CU coursework in Fall of ’23. CCE Madison County’s relationship with faculty in the Department of Psychology will help reshape this broader undergraduate learning opportunity to become community engaged.
Qualifications and previous coursework
This opportunity was made available to non-graduating students enrolled in Cornell University's CAS, ILR, AAP, COE and JCB.
Learning outcomes
A goal of this internship is for CCE Madison’s relationship with campus based faculty and mentors in the Department of Psychology, help reshape a broader undergraduate learning opportunity to become community engaged.