Peer Mentor Spotlights

Audrey Su '24 is a junior in E&S concentrating in Wildlife Conservation & Education. She is passionate about science communication, ornithology, and herpetology. Audrey is involved in research, the Cornell Herpetological Society, the Ecology House, and the Birding Club at Cornell. When she's not working at the Lab of Ornithology, you can find her hammocking or birding around campus. In the future, Audrey aspires to partner with local and indigenous communities through the Cooperative Extension System to restore prairies and grassland bird communities in the Midwest.

My name is Liza Wadell! I am a rising sophomore studying Environment and Sustainability, and I am especially interested in environmental economics. On campus, I am active in band and a professional fraternity called Alpha Zeta! This summer I'm in Ecuador doing research in the Amazon, so I have been spending lots of time outside and practicing my Spanish. I love being outside, music, and learning new things! My insta is @elizawadell.   :)

Hi, my name is Raymond Pan, and I am a sophomore from Athens, Georgia. I am an E&S major concentrating in Sustainable Agriculture and double minoring in Business and Sustainable Cropping Systems. At Cornell, I am involved in the Cornell Bee Club, Cornell Running Club, Cornell Angler Society, and MANRRS (Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Related Sciences). I love listening to country music, fishing, and having a good time with my friends, A fun fact about myself is that I am working on learning Spanish, but I am fluent in Mandarin Chinese and a local dialect in China called Fuzhounese. 

Adam Sharifi is a rising junior in CALS studying Environment and Sustainability with a concentration in Environmental Biology and Applied Ecology. His current passion is research and he hopes to pursue a Ph.D. in the field of sustainable agriculture. He enjoys being outdoors and loves to run around the beauty that Ithaca has to offer! 

Miranda is a senior studying Environment & Sustainability with a concentration in Sustainable Business. She is passionate about corporate sustainability, zero waste living, and circular economies. On-campus, Miranda is an active member of Cornell Sustainability Consultants where she works to help businesses become more sustainable. In the summer of 2021, she worked as an ESG & Sustainability intern at Galaxy, a financial services and cryptocurrency company. After graduating, Miranda will be working in NYC at Malk Partners, a firm providing ESG consulting services to private equity partners. In addition to this, Miranda loves otters, watching New Girl, and Lorde music.

Current Mentor

Erin Connolly is a rising senior in E&S with a passion for understanding how diseases interact with the environment, having designed a concentration that explores areas of disease ecology, entomology, and various infectious agents within ecosystems. She is pursuing minors in Infectious Disease Biology, Fine Art, Entomology, and Fungal Biology. Erin works in the Murdock Lab and has received a summer stipend through the CIHMID Undergraduate Research Program to study temperature and humidity effects on mosquitoes. In her free time, Erin enjoys oil painting and looking for mushrooms in the Ithaca area. Her Instagram account is @erincannoli