Mayleen Cortez

Mayleen Cortez-Rodriguez is a 4th year Applied Mathematics Ph.D. student at Cornell University. She graduated from California State University, Channel Islands in May 2020 with a B.S. in Mathematics and a minor in Computer Science. She is a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship recipient. Her current research interests lie in causal inference, particularly experimental design and methodology. As a Latina and daughter to Salvadoran immigrants, Mayleen is also invested in making mathematical spaces safer for underrepresented groups in math. She strives to make mathematical spaces inclusive, welcoming and ultimately, more diverse. Click below to read more!