Mayleen Cortez
Mayleen Cortez-Rodriguez is an Applied Mathematics Ph.D. candidate at Cornell University in her 6th year of the program. She graduated from California State University, Channel Islands in 2020 with a B.S. in Math 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 and she is broadly interested in applications related to social good. As a daughter to Salvadoran immigrants, Mayleen is also invested in making mathematical spaces inclusive and welcoming for underrepresented groups in math. Click below to read more!
News & Events
Data Science for Social Good
Mayleen just wrapped up a 12-week summer internship with Real Good AI, a 501c3 nonprofit organization dedicated to bettering our world by researching AI safety, explainability and uncertainty quantification while also offering free data science consulting to nonprofits doing good. Mayleen created an open source educational app that helps nonprofits plan for the future. Stay tuned for the app launch!
Teaching Causal Inference
In Fall 2024 semester, Mayleen co-taught an undergraduate causal inference course with Professor Y. Samuel Wang in the Department of Statistics and Data Science at Cornell University.
Inclusive Leadership Workshop
In June 2024, Mayleen participated in the Colman Inclusive Leadership Program where she learned skills and theory related to inclusive leadership in academic and professional contexts.
Science Policy and Advocacy
Mayleen was an American Mathematical Society Catalyzing Advocacy in Science and Engineering (CASE) Fellow in 2024. She was sponsored to attend the CASE Workshop in Washington, D.C. to learn about the federal policy-making process and science research advocacy.
