Service

Service, leadership & community.

Science is most impactful when paired with service. From student governance and peer review to science communication and mentoring, I aim to build the communities that sustain our work.

01 — Leadership

Student governance and chapter founding.

2023–2024Cornell EEB GSA

Treasurer

Cornell Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Graduate Student Association.

2021–2023Cornell EEB GSA

President

Cornell Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Graduate Student Association.

2018Princeton

Founder and President, ESA SEEDs Chapter

Founded the Princeton chapter of the Ecological Society of America's SEEDs programme.

2020–presentMembership

Ecological Society of America; Sigma Xi Honor Society

02 — Peer Review & Consulting

Reviewing, grant panels, and manuscript consulting.

Ad-hoc reviewer for Plant Biology, Ecology and Evolution, Environmental Microbiology, Pedosphere, and Global Change Biology (assisting X. Xu).

Writing and Data Consultant, HighEdit Consulting (2022–present). Independent consulting practice assisting international clients to improve research manuscripts for publication in English-language journals.

Ad-hoc grant reviewer, Cornell College of Arts and Life Sciences (2020–2025).

03 — Science Communication

Selected media coverage.

2025Cornell Atkinson Center

"2025 Graduate Research Grant Spotlight"

2024The Everglades Foundation

"Creating Solutions for a Sustainable World"

2022Archbold Biological Station

"Archbold's Visiting Scholars"

2020Discovery Princeton

"The Roots of Tropical Diversity"

2018Microsoft

"Microsoft AI Empowering-Innovation"

Drone footage featured.

04 — In the Field & Community

Get in touch.

petticordd@caryinstitute.org