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​Mentorship toolkit


In 2026, I added a new facet to my postdoctoral work at Cornell: supporting the Cornell postdoctoral community. The postdoc is a famously isolating time, as postdocs are often short-term and fall between students and faculty. As part of my new position, I authored the following mentorship documents to support postdocs in the Cornell K. Lisa Yang Wildlife Health Fellows Program. This toolkit is also posted on the webpage for the Cornell Consortium of Postdoctoral Biodiversity, Environment, and Sustainability Trainees (CCBEST).
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A guide and layout for the other three documents in this mentorship toolkit.
Completed by both advisor and postdoc, an introspective guide to communication
Completed by both advisor (3) and postdoc (4) with comparable sections for discussion.

​Throughout graduate school, I have rarely encountered professors with the same combination of scientific rigor, pedagogical talent, and compassionate, directed support and mentorship that Maggie provides. -- Halina Malinowski, Duke University