About Kate Rodger
Hello! I am a sophomore in the College of Arts & Sciences at Cornell University. I study cognitive science, with interdisciplinary interests in evolutionary anthropology, political psychology, and data science.
As a Laidlaw scholar, I am working on an interdisciplinary project dealing with the socioecological impacts of Indonesia's national capital city relocation from Jakarta to Nusantara. Through the K. Lisa Yang Center for Conservation Bioacoustics, I assist in combining bioacoustic technology and ethnographic research methods to study human and "more-than-human" communities in East Kalimantan and how they are affected by Nusantara's construction. In the summer of 2025, I am excited to travel onsite for my LiA to work directly with community partners at Mulawarman University and continue my work on this project.
Outside of academics and Laidlaw research, you can find me out on Cayuga Lake canoeing or rowing for our club team. I also lead tours for prospective students, volunteer with Art Beyond Cornell, and make collages.
Please feel free to reach out to me here or at kcr53@cornell.edu!
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Project Outline: Human-Environment Interactions in Indonesian Borneo
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Manager of Undergraduate Programs & International Experiences, Coordinator of the Laidlaw Program, Cornell University , Cornell University
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Very insightful Elliot, thank you for sharing!
So excited to be working with you this summer!
Looking forward to our time together as well!