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The SOURCE Team
Kate Hanson
Director
khanso01@syr.edu
As director of the SOURCE, Kate works to plan programs and activities that support undergraduate student participation in the research, scholarly and creative activities of Syracuse University. She enjoys working with students in all phases of the research journey and helping them navigate the challenges and successes of scholarly and creative discovery. Kate recognizes the critical importance of dedicated, thoughtful faculty mentorship and designs initiatives to support faculty as they supervise student projects and integrate student assistants in their own work.
Kate holds a Ph.D. in art history from the University of Southern California, with a focus on the early modern Italian visual culture of food in print and painting. Before joining the SOURCE, Kate worked in the Renée Crown University Honors Program, developed programming for nationally competitive scholarship and fellowship advising and taught first-year writing seminars as a Postdoctoral Faculty Fellow at Syracuse University.
Odette Marie Rodríguez
Assistant Director
orodri02@syr.edu
Odette, the SOURCE’s Assistant Director, works to support SOURCE programming to effectively serve diverse student researchers and faculty mentors. She leads the Student Research Mentor Team, develops outreach and training programs, and assists with strategic planning for the SOURCE. Odette previously worked at Colgate University, where she served as the program coordinator for the Center for Women’s Studies. At the center, she supported student interns and academic projects, developed programming, and facilitated workshops and advocated for campus initiatives in equity, inclusion and accessibility.
Prior to moving to Central New York, Odette worked in K-12 education in her home state of Florida. She is currently pursuing an MS in cultural foundations of education at Syracuse University and received a BA in women’s studies and theatre from Florida State University.
Chrissy Parisi
Operations Support Coordinator
clparisi@syr.edu
As the Operations Support Coordinator, Chrissy plays a crucial role in managing the office’s budget and supporting event planning and execution. She also helps students navigate their SOURCE awards through regular budget meetings.
Before joining SOURCE, Chrissy served as the Office Coordinator for the School of Architecture at SU. She holds a BA in Linguistics with a minor in Cognitive Science from SUNY Oswego.