Student research mentors (SRMs) play a vital role in the vibrant life of undergraduate research and creative work at Syracuse University and are especially integral to the student governance of The SOURCE. SRMs serve in paid student employee positions as peer mentors to students in all phases of the research and creative process, assist with SOURCE planning, outreach, programs, and office tasks, and design and implement their own project to foster undergraduate research.
Office Hours | Fall 2024
SRMs have open office hours each week in 208 Bowne Hall. Whether you’re just getting started brainstorming ideas or are polishing your final presentation, we’re here to help.
Mondays
- 11am – 12:30pm (Skyla)
- 12:130pm – 2pm (Lindzy)
- 2pm – 4pm (Peter)
Tuesdays
- 1:30pm – 3:30pm (Sylla)
- 3:30pm – 5pm (Lindzy)
Wednesdays
- 10am – 12pm (Morgan)
- 12pm – 2pm (Skyla)
- 2pm – 4pm (Peter)
Thursdays
- 12:30pm – 2pm (Lindzy)
- 2pm – 3:30pm (Peter)
Fridays
- 10am – 12pm (Skyla)
- 12pm – 2:30pm (Morgan)
- 2:30pm – 5pm (Sylla)
Student Research Mentors
Morgan Albano ’25
College of Visual and Performing Arts | Film, minor in Museum Studies
Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs | History
Research interests: Contextualizing modern transgender/gender-nonconforming identities through anthropological medical and cultural inquiry. Examining the ways in which trans cultural production engages with healthcare systems in the United States.
Hobbies: Crochet, photography, filmmaking, mischief
Lindzy Berdon ’24
College of Arts and Sciences | Biochemistry
Research Interests: Impact of TRAP 1 phosphorylation by c-Abl and its effect on the regulation of apoptosis in kidney cancer cells in the Urology department at Upstate Medical University
Hometown: Chicago, Illinois Hobbies: reading and learning how to play guitar
Sylla Diallo ’25
Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs | International Relations and African American Studies
Research Interests: Emancipatory politics, revolutionary academic leaders, Walter Rodney and the Underdevelopment of Africa, revolutionary political mindset and processes
Hometown: Brooklyn, New York
Hobbies: African intellectualism, Soccer, Music, Grassroots organizing
Peter Ganunis ’25
College of Visual and Performing Arts | Film
College of Engineering and Computer Science | Computer Science
Research: Developing tools for video stylization with artificial intelligence and image processing techniques with Prof. Cooper Battersby
Hometown: Baltimore, Maryland
Hobbies: punk rock, plastic spoons, power lines in nature
Skyla Ross-Graham ’25
College of Arts and Sciences | Psychology
Research on ADHD as a moderator in the relationship between adverse childhood experiences and sluggish cognitive tempo; the effectiveness of an intervention designed to increase physical activity among adolescents with ADHD with Prof. Kevin Martin Antshel
Hometown: Queens, New York
Hobbies: volleyball, art, reading