Madison Wolfinger

Madison Wolfinger is a first-year Ph.D. student in the Human Development and Family Sciences (HDFS) program at the University of Delaware. Her research encompasses (1) social connectivity, (2) substance use disorder, and (3) stigma. Madison is a member of the Earnshaw lab and is a research assistant for the Delaware Institute for Excellence in Early Childhood (DIEEC).

Madison earned her B.A. in Integrated Biology, integrating Public Health with an additional Healthcare Management concentration from Cedar Crest College in Allentown, PA, and her Masters of Public Health from Cornell University in May 2026.

Presentations

• Wolfinger, M., (2025, Nov). Suicide Prevention Resources Within Tompkins County and the Surrounding Regions: An Interactive Map. Tompkins County Whole Health Suicide Prevention Coalition, Ithaca, New York.
• Wolfinger, M., Noel, C., (2025, Oct). Peer Support Programs Support Substance Use Disorder Outcomes in Cayuga County. Cornell Masters of Public Health Public Health Impacts, Ithaca, New York.
• Wolfinger M., (2025, Oct). Removing Barriers: Increasing Mammography Screening Without the Referral. Cancer Screening Work Group, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York.
• Wolfinger, M. (2024, May). Optimizing a PCR-Based Technique to Measure Telomerase Regulation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Cedar Crest College Thesis, Allentown, Pennsylvania.
• Wolfinger, M., Bentley, M., Characterization of Soil Microbes that Inhibit Pseudomonas but do not Impact Eukaryotic Organisms. Tiny Earth Symposium, Madison, Wisconsin.
• Wolfinger, M., Vyas, K., (2023, Mar; 2022, Mar). Optimizing a PCR-Based Technique to Measure Telomerase Regulation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Pennsylvania Academy of Science, Erie, Pennsylvania & Center Valley, Pennsylvania.
• Wolfinger, M., Vyas, K., (2022, Apr). Optimizing a PCR-Based Technique to Measure Telomerase Regulation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Lehigh Valley Cellular and Molecular Biology Symposium, Allentown, Pennsylvania.

Invited Presentations

• Wolfinger, M., Noel, C., (2026, Nov). Peer Support Programs Support Substance Use Disorder Outcomes in Cayuga County, NY. American Public Health Association Conference Emerging Scholars Theater, San Antonio, Texas.

Professional Experience

• Student Researcher, 2024-Present. Evaluated a peer-support program in rural New York to analyze service utilization and program effectiveness.
• Student Animator, 2026. Worked alongside experts at Garett County, MD Health Department to create an animated video for elementary school children on tick-borne illness and prevention.
• Teaching Assistant, 2025-2026. Course Assistance for Dr. Amandine Gamble at Cornell University for Biostatistics.
• Student Facilitator, 2025-2026. Worked alongside experts at the United Hospital Fund to facilitate discussions between stakeholders in different regions of New York State to learn about the Medicaid 1115 Waiver implementation.
• Tompkins County Whole Health Department Intern, 2025-2026. Worked on a suicide prevention directory and created an interactive map of suicide prevention resources in the county and surrounding regions based upon the stepped-care model

Honors and Awards

• Deans List 2020-2024
• Mentor of the Year, 2024
• Summa Cum Laude, May 2024
• Advanced Public Health Certificate, 2026
• Delphi Honor Society
• Tri-Beta Biology Honor Society
• Rho Xi Chemistry Honor Society

Education

• M.P.H, Concentration in Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Cornell University, 2026
• B.A. in Integrated Biology, Focus on Public Health and Healthcare Management, Cedar Crest College, 2024