Amanda Mainello

Former undergraduate intern

Amanda Mainello earned her undergraduate degree in both Biology and Public Policy from St. Mary's College of Maryland in May of 2016. She volunteered in the Agroecology Lab in the summer of 2016. Her fascination with agriculture inspired her senior research project on herbicide uptake in switchgrass, broadleaf cattails, and rice cutgrass. She is an intern in the Agroecology Lab, and working with Kayla Griffith on a project evaluating the benefits of cover crop mixtures in the Mid-Atlantic. Amanda hopes to go to graduate school in order to cultivate a strong background in agricultural science, which she can apply towards influencing policy decisions in the future.