Adelaide is interested in developing an understanding of how collective sense of place interacts with decision-making and environmental justice outcomes. Adelaide plans to investigate how Onondaga Lake's complex and contested watershed is understood, interacted with, and conceptualized in very different ways by diverse co-located communities. She completed a Master of Public Administration from the Maxwell School at Syracuse University in 2016, and holds Bachelors degrees in Political Science and International Relations from the University of California San Diego.