Recently, undergraduate research assistant Kathleen McCormick presented to Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) staff on her experience last summer as a CCE research intern. Sharing via web conference, Kathleen summarized her summer work with the Adolescent Transitions Lab and outlined the importance of the intervention currently being tested. She also discussed the benefits of participating in research as an undergraduate student, emphasizing the value of the introduction to the research process and the connection to community the project facilitated. Additionally, she detailed some of the challenges she encountered while conducting research in a non-research setting, discussed the benefits of that unusual environment, and answered questions about the role of CCE student interns as both research assistants and members of the communities in which they are conducting research.