Patrick J. Mehler
Reppy Institute Freeman Prize Winner 2023-24
Patrick J. Mehler is an M.S. candidate in Industrial and Labor Relations. He graduated with a B.S. with Honors in 2023. Patrick assists in teaching law, graduate, and undergraduate students about mediation and restorative justice and has served as Cornell's longest student-mediator through the Campus Mediation Practicum. As an undergraduate, Patrick's work in peace studies included research in Vietnam, the Hopi Nation, and the Navajo Nation, which culminated in graduating as an ILR Global Scholar. Additionally, his honors thesis research focused on conflict resolution's role within institutions of higher education.