PEER RESOURCES
ACADEMIC FELLOWS
Each residential college has an academic fellows or mentors society—an honorary service organization dedicated to the promotion of intellectual and scholastic endeavors. Jones Fellows are juniors and seniors who have proven academic achievement, college citizenship, an interest in academic life of Jones college, and a willingness to help fellow students. Perhaps most importantly, they are a group of students who have excelled in their respective disciplines and who are willing to offer aid to whoever should need it.
Unlike the PAAs, Fellows do not specialize in academic advising, meaning they are not generally experts on class selection or scheduling. Rather, the Academic Fellows are people who have taken and aced that difficult introductory course which keeps you up late on a Saturday night, and they want to help you succeed in it as well. Feel free to contact any of your Fellows whenever you may need them!
- Serve as tutors, peer editors, and mentors for fellow Jonesians
- Provide academic assistance through review sessions and individual tutoring sessions
- Provide information about post-graduation opportunities by connecting students to knowledgable community members within a particular field
- Host talks from faculty members or associates concerning a current event or a topic of interest to the Jones community
The Jones Academic Fellows:
Kathy Lachman
kl116@rice.edu
BIOS 201/301/302/353, CHEM 121/122/211/320
Nyla Hartigan
nrh1@rice.edu
PHYS 111/112, MATH 211/212, any EEPS
Samvita Gautham
sg185@rice.edu
BIOS 300/301, CHEM 121/122, SPAN 330/368, PHYS 125, MDHM 201/268, ENGL 200/330
Varsha Chandramouli
vkc1@rice.edu
CHEM 211/313, BIOS 372/301/334, MATH 212, KINE 301/300/351/302
Mira Srinivasa
mas50@rice.edu
CHEM 211/313, BIOS 341, BIOE 252/322/391/332/372/370
Sean McGarry
spm10@rice.edu
Any STAT, low level SMGT & BUSINESS
Arcadia Hinton-Cooley
arh8@rice.edu
Writing, SOSC 302, PSYC 101/202/203/340
Zack Donovan
zd25@rice.edu
CMOR 220/302/304/360, MATH 101/102/212/221/212/222/270/302/321/354/355
Anjali Mathew
am307@rice.edu
COMP 140, ECON 100, COMP 182, ECON 200/203, COMP 215/312
Ben Lindenbaum
bl77@rice.edu
COMP 140/182/215/312
Biraj Nainabasti
bn25@rice.edu
BIOS 201/202/301, CHEM 211, PHYS 126
Melissa Lee
mcl15@rice.edu
BIOS 202, KINE 300/301/310/311/319/321/440, HEAL 103
Jackson O'Brian
jo60@rice.edu
MECH 202/310, CHEM 121/211, CMOR 220, MATH 211
Coleman O'Brian
co63@rice.edu
MECH 202/200, CMOR 220, MATH 212/211
Leslie Rojo Flores
lr80@rice.edu
PSYC 101/203/202, SOCI 101, FWIS, Spanish all levels, CMOR 220
Rebecca Tang
rt66@rice.edu
CHEM 211, PSYC 202, FWIS/writing, STAT 310, ASIA 216
Simran Ghosh
sg256@rice.edu
STAT 410, ECON 307/455, Creative/fiction writing
Ankita Rajesh
ar228@rice.edu
ECON 100, DSCI 101, CHEM 211
Gwendolyn Crain
gc63@rice.edu
English, Poli Sci, Writing
Tori Cole
tmc16@rice.edu
POLI 211, POLI 210, Writing/FWIS
Eshika Tandon
et58@rice.edu
BIOS 201, BIOS 341, BIOS 385
Peer Academic Advisors
Serving as liaisons for the Office of Academic Advising, PAAs are students at each college that have been broadly trained in numerous areas of academics here at Rice. Generally speaking, your college PAA team coordinates numerous group and individual activities that attempt to strengthen the academic vitality of your residential college. You may find yourself seeking the advice of a PAA about:
- General graduation requirements
- Specific classes
- Research opportunities
- Studying abroad
- Professional school requirements
- Or any topic as it relates to academics
Remember, even if a particular PAA cannot answer each and every one of your detailed questions, they can at least serve as a helpful resource to point you in the right direction of someone else that can. As you become more familiar with academics here at Rice, we hope you begin to understand that academics, learning, and especially advising are all ongoing dynamic conversations that involve multiple perspectives and not just a prescription for registrations.
For more information, visit http://oaa.rice.edu/.
CONTACT
AREA OF STUDY
YEAR
Abigail Li
al181@rice.edu
Sports Medicine & Exercise Physiology; Spanish minor; Biochemistry & Cell Biology minor; Pre-Med
Sophomore
Arryana Lyon
anl10@rice.edu
Cognitive Sciences; Environmental Studies/French Language/Civic Leadership minors; Pre-Law, Pre-Graduate School
Junior
Mira Srinivasa
mas50@rice.edu
Bioengineering; Pre-Med
Junior
Jackson O'Brian
jo60@rice.edu
Mechanical Engineering; Pre-Med
Freshman
Coleman O'Brian
co63@rice.edu
Mechanical Engineering; Pre-Law
Freshman
Ben Schussler
bns5@rice.edu
Mathematics; Physics; Linguistics; Pre-Graduate School
Junior
Nyla Hartigan
nrh1@rice.edu
EEPS; Physics; Data Science minor; Pre-Graduate School
Junior
Hannah Watkins
hw76@rice.edu
Computer Science
Junior
Varsha Chandramoulli
vkc1@rice.edu
Sports Medicine & Exercise Physiology; Spanish minor; Biochemistry & Cell Biology minor; Medical Humanities minor; Pre-Med
Junior
Lily Hestjean
lh70@rice.edu
Biosciences (Ecology and Evolutionary Biology); Spanish and Portuguese minor; Environmental Studies minor; Pre-Graduate School
Freshman
Leslie Rojo Flores
ls48@rice.edu
Psychology; Sociology; Certificate in Language and Intercultural Communication - Spanish; Poverty, Justice, and Human Capabilities minor
Freshman
Elena Wang
ew76@rice.edu
Physics; Data Science minor; Pre-Graduate School
Freshman
Ava Brazell
amb36@rice.edu
Political Science major; Business minor; Pre-Law
Sophomore
Tori Cole
tmc16@rice.edu
Political Science; Sociology; African American Studies minor
Sophomore
Annie Yan
ay63@rice.edu
Managerial Economics; Political Science/Social Policy Analysis; Politics, Law and Social Thought minor; Pre-Law
Senior
Rachel Ayalon
ra106@rice.edu
Political Science; Social Policy Analysis; Spanish and Portuguese minor
Freshman
Yilan Ruan
yr23@rice.edu
Mathematics; Computer Science; Pre-Graduate School
Junior
Biraj Nainabasti
bn25@rice.edu
Sports Medicine; Biochemistry minor; Pre-Med
Sophomore
Naayaa Mehta
nm80@rice.edu
Bioengineering; Global Health Technologies minor; Pre-Graduate School
Sophomore
Rice Health Advisors
Hey Jones! We are your Rice Health Advisors, a peer resource trained to assist you with wellbeing needs in college. We’ve all participated in a semester-long class at Rice to receive training and receive on-going training throughout the year on the following topics:
- Mental Health
- Drugs and Addiction
- Body Image and Wellness
- Nutritional Wellness and Exercise
- Sexual Wellness and Healthy Sexuality
- Conflict Mediation
- Time Management
- Stress and Self-Care
- Roomate Relationships
- Suicide Prevention
- Active Bystander Training
- Ally Training
We work closely with the Rice Counseling and Wellness Centers (and our A-Team!) in order to provide direct support to our college through year-long programming, one-on-one support, and office hours concerning anything and everything related to your wellbeing! Although we have designated office hour times, you can reach out to us individually at any time. Our intention with office hours is to provide clear opportunities for students to come to us if they are hesitant about reaching out to us at a random time. But seriously, reach out whenever!
We are well trained, but we are not experts. So, if there’s something we don’t know about, we’ll know who to refer you to instead and support you through the process. We handle all conversations with confidentiality unless we see a peer in a situation of immediate danger.
RHAs are also stocked with: bandages, pain relievers, ear plugs, condoms, cough drops, tampons, pads, cool packs, heating pads, antacids, and thermometers. These resources are available at anytime, please don’t hesitate to ask!
CONTACT
YEAR
Delaney Miller (Head RHA)
dem14@rice.edu
Senior
Samy Martinez (Head RHA)
sm201@rice.edu
Junior
Yuv Sachdeva
yuv@rice.edu
Senior
Anisha Abraham
ama25@rice.edu
Senior
Doug Calvillo
djc9@rice.edu
Senior
Christina Ko
cyk3@rice.edu
Junior
Daniel Peinado
drp5@rice.edu
Junior
Melissa Lee
melissalee@rice.edu
Senior
Katie Maurano
km78@rice.edu
Junior
Navya Dronamraju
nd58@rice.edu
Sophomore
Ayra Matondang
asm20@rice.edu
Junior
PEER CAREER ADVISORS
- Resume and cover letter reviews
- Job and internship basics
- Using our online resources including RICElink and Vault
- Understanding CCD services
Peer Career Advisors (PCAs) are a group of student volunteers who are selected through an application and interview process. They serve as ambassadors to undergraduates and play a valuable role in supporting the Center for Career Development. PCAs reinforce the knowledge, skills, and resources offered through the CCD. PCAs are specially trained to assist you with the following topics:
CONTACT
AREA OF STUDY
YEAR
Danielle Colon
dfc5@rice.edu
Cognitive Sciences
Junior
Christina Ko
cyk3@rice.edu
Neuroscience
Senior
Yuna Jiang
yj65@rice.edu
Business and Managerial Economics and Organizational Sciences
Sophomore
