Located within academic departments, CSSH Peer Mentors are upperclass students who guide incoming first-year students within their majors. Each department’s peer mentoring program looks a bit different, but the goal is the same: helping first-year students and transfer students feel connected to their departments and supported by peers during the first and second semester on campus.
International Affairs Peer Mentors
Mentors are students in their 2nd year and above. They provide guidance and support to incoming students. International Affairs Peer Mentors are asked to attend INTL 1000 Introduction to International Affairs class each week. Class meets for one hour once a week, schedule is posted in Banner.
INTL 1000 Intro to International Affairs/HCL
Instructor: Amílcar Barreto (a.barreto@northeastern.edu)
IAF Program Contact: Julie Boudoukara (j.boudoukara@northeastern.edu)
Interested in becoming a Peer Mentor in an upcoming semester? Please view the goals, expectations, and application deadlines found on the CSSH Advising page for more information.
Meet our International Affairs Peer Mentors:
Peer Mentors
Peer Mentors Spring 2024
Shira Ashkenza
International Affairs with Middle East Studies concentration
Emily Bernard
International Affairs and Economics
Sara Flynn
International Affairs and International Security
Lydia Rashcer
International Affairs and Sociology
Nayla Zaki
International Affairs and Economics
Peer Mentors Fall 2023
Mary Raines Alexander
International Affairs with minors in Chinese and French
Hannah Anthony
International Affairs and Human Services
Grayson Bunting
International Affairs and International Business
James Chekal
International Affairs
Alexa Grayson
International Affairs and Human Services
Eva Langer
International Affairs
Anika Sharma
International Affairs and International Business
Peer Mentors Spring 2023
Ariana Aghili
International Affairs
Bella Carbone
History, Culture, Law
Liam Cmok Kehoe
International Affairs
Gemma Pellegrini
International Affairs
Lydia Rascher
International Affairs
Joanna Kuri Sayeg
International Affairs
Maria Theoharis
History
Peer Mentors Fall 2022
Alejandra De Leon Barcelo
International Affairs/Criminal Justice
Mackenzie Fuller
International Affairs
Ishita Khanna
International Affairs/Economics
Thomas Leslie
International Affairs/Criminal Justice
Madeleine Poitras
International Affairs
Anika Sharma
International Affairs/International Business
Liza Sheehy
History, Culture, & Law
Sahiti Tholeti
International Affairs/Political Science
Kia Vilchez
International Affairs/Criminal Justice
Peer Mentors Spring 2022
Kaitlyn Cavallaro
International Affairs/Economics
Ana de-Niz
International Affairs/Human Services
Lilian Lindquist
International Affairs/Economics
Alessandro Memoli
International Affairs/Economics
Tiffany Pottenburgh
History, Culture, Law
Lydia Rascher
International Affairs/Anthropology
Margaretha Van Sloun
International Affairs/Human Services
Taiyi Wang
Asian Studies
Bianca Yeager
History, Culture, Law
Peer Mentors Fall 2021
Thomas Barbour-Leslie (he/him)
BA International Affairs/Economics
Jenia Browne (she/her)
BS International Affairs/International Business
Sara Flynn (she/her)
BA International Affairs
Mirsa Freed (she/her)
BA History, Culture, Law
Abbott Gailmard (she/her)
BA International Affairs/Environmental Studies
Ishita Khanna (she/her)
BA English/Anthropology
Joanna Kuri Sayeg (she/her)
BA International Affairs/Criminal Justice
Saarthak Turki (he/him)
BS International Affairs/International Business
Kellie Woo (she/her)
BA International Affairs
Peer Mentors Spring 2021
Kiira Amechi (she/her)
BA International Affairs/Environmental Studies
Renee Antaran (she/her)
BA International Affairs | Minor: Political Science
Ilana Berliavsky (she/her)
BA International Affairs | Minor: Communication Studies
Anna Brown (she/her)
BA International Affairs/Political Science | Minor: Arabic
Rosie Catanzaro (she/her)
BA International Affairs/Environmental Studies
Lilyana Ibanez (she/her)
IBA International Affairs | Minor: Spanish
Lucas O’Reilly (he/him)
BA International Affairs/Environmental Studies
Meghan Rice (she/her)
BA International Affairs | Minor: Spanish
Dylan Sweeney (he/him)
BA International Affairs/Political Science
What Are the Goals of the CSSH Peer Mentoring Program?
Each program/department’s peer mentoring program looks a bit different, but the goals for each of them are the same:
- Helping first-year students and transfer students feel connected to their programs/departments
- Providing peer support during a student’s first semester on campus
- Easing new students’ transition to college/Northeastern life through peer guidance
- Introducing and helping new students navigate opportunities on campus and in Boston
- Building a CSSH community that spans across class levels (from first-years to seniors)
- Providing examples of curricular, extracurricular, and experiential learning pathways by sharing stories of lived experiences
Who Do I Contact If I Have Questions?
If you have any questions about the CSSH Peer Mentor program or application, please contact Kelliann Henry, Coordinator of Undergraduate Student Engagement, at k.henry@northeastern.edu. The CSSH Peer Mentor website is found here.