Meet our 2020-2021 Peer Mentors!

The Peer Mentoring Program is designed to provide support to undergraduate students who are interested in pursuing research and inquiry.  Our peer mentors are wonderful undergraduate and graduate students who represent active researchers and role models from FAU's colleges and partner campuses. If you are interested in participating in undergraduate research or have questions related to how you can get started in research please email one of the mentors in your college to set up a time to meet.  Mentors are available to meet Virtually, and on the Boca Raton and Jupiter Campuses! The Peer Mentor page can tell you more about how YOU can become a mentor too! 

Visit a Peer Mentor in OURI during their Office Hours

Peer Mentors are available to meet virtually by appointment or during their office hours. You can join them via WebEx, the links are located below.  

Mondays: 

• Brian Silverstein:  10:30-11:30am
  • https://fau.webex.com/meet/bsilverstein2016
• Wafa Abdelaziz:  1-2pm
  • https://fau.webex.com/meet/wabdelaziz2019

Tuesdays: 

• Lauren Melanson:  1-3pm 
  • https://fau.webex.com/meet/lmelanson2015   
• Sky Hooler:  10am-12pm
  • https://fau.webex.com/meet/shooler

Wednesdays: 

• Olivia Curtis:10-11am
  • https://fau.webex.com/meet/ocurtis2017
  Jessica Khera: 2-3pm 
  • https://fau.webex.com/meet/jthune

Thursdays: 

• Vivek Sreejuthkumar: 2-3 pm
  • https://fau.webex.com/meet/vsreejithkum2018

Fridays: 

• Alexis Base: 12-1 pm
  • Zoom Link, Password: un7cmc   
• Jessica Young:  1-3pm 
  • https://fau.webex.com/meet/youngjessica2015

 

Peer Mentor Bios

	Email:	College & Major:	Research Interest(s):	Hobbies:
Brian Silverstein	bsilverstein2016@fau.edu	College of Business, Finance Department	Defined Benefit Pension Risk Transfers, Insider Trading as a Proxy for Managerial Opportunism, International Currency Hedging, Neural networks as an approach to determine corporate credit quality	Sailing, Paddle boarding, Biking, Playing the didgeridoo
Amrita Ghaness	Aghaness2013@fau.edu	College of Education, Graduate Student majoring in Clinical Mental Health Counseling	The therapeutic relationship, verbal and nonverbal behaviors, and psychotherapy outcomes	My hobbies include swimming, listening to music, and spending time outside
Alexis Base	abase2015@fau.edu	College of Engineering and Computer Science, majoring in Ocean Engineering	Ocean Acidification, Autonomous Underwater Vehicles, Coastal Restoration	Snorkeling, Scuba Diving, and Camping
Olivia Curtis	ocurtis2017@fau.edu	Wilkes Honors College, majoring in Liberal Arts and Science	Alzheimer’s Disease, Adult Neurogenesis, Brain Health and Healthy Aging	Weightlifting, Trying New Food, Running
Vivek Sreejithkumar	vsreejithkum2018@fau.edu	Wilkes Honors College, Cellular Neuroscience	Mathematical Biology, Immuno-Epidemiological Models, Artificial Intelligence, Cellular Neuroscience, Disorder of Neural Circuit Function	Traveling, Running, Taekwondo, Drums/Piano
Jessica Young	youngjessica2015@fau.edu	Wilkes Honors College, majoring in Geoscience, Environmental Science, Writing	3D and 2D modeling, data visualizations, visual narratives, snails	Art, gardening
Wafa Abdelaziz	wabdelaziz2019@fau.edu	College of Science; Biological sciences. Minor in the Language of Arabic	Neuroscience, Biology, Chemistry, anatomy and physiology	Ceramics and cooking
Skylar Hooler	shooler@fau.edu	College of Science, majoring in Geoscience	Characterizing impacts of dams on surface water-groundwater interactions through field, laboratory and modeling techniques	Traveling, hiking, gardening, surfing & snowboarding
Jessica Khera	jthune@fau.edu	College of Science, Mathematics	Analytic Combinatorics, Graph Theory	Roller skating, traveling, reading
Lauren Melanson	lmelanson2015@fau.edu	Graduate Student, College of Science, Environmental Science	Conservation Biology, Species Conservation, Invasive Species Impacts	Hiking, DIY projects, Swimming, Playing board games