# Advising **Winner, John R. Marquand Award for Excellence in Advising and Support to Harvard Undergraduates, 2020** **Doctoral supervision - PhD Students** Quentin Genelot, PhD student in political science at the University of Bourgogne Franche-Comté (CREDESPO research unit, DGEP doctoral school), PhD research on student organizations and public policy (with Professor Dominique Andolfatto) (2023 - ongoing) Erëza Mehmeti, PhD student in education studies at Faculty of Education, University of Ljubljana, A Comparative Study of Teaching Challenges and Training for Teaching in Higher Education in Kosovo, Austria, and Slovenia (with Professor Pavel Zgaga) (2023 - ongoing) Nadia Manzoni, PhD student in Public Policy, Central European University, Emergence and institutionalization of the European University Alliances: Ideas, Actors and Power (with Professor Agnes Batory) (2024 - ongoing) **Advisor of Masters' theses** Martin Galevski ‘14: The Academic Profession in Macedonia: Conditions and Challenges, Master in Research and Innovation in Higher Education (MARIHE), Danube University Krems, Austria (completed; accepted for and completed PhD programme at Oxford University) **Advisor of undergraduate student research projects for Secondary Concentration in Education Studies (capstone research projects), Department of Sociology (theses and independent research projects) and Department of Economics (independent research projects) at Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Harvard University (2019-23)** 1\. Julia Grullon ’24: “Higher Education and the Performing Arts” 2\. Diana Gandara ’24: “Post-graduate career support structures for undocumented students at US higher education institutions” 3\. Cassandra Soussa ’24: “A Policy Brief for the Dean of Harvard College regarding the Responsibility of Harvard College to Address the Financial, Social, and Cultural Barriers to Careers in Teaching and Education” 4\. Harold Peón Castro ’25: Student-Run Homeless Shelters: Improving Volunteer Engagement at the Harvard Square Homeless Shelter and Expanding the Model 5\. Hannah Martinez ’23: “Test-Optional Admission Policies and Their Impact on Student Perceptions of Value and Prestige” 6\. Taylor Zedikar ’25: “From Yee-Haw to Yee-Harvard: How Students from Rural Deep South Made it to Harvard” 7\. Cloe Noh ’23: “Documenting Personal Experience in South Korea’s Private Tutoring Industry” 8\. Samantha Maroshick ’23: “Examining the Influences of Midwestern vs. New Englander backgrounds on Harvard College Students’ Adjustment and Experience” 9\. Eloise Freitag ’23: “Food for Thought: How Dining Culture Reflects Student Life at Harvard” 10\. Ryan O’Malley ’22: “Student Voice: Where does it belong in the Peer Advising Fellow program?” 11\. Ellie Grueskin ’22.5: “Playing Your/The Part: Examining the Optimal Leadership Structure for Kirkland Drama Society” 12\. Hannah Chew ’23: “This Is Not an Arts School”: The Practice of Collegiate Arts Involvement 13\. Vera Petrović '23: "A Bygone Year: The Social Reintegration of the Junior Class to Harvard College Post Pandemic" 14\. Jeffrey Prince '22" "Too Rich for Aid, Too Poor for Tuition: The College Affordability Dilemma for the Middle and Upper Middle Class" 15\. Claudia Cabral '22: "Going “Viral”: What College Student Meme Posts Reveal About Their Sentiments Towards Higher Education Administration Fall 2020 Reopening Plans " 16\. John Our '22: "Job Search Strategies of First-Generation Senior College Students" 17\. Sienna Campbell '23: "Being a Good PAF" 18\. Lourdes Vivanco '23: "What Defines a Good Learner? Examining Interpretations of Ideal Learning from Harvard College Seniors" 19\. Remi Owusemi '22: "Caring for Undergraduates as they Conduct Emotional Labor" 20\. Tommy O'Neil '23: "Comparative Study on Mental Health of Student-Athletes during the Pandemic" 21\. Garrett Rolph '22: "The True Value of Evaluations: How Teacher Training Programs Consider Grades in Admission" 22\. Xaley Yousey '21: "In-Person and Emergency Remote Learning: An Examination of the Perceptions and Experiences of Seniors at Harvard University" 23\. Thu Pham '23: "Boston Refugee Youth Enrichment: The Short-Term and Long-Term Effects of COVID-19" 24\. Truong L. Nguyen '23: "Increasing Member Engagement, Enhancing Membership, and Building an Inclusive Environment for the Harvard Vietnamese Association" 25\. Samyra Miller '21: The Harvard Hypnosis: What Gives Value to the Harvard Degree? 26\. Braedan Foldenauer '21: Discussing Academic Integrity: Suggestions for the Future of Honor Council Outreach 27\. Ben Sorkin '20: Understanding Representation: A Comparative Demographic Analysis of the Harvard College Undergraduate Council 28\. Andrew Perez '20: Leadership Gap: The Role of (Non)Dominant Capital in the Leadership of Cultural Organization - with a reflection on governance structures 29\. Kalena Wang '20: Learning From Our Peers: Understanding How OFS and Other University Offices Engage the Student Body Through Peer Education 30\. Meghan Tveit '20: Seeking a New Lens: Improving the Visibility and Recognition of Dorm Crew on Campus 31\. Beth Larcom '20: Don’t Reinvent the Wheel: Creating Consistent and Supportive Leadership Turnover within Harvard’s First-Year Outdoor Program Steering Committee 32\. Jessica Williams '20: How Harvard FGLI Students Formulate Career Decisions around a Medical or STEM Pathway 33\. Laura Kanji '19: Students’ Perceptions and Experiences of Campus Mental Health Services 34\. Cindy Jung '19: Are Humanities Students Less Employable? Student and Employer Perspectives and Recommendations for Harvard 35\. Catherine Zhang '19: The Harvard Undergraduate Council 36\. Senior thesis: Allison Lee ’21 (Sociology): “Virtual Veritas: Harvard Students’ Experiences During COVID-19 Pandemic” 37\. Senior thesis: Ikeoluwa Feyisayo Adeyemi-Idowu ‘19 (Sociology): “How Do You Q?” Investigating undergraduates’ understandings of and interactions with Harvard university’s course evaluation system” 38\. Department of Economics, ECON91r: Yuhan (Hannah) Liu '23: "A Case for Higher Education: Addressing Financial Sustainability in Community Colleges" 39\. Department of Sociology, SOCIOL91r: Haley Baker ‘16 “Effects of high school afterschool programming on college retention for high-risk students” 40\. Department of Sociology, SOCIOL92r: Ben Sorkin ‘20, Abigail Koerner ‘21, Daniela Betancourt ‘21, Jennifer O’Brien ‘21 “Student Employees in Higher Education – SISHEI research project” **Examiner of academic theses** Ph.D. theses (Oxford University, University of Ljubljana, Aarhus University, Cardiff University) Masters’ theses (University of Western Cape, University of Sidney, University of Krems) Senior theses in Sociology (Harvard University) Senior theses in Special Concentrations (Harvard University)