AY2026-27 Peer Advisors
Peer Advisors AY2026-27
EdSecondary's Peer Advisors are students deeply committed to and familiar with the program, its requirements, and its community. They are an excellent resource for students already declared for EdSecondary and for students interested in declaring.
If you want to speak with a Peer Advisor to hear their perspective on the program, or just enjoy a chat with a fellow student over a cup of free coffee, browse your options below and then sign up by clicking on your preferred advisor and sending them an email.
Taylor Battershaw
I am a senior at Harvard College studying Linguistics with a secondary in Educational Studies. This past summer I interned at an educational lab at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Some of my outside interests include: spending time with family...
Liv Birnstad
Liv Birnstad is a Senior concentrating in History & Literature on the American Studies track from Washington, DC. She plans pursuing teaching after college and is writing her thesis at the intersection of History & Literature and Educational Studies. She...
Janaysa Dorcin
Janaysa is a senior in Leverett House studying Government with a secondary in Educational Studies. She is passionate about college access and matriculation, and she is particularly interested in understanding the relationship between policy and...
Justin Dunning
I am a junior at the college with a concentration in Government and a secondary in Educational Studies. I am from Lyon County, Kentucky, a super small rural town and grew up on a cow farm! I love education policy and have worked on the state level on...
Liliana Falcone
Liliana is a senior in Dunster House studying Government with a secondary in Educational Studies. She is passionate about special education and disability rights, particularly the role of law in shaping which students are able to access the educational...
Nhaomi Lartey
Nhaomi is a senior in Lowell studying computer science and sociology with a secondary in education. Originally from Philly, she's passionate about equitable education and connecting underserved, first-generation, low-income (FGLI) students with quality...
Rhea Maniar
Rhea is a junior studying in Leverett House from sunny Orlando, Florida studying Social Studies with a Secondary in Education and a language citation in Spanish. Outside the classroom, she directs CIVICS, a PBHA-IOP program that brings civic education...
Siri Panetta
I am a senior in Eliot House concentrating in Government with a secondary in Educational Studies and a Spanish citation. I am currently Co-Chair of the Harvard CIVICS Program, a Stat100 Senior TF, and a Sunday school teacher at St. Paul’s Parish. Outside...
Alif Sheikh
Alif is a senior in Winthrop House concentrating in Integrative Biology with a secondary in Education Studies and pursuing the pre-med track. Much of her time at Harvard has been devoted to education and mentorship, particularly supporting...
Amy Zhou
Amy is a junior concentrating in Social Studies with an Ed Secondary! She is originally from Cambridge, MA, and now lives in her beloved Pforzheimer House. She is particularly interested in educational justice, achievement gaps, and history education, and...
