Peer Advisers

History & Literature's Peer Advisers are students in the program who provide counsel to prospective and current concentrators, serve as liaisons between concentrators and the program's staff, and organize concentration-wide events that enhance the intellectual life of the community.

Whether you are current or prospective student considering History & Literature, our Peer Advisers are happy to talk with you about their experiences in the concentration. To help you get started, they have suggested a few topics you might want to ask them about, but they are happy to answer other questions as well.

If you are a current concentrator interested in serving as a Peer Adviser, we would love to hear from you! Please contact our Associate Director of Studies for more information.

Liv Birnstad

Peer Adviser
Class of 2027, American Studies
Dunster House

Ask Me About: Pursuing teaching after graduation, education policy, time management related to Hist & Lit (balancing reading and seminars instead of tests and lectures).

Extracurriculars: Coaching the Boston Debate League and working on local campaigns...

Liv Birnstad

Erlisa Demneri

Peer Adviser
Class of 2027, European Studies
Cabot House

Ask Me About: Pursuing History and Literature as a double concentrator (Psychology); Arts and narrative journalism; study abroad programs; being an international student; exploring the humanities programs at Harvard; taking graduate courses; exploring the...

Erlisa Demneri

Ricardo Fernandes Garcia

Peer Adviser
Class of 2027, American Studies
Quincy House

Ask Me About: Pursuing Hist & Lit as an allied field for a joint concentration; Art, Film, & Visual Studies (AFVS); Latin American studies and art course recommendations; working in museums; summer humanities research; visual arts opportunities at Harvard...

Ricardo Fernandes Garcia

Hunter Haynes

Peer Adviser
Class of 2027, Modern World
Currier House

Ask Me About: Being an international student, Pacific studies, blue humanities, grant applications/research funding, language citations (particularly Chinese!), public service opportunities at Harvard, taking five or six classes a semester.

Extracurricular...

Hunter Haynes

Rania Jones

Peer Adviser
Class of 2027, American Studies
Lowell House

Ask Me About: Journalism at Harvard, Government secondary and Spanish citation, deciding between different humanities and social science concentrations, creative writing, what makes Hist & Lit different than similar concentrations

Extracurriculars: The...

Rania Jones

Connor Kim

Peer Adviser
Class of 2027, American Studies
Quincy House

Ask Me About: Doubling in Hist & Lit and Economics (planning out your courses), interdisciplinary research, good movies and coffee spots

Extracurriculars: Harvard Undergraduate Law Review, Film Club, Harvard Undergraduate Legal Committee, Harvard...

Connor Kim

Jaila Mabry

Peer Adviser
Class of 2027, American Studies
Cabot House

Ask Me About: Museum and archive-related opportunities, studying contemporary Black history, using the Harvard library system effectively, the best HistLit resources, research fellowships, getting paid to do things you love!

Extracurriculars: Phillips...

Jaila Mabry

Laura Martens

Peer Adviser
Class of 2027, European Studies
Lowell House

Ask Me About: Ask me about medieval studies, 20th century fantasy, creative writing, Hist & Lit versus other humanities concentrations, language study (German, Old Norse, Swedish), and journalism at Harvard!

Extracurriculars: The Harvard Crimson, The...

Laura Martens

Gabrielle Mitchell-Bonds

Peer Adviser
Class of 2027, Ethnic Studies
Mather House

Ask Me About: History & Literature in a joint concentration (History of Art & Architecture); contemporary Black art; studying and/or working abroad in Europe and Africa; pursuing independent research; galleries, libraries, archives, and museum work...

Gabrielle Mitchell-Bonds

Camryn Neches

Peer Adviser
Class of 2027, American Studies
Lowell House

Ask Me About: Hist & Lit as a double with a STEM concentration, exploring different fields of the humanities and social sciences as part of Hist & Lit, why Hist & Lit, integrating scientific history into Hist & Lit, taking more than four classes...

Camryn Neches

Wyeth Renwick

Peer Adviser
Class of 2028, American Studies
Cabot House

Ask Me About: Focusing in American Studies; simultaneously exploring Government and/or Philosophy; finding research jobs; taking more than four classes; preparing for pre-law

Extracurriculars: The Harvard Advocate (Poetry Board), The Harvard Crimson (News...

Wyeth Renwick

Jules Sanders

Peer Adviser
Class of 2028, European Studies
Winthrop House

Ask Me About: European Studies in History & Literature; narrowing down your time and region of focus; taking six classes per term; research jobs on campus; exploring humanities disciplines; choosing between History & Literature and Social Studies/History...

Jules Sanders

Emily Schwartz

Peer Adviser
Class of 2027, American Studies
Dunster House

Ask Me About: Hist Lit as a double concentration (Sociology), Journalism on campus, Chinese citation, Public service/volunteering, and engaged scholarship courses

Extracurriculars: Harvard Crimson News Board, PBHA Board of Officers, Forward-Thinking Jewish...

Emily Schwartz

Charlotte Stokes

Peer Adviser
Class of 2027, American Studies
Mather House

Ask Me About: Arts on campus; American Studies course recommendations; Chinese language studying opportunities; time management and workload strategies; Government Secondary; non-Hist & Lit electives.

Extracurriculars: Opportunes A Cappella, WHRB Radio...

Charlotte Stokes

Julianne Wu

Peer Adviser
Class of 2027, European Studies
Pforzheimer House

Ask Me About: Double concentrating in Hist&Lit and STEM (MCB); research and study abroad; museum opportunities

Extracurriculars: Harvard Art Museums Ho Family Student Guide, Harvard Global Alliance for Medical Innovation, Harvard Undergraduate Science...

Julianne Wu