# Peer Advisers ## expand\_more 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](http://histlit.fas.harvard.edu/people/administrative-staff) for more information. [### Liv Birnstad ](/people/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](/sites/g/files/omnuum4926/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2026-04/Liv%20Birnstad.jpeg?itok=pz4CYWj8) [### Erlisa Demneri ](/people/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](/sites/g/files/omnuum4926/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-09/erlisa_demneri_photo_headshot%20-%20Erlisa%20Demneri.jpg?itok=wysi-rFJ) [### Ricardo Fernandes Garcia ](/people/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](/sites/g/files/omnuum4926/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2026-04/Ricardo%20Fernandes%20Garcia.jpg?itok=ghOFd1gM) [### Hunter Haynes ](/people/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](/sites/g/files/omnuum4926/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2026-04/Hunter%20Haynes.jpg?itok=Chzhx5sB) [### Rania Jones ](/people/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](/sites/g/files/omnuum4926/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-05/Screenshot%202023-06-18%20at%205.50.34%20PM%20-%20Rania%20Jones.png?itok=yMMERms_) [### Connor Kim ](/people/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](/sites/g/files/omnuum4926/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2026-04/Connor%20Kim.jpg?itok=YAkVBosK) [### Jaila Mabry ](/people/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](/sites/g/files/omnuum4926/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-09/Jaila%20Mabry.JPEG?itok=TRm8qkF8) [### Laura Martens ](/people/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](/sites/g/files/omnuum4926/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2026-04/Laura%20Martens.jpg?itok=JVSFR2LX) [### Gabrielle Mitchell-Bonds ](/people/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](/sites/g/files/omnuum4926/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2026-03/Gabrielle%20Mitchell-Bonds.jpg?itok=02xbe8BS) [### Camryn Neches ](/people/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](/sites/g/files/omnuum4926/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-02/Camryn%20Neches.png?itok=P59gQU0b) [### Wyeth Renwick ](/people/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](/sites/g/files/omnuum4926/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2026-04/Wyeth%20Renwick_1.jpeg?itok=3jJqHrbe) [### Jules Sanders ](/people/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](/sites/g/files/omnuum4926/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2026-04/Jules%20Sanders.jpeg?itok=o3WSwZT8) [### Emily Schwartz ](/people/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](/sites/g/files/omnuum4926/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-09/Emily%20Schwartz.jpeg?itok=Ob-jWGXs) [### Charlotte Stokes ](/people/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](/sites/g/files/omnuum4926/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2026-04/Charlotte%20Stokes.jpg?h=b9e15813&itok=6_AhNJA1) [### Julianne Wu ](/people/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](/sites/g/files/omnuum4926/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2026-04/Julianne%20Wu.jpeg?itok=muaybI4J)