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Meet Our Peer Advisors
Our peer advisors are Sociology students who can answer your questions and share their experiences regarding the Sociology major, coterm program, sociology courses and sociological interests.
Andrea Anjomshoaa
"I am a senior from Pasadena California. My major is Sociology with a focus in Social Psychology and Interpersonal Processes. I am also minoring in Psychology and Italian.
My love for language led me to study abroad last Spring in Florence.
Last summer I interned with Southern California Edison. This summer I did research with the Urban Studies Department under Dan MacFarland, studying and how youth use written communications to negotiate their relationships with others and to form of a sense of
personal identity. I also volunteer for the Center for Relationship Abuse Awareness at Vaden."
Jarreau Bowen
"My name is Jarreau. I am in my fifth year at Stanford working on a Coterminal Master’s degree in Sociology. I love this department because it allows us to study people and our interactions between one another. We also have the opportunity to mold our major to fit our unique academic interests. As an undergraduate, I created my own concentration in Soc entitled, "Social Structure and Psychology in the Transition from Adolescence to Adulthood." Sounds like a thesis title—I know—but I wanted my title to show how I would be exploring my passion for adolescent development. I love kids and hope to spend the rest of my life working with them.
The Sociology department also encourages students to take classes in different departments. In my time at Stanford I have taken classes in a variety of departments across humanities and sciences, many of which have counted towards my major. In my not-so-free time, I was on dorm staff and I sang a cappella. I also helped found the newly instituted Black Society Of Sociology Students (BSOSS) at Stanford. This year I will be working on my final project for my coterm. If you have any questions about the major, about classes, or just about life, please don’t hesitate to contact me."
Diane Cheng
"I am a senior majoring and co-terming in Sociology. My undergraduate concentration is Social Stratification and Inequality, and my coterm concentration is Social Movements, Comparative Politics, and Social Change. I have worked as a research assistant for Professor Doug McAdam and am writing an honors thesis on parent reactions to the resegregation of San Francisco schools.
On campus, I am also an Oral Communication Tutor and Vice-President of Stanford Mock Trial. In my free time, I enjoy reading, doing arts and crafts, and reminiscing in all things Italian (but mostly its food)."
Peter Finlayson
"I completed my BA in International Relations and am now focusing on my MA in Sociology with a concentration in "Business, Organizations, and The Economy." I grew up in the Washington DC area, lived in Tokyo for a number of years, and graduated from San Ramon Valley High School up in the East Bay.
I worked over this past summer at ZS Associates, a consulting firm with an office in San Mateo, and hope to pursue a career in consulting. During the school year I am employed as the Strategic Marketing Consultant for the Stanford Alumni Association and as a Marketing and Sales Campus Representative for American Airlines--I also work as a tour-guide. I'm active in my church as a Sunday School teacher and compete on the varsity water polo team on The Farm.