Peer Academic Advisors

PAAs provide peer advice to fellow students about a wide range of academically-related topics. With personal experience as a Rice student and training from the Office of Academic Advising, PAAs offer accurate advice regarding specific courses, co-curricular opportunities, academic rules and procedures, and a wide range of other topics.

Head PAAs

Head PAA

Meheret Adera

msa8@rice.edu

Kinesiology, Global Health Technologies minor; Pre-grad or Pre-med

Head PAA

Nicholas Meisburger

ncm5@rice.edu

Computer Science; Pre-Grad

Head PAA

Vanessa Garlepp

vmg2@rice.edu

Bioengineering

O-Week Paas

O-Week PAA

Grace Waterman

glw4@rice.edu

Year Long PAAs

Year-Long PAA

Akshaya Venkatesh

av54@rice.edu

Cognitive Sciences, Biochemistry and Cell Biology minor, Business minor; Pre-med

Year-Long PAA

Julia Engelhardt

jpe2@rice.edu

Cognitive Sciences, Jewish Studies, Politics, Law and Social Thought minor