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Peer Counselors

Each year, the Office of Overseas Study employs undergraduate study abroad returnees from a variety of study abroad programs. Peer Counselors are responsible for staffing our main office from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday and work at our information table in various locations on the Bloomington campus four days a week. Our peer counselors are also available for on-campus presentations, tabling and student returnee panels.

We encourage students to contact Peer Counselors via e-mail for information or visit them during their office hours.

Kelsey

Kelsey DeWitt

Program
Canterbury, England

Majors
Theatre, International Studies

Office hours
12:45-2:45 Monday 

JD

J.D. Gebbie

Program
Barcelona, Spain - IES 

Major
Sports Marketing & Management

Office hours
3:15-4 Wednesday

Rachel

Rachel Geissler

Programs
Lima, Peru

Oaxaca, Mexico
Amman, Jordan - IUPUI

Majors
Anthropology, Spanish

Office hours: 
11-1:15 Thursday

Monica

Monica Gregory

Program
Aix-en-Provence, France

Majors
Anthropology, French 

Office hours
10-11 Monday
10-12:30 Friday

Alexis

Alexis Howard

Programs
Santiago, Chile - CIEE
Santiago, Chile - Summer Health 

Majors
Neuroscience, Spanish

Office Hours
12:30-2:45 Tuesday
12:30-2:15 Thursday

 Eric

Eric Joyal

Program
Perth, Australia

Major
Biology  

Office hours
12:30-2 Wednesday
12:30-2:30 Friday

Laura 

Laura Kusisto

Program
Madrid, Spain

Majors
Spanish, Human Development/Family Studies

Office hours
12:45-2 Tuesday
12-12:45 Friday

Alyssa

Alyssa Lapin

Program
Jerusalem, Israel

Major
Public Health

Office hours
2-4 Thursday
11:45-1:30 Friday

Allison

Allison LeClere

Program
Freiburg, Germany
Krefeld, Germany

Majors
German, International Studies

Office hours
3-4 p.m. Monday

Olivia

Olivia Miller

Program
Nagoya, Japan

Majors
English, Telecommunications

Office hours
2:30-4 Tuesday
1:45-3:30 Wednesday 

Rocio

Rocio Rodea

Program
Amman, Jordan - CIEE(non-IU)

Majors
Arabic, Linguistics

Office hours
2:30-3:30 Monday
10-12:15 Tuesday
10-11 Thursday 


Christina

Christina Russell

Program
Budapest, Hungary - CIEE

Majors
Economics, Political Science

Office hours
2:15-4 Friday


I gained an enhanced view of the world. I was forced to look at American problems from an international perspective.”

-Kyra Busch, IU Overseas Study Participant, Thailand