Hi Domus! I am excited for another year as a resident tutor with my husband Peter and our dog Vera. During the day I am an economics PhD student at MIT. After graduating from the University of Pittsburgh, I worked as a research assistant in Cambridge for two years before leaving to the UK for a masters. Drop by K entryway and say hello!
This is my sixth year as a Resident tutor at Eliot! This year, I’m on the Fellowships team and I'm living at Lil' Domus, aka the Prescotts. I have a Ph.D in urban planning and architecture (Harvard GSAS ’19), and a Masters in Design Studies (GSD ’13). My professional/academic focus has been on mental health, global policy, international aid, fragility and conflict. I’ve worked at/on/with the World Bank, UNHCR, and various humanitarian NGOs in Iraq, Afghanistan, the Sahel, etc. I’m currently training as a clinical social worker at the Cambridge Health Allliance, with an emphasis on anti-oppressive psychotherapy. Although technically Canadian, I spent my childhood between Lima, Bamako, Paris, Bangkok and Ottawa, and I always love to connect with other internationally minded folks. Come say hi and reach out with any questions; as a friendly introvert, I can be found in the D-Hall’s quieter corners.
Hi Eliot! Very thrilled to join you! My partner Alazar and I are starting as new tutors this year and we are both very excited to get to know you all.
A little bit about me, I was born and raised in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, went to Brandeis University for undergrad where I majored in Biochemistry and have stayed in the Boston area ever since. After college, I took two years off from school to work at a biotech (C4 therapeutics) before starting med school in 2019. I am now a third year MD/PhD student starting my first year in the Immunology program at Harvard.
Outside of life in medicine and science, I love going for a swim/ a walk, dancing and making some good Ethiopian food. Happy to chat about the pre-med track, being international while applying to med school, research, your favorite books or Netflix/HULU shows…really anything on your mind. Look forward to getting to know you all over the coming year.
