Peer Advisors

The Department of English's Undergraduate Peer Advisors are here to help you succeed within the department and to integrate you into our community. 

If you have any questions about how to declare the English major, what courses to take, how to find a faculty advisor, or just need a familiar face to talk to, please visit the Peer Advisors during their drop-in hours or send them a quick email. 

Come meet our Peer Advisors at our weekly Convos at CoHo!

Mondays from 1:00-2:00 PM

Thursdays from 6:00 PM-7:00PM

Creagh Factor (creaghf [at] stanford.edu (creaghf[at]stanford[dot]edu))

Creagh is a junior studying English and Data Science, with a particular focus on medieval British literature and digital humanities. She has worked as a Research Assistant at CESTA (the Center for Spatial and Textual Analysis) and recently received Stanford’s Chappell-Lougee humanities grant to research female pilgrimage in medieval England. She is passionate about the importance of the liberal arts in higher education and serves on Stanford’s Committee for the Review of Undergraduate Majors and the Student Advisory Board for the Introductory Seminars program, working to promote the humanities on campus. She also loves theatre (especially the streamed plays from the National Theatre!), leads backpacking trips with Stanford’s Outdoor Center, and is learning how to dance. She is eager to chat about getting involved with English inside and outside of the classroom, especially for subfields like comparative and medieval literatures. If you’re interested in exploring the English major or minor, need   a class recommendation (she maintains a list of the coolest humanities courses on campus!) or want to chat about your favorite  poem or novel, feel free to reach out.

Giovanni Gioiosa (ggioiosa [at] stanford.edu (ggioiosa[at]stanford[dot]edu))

Giovanni (or Gio for short) is a rising junior from southwest Michigan. He is studying English and Psychology with plans on attending law school to become a lawyer advocating for mental health rights. He loves the Brontë sisters, and his favorite book is Wuthering Heights. In Gio’s free time, he can be found working with the Stanford Women’s Tennis team as their team manager or at Bowes Art and Architecture Library where he is a shift lead. Gio’s interests in English include the gothic and horror genre, Victorian literature, and women writers. He plans on pursuing an honors thesis on these topics. Please feel free to schedule a visit with Gio any time to talk about the major, gothic literature, or anything else that’s on your mind.

Richard Johns (rfjohns2 [at] stanford.edu (rfjohns2[at]stanford[dot]edu))

Richard (he/him) is a junior majoring in English on the Interdisciplinary Studies track. He is very interested in the intersection between literary and dramatic works, and hopes to use the variety of lessons and influence he has gained at Stanford to produce his own creative work someday. On campus, Richard is the Educational Outreach Coordinator for the Stanford Shakespeare Company, an Academic and Community Awards Ceremony Programming Assistant for the Black Community Services Center, as well as an RA in Norcliffe Hall. In his free time, Richard loves engaging with stories through variety of activities, particularly by watching anime, playing video games, or reading novels and plays not assigned in class. If you’re interested in the English major or just want to nerd out about some of your favorite stories, feel free to come to office hours!

Emily Nunez (emnunez [at] stanford.edu (emnunez[at]stanford[dot]edu))

Emily Nunez (they/them) is a transfer student from Southern California studying English. In their free time, they enjoy reading "for fun," writing silly little stories, and sleeping. They are passionate about Feminist and Gender Studies approaches to literature in particular, and, in fact, spent the summer interning at the Clayman Institute for Gender Research, where they explored racial disparity among female authors. Ever committed to fostering community among the university’s transfer population, they also help run the Stanford Transfer Network. As they begin their senior year at Stanford, they look forward to making the most of their final year before graduating in the spring and continuing their studies in grad school thereafter.