Meet Our Peer Advisors for 2023-2024

Our peer advisors are Sociology students who can answer your questions and share their experiences regarding the Sociology major, sociology courses and sociological interests.

About Amira:

Your favorite class/professor (and why): SOC 188 (One in Five) with Professor Dauber. I learned so much about the law surrounding Title IX, met incredibly influential and impactful people in the survivor and Title IX rights space, and created a project to help RAs support students. 

Favorite book (and why): Paper towns by John Green, one of the first books I really enjoyed just to enjoy that made me fall in love with reading

Your career goals and future plans: I plan to go to law school after I graduate, and hope to become a Civil Rights lawyer. 

Office hours are by appointment in-person or over Zoom to accommodate everyone’s schedules. Please book a time that works for you through my Calendly. If none of the listed times work, feel free to email me a few options that fit your schedule. Looking forward to chatting with you!

About Les:

Your favorite class/professor (and why): I loved Soc 142: Sociology of Gender with Lisa Hummel. It was a very interesting class that helped me take a step back and rethink how I see society and gender norms around us. I had multiple friends in that class, and it helped me grow closer to them through the discussions we would have about in-class topics outside of class. Lisa was also a great professor and would let us ask any questions we wanted to and discuss them to the length we felt satisfied with. We even got to meet and discuss with the person that wrote the textbook for our class. I highly recommend taking it! 

Favorite book (and why): An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir is one of my favorite books. I first read it in 2020, prime COVID time during my senior year of high school that got me out of a reading slump and it's still a book I come back to reread every year. It's dystopian/fantasy and explores topics of home, self-discovery, fighting for their life, with a bit of romance. It's something I recommend everyone to read.

Your career goals and future plans:  I aspire to be a human rights lawyer in the future, currently leaning towards family and/or immigration law in New York or California. I do know I will probably take at least 1 gap year after undergrad to earn money for law school and spend some time with my siblings since CA is so far away from NY. I hope to fight for the marginalized communities that I myself have been a part of.

Office hours are by appointment in-person or over Zoom to accommodate everyone’s schedules. Please book a time that works for you through my Calendly. If none of the listed times work, feel free to email me a few options that fit your schedule. Looking forward to chatting with you!

Hi everyone! My name is Thalia Revilla (any pronouns), and I’m a senior studying Sociology on the Data Science track and minoring in Education. 

Your favorite class/professor (and why): Of my four years here at Stanford, my favorite class thus far has probably been SOC 180B - Introduction to Data Analysis with Professor Jackson. It was extremely useful in my academic research endeavors and helped me develop my data science abilities greatly. Professor Jackson was also extremely kind, understanding and accommodating, always making her students feel comfortable to ask questions. I highly recommend anyone interested in solidifying some data science skills to take this class and see how these concepts intersect with your other Soc classes! 

Favorite book (and why):My favorite book isn’t related to anything academic, but I love it with all my heart. It’s Chicana Lesbians by Carla Trujillo. The book is an anthology and consists of a series of poems, interviews, and essays centered on queer Chicanas. I believe it’s important and meaningful work, especially for me.

Your career goals and future plans: In terms of future career goals, I intend on co-terming here at Stanford with the Public Policy department. After that, I want to work at a think tank or policy institute of some sort, specifically focused on issues around education. Then, after working for a bit, I want to pursue a JD or MBA (or both). I’m not quite sure where, but I’m sure there’s time to figure it out. 

Please feel free to schedule a 1:1 with me and ask any questions that pop into your mind!