Meet Our Academic Coaches

Professional Academic Coaches

Our professional academic coaches hold advanced degrees and bring a diversity of academic, professional, and personal experience to their roles.

Nicholas Santascoy, PhD
Academic Coach
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Rhean Sun, MFA
Academic Coach
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Michelle Atallah, PhD
Academic Coach
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Jae Chung, PhD
Associate Director
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Our peer academic coaches are mid-to-late stage graduate or professional students who are familiar with the academic challenges at Stanford.

Jamie Fine, JD, MFA
PhD Student, Modern Thought & Literature
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Bryen Irving
PhD Student, Physics
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Candice Kim
MD/PhD Student, Schools of Medicine & Education
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Chris Puntasecca
Medical Student, School of Medicine
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Mekedlawit Setegne
PhD Student, Chemistry
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Leehi Yona
JD/PhD Student, School of Law and E-IPER
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