Meet the Team!

Biology major on the pre-med track, Child Adolescent Mental Studies (CAMS) minor; current member on the NYU Women’s Soccer Team; loves soccer, workout classes, and hanging with friends and family.

Firstyear Challenge

My biggest challenge in my first year at NYU was adjusting to a new lifestyle. The city is a very fast paced environment and as a student-athlete my schedule was very rigorous. However, the support system at NYU truly helped me adapt to my new environment and overcome all the challenges I faced.

Hi! My name is Ava! This summer I started rock climbing and used to figure skate growing up. I love trying new restaurants and am always open to recs (add me on beli: @burntdumpling)

Firstyear Challenge

Internalizing what I wanted to do vs what I should do. Before I would go to bed, I would create a list of things I wanted to do the next day and created a schedule detailing what I should do and the timing of things.

Business student from Georgia; my favorite number is 6!

Firstyear Challenge

My biggest challenge was finding my role within the school and navigating my way through the new environment.

Hi! I’m Fiona, a sophomore double majoring in economics and politics. During the week, you can find me sipping an oat matcha, working in the law pavilion, or shopping for Smiskis :)

Firstyear Challenge

As a humanities-leaning student, navigating upper-division STEM courses was initially difficult. Thankfully, revised study methods, frequent office-hour visits, and the occasional Joe’s Pizza made all the difference.

Hi, I’m Isabella, a sophomore in CAS studying Economics in the Presidential Honors Scholars Program! At NYU, I’m part of Bite Club, a food publication, where I write food reviews. As a native New Yorker, I love thrifting, exploring, sharing city recs, and I’m also a big soccer fan!

Firstyear Challenge

My biggest challenge at NYU was learning how to study, as silly as that may sound. In high school, a quick review was all that was necessary, but college forced me to build real study habits and stay consistent! The CAS ULC and asking TAs for advice really helped me adjust!

Dramatic Writing major; Carole King enthusiast; kid of aging rockstars; grew up going between New Jersey and New Orleans; aspiring Broadway musical writer and producer; cannot keep orchids alive but tries really hard.

Firstyear Challenge

Stressing that I was going to miss an opportunity critical for building my career. I overcame this by utilizing the Tisch and Wasserman Career Centers for grants and internship opportunities.

• Research Associate, Postsecondary Education, MDRC

• FFIR, Residential College at Paulson Center, NYU

Becky has been an FFIR since 2023. She has worked with MDRC -- a social policy research organization -- since 2016, serving as a research associate and data manager in the Postsecondary Education policy area. She focuses on evaluations of comprehensive student support programs and student mental health. O’Donoghue’s project portfolio spans randomized controlled trials such as the Detroit Promise Path and Text Ed, descriptive research like the Study of Contracted Virtual Mental Health Services in Colleges, and technical assistance projects such as Expanding SUCCESS.

Before joining MDRC, she worked in mental health and homelessness services. O’Donoghue holds a bachelor’s degree in sociology from Bryn Mawr College and a master’s degree from New York University’s Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service.

• Clinical Associate Prof., Expository Writing Program, CAS, NYU

• FFIR, Residential College at Paulson Center, NYU.

Ger teaches Writing the Essay and International Writing Workshops 1 & 2. He mentors undergraduate Peer Tutors in the Writing Partners Program which multilingual and international students.  He has led CAS Freshman Seminars on concepts of credit and debt in American literature and on Joyce's Ulysses. Ger won the CAS  Golden Dozen Teaching Award in 2017.

Before becoming FFIR at the Residential College in 2023, Ger was Faculty Affiliate for living-learning residential communities at Founders Hall, Goddard Hall, and Rubin Hall. Prior to coming to NYU, Ger taught at Scripps College in the Claremont Consortium in California, Ger holds a BA in English Lit. & Philosophy from Trinity College, Dublin and MSt and DPhil degrees in English Lit. from Oxford University.