Name: Aaron Byrd

Room: G-11

Email: aaron.s.byrd@gmail.com

Phone: 617-493-2321

Resident Tutor

Tutor - Religion and Intramurals

Hello Dunster! My name is Aaron Byrd and I am the Religion Tutor in Dunster House. I also serve as a Co-Coordinator for Intramurals (I look forward to seeing you out on the courts and fields!) and a Pre-Career Tutor (I look forward to assisting you with resumes and interviews!). As an undergraduate at Harvard, and in fair Dunster House, I was a Government concentrator but also spent time in the fields of Religious Studies, Economics and Applied Mathematics (and spent time as a concentrator in each! I too had a tough time deciding on a concentration!). After graduating in 2005, I worked for three years in the Investment Banking Group of Merrill Lynch, both in New York and Houston. While tutoring, I will be working towards a Masters of Divinity at the Divinity School.

Name: Albert Yeh

Email: albert_yeh@hms

Phone: 617-493-2178

Resident Tutor

Pre-Medical Advisor

Greetings! I am very excited to join the Dunster House community this year as a pre-med resident tutor. Having graduated from Quincy House in 2007, I'm now a 2nd year at HMS. Born in Taipei, Taiwan and raised in Dallas, I've also spent time teaching English in the cloud forests of Ecuador and lived in Beijing as a result of losing my passport (it didn't help that I lied under oath in the US Embassy). I'm a big fan of Garry Kasparov, Bill Watterson, and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle--though I must say that what Mark Cuban has done for the Mavs has really drawn me into the NBA. Feel free to give me a holler if you're ever in need of a running buddy, in the mood for a game of chess, or for anything else. Please drop by B-42 to say hello--I look forward to meeting all of you!

Name: Amanda Lobell

Room: 10 DeWolfe 54

Email: alobell@oeb

Phone: 617-493-5053

Resident Tutor

Human Evolutionary Biology

Hi Dunster, My name is Amanda and I’m excited to be joining you as new resident tutor this year. Although this is my first year in Dunster, I’ve been at Harvard for quite a while: it’s been eleven years so far. I first came to Harvrd for college, when I lived up in the Quad (PfoHo class of ’99!) and was in the concentration formerly known as Biological Anthropology (now HEB). After graduating, I worked as a tech in a molecular biology lab in my hometown of New York City before coming back to Harvard, and to HEB, for graduate school. My research is in the evolutionary genetics of humans and primates. Seven years and much pipeting later I happily finished my Ph.D. and am now a lecturer in the HEB department. I’m always here to help with any of your questions about HEB, related fields like OEB and MCB, or genetics in general. I’m also very fond of reading mystery novels, traveling, and cooking (especially desserts). In fact, I’m often looking for people to test new recipes on. So please come sit with us in the dining hall or stop by Neil’s and my place in DeWolfe to say hi— we’re really looking forward to getting to know you and to being part of the house.

Name: Andrew Haffner

Room: B-42

Email: ahaffner@jd11.law

Phone: (617) 493-2169

Resident Tutor

Pre-Law Advisor

Hello Meese! My name is Andrew Haffner and I am thrilled to be a Dunster House Resident Pre-Law Tutor. I'm a 2L at Harvard Law School, focusing on corporate law, involved with the Harvard International Law Journal and the Federalist Society. However, my favorite Harvard memory is winning the Intramural Flag Football Championship last fall. I hail from the city of champions: the Super Bowl winning Pittsburgh Steelers, and the Stanley Cup winning Pittsburgh Penguins. Feel free to come visit me so we can extol the virtues of the two greatest sport franchises, or conversely, mock Pittsburgh's perennially horrible baseball team. I did my undergrad at Vanderbilt University, attracted by the warmer climate and a neat major: Human and Organizational Development, which I combined with Economics. I am passionate about foreign films like The 400 Blows, classic films like The Good the Bad and the Ugly, and the older television series "Arrested Development.” You're most likely to find me at Dunster studying, running, catching up on "Mad Men,” or organizing my extensive music collection.

Name: Caitlin Donovan

Room: K-52

Email: cdonovan@jd11.law

Phone: 617-493-2329

Resident Tutor

Pre-Law Advisor

A 2006 graduate of Harvard College, I am very excited to be joining Dunster House as a Resident Tutor in the pre-law program. As a 2L at Harvard Law School, I am a senior editor on the Journal of Law & Public Policy, a board member of the Women's Law Association, and a research assistant for the Committee on Capital Markets Regulation. Prior to law school, I worked as a research analyst at Goldman Sachs, focusing on the technology sector. The summer after my 1L year, I worked at Brune & Richard, a boutique firm in New York that specializes in white collar defense and commercial litigation. I play the violin and enjoy all kinds of music, so let me know if you are interested in playing chamber music this year. A Latin concentrator as an undergrad, I am also available to answer any translation or Classics-related questions that you might have. I look forward to getting to know you all!

Name: Edward Likovich

Room: F-14

Email: likovich@fas

Phone: 617-493-2226

Resident Tutor

Tutor - Physics and Sophomore Advising Coordinator

I am excited for a new year in Dunster as a Resident Tutor in Physics and as the Sophomore Advising Coordinator. I graduated in the Dunster House Class of 2006 with a degree in Physics. I am now pursuing a Ph.D. at Harvard in Applied Physics and will be entering my fourth year of study. My research interests lie at the intersection of physics, electrical engineering, and materials science. I expect to be holding weekly problem sessions in the dining hall, as well as being available for anyone who would like to discuss academic and career planning in physics and engineering. Outside of school, I enjoy participating in IM sports, going to Harvard sporting events, playing the guitar, and participating in the Harvard Catholic Students Association. My wife, Elizabeth Likovich, and I live in F-14 with our cat, Lily.

Name: Elizabeth (Tizzie) Likovich

Room: F-14

Email: elizabeth.likovich@gmail.com

Phone: 617-493-2226

Resident Tutor

Tutor - Business

Hello Meese! I'm happy to be returning for a second year as a Resident Tutor. I’m originally from Colorado and I graduated from Harvard in 2007 with a BA in History. As an undergrad I lived in Currier House and was active in the Catholic Student Association and Delta Gamma. I rowed for two years with the Radcliffe Lights and studied abroad in both Barcelona and Venice. While moonlighting as a tutor, I work as an Analyst in Real Estate Finance. I'm excited to be a Pre-Business Tutor this year and look forward to reviewing resumes, prepping for interviews and having long conversations about your career and life goals. I live in F-14 with my husband Ed and our cat Lily; please come by and say hello!

Name: Geniece Crawford

Room: D-11

Email: gacrawf@fas

Phone: 617-493-2198

Resident Tutor

Tutor - Sociology

Hello one and all! I am Geniece Crawford and I am excited to join Dunster as the tutor in sociology and race relations. I was raised in Queens, New York and completed my bachelor degree in sociology at SUNY Binghamton before beginning the doctoral program in sociology at Harvard in 2005. My broad interests in sociology include, but are not limited to, crime, religion, education, race relations and social interaction. In addition to my academic interests, I enjoy mentoring, liturgical dance and writing poetry and spoken word. While raised in New York, I was born in Jamaica, and therefore have a deep love and appreciation for reggae (not to be confused with dance hall) and Jamaican food. Please feel free to drop me an email or drop by D-11 if you have questions regarding sociology, an idea for a race relations or just about anything else under the sun.

Name: Grace Byrd

Room: G-11

Email: grace.j.byrd@gmail.com

Phone: 617-493-2321

Resident Tutor

Tutor - Public Service

Hello Dunster! My name is Grace Byrd and I am the Public Service Tutor in Dunster House. For the last three years I have worked for various non-profit organizations, in both New York and Houston. I am currently serving in AmeriCorps through the Youth Advocacy Project in Roxbury. I love to talk to anyone interested in getting involved in public service! In addition to assisting with various Public Service panels/community service events in the House, you can also find me cooking with the world-renowned Dunster House Culinary Team (if you like to cook we would love to have you join our ranks!) I can't wait to get to know each of you and look forward to our year(s) together. Aaron and I will be living in G-11, you are welcome anytime!

Name: Jacob Sider Jost

Room: 1D44

Email: jjost@fas

Phone: 617-493-5046

Resident Tutor

Tutor - Fellowships and English

Greetings. I'm pleased to be returning to Dunster for my second year as English and Fellowships tutor. My favorite Dunster activities are animated conversations over dinner in the dining hall, evenings with a good book in our library, and working up a sweat on the squash courts. I hope to share all these activities and more with you in the year to come. If you'd like to talk about eighteenth-century British literature, fellowships, or anything else, swing by 10 Dewolfe 44 and say hello to Laura and me.

Name: Jay Whitfield

Room: G-21

Email: whitfield@chemistry

Phone: 301-520-7847

Resident Tutor

Tutor - Chemistry and BGLTS

Hi, I'm Jay and this year I will be one of the two brand new chemistry tutors and I will also be the LBGTSA adviser. I am from Prince George's county in Maryland (only state to go by counties) and I received my undergraduate education in chemistry and mathematics and I look forward to sharing with the students of Dunster. I graduated in 2006 and I've work in Alan Aspuru-Guzik's lab ever since as a student in the Chemical Physics program at CCB. In my spare time, I like to play chess and squash. I hope to add to the culture and the vibrancy of house life at Dunster as well as provide my insights on academic success. I'm in G-21 if you ever need friendly advice and I hope you're as excited as I am about this upcoming year.

Name: Kathy Gerlach

Room: H-51

Email: gerlach@fas

Phone: 617-947-3169

Resident Tutor

Tutor - Psychology; Music; German; SASH

Hi Dunster! This is my first year as a Res Tutor, and I can’t wait to meet all of you! A former Quadling, I graduated from Harvard in 2007 and returned last year to pursue PhD research on the cognitive neuroscience of memory. I grew up in southern Germany where I developed an undying love for opera, good bread, and quirky dialects. When I’m not doing research, I’m often to be found singing and am looking forward to using Dunster’s beautiful spaces for concerts that you’ll perform in (come talk to me if you’re looking to find people for an ensemble or would like to put together a concert!). I’m excited to have extensive discussions about brains, psychology, music, or life in general over meals, and to chat whenever you feel like stopping by H-51 (and yes, I always keep a stash of quality dark chocolate around).

Name: Kelly Shue

Room: E-52

Email: shue@fas

Phone: 617-493-2222

Resident Tutor

Tutor - Economics and Wellness

I'm very excited to return to the Dunster community this year as the house economics and wellness tutor. I graduated from Harvard in 2006 with a degree in applied math and am now in my 4th year in the economics PhD program. I was born in China and have lived in New Jersey (a much underrated state), California, and Michigan. In my free time, I enjoy eating bizarre foods and reading hilarious novels. Other interests include yoga, massage, and the fabulous field of economics. Please come by my room, E52, and say hello!

Name: Laura Sider Jost

Room: 1D44

Email: laurasiderjost@gmail.com

Phone: 617-493-5046

Resident Tutor

Tutor - Anthropology; SASH; Writing

Hello Dear Dunster. I am your anthropology tutor and also a writing tutor, so I can help you handle the likes of both dangling participles and Margaret Meads. I'm also a SASH advisor, so don't hesitate to talk to me about any and all things related to sexual harassment and assault. Some things about me: I recently completed an interdisciplinary master's program at the University of Pennsylvania, for which I studied communication, anthropology, urban studies and political science. I work in public radio communications and am an aspiring audio producer. Down the road I'd like to start a settlement house a la Jane Addams' Hull House. Go Moose!

Name: Lucy Colwell

Email: lcolwell@fas

Resident Tutor

Tutor - Mathematics

Hi Dunster! I'm your resident tutor in physics, math and applied math, and I'm really excited about helping you with all those tricky calculus questions. I grew up in London, UK and completed my degree and masters in mathematics at Trinity College, Cambridge. Trinity has porters (typically somewhat grumpy ex army officers - excellent at shutting down parties) instead of resident tutors, so the Harvard system is quite novel for me. I've found living in the US a fascinating experience so far, and I'd love to ask you all about the places where you have lived. This will be my fourth year as a PhD candidate in the applied math program here at Harvard. My research applies maths and physics ideas to problems in biology. I also love skiing and hiking, and generally exploring the territory around Boston. I look forward to meeting and getting to know all of you over dinner. Feel free to email me if you have questions about any of your science courses, or about starting research in the sciences.

Name: Martha Lujan Diaz

Email: mpdiaz@fas

Resident Tutor

Tutor - Library

Name: Neil Roach

Room: 10 DeWolfe 54

Email: nroach@oeb

Phone: 617-495-5053

Resident Tutor

Human Evolutionary Biology

Howdy Dunster! I am excited to be joining you for my first year as a resident tutor. I hail from the great and mighty state of Connecticut where I both grew up and went to college (UConn). As an undergrad I split my time between studying anthropology & political science and being quite active in student government. These days I am a PhD student in Human Evolutionary Biology/Anthropology working on the anatomy and evolution of throwing. This means I spend lots of time thinking about shoulders and making people throw in funny ways. I also often spend my summers doing fieldwork in Kenya where I look for stone tools and fossils, wear lots of sunscreen, and try to play nice with the local wildlife. When I am not doing things anthropological, I like to chat and read politics, play tennis, and do all things outdoors. I’m looking forward to getting to know all of you around the house. Please stop Amanda and I to say hi, or come visit us at DeWolfe 54.

Name: Pankaj (P.K.) Agarwalla

Room: J-23

Email: agarwall@fas

Phone: 617-493-2287

Resident Tutor

Pre-Medical Advisor

Hello Dunster!!! This is my fourth year as a returning resident tutor and it is a real pleasure to be back. A little bit of background - I grew up outside Washington, DC and went to high school in Northeast DC where I became entrenched in the ora et labora of the Benedictine tradition. I graduated from Dunster House in 2004 with a degree in Classics, followed by a sort of Wanderjahr at the University of Oxford in 2005. Although I enjoyed studying many a Latin author, I am most interested in ancient Greek language and literature, especially Pindar, Plato, and the Hippocratics. I am currently a fourth-year medical student at Harvard and am applying for residency in neurosurgery. I've spent many hours doing neuroscience research and would love to chat about neuroscience, developmental neurobiology, and immunology. As your premedical advisor, I would love to discuss surgery vs. medicine, applying to medical school, and doing interesting things as a premed student. During whatever little free time I have, I like to watch James Bond (I've seen them all except for the worst one - if you're a fan, you know which one) and read medical and neurosurgical history. I will also be in charge of the intramural crew team this year and I look forward to a dominating year for intramurals. If you see me in the dining hall or the Dunster House Boat Club (yes, aka the "LBC"), stop by and say hi!

Name: Sabrina Sadique

Room: I-12

Email: ssadique@fas

Phone: 617-493-2277

Resident Tutor

Tutor - English and Race Relations

Aloha Dunsterites! I am a new Resident Tutor in I-12 and am fast approaching the dissertation writing trial as a sixth year PhD candidate in English (focus: Postcolonial Literary Theory… Modernism/Postmodernism… that sort of stuff; as long as the prefix “post-” blithely complicates an adjectival theme of ambiguity, I am there. Thesis focus: Gender [Trouble] in Post-9/11 texts. As you can tell, I also am a fan of encysted parentheses and yawn-stretched sentences). I came to the States from Bangladesh as a freshman in college nine years ago with the near-devout intent to synthesize molecules. Not clumsy ones with clumsy methods, but elegant structures that split themselves open to show quiet simplicity in tangled grandeur. Of course, life hiccuped in to reveal that orbital aesthetics wasn’t my allotment: I was meant to read -- read long books with zero conclusions and negative characters. Surely enough, as soon as I completed two-and-half years of Chemistry requirements in college, an unsparing bout of literary virus swung and lodged me deep into English Literature: I abandoned chemical poesy posthaste and soundly yielded to the necessary fever. I have been bifurcated since, and joyfully so (wouldn’t have it any other way). Moral of the story: if you think you know what you want and have it all prefixed, the change guerilla will fix you. The swerve from the Sciences to the Humanities has been both enabling and disabling in shocking ways: if you are commensurately bipolarized in your affection between the two nodes (Music or Physics? Math or Anthropology?) and fancy a fuller elucidation from my end to quit your pendulum-state, a chic, black (sweetly discounted) leather couch and a special cup of Darjeeling tea await you in I-12. Things I love (check if we match and holler on contact): bread, cheese, BerryLine, more BerryLine, (did I say more BerryLine?), cafes with a high coolness quotient (Trident, Petsi Pies, Darwin’s Ltd.), Nova: Science Now, independent films (Amores Perros, Donnie Darko, Being John Malkovich, you get the drift), time unlimited conversations, any text/query/debate on faith, doubt, ontology, literature, race, and gender. Take me up on the open invite to seek me at all times for a chat, for advice, to vent, to co-caffeinate/co-froyo parched guts… unhesitatingly, wholeheartedly. I am looking forward to a tremendous year amid all you zesty Moose! Welcome.

Name: Theresa Liang

Room: A-23

Email: tliang@fas

Resident Tutor

Tutor - Chemistry

Hey Moosees! My name is Theresa Liang and I will be the new chemistry tutor in Dunster House. I grew up in sunny California, spent my undergrad years at UC Berkeley (GO BEARS!) studying organic chemistry and in the Sarpong research group, and am currently pursuing a PhD in chemistry at Harvard. I love good food and good books and if you’re interested would be delighted to offer suggestions on either. Please let me know if you have any restaurant or book suggestions for me! I’m very excited to get to meet y’all and be sure to let me know what I can do to help make your experience at Dunster fun and memorable. I know we’re going to have a great year together =)

Name: Vernie Oliveiro

Room: C-27

Email: oliveiro@fas

Phone: 617-493-2154

Resident Tutor

Tutor - History

Hello Dunster! I'm your History tutor, and would love to talk with any of you about any courses in History you might be taking, or even if you have a question about the past. I'm in my final year doctoral student in International History, and I'm broadly interested in the history of international relations, international political economy, business history, and empires.