Peer Advisors
The GPP Peer Advisors are available to meet with students to discuss any questions they have regarding the GPP Minor. Drop-in Advising hours for the Spring Semester will begin on Tuesday, January 17, 2012.
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10:00 AM | Sam, Lisa, Jacquie | No Advising | Lisa, Tuyen | No Advising |
| 10:30 AM | Sam, Lisa, Jacquie | No Advising | Lisa, Tuyen, Karen | No Advising |
| 11:00 AM | Sam, Tuyen, Jacquie | No Advising | Karen | No Advising |
| 11:30 AM | Sam, Tuyen, Jacquie | No Advising | Karen | No Advising |
| 12:00 PM | No Advising | No Advising | No Advising | No Advising |
| 12:30 PM | No Advising | No Advising | No Advising | No Advising |
| 1:00 PM | No Advising | No Advising | No Advising | No Advising |
| 1:30 PM | Kate, Tuyen | Diana | Kate, Tuyen | Sam |
| 2:00 PM | Sergio, Kate | Diana | Lisa, Kate | Sam |
| 2:30 AM | Sergio | Diana, Jacquie, Karen | Lisa, Kate | Sam, Diana |
| 3:00 PM | Sergio | Diana, Jacquie, Karen | Sergio, Kate | Diana |
| 3:30 PM | Sergio | Karen | Sergio |
Karen Chan
Major(s): Nutritional Science, Japanese minor
Year: Junior
Practice Experience: I volunteered with Suitcase Clinic, based locally in Berkeley. Suitcase Clinic is a volunteer-run student organization that operates three drop-in clinics offering health and social services to the homeless, with the goal of supporting the health and well-being of underserved populations in the local area. Specifically, I worked on developing health education materials and coordinating hygiene supply distribution at Youth Clinic (for 25 and younger) and currently work with clients one-on-one to refer them to resources in the Bay Area for dental exams, eye exams, medical care, legal services among others.
GPP Elective Courses Taken: SOC 130AC: "Social Inequalities"; NST 104: "Human Food Practices"
Activities: Bare Abundance, Suitcase Clinic, The Music Connection, SPILL (Student Peers in Laid-back Listening)
I'm a Bay Area local, spending most of my childhood in Castro Valley (next to Hayward). My interests are primarily in music education, nutrition education, food justice, and advocacy for the homeless. I'm from the College of Natural Resources, so I can give advice on how CNR resources and major classes can relate and supplement your GPP minor and also how to fit in multiple minors with your major. I'm in the peer advising office Wednesdays 1:30-4pm, so feel free to drop by anytime to say hello and chat. I look forward to meeting you! Lisa Chuong
Major(s): Molecular and Cell Biology
Year: Senior
Practice Experience: I volunteered at the emergency department in a local hospital in Qinzhou, China. I went through an organization called Lung Kong Tin Yee of Sacramento.
GPP Elective Courses Taken: Public Health 150A: "Introduction to Epidemiology"
Activities: Saving Mothers Research Team, Berkeley Primary Care--Acupuncture Clinic, Patel Lab
Hi! I'm a 4th year at Cal and I had a wonderful experience working hands-on with physicians and nurses in China. After spending time observing various aspects of medical care in China, I plan on traveling more before I apply to medical school. Through the minor, I've gain more understanding on what it means to be a global citizen and how to engage in developmental work. I am here to help with any questions you may have about the GPP minor, balancing your busy schedules and life at Cal in general. I'm excited to hear any stories or suggestion you have about your Practice Experience and I hope all you will be satisfied with your experience as I was. Samantha Henstell
Major(s): Public Health / Society and Environment
Year: Senior
Practice Experience: I am doing my practice experience locally with Suitcase Clinic, which is a student run organization that offers free health and social services to the homeless population of Berkeley. At Suitcase Clinic, I work as a caseworker, assisting clients in accessing different services.
GPP Elective Courses Taken: PEIS 100: "Classical Theories of Political Economy"; PH 150E: "Introduction to Community Health and Human Development"
Activities: Suitcase Clinic, Health Services Intership, Peer Health Exchange, UC EAP (Scotland), Alpha Omicron Pi sorority
Hi! My name is Sam and I’m originally from Santa Monica, CA. In my spare time I enjoy playing the cello and piano, sampling amazing food around Berkeley, watching movies, and reading anything and everything from the New York Times to Vogue to Jeffrey Sachs. My main passion is public health, with an emphasis on global health. I’m especially interested in food justice, political ecology, aid, urban health, and city planning. Once I graduate, I plan on taking a year off and getting more field experience in public health before getting an MPH. Eventually, I’d like to work for an organization such as the CDC or the WHO. I have office hours on Monday afternoons, so if you ever have any questions regarding the minor, feel free to stop by! Jacquelyn Hoffman
Major(s): Gender & Women's Studies, Premedicine
Year: Senior
Practice Experience: For my GPP Practice Experience, I worked through the Foundation for Sustainable Development (FSD) in their La Plata, Argentina site for 9 weeks this past summer. FSD placed me with a local community HIV/STI clinic, El Centro de Referencia de VIH/SIDA. I worked within this clinic each day by shadowing patient consultations and working on a photo-voice HPV campaign which was then distributed to 42 local health clinics in La Plata. This was the first HPV awareness campaign within the province of Buenos Aires that utilized photographs of patients.
GPP Elective Courses Taken: GWS 101: "Doing Feminist Research"
Activities: DeCal: Facilitate course "Reproduction in Modern Society: Medical & Social Perspectives"; Alternative Breaks through Hillel, Bare Abundance, Independent research on infertility through OBGYN Department at UCSF
Hi and welcome to the GPP Minor! My name is Jacquelyn Hoffman. Originally from Los Angeles, I have become a true NorCal gal throughout my four years here! I am a senior at Berkeley and study Gender and Women’s Studies. I will be applying to medical school with the goal to ultimately pursue high-risk maternal and fetal medicine, and am interested by the way feminist theory can influence medicine. I am particularly fascinated by reproductive technologies and women’s health issues. On the side of my classes, I am involved in the local food justice movement and am in the process of developing my non-profit named BareAbundance: Enough For All. This organization distributes excess consumable food to various vulnerable populations, with the hopes to empower all to have a stake in the food system. Between classes you can find me at Yoga to the People or drinking endless coffee at Café Strada! I can best help GPP students on topics related to my following interests: women’s empowerment/health, organizational building, and also networking on campus. I invite students to join me during my advising hours (Tu/Th 2-3:30 PM) and look forward to meeting you! Tuyen Nguyen
Major(s): Public Health
Year: Senior
Practice Experience: I worked with Health Research for Action: Vietnam Tooth Project in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam on a public health research and intervention project that was aimed to reduce malnutrition by improving children’s oral hygiene.
GPP Elective Courses Taken: Public Health 150B: "Southern Border"
Activities: Health and Medical Apprenticeship Program, Fashion and Student Trends, Kappa Gamma Delta Professional Pre-Medical Sorority, Athletic Study Center Tutor, Undergraduate Research and Apprenticeship Program
The last three years at Cal has been an amazing journey and has opened my eyes to so many wonderful opportunities. The Global Poverty and Practice minor especially has profoundly impacted my undergraduate career and inspired me to continue working with the underserved population later in my academic and professional career. After I graduate, I plan on continuing with development work for another year then apply for medical school. Feel free stop by and chat with me. I look forward to meeting you. (: Sergio Venegas Marin
Major(s): Economics
Year: Senior
Practice Experience: I went to Nakuru, Kenya in the summer of 2011. I was working with a local NGO called Gabriel Learning Center which provides different services like pre-primary schooling, women empowerment programs, and the provision of services in the slums of Kaptembwa. My role in the organization was teaching, making rounds in the slums to check on the families whose children we were teaching to keep record of their situation, among others. On the other hand, I also volunteered with a microfinance institution named Imara Limited and connected them to Gabriel’s Learning Center for mutual business/financial opportunities.
GPP Elective Courses Taken: Public Policy 103: "Wealth and Poverty"; ECON 100A: "Intermediate Microeconomics"; ECON 171: "Economic Development"; ECON 174: "Global Poverty and Impact Evaluation"
Activities: Economics Peer Advisor, GPP Peer Advisor, Soccer
Hi there! I am a transfer student who originally came from Spain around five years ago. As an economics major, my main field of interest is the area of randomized control trials and the application of econometric tools to measure the impact of poverty reduction initiatives. If you are interested in this area definitely drop by the office and talk to me! I have been in North Africa and Kenya (and Tanzania for a short time) working for different NGOs. I am graduating this upcoming May and I am already beginning to look for opportunities to move on to after college, so I can give you tips on where to look for opportunities, what kind of opportunities are available, etc. In my case, I am trying to get an internship at UNDP this summer and then find a job position with either CEGA or IPA. Please feel free to drop by the office to talk about any questions you might have with regards to your minor (especially if you are a transfer), what kind of opportunities are out there if you are an economics major, what is like to live in Kenya or Sub-Saharan Africa in general, or any questions you might have. Kate Lyons
Major(s): South and Southeast Asian Studies
Year: Senior
Practice Experience: I was a 2010 Tata International Social Entrepreneurship Scheme Fellow – I worked as an intern for Tata’s telecommunications company Tata Teleservices Limited. Working in the main corporate office in New Delhi, I evaluated and participated in environmental and educational schemes that Tata Teleservices was involved in as part of their corporate social responsibility initiatives. I worked with New Delhi’s Blind Relief Association and Bangalore’s AMBA Center for the Economic Empowerment of the Intellectually Challenged, among other NGOs.
GPP Elective Courses Taken: IAS 150: Globalization in India with Clare Talwalker and Public Policy C 103: Wealth and Poverty with Robert Reich
Activities: Model United Nations, one semester at the Daily Californian as a General Assignment Reporter and a Research and Ideas Beat Reporter, and volunteering for the Lake County Land Trust
I hail from Lower Lake, California – a small town in Lake County (located just above Napa). Despite my small town home-base, I really love the city! Movies, restaurants, public transportation – it’s fantastic! I had a wonderful time in New Delhi during my practice experience, so much so that I went back for a semester abroad last fall! I love talking about India, so if you have any plans to head there for a practice experience, please come and chat! I also love talking about the minor, so if you have any questions, or just want to gab, please stop by – I’m looking forward to meeting you! 
