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The graduate affiliate program (GAP) functions as a bridge to bring Yale College undergraduates and Yale University graduate and professional students together. A dynamic group of eight enthusiastic graduate students is affiliated with Saybrook College for the 2011-12 academic year (find their bios and contact information below). Our talented graduate students will be visible and available to give advice, mentoring support, and share ideas on every aspect of life over meals in the dining hall – just join them at the Grad Affiliate table. Grad Affiliates also participate in the excitement of the College’s everyday life by supporting the SAC (Student Activities Committee) in organizing various activities and social events. Saybrugians are strongly encouraged to take advantage of the graduate affiliates’ perspective on life after college.
Catherine is a third-year Ph.D. student in the Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry and she researches the influence of climate change on soil bacteria. Outside of the lab, Catherine enjoys vegan cooking, kayaking, reading, and watching documentaries. She's passionate about environmental sustainability, animal rights,
undergraduate education, and good beer (what's up, Saybrew!) Catherine holds a B.A. in English and Biology from Albion College in Albion, Michigan, and a Master's in Environmental Science from Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland, where she was a George J. Mitchell Scholar(2008-2009.) catherine.fontana@yale.edu
Pete is an MD/PhD student hailing from the Hot Dog Capital of the World. Let him persuade you that everyone needs to live in Chicago before they die. He's an expert on all varieties of the Chicago hot dog, but holds particularly reverence for the Maxwell Street Polish. He's also versed in the history of Da Bears, Da Bulls, and Da Cubs. Once he even met Da Coach. He's lived in New York City, Memphis, Oxfordshire, and Urbana-Champaign. He's grateful to New Haven for introducing him to a few original treasures: Mamoun's falafel sandwiches, the burgers at Louis's Lunch, BAR's mashed potato and bacon white pie, and unlimited nightly bread from Atticus. peter.gayed@yale.edu
Bryce Hall is a second-year graduate student at the Yale School of Management. Before coming to Yale SOM, Bryce produced and wrote non-fiction programming for History Channel, Discovery Channel, and National Geographic. In 2005, Bryce produced a program for Travel Channel titled Ghana: The Presidential Tour, with the President of Ghana, J.A. Kufuor. He returned to serve as a media producer and consultant for the 2008 presidential election in Ghana.
At Yale SOM, Bryce is President of Student Government and is focused on renewable energy and strategy. This past summer Bryce worked for a wind energy company in Chicago developing strategy for launching a new wind turbine in North America.
bryce.hall@yale.edu
Jean Lopez is a 3rd year medical student at Yale. He was a proud Saybrugian from 2004-2008 and a Religious Studies major where his primary philosophical question was "Why am I premed?" Aside from courses and late-night Smash Bros. contests, he spent most of his free time tutoring in middle schools in New Haven or following YPU debates pretending to know how to fix the economy, how to end all wars, and how to fix society (in a general sense). He is currently doing his research year, so he has lots of time to answer any questions you have about med school or simply making the most of your time at Yale. Feel free to contact him at:
jean.lopez@yale.edu
John Paredes (SY’07) is a second-year law student at Yale. He grew up in Manila, Philippines and came to Yale for college, where he majored in English and sang with Redhot & Blue and the Yale Collegium Musicum. After college, John worked at a management consulting firm in New York, and then in human rights legal work and peace negotiations in the Philippines. John is a fan of justice, empathy, literature, music, food, travel, running, the beach, and good company. As a once tortured but enraptured soul in college who is still avidly in search of the secret to the life well lived, John is glad to chat with Saybrugians about anything.
john.paredes@yale.edu
Kyle Ragins is a fun-loving medical student from Southern California, with a diverse background in public policy, global health, education, and writing. He is willing to provide any Saybrugian in need with an open ear to listen to ideas, concerns, aspirations, or problems and a guiding voice to light the path ahead. Kyle graduated Claremont McKenna College in 2009 with a BA in Philosophy, Politics and Economics (like EP&E) and is currently completing his 3rd year at the Yale School of Medicine. Kyle has extensive experience with public health work and clinical research in Latin America, having lived and worked in Nicaragua, Ecuador, Peru, and Honduras, as well as taking a semester off in college to work in lobbying in Washington, DC. Kyle has published clinical research, essays, and poetry, as well as enjoying his many hours in college writing and editing for student magazines/papers and teaching English to ESL adults. Feel free to contact Kyle for any reason at:
kyle.ragins@yale.edu
Ezra Siller is a third-year J.D. student at Yale Law School. Originally from Toronto, Canada, Ezra's interests include legal history, the visual arts, squash, and discussing and consuming street-cart food. When he's not in school, he likes to accumulate as many frequent-flyer miles as possible. Ezra is a proud alumnus of Saybrook College (2005) and looks forward to getting to know as many Saybrugians as possible!
ezra.siller@yale.edu
Emily is a 5th year graduate student in the cell biology department. She grew up in sunny San Diego and, despite her love of New Haven, is starting to count down the number of winters until she can move back to the land of sunshine and year-round peaches. Emily graduated from Rice University in 2006 with degrees in biochemistry and German studies. Before moving to Connecticut she spent a year researching protein trafficking at a lab in Heidelberg, Germany. When she's not in lab, Emily loves working with the grad student senate, a local food pantry or just cooking up a storm in her humble apartment kitchen.
emily.stoops@yale.edu
