Advisers can help you identify goals for your study abroad experience and guide you through thoughtful program selection. Advisers also can clarify the application process, credit transfer, and financial resources, as well as provide pertinent pre-departure information. Advisers remain available to you before, during, and after your study abroad experience.
General Advising
While each adviser specializes in specific locations, it is okay to schedule a meeting with any adviser if you have not yet identified where you would like to go. We welcome you to schedule a study abroad overview appointment for general advising.
Note: London School of Economics Summer School Advising
Before scheduling an advising appointment for the London School of Economics (LSE) Summer School, please read the entire LSE program page, including the section on how the ISA works for LSE. After reading the program page, you are welcome to schedule an advising appointment if needed with Kathy Trputec or Marcus Alaimo, or ask your questions via email, if you have any additional questions that are not answered on the program page.
For ISA information visit: isa.yale.edu.
Appointments are scheduled for 30 minutes. Yale Study Abroad staff are working in a hybrid schedule with some days in the office and some days remote. For this reason, most advising appointments are conducted via Zoom.
Before meeting with an adviser, we encourage you to review the Get Started section of our website.
Marcus Alaimo (he/his) | Senior Associate Director, Study Abroad
Advising responsibilities:
- Spain & Portugal
- Latin America & The Caribbean
- Multi-Country Semester Programs
- General Study Abroad Advising
If none of Marcus's available appointment times work with your schedule, you can email Marcus directly to schedule a meeting.
Kripa Bhagat (she/her) | Senior Associate Director, Richard U. Light Fellowship
Advising responsibilities:
Please note that Kripa is not available for general study abroad advising. Appointments should only be scheduled with Kripa to discuss Light Fellowship-approved sites.
If none of Kripa's available appointment times work with your schedule, you can email Kripa directly to schedule a meeting.
Susan Evans (she/her) | Associate Director, Study Abroad
Advising responsibilities:
- The following countries in Europe:
- Austria
- Denmark
- Germany
- Greece
- Hungary
- Iceland
- Italy
- Netherlands
- Norway
- Serbia
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Turkey
- Oceania
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- General Study Abroad Advising
If none of Susan's available appointment times work with your schedule, you can email Susan directly to schedule a meeting.
Lauren Perrino (she/her) | Associate Director, Study Abroad
Advising responsibilities:
- Asia (except Light Fellowship sites, see Kripa Bhagat above)
- France
- North Africa & The Middle East
- General Study Abroad Advising
If none of Lauren's available appointment times work with your schedule, you can email Lauren directly to schedule a meeting.
Kathy Trputec (she/her) | Associate Director, Study Abroad and Summer Session
Advising responsibilities:
- The following countries in Europe:
- Croatia
- Czech Republic
- England
- Ireland
- Scotland
- Russian Language (Armenia, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan)
- General Study Abroad Advising
If none of Kathy's available appointment times work with your schedule, you can email Kathy directly to schedule a meeting.