School of Humanities and Sciences
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Serena Shah
Ph.D. Student in History, admitted Autumn 2021
SU Student - Summer, History Department
SHI Discussion Leader, Stanford Pre-Collegiate StudiesBioSerena is a PhD candidate in History in the United States field. She is in her fourth year and she works on the history of ideas in the nineteenth century: particularly, how Americans thought about the ancient past as they entered modernity. Her dissertation explores late 19th-century interest in civilizational collapse and the Eastern Mediterranean world during the Late Bronze Age. She is also currently writing a research article on Greek and Roman slave-naming practices and the classicism of American slavery.
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Meghan Marjorie Shea
Ph.D. Student in Environment and Resources, admitted Autumn 2019
Research Assistant for Prof. Margaret Cohen, EnglishBioMeghan is a PhD student in the Emmett Interdisciplinary Program in Environment & Resources, working to advance tools and methods for using environmental DNA (eDNA) to characterize marine biodiversity. Her work, at the intersection of biological oceanography and science & technology studies, seeks to center the human context of eDNA monitoring; she hopes to research both new scientific applications of eDNA as well as how stakeholders--from scientists to the general public--think about and engage with these applications.
Beyond her research, Meghan is a campus liaison for the Monterey Area Research Institutions' Network for Education (MARINE), co-founder of Stanford Ocean Networking And Research (SONAR), and co-organizer of the Stanford STS Graduate Workshop. She is also committed to teaching and mentoring the next generation of environmental scholars. In her free time, Meghan plays steel pan and accumulates house plants. -
Ronak Shetty
Undergraduate, Division of Literatures, Cultures & Languages
Undergradute Peer Advisor, Division of Literatures, Cultures & Languages
Undergraduate, English
Undergraduate, Graduate School of Education
Undergraduate, Iberian and Latin American Cultures
Language Conversation Partner, Student Learning SupportBioRonak Shetty is a student at Stanford University with a background in Iberian and Latin American studies, Spanish and Portuguese language and culture, Italian studies, South Asian studies, education, technology, business strategy, marketing, politics, psychology, and public service. Ronak's experiences with his own non-profit (Aprendalo.org) combined with his publications and podcasts reflect his deep interest in world cultures, education, language, politics, and optimism for structural change. Furthermore, Ronak’s work experience at UC Berkeley Haas demonstrates his love and passion for teaching students to question the status quo and to innovate and create new solutions. At Stanford, Ronak continues to work with Aprendalo ESL and teaches Spanish and entrepreneurship at Curious Cardinals. Beyond this, Ronak engages in activities with Habla ESL, the Queer Resource Center, and the CA World Language Project. This earned him the Cardinal Service notation for integrating academic learning with public service. He was also selected to be a part of the Business Association of Stanford Entrepreneurial Students. His research focuses on Education, Iberian and Latin American cultures, and South Asian history with the Iberian Peninsula.
Life Quotes:
“Cuando una puerta se cierra, otra se abre.”
“When one door is closed, another is opened.”
-Miguel de Cervantes
“E quando il mondo ti schiaccia provaci anche tu. Tira fuori il bimbo che hai dentro, non nasconderlo più.”
“And when the world crushes you, take out the child you have inside of you, and don't hide it anymore.
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Jeanne Su
Director of Finance and Operations, East Asian Languages and Cultures
Current Role at StanfordDirector of Finance and Operations at East Asian Languages and Cultures (EALC).
