Peer Research Ambassadors

The Peer Research Ambassadors (PRAs) are UConn students who have engaged in research and creative activity during their undergraduate careers and want to help other students get involved. PRAs attend OUR workshops and help represent OUR at events such as career fairs and open houses. They also serve as an informal advisory board, sharing feedback with OUR administrators on how to improve outreach efforts and programming.

In addition, Peer Research Ambassadors are available to talk with students and share advice about getting started with and engaging in research, scholarship, and/or creative projects. If you're looking to get involved in these activities, it is extremely valuable to hear directly from other students about their experiences. In the fall and spring semester, you may schedule an advising meeting with any of the listed PRAs for the corresponding academic year. While our PRA meeting requests are currently closed for the spring and summer of 2026, you may schedule a meeting with a PRA when requests re-open for the fall semester.

Don't forget to check out the Student Research Blog for advice from our Peer Research Ambassadors! You can also explore our student research blog archive to read posts written by former Peer Research Ambassadors.

Peer Research Ambassador Profiles

Click on the Peer Research Ambassador photos below for their full profiles and to contact an Ambassador.

Photo of a peer research ambassador with text as reads below: Samantha Adams '27l Majors: History/Social Studies Secondary Education and History
OUR Peer Research Ambassador Julia Armington ‘27 Major: Biomedical Engineering
Photo of Peer Research Ambassador with text at the bottom that reads "Rebeka Bamgboye '28; Major: Allied Health Sciences"
Photo of a Peer Research Ambassador with text that reads "Ashly Gasior '27" Majors: Chemistry and Physics
Image of a peer research ambassador with text Major; Political Science and Statistics; Minors: Analytics and Public Policy
Ruupala Kalaiarasu ‘27 Major: Molecular & Cell Biology Minors: Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies
Image of a Peer Research Ambassador with the text "Roma Kale ‘27 Majors: Physiology & Neurobiology and Molecular & Cell Biology" overlaying.
Photo of a Peer Research Ambassador with this text overlaying: "Abigail McFarland ‘27 Major: Physiology and Neurobiology Minors: Anthropology of Global Health and Cell Biology"
Brielle Pierre Philippe ‘27 Major: Physiology & Neurobiology and Psychological Sciences
Image of a Peer Research Ambassador with the text: ave Tolmach ‘27 Majors: "Molecular & Cell Biology and Human Development & Family Sciences Minor: Physiology and Neurobiology"
Image of a Peer Research Ambassador with this text overlaying: "Alana Wolfson ‘27"
Image of a Peer Research Ambassador with the text: "Pragyan Yadav ‘28 Majors: Physics and Computer Science" overlaying.
Photo of Peer Research Ambassador with this text overlay: "Anthony Zuo ‘27 Majors: Molecular & Cell Biology and Physiology & Neurobiology"