Relate-A-Bull Mentor Program

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Search by Major

Search by Major

Accountancy and Analytics (ACA)

  • Aleksandra 鈥淪asha鈥 Markelova

Artificial Intelligence and Business Analytics (AIL)

  • Tra Le 鈥淐amellia鈥 Nguyen Huong

Applied Anthropology (APA)

Behavioral and Community Sciences (BCV)

Biology (BIO)

  • Lashodya Dissanayake, M.D., Ph.D.
  • Olha Kravtsova, Ph.D.

Business Administration (BUA)

  • Katherine Romero

Business Administration (BUD)

  • Shu Chin Li

Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD)

  • Mounia El Jaouhari, Ph.D.

Computer Engineering (CSE)

Criminology (CCJ)

Curriculum and Instruction (CUR)

  • Shu Chin Li

Educational Leadership (EAS)

Entrepreneurship and Applied Technologies (EAT)

Biomedical Engineering (EBI)

Educational Studies (EDS)

Electrical Engineering (EEL)

English (ENG)

Environmental Engineering (EVE)

Financial Analytics (FNA)

Geology (GLY)

Higher Education Administration (HEA)

Integrative Biology (IBO)

Learning Design and Technology (LDT)

Health Administration (MHA)

  • Harshitha Thirupathi

Medical Sciences (MSG)

  • Ishani Wickramage, Ph.D.

Public Health (PPH)

  • Pamela 鈥淧am鈥 Owens

Clinical Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling (RMC)

Secondary English Education (ESOL and Reading Endorsements) 鈥 (SNE)

Sociology (SOC)

Social Work (SOK)

  • Catalina Mordini
  • Lynsey Valkos
  • Laschell Hardy

Communication (SPE)

Technology in Education and Second Language Acquisition (TLD)

Urban and Regional Planning (URP)

 

Search by Student Type

Search by Student Type

Traditional Student

Students who enroll in college directly after completing high school or secondary education 

Mentors

  • Aleksandra 鈥淪asha鈥 Markelova
  • Lashodya Dissanayake, M.D., Ph.D.
  • Olha Kravtsova, Ph.D.
  • Shu Chin Li
  • Laschell Hardy
  • Harshitha Thirupathi





Non-Traditional Student 

Individuals who may be older, returning to college after a break, or balancing college with other career and family responsibilities

Mentors

  • Lynsey Valkos
  • Pamela 鈥淧am鈥 Owens
  • Ishani Wickramage, Ph.D.

First Generation Student

First in your family to attend college. Or first in your family to attend graduate school

Mentors

  • Lynsey Valkos
  • Pamela 鈥淧am鈥 Owens
  • Klejdis Bilali

Transfer Student

Began graduate study at a different institution before transferring to USF

Mentors

Part-Time Student

Enrolled in fewer than full time to accommodate for work and/or family
commitments

Mentors

  • Pamela 鈥淧am鈥 Owens
  • Laschell Hardy
  • Harshitha Thirupathi

Full-Time Student

Enrolled in a full course load whose primary focus in on school. May also serve as a graduate assistant, teaching assistant or research assistant

Mentors

  • Jennifer Venne
  • Aleksandra 鈥淪asha鈥 Markelova
  • Lynsey Valkos
  • Shu Chin Li

Online Student

Enrolled in a fully online program or majority of courses are online

Mentors

  • Catalina Mordini
  • Pamela 鈥淧am鈥 Owens

Full-Time Student & Full-Time Employment

Enrolled in a full course load while working full time

Mentors

(Traditional, First Generation, Full-time, Part-time, Transfer, Online, Employed etc...)

 

Search by Program Level

Master's

Doctoral

  • Pamela 鈥淧am鈥 Owens
  • Shu Chin Li

Postdoctoral

  • Lashodya Dissanayake, M.D., Ph.D.
  • Olha Kravtsova, Ph.D.
  • Mounia El Jaouhari, Ph.D.
  • Ishani Wickramage, Ph.D.
  • Tahniat Afsari, Ph.D.

 

 

Search by Age Group

Generation Z (born mid-1990s to early 2010s)

  • Aleksandra 鈥淪asha鈥 Markelova
  • Harshitha Thirupathi

Millennials (born mid-1980s to mid-1990s)

Generation X (born mid-1960s to early 1980s)

  • Catalina Mordini
  • Pamela 鈥淧am鈥 Owens
  • Shu Chin Li

 

Search by International Mentor

International Mentors

  • Aleksandra 鈥淪asha鈥 Markelova
  • Catalina Mordini
  • Lashodya Dissanayake, M.D., Ph.D.
  • Olha Kravtsova, Ph.D.
  • Shu Chin Li
  • Mounia El Jaouhari, Ph.D.
  • Ishani Wickramage

 

Search by Introvert or Extrovert

Mostly Introverted

  • Aleksandra 鈥淪asha鈥 Markelova

Mostly Extroverted

  • Rana Saha
  • Lashodya Dissanayake, M.D., Ph.D.
  • Laschell Hardy
  • Harshitha Thirupathi
  • Mounia El Jaouhari, Ph.D.

Balanced between Introversion and Extroversion

  • Catalina Mordini
  • Lynsey Valkos
  • Pamela 鈥淧am鈥 Owens
  • Olha Kravtsova, Ph.D.
  • Shu Chin Li
  • Ishani Wickramage, Ph.D.

 

Search by Employment Status

Employed Full-Time

  • Pamela 鈥淧am鈥 Owens
  • Lashodya Dissanayake, M.D., Ph.D.
  • Olha Kravtsova, Ph.D.
  • Laschell Hardy
  • Mounia El Jaouhari, Ph.D.
  • Ishani Wickramage, Ph.D.

Employed Part-Time

Actively seeking employment

  • Lynsey Valkos
  • Aleksandra 鈥淪asha鈥 Markelova
  • Harshitha Thirupathi

Not currently employed nor seeking employment

  • Shu Chin Li

 

 

Search by Family Responsibilities

Caring for Dependent Children

  • Pamela 鈥淧am鈥 Owens
  • Olha Kravtsova, Ph.D.

Caring for Elderly Relative

Caring for Ailing Partner

 

Search by Familiarity Additional Stressors

Relate-A-Bull Mentors who are familiar with and/or comfortable mentoring student with
depression, anxiety, bi-polar disorder and other similar stressors:

Mentors

  • Catalina Mordini
  • Lynsey Valkos
  • Lashodya Dissanayake, M.D., Ph.D.
  • Laschell Hardy
  • Harshitha Thirupathi
  • Mounia El Jaouhari, Ph.D.
  • Ishani Wickramage, Ph.D.