Peer Wellness Liaisons
Meet your peer wellness liaisons
The Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability peer wellness liaisons are a team of graduate students who leverage peer connections to make campus resources more accessible and reduce misconceptions around mental health.
They also coordinate workshops focused on topics such as resiliency, stress management, and recognition of depression. Student liaisons are not mental health counselors. Their role is to direct fellow students to existing resources and facilitate meaningful dialogue, skill-building, and habit formation related to mental health in our community.
Alex Basaraba
Pronouns: he/him
Department: E-IPER
Research Interests: Climate adaptation
Alex's Affirmations
My favorite self care practices are exercise, meditation, time outside, and time with friends! And music brings me immense joy!
Audrey McManemin
Pronouns: she/her
Department: Energy Science & Engineering
Research Interests: Methane emissions from energy sector
Email: anm49@stanford.edu
Audrey's Affirmations
Something that brings me joy is a great cup of coffee and reading my book in the morning. My favorite self-care practices are going out for a run and hanging out with my friends!
Emma Kerr
Pronouns: she/her
Department: Energy Science and Engineering
Research Interests: Clean Fuels, Water Electrolysis, Electrocatalysis
Email: ekerr2@stanford.edu
Emma's Affirmations
My daily wellness ritual is spending time in the outdoors. While I love big adventures, from backpacking to skiing, I appreciate all small moments with nature. One of my favorite on campus ways to be outside is by going on fruit walks to discover hidden goodies!
Flora Jiaxuan Xu
Pronouns: she/her
Department: E-IPER
Research Interests: Human-centered Building Design, Viophilic Design, Environmental Psychology, Connection to Nature
Email: florajxu@stanford.edu
Flora's Affirmations
- Something that brings you joy: discovering new hobbies—whether it’s trying out a new coffee blend, invent a new baking recipe, learning a new sports, art style, or music instrument. I’m especially proud of my Chinese cultural background, where my skills in playing the Chinese Zither, doing calligraphy, painting, and meditating have always been my peaceful zen spot.
- Something that makes you feel most like yourself: I am good at being a good listener when someone needs it and I love being creative and finding beauty in the little things, even in the most unexpected moments.
- Favorite self-care practices: doing puzzles, burning incense, repotting my plants, collecting leaf and flower samples, crocheting for my dog Nomi, mid-night writing, helping random strangers
Grant Long
Pronouns: he/him
Department: Earth and Planetary Sciences
Research Interests: Tectonic Geomorphology
Email: glong1@stanford.edu
Grant's Affirmations
The fall and winter bring me the most joy, especially when the weather gets cooler and leaves start changing colors. I prefer to be cold than hot so the winter is the best! Being outside with no distractions from the busy world makes me feel most like myself.
Jordan Tucker
Pronouns: he/him/his
Department: Geophysics
Research Interests: Sea Ice
Email: jordantu@stanford.edu
Jordan's Affirmations
I ABSOLUTELY love spending time with friends/family, meeting new people, any outdoor adventures, board/card games, and traveling! I am your neighborhood Midwesterner so if you have any Midwest-style questions, I would love to hear them!
Mavis Stone
Pronouns: they/them
Department: Earth System Sciences
Research Interests: Wetland Morphology, Green Gentrification, Flood Modeling
Email: mvstone@stanford.edu
Mavis's Affirmations
- I love to hand-make gifts for family and friends (e.g. crochet, embroidery)
- Badminton, hiking, and spending time with family and friends bring me a lot of joy!
Rebeca Ursu
Pronouns: she/her
Department: Geophysics
Research Interests: Tectonophysics/ Volcanology
Email: rursu@stanford.edu
Rebeca's Affirmations
Outside work, I enjoy meditating, connecting with friends, and attending sporting events.
Sophia Sanders
Pronouns: she/her
Department: Earth Systems
Research Interests: Environmental Communication
Email: ssophia@stanford.edu
Sophia's Affirmations
Nothing beats a drinking a yummy cup of tea while watching The Great British Baking Show, eating Trader Joe's snacks, and petting my tuxedo kitten, Louie! I love writing poetry, playing guitar, and using language and music to express myself. I played varsity water polo during my 4 years of undergrad here at Stanford, and still love to swim and exercise outdoors! My hometown is San Diego, and swimming in the ocean is my number 1 way to destress and slow my life down for a few hours.