During the academic year, students can attend drop-in office hours at Rothschild College for in-person advising from 2–4pm, Tuesday through Thursday. Study Abroad advisors also offer 1:1 advising appointments in person or via Zoom. Study Abroad staff are available to advise by appointment through the summer.
Prior to meeting with a Study Abroad advisor, you are highly encouraged to attend an in-person Study Abroad OverVU session (offered every Wednesday at 4pm in Study Abroad during the school year). Virtual Study Abroad OverVUs are offered throughout the summer via Zoom. Alternatively, you can review resources on the Getting Started page before scheduling an advising appointment.
Scroll down to meet our advisors and book an appointment via Handshake. If you can't find a time that works for you or you'd prefer to meet in person, please click the Email link below the advisor's name to request alternate arrangements. Study Abroad staff can also be reached via phone at 615-343-3139.
Handshake Appointment Instructions:
Advising appointments are offered to Vanderbilt undergraduate students only. Others, including parents and family, are requested to email us at studyabroad@vanderbilt.edu.
Study Abroad staff advisors provide support and guidance to students on all aspects of the study abroad experience. We advise students on topics including: program selection and application, coursework abroad, identity and travel, study abroad-based Immersion Vanderbilt opportunities, intercultural development, pre-departure preparation, re-entry, and more.
Study Abroad also offers multiple events throughout each semester for students to learn more about study abroad, including our Study Abroad OverVU introductory sessions. Check out upcoming events here!
Advising:
General study abroad questions and Maymesters
Africa: Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya, Morocco, South Africa
Asia: India, Indonesia, Nepal, Vietnam
Europe: England, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Northern Ireland, Scotland
Schedule an advising appointment with Caroline
Office drop-in hours: 2-4 PM CST T-Th, Rothschild Great Room
Advising:
General study abroad questions and Maymesters
Asia: Hong Kong, Japan, Mainland China, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan
Europe: Denmark, Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland
Oceania: Australia, New Zealand, Samoa
Incoming Exchange
Douglass-O'Connell Global Internship
Schedule an advising appointment with Jillian
Office drop-in hours: 2-4 PM CST T-Th, Rothschild Great Room
Advising:
General study abroad questions and Maymesters
VU-NYC
Caribbean: Cuba, Dominican Republic
Central America: Mexico
Europe: Spain
South America: Argentina, Chile, Colombia
Middle East: Israel, Jordan
Office drop-in hours: 2-4 PM CST T-Th, Rothschild Great Room
Advising:
General study abroad questions and Maymesters
Europe: Austria, Czech Republic, Serbia
CIEE Open Campus (all locations), IHP programs
Schedule an advising appointment with Shannon
Office drop-in hours: 2-4 PM CST T-Th, Rothschild Great Room
Associate Director, Study Away and Faculty-Led Programs
Advising:
Faculty-Led Travel and Maymesters
Vanderbilt’s Global Safety and Health team provides health and safety guidance to all VU travelers, including VU study abroad students. They provide individualized health and safety advice to study abroad students, such as traveling with medication, setting up continued care, utilizing Vanderbilt-issued international insurance, addressing identity-based safety and health concerns, and more.
Global Safety and Health is a resource for students at any point in the study abroad process. To make an appointment to discuss health, safety, and well-being abroad, please reach out to the Global Safety and Health team. General inquiries can also be directed to globalsafety@vanderbilt.edu.
Peer Advisers are the student representatives of study abroad on Vanderbilt’s campus. Peer Advisers lead study abroad outreach events around campus and hold office hours in the Study Abroad office to assist prospective students.
Talking to peers who have studied abroad, particularly on programs you are interested in is a great way to gather information. The following study abroad alumni have offered to serve as a resource to prospective students interested in their program. Feel free to connect with them via email!
Australia
Alisha Saluja, '24 IFSA University of South Wales, Spring 2023
Elanil Erdugrul, '26 IFSA University of South Wales, Spring 2025
Juliana Turner, '25 IFSA University of New South Wales, Spring 2024
Sadie Sherman '25 IFSA University of Sydney, Fall 2023
Shelbi Briggs, '27 IFSA, Spring 2024
Austria
Ava Kuntz, '24 IES Vienna: Music, Spring 2024
Ryan Patterson, '25 Vienna: Non-Music Tracks, Spring 2024
Cameroon
Grace Jones, '25 SIT Cameroon Development and Social Change, Spring 2024
Chile
Eli Apple, '24 CASA Santiago, Fall 2022
Maia Czarnecki, '23 CASA Santiago, Spring 2022
Lauren Johnson, '25 SIT Valparaiso, Spring 2024
China
Aryan Garg, '26 CIEE Shanghai, Spring 2025
Czech Republic
Grace Wildermuth, '24 CET Prague, Spring 2024
Eric Goldsmith, '26 CET Prague, Spring 2025
Haven O'Sullivan, '26 CET Prague, Spring 2025
Vienna Parnell, '26 IFSA Tech Career Accelerator, Spring 2025
Denmark
Truong Nguyen, '25 DIS Copenhagen, Spring 2024
Ryan Zix, '25 DIS Copenhagen, Spring 2024
Shunnar Virani, '25 DIS Copenhagen, Spring 2024
Elisa Ajamian, '26, DIS Copenhagen, Fall 2024
Chloe Whalen, '26 DIS Copenhagen, Fall 2024
Julia Atherton, '26 DIS Copenhagen, Spring 2025
Jacqueline Welsh, '26 DIS Copenhagen, Spring 2025
Ethan Clark, '26 DIS Copenhagen, Spring 2025
Carly Doran, '26 DIS Copenhagen, Spring 2025
England
Elizabeth Ebhogiaye, '25 HOD Capstone, Spring 2024
Aadil Khan, '24 IFSA London School of Economics, Academic Year 2022-23
Adam Messinger, '24 CIEE University College London, Spring 2023
Jamina Hsu, '24 CIEE University College London, Spring 2023
Rebekah Kim, '24 CIEE University College London, Spring 2023
Veshal Konnar, '25 HOD Capstone, Spring 2024
Jack Sturman, '27 LSE Summer Program Summer 2024
Karen Chu , '25 IFSA University of York, Spring 2024
France
Emma Reidy, '25 American University of Paris, Fall 2022
Rachel Marlowe, '26 American University of Paris, Spring 2025
Elijah Hernandez, '26 American University of Paris, Spring 2025
Fiona Thompson, '25 Georgia Tech Europe, Spring 2023
Robert Lowther, '25 Columbia in Paris, Spring 2024
Ryan Zurcher, '25 Columbia in Paris, Spring 2024
Susan "Rayne" Swanson, '25 Columbia in Paris, Spring 2024
Hong Kong
Jesse Zhong, '26 Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Spring 2025
Ireland
Veronica Figueroa, '24 IFSA University College Dublin, Spring 2023
Kate Lanham, '24 CASA Dublin, Spring 2023
Spencer Hall, '26 CASA Dublin, Spring 2025
Italy
Zoe Sophia Potter, '25 CET Florence, Spring 2024
Emily Gao, '26 CET Florence, Fall 2024
Harley Dichter, '26 CET Florence, Spring 2025
Charles Poulin, '26 CET Siena, Spring 2025
Scout Dahir, '26 CET Siena, Spring 2025
Zhihe Zhang, '26 ICCS Rome, Spring 2024
Jacob Stoebner, '26 ICCS Rome, Spring 2025
Ashley Yau, '26 IES Abroad Milan, Spring 2025
Ane Kirk-Jadrić, '26 Politecnico di Torino, Spring 2025
Japan
Tyler Popp, '24 Kyoto Consortium for Japanese Studies (KCJS), Spring 2023
Mexico
Akina Lindley, '25 SIT Mexico: Migration, Borders, and Transnational Communities, Spring 2024
Morocco
Ochuwa Garuba, '26 SIT Morocco: Migration and Transnational Identity, Spring 2025
Multi-country
Daniel Ardity, '24 CIEE Open Campus (Paris, Singapore), Spring 2023
Sam Curtis, '24 CIEE Open Campus (Kyoto, Paris), Spring 2023
Justin Luckner, '24 CIEE Open Campus (Monteverde, Rome, Sydney), Spring 2023
Alexander Ward, '24 CIEE Open Campus (London, Madrid, Rome), Spring 2023
Alexis Schachter, '25 CIEE Open Campus (Sydney, Madrid), Spring 2024
Shaun T Karakkattu, '25 CIEE Open Campus (Australia, Singapore, Spain), Spring 2024
Natalie Blum, '26 DIS Summer Abroad (Copenhagen & Stockholm), Summer 2024
Barrie Barto '25 SIT IHP Health and Community (Delhi, Capetown, Buenos Aires), Spring 2024
Ellie Pazol, '25 SIT IHP Health and Community, Spring 2024
Ralph Francois, '25 CIEE Open Campus, Spring 2024
Teddy Stern, '26 CIEE Open Campus, Spring 2025
Nepal
Galen Roy, '26 SIT Nepal Tibetan and Himalayan Peoples and Cultures, Spring 2025
New Zealand
Rin Kong, '24 University of Canterbury: New Zealand Earth Systems (Frontiers Abroad), Spring 2023
Travis Ho, '24 IFSA University of Auckland, Spring 2023
Singapore
Zhewen Tao, '25 National University of Singapore, Fall 2023
South Africa
Spencer Harrison, '23 CIEE Open Campus: Cape Town, Spring 2022
Spain
Alison Vaughan, '24 CASA Sevilla, Spring 2023
Anika Mahajan, '24 CASA Sevilla, Spring 2023
Savannah Walske, '26 CASA Sevilla, Spring 2025
Isabella Gwiazdoski, '26 CIEE Barcelona: Business & Culture, Spring 2025
John Bettinger, '25 CIEE Madrid: Engineering & Society, Spring 2024
Ally Ouano, '26 CIEE Madrid: Engineering & Society, Spring 2025
Sarah Goldstein, '26 CIEE Madrid: Engineering & Society, Spring 2025
Carolina Pino, '25 SLU Madrid, Spring 2024
Emma Lenson, '25 SLU Madrid, Spring 2024
Hannah Timmer, '25 SLU Madrid, Spring 2024
Laura Caroline Jung, '26 SLU Madrid, Spring 2025
Angel Humphrey, '26 SLU Madrid, Spring 2025
Scotland
Ava Zins, '25 IFSA University of Edinburgh, Spring 2024
Peyton Hudson, '26 IFSA University of Edinburgh, Spring 2025
Joel Berinstein, '26 IFSA University of Glasgow, Spring 2025
Sweden
Christopher Chen, '23 DIS Stockholm, Spring 2022
Switzerland
Zoe Assasie, '24 SIT Switzerland: International Studies & Multilateral Diplomacy, Spring 2023