Peer Advising
Global Engineering Fellows are engineering students who can help you by discussing study abroad options and reviewing the application process. They are also happy to address any other general questions you have about study abroad.
Drop in to meet with a Global Engineering Fellow starting Tuesday, September 2, 2025. Global Engineering Fellows are available to meet with students in 208 Hammond or 109 EcORE (location listed below), and will be available via Zoom during that hour. Contact international@engr.psu.edu with any questions.
Natisha Shaikh | Team Lead
Office Hours: By appointment
Degree: Civil Engineering
Study Abroad: Spring 2023 Embedded, Santiago Chile and May 2024; Como, Italy
Fun Fact: I’ve been to 11 countries!
Alycia Szyszko
Office Hours: Monday | 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. | 208 Hammond
Degree: Mechanical Engineering
Study Abroad: May 2024; Como, Italy; Cross Cultural Presentations for Engineers
Fun Fact: I love to golf in my free time!
Anwi Tadzong
Office Hours: Thursday | 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. | ECoRE
Degree: Biomedical Engineering
Study Abroad: Summer of 2024; Stem Cross-Cultural Engagement Program in Lima, Peru
Fun Fact: I sewed my own prom dress.
Alexandra Stumpf
Office Hours: Wednesday | 11:00 a.m. - noon | 109 ECoRE
Degree: Industrial Engineering
Study Abroad: Summer 2024, INNOV@INSA Lyon, France
Fun Fact: I have 3 passports!
Gabrielle Stramara | Global Engineering Fellows Peer-Adviser and Event Chair
Office Hours: Monday | 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. | 109 ECoRE
Degree: Industrial Engineering
Study Abroad: Maymester 2024; Cross Cultural Engagement and Technical Presentations, Lake Como, Italy
Fun Fact: I love going to the beach!
Cole Johnson
Office Hours: Wednesday | 2:45 – 3:45 p.m. | 109 ECoRE
Degree: Computer Science
Study Abroad: Spring 2023; Embedded Chile First Year Seminar
Fun Fact: I’ve written a book.
Jacopo Di Prato
Office Hours: Thursday | Noon – 1:00 p.m. | 109 ECoRE
Degree: Computer Science, Mathematics, & Computer Engineering
Study Abroad: Spring 2023; Multilingual and Intercultural Communication Study Abroad Program in Prato, Italy
Fun Fact: I love skiing and playing soccer
Joe Simpkins
Office Hours: Thursday | 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. | 109 ECoRE
Degree: Aerospace Engineering
Study Abroad: Maymester 2024; Galapagos/Ecuador Summers by Design and Spring 2025; the University of Waikato in New Zealand
Fun Fact: I have been sailing for almost all of my life.
Mariana De Moura Lira Claudino
Office Hours: Monday | Noon - 1:00 p.m. | 109 ECoRE
Degree: Biomedical and Mechanical Engineering
Study Abroad: Spring 2023; Embedded Program Santiago, Chile and Spring 2024; IES Madrid
Fun Fact: I have lived in 5 countries on my own.
Matthew Williams
Office Hours: Wednesday | 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. | 109 ECoRE
Degree: Electrical Engineering and Biological Engineering
Study Abroad: Spring Embedded 2024; Santiago, Chile, Fall Embedded 2024; Sustainable Urban Redevelopment, Sydney, Australia, and Maymester 2025; Non-Profit Organizations and Cambodian Youth, Cambodia, Siem Reap
Fun Fact: I like to play basketball at the IM building. If you see me, say hello!
Natalie Monahan
Office Hours: Tuesday | Noon - 1:00 p.m. | 109 ECoRE
Degree: Mechanical Engineering
Study Abroad: Maymester 2024; Engineering Design Singapore, Spring 2025 Temple University Rome, and the Summer 2025 iPRISM internship in Freiburg Germany
Fun Fact: While I was studying in Rome, I traveled almost every weekend! (Countries: Morocco, Egypt, Poland, Spain, Czech Republic, Malta; Within Italy: Modena, Tivoli, Santa Marinella, Firenze, Milan, Venice)
Noah Borkowski | Global Engineering Fellows New Member Chair
Office Hours: Thursday | 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. | 109 ECoRE Building
Degree: Electrical Engineering
Study Abroad: Spring 2025; University of Queensland in Brisbane Australia with Arcadia
Fun Fact: I love watching movies and my favorite movie is Back to the Future.
Riley Cook
Office Hours: Thursday | 11:00 a.m. - noon | 109 ECoRE Building
Degree: Aerospace Engineering
Study Abroad: Summer 2024; University College Dublin Physics Program and Spring 2025; CEA CAPA French Rivera
Fun Fact: I have been skydiving.
Shannon Pinizzotto
Office Hours: Tuesday | 11:00 a.m. - noon | 109 ECoRE
Degree: Industrial Engineering
Study Abroad: Spring 2024; Sustainability from a Small Island Perspective with Embedded Travel to Aruba
Fun Fact: I love to go thrifting and antique shopping!
Shiri Hollingsworth | Global Engineering Liaison Chair
Office Hours: Monday | 11:00 a.m. - noon | 109 ECoRE
Degree: Mechanical Engineering and Biology
Study Abroad: May of 2024; Cross Cultural Engagement and Technical Presentation for Engineers and Spring of 2025; IES Abroad Madrid: Engineering, Math, and Science
Fun Fact: I have 3 passports.
Tai Shaefer
Office Hours: Tuesday | 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. | 109 ECoRE
Degree: Computer Science
Study Abroad: Spring 2024 Embedded; Aruba, energy sustainability for small islands and Summer 2025 TSSP Tohoku University, Japan
Fun Fact: I like to hoop.
Zemu Zhang
Office Hours: Tuesday | 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. | 109 ECoRE
Degree: Mechanical Engineering and Mathematics
Study Abroad: Summer of 2024; Engineers Made in Germany (Pforzheim, Germany)
Fun Fact: I love playing tennis and pickleball!
