Peer Research Consultants Online
- Developing search strategies
- Finding scholarly resources
- Creating and managing citations
- Facilitating meetings with other Learning Commons experts
We are available for immediate assistance daily through our chat service in the sidebar. You can also request a meeting with a Peer Research Consultant:
Or, please send a question to our Ask a Librarian email:
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We also work closely with our Learning Commons partners, the Math Lab, Creative Studio, Modern Languages, the Writing Center, and more!
Research Help
Hours
Sunday | 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. |
Monday – Thursday | 10 a.m. – 10 p.m. |
Friday | 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. |
Saturday | Closed |
Meet our Peer Research Consultants!
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Julia Arwari
Julia is a senior from Champaign, Illinois, majoring in Public Health and minoring in Exercise Physiology. Julia will complete her master’s in Public Health at UM in 2025. She enjoys reading, yoga, and spending time with her family and friends.
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Madyson Carter
Madyson is a sophomore from Jacksonville, FL, majoring in Electronic Media with a minor in Marine Science. Madyson wants to combine her love of production and science to work in documentary filmmaking. She enjoys reading, swimming, watching movies, and spending time with friends and family.
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Anika Engel
Anika is a junior from Wilton, Connecticut majoring in Communication Studies and minoring in Psychology and Health Management and Policy. In addition to being a PRC, Anika is also a Research Assistant for the Health Management and Policy Department.
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William Eveleth
William is a Junior from Albany, New York, majoring in Psychology and minoring in Exercise Physiology. He wants to pursue clinical psychology for children after graduate school. In his free time, William enjoys working out, reading, and playing guitar.
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Imani Koontz
Imani is a junior from Newark, NJ. She is majoring in Public Relations and minoring in Art. She wants to pursue work in the fashion and beauty industry and her favorite genre to read is romance.
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Abigail Merdan
Abby is a junior from Dallas, TX, double majoring in Geography & Sustainable Development and History. She enjoys swimming, hiking, reading, and traveling anywhere and everywhere she can.
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Emmanuella Yaffa-Kremen
Emma is a sophomore from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, majoring in Biomedical Engineering. Emma will complete her bachelor’s in engineering at UM in 2026. She enjoys going on walks, cooking, and hanging out with friends and family.