Meet with a Study Abroad Advisor

Find the advisor for a specific region, country or program.

Prerequisite: Before making an individual appointment with a staff advisor, you must attend the 201 Study Abroad Workshop. Learn how to participate in the workshop appropriate for you.

Staff Advisors can assist with questions about specific programs, academic differences, health and safety, transfer credits, W&M study abroad policies and procedures, and much more.

Where would you like to study?

program advisors organized by region
Africa & The Middle East W&M Summer program in Cape Town (Melissa Swann) Third-Party Programs in Africa (Adam Ferguson) Third-Party Programs in the Middle East (Sylvia Mitterndorfer)
The Americas W&M Sponsored Semester to La Plata (Ying Liu) W&M Summer Program in Brazil (Melissa Swann) Third Party Programs in Canada (Maria Jay) Third Party Programs in Latin America and the Caribbean (Adam Ferguson)
Asia W&M Exchange Program to Akita (Molly DeStafney) W&M Exchange Program to Keio (Molly DeStafney) W&M Exchange Program to National University of Singapore (Molly DeStafney) W&M Exchange Program to Tsinghua (Adam Ferguson) W&M Exchange Program to Yonsei (Adam Ferguson) W&M Summer Program in Beijing, China (Melissa Swann) W&M Summer Program in Bengaluru & Goa (Melissa Swann) Third-Party Programs in China and South Korea (Adam Ferguson) Third-Party Programs in Japan and Singapore (Molly DeStafney) Third-Party Programs in South East Asia (except Vietnam, Thailand, and Singapore) (Adam Ferguson) Third-Party Programs in Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam (Adam Ferguson)
Australia & New Zealand W&M Summer Program in Adelaide (Melissa Swann) Third Party Programs in Australia and New Zealand (Julia Stewart)
Europe & Scandinavia W&M Exchange Program to Vienna (Adam Ferguson) W&M Exchange Program to Sciences Po Lille (Maria Jay) W&M Sponsored Semester to Montpellier (Maria Jay) W&M Sponsored Semester to Sevilla (Maria Jay) W&M Semester- Université de la Réunion (Assisted Enrollment) (Maria Jay) W&M Summer Program in Athens/Nafpilio (Melissa Swann) W&M Summer Program in Cadiz (Lisa Roney) W&M Summer Program in Florence (Melissa Swann) W&M Summer Program in Montpellier (Maria Jay) W&M Summer Program in Berlin (Melissa Swann) W&M Summer Program in Prague (Melissa Swann) W&M Summer Program in Rome/Pompei (Melissa Swann) W&M Summer Program in Santiago de Compostela (Melissa Swann) W&M Summer Program in Vilnius (Susan Manion) W&M Summer Program in The Hague (Melissa Swann) W&M Summer Program in Reykjavik (Melissa Swann) Third Party Programs in Central/Eastern Europe and Russia (Adam Ferguson) Third Party Programs in Cyprus, Greece, and Italy (Lisa Roney) Third Party Programs in Scandinavia (Adam Ferguson) Third Party Programs in Austria, Germany, Iceland, Netherlands, & Switzerland (Adam Ferguson) Third Party Programs in Belgium, France, Portugal, and Spain (Maria Jay)
U.K. & Ireland W&M Exchange Program to Cardiff (Maria Jay) W&M Exchange Program to Exeter (Maria Jay) W&M Exchange Program to Nottingham (Maria Jay) W&M Exchange Program to St Andrews (Maria Jay) W&M Sponsored Semester to Hertford College, Oxford (Sylvia Mitterndorfer) W&M Summer Program in Cambridge (Melissa Swann) Dublin Global Business Minor (Lisa Roney) W&M Summer Program to St Andrews (Maria Jay) Third Party Programs in Ireland (Maria Jay) Third Party Programs in the United Kingdom (Maria Jay)
Winter & Special Programs and Multi-destinations W&M Winter and W&M Embedded (Lisa Roney) Multi-destination/cross-regional programs like sea-based programs (Nasha Lewis)
ROTC Student Special Programs Project GO programs to Taiwan or Lithuania, Domestic Russian Language Program (Susan Manion)

Online appointment request

Please note: appointments are reserved for students interested in study abroad programs. For all other inquiries, please email the office or the appropriate advisor directly.

Meet the GEO Advisors

geo advisors
Molly DeStafney Japan (W&M Exchanges Akita and Keio and third party programs) Singapore (W&M Exchange at NUS and third party programs) Schedule an Appointment with Molly DeStafney
Adam Ferguson Asia (Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Nepal, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand Vietnam Austria & Netherlands: W&M Exchange Programs (Vienna, Leiden) Scandinavia (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden) General inquiries regarding home school approval, student status, and financial aid question Schedule an Appointment with Adam Ferguson
Nasha Lewis Africa (Third-party programs only) Caribbean (Third-party programs only) Central and South America (Third-party programs only) Middle East (Third-party programs only) Multi-Country/Regional (i.e. Semester at Sea, Third-party programs only) Schedule An Appointment with Nasha Lewis
Ying Liu W&M La Plata Sponsored Semester Program Freeman Foundation Summer Fellowships La Plata Human Rights Summer Fellowships Schedule an Appointment with Ying Liu
Susan Manion W&M Summer Programs: Vilnius, and Lithuania ROTC students interested in Project GO programs (Lithuania) Domestic Russian Language Schedule an Appointment with Susan Manion
Sylvia Mitterndorfer W&M Semester Programs: Hertford College, Oxford Schedule an Appointment with Sylvia Mitterndorfer
Lisa Roney W&M Winter Faculty-Led Programs W&M Embedded Programs (Global Scholar Program) Global Business Minor in Dublin Third-Party advisor for Italy, Greece, and Cyprus School of Education/Mason/VIMS and other graduate programs Schedule an Appointment with Lisa Roney
Julia Stewart Australia & New Zealand Central Europe Third-Party Programs (Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Switzerland) Schedule an Appointment with Julia Stewart
Melissa Swann W&M Summer Faculty Led Programs to Adelaide, Athens & Nafplio, Beijing, Bengaluru & Goa, Cambridge, Cape Town, Florence, Montpellier, Berlin, Prague, Salvador, Rome & Pompeii, Santiago de Compostela and The Hague Schedule an Appointment with Melissa Swann
Maria Jay W&M Summer Faculty Led Programs to St Andrews, Montpellier & Cadiz W&M Sponsored Semester in Sevilla & Montpellier W&M Assisted Enroll Programs in Reunion Island & St Andrews W&M Semester in Lille, St Andrews, Cardiff, Exeter & Nottingham Third Party Programs in Western Europe (UK [except W&M Oxford], France, Belgium, Ireland, Portugal & Spain] and Canada Schedule an Appointment with Maria Jay