The LSA Honors Program's Peer Advising offers the chance for lower-division Honors students to meet with trained upper-division student peer advisors who can provide information and advice on research opportunities, conducting research, seeking out internships, and more!
Peer advising can be drop-in or scheduled. Students have the opportunity to attend appointments both in-person at 1330 Mason Hall or virtually over Zoom.
Meet our Peer Advisors!
Note: This page will be updated with available times soon.
Seoyoon Chang
Hi! My name is Seoyoon, and I'm a senior from Korea and Japan double majoring in Biopsychology, Cognition, and Neuroscience and Biology, Health, and Society. I'm particularly passionate about interdisciplinary research across neuroscience, psychology, and biology.
I've spent the past summer extensively conducting research in the Michigan Psychoneuroimmunology Lab as a Stamps Scholar and am now continuing my project under an honors thesis. I hope to help students overcome the intimidating feeling of getting started in research and to help them navigate the process effectively. I'm also happy to assist in any search for international and external research positions, graduate school programs, and funding!
James Kluge
Hello everyone!! My name is James, and I'm a junior working on my dual degrees in Honors Economics and Mathematical Sciences. I've had a wide variety of research and internship experiences, both here at UMich and outside. Some of my favorite projects have been my REU project modeling tropical diseases using ODEs and cost-optimizing prevention plans, a project with a former UMich Economics PhD student on how individual morality predicts country-level taxation patterns, and my ongoing research at the Institute of Social Research on post-Great Recession government lending. I am also a big basketball fan and really like cooking (I make a mean chili).
As a peer advisor, I'm a really good fit for people looking for both internships and research experiences, particularly in the social sciences. I realize that many undergrads might not have a defined research niche or career trajectory yet, and that's okay! My goal is to guide my mentees through this process over the course of a longer-term advising relationship. I'm excited to meet you all!
Lili Matta
Lili is from New York City and is an LSA Honors student majoring in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics and minoring in Business. She is interested in economics, finance, law, policy and the intersection between these fields. Lili is involved with several on-campus extracurricular activities including serving as International Section Head for the Michigan Journal of Economics, Education Chair for UNICEF-UM, a Campus Tour Guide with the Office of Admissions, and a member of the Public Service Internship Program. Through the Ross School of Business, Lili was named a 2026 Carson Scholar and will be participating in a Washington D.C. residency course with leaders in business and public policy.
Lili’s expertise lies in internship applications, resume and cover letter editing, and interview preparation. She has completed several private and public sector professional internships primarily in finance, policy, and law. Lili has worked with her New York State Assembly Member District Office, U.S. Congresswoman District Office, UBS Wealth Management, the Criminal Law Internship Program (CLIP) for the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia, and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia in the General Crimes Unit. Lili also has extensive volunteering experience with local and national political campaigns.
