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 Exchange Program to McGill (Adam Ferguson) W&M Sponsored Semester to La Plata (Ying Liu) W&M Summer Program in Brazil (Melissa Swann) Third Party Programs in Canada (Adam Ferguson) Third Party Programs in Latin America and the Caribbean (Adam Ferguson)
Asia W&M Exchange Program to Akita (Adam Ferguson) W&M Exchange Program to Keio (Adam Ferguson) W&M Exchange Program to National University of Singapore (Adam Ferguson) 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 (Adam Ferguson) 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 (Adam Ferguson) W&M Sponsored Semester to Montpellier (Sylvia Mitterndorfer) W&M Sponsored Semester to Sevilla (Lisa Roney) W&M Semester- Université de la Réunion (Assisted Enrollment) (Sylvia Mitterndorfer) 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 (Melissa Swann) 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 (Adam Ferguson)
U.K. & Ireland W&M Exchange Program to Cardiff (Sylvia Mitterndorfer) W&M Exchange Program to Exeter (Sylvia Mitterndorfer) W&M Exchange Program to Nottingham (Sylvia Mitterndorfer) W&M Exchange Program to St Andrews (Susan Manion) W&M Sponsored Semester to Hertford College, Oxford (Sylvia Mitterndorfer) W&M Summer Program in Cambridge (Melissa Swann) Dublin Global Business Minor (Sylvia Mitterndorfer) W&M Summer Program to St Andrews (Susan Manion) Third Party Programs in Ireland (Adam Ferguson) Third Party Programs in the United Kingdom (Adam Ferguson)
Winter & Special Programs and Multi-destinations W&M Winter and W&M Embedded (Lisa Roney) Multi-destination/cross-regional programs like sea-based programs (Lisa Roney)
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 Currently on leave
Adam Ferguson Asia (Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Japan, India, Nepal, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand Vietnam Austria & Netherlands: W&M Exchange Programs (Vienna, Leiden) Canada France & Belgium: W&M Exchange Program to Lille and third party programs Ireland & UK (third party programs) 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, Lithuania and St Andrews ROTC students interested in Project GO programs (Lithuania) Domestic Russian Language St Andrews Semester Program Schedule an Appointment with Susan Manion
Sylvia Mitterndorfer W&M Semester Programs: Hertford College, Oxford; Montpellier; Universite de la Reunion (Assisted Enrollment) Global Business Minor in Dublin W&M Exchange Programs: Cardiff, Exeter & Nottingham Schedule an Appointment with Sylvia Mitterndorfer
Lisa Roney W&M Winter Programs (Rwanda, Geneva, La Plata, Auckland, Heidelberg) W&M Embedded Programs (Pamplona, Brussels/Paris Global Scholar Program) W&M Semester in Sevilla W&M Summer in Cadiz Third-Party advisor for Cambodia, Italy, Greece, Cyprus, Thailand, and Vietnam School of Education/Mason/VIMS and other graduate programs Regions: SE Europe (Cyprus, Italy, Greece); Spain (Sevilla and 3rd party); Multi-destination/Cross-regional, including Semester-at-Sea 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