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Wellness Spot Peer Educators

Wellness Spot peer educators stand on the steps of Barnard Hall wearing purple

Peer educators are specially trained Barnard students who volunteer to provide information, conduct outreach, engage in advocacy, and develop creative and effective strategies to promote and support health and wellness. The peer education program began at Barnard in 1986. Well-Woman was established in 1993 to bring together per-existing small, topical peer educator groups to form one comprehensive group. In May of 2022, Well-Woman changed its name to The Wellness Spot.

They staff evening office hours in our center (times when students can drop-in to ask questions, check out the office, watch movies, and just relax in our comfy space), write for our blog, liaise with RAs and student groups, develop events, facilitate workshops, attend weekly meetings with Wellness Spot staff, help with events like our annual cupcake decorating and milk tasting (yes, milk tasting!), host our weekly craft club, act as "IUDoulas" for students getting an IUD, table in the Diana, serve as wellness resources for the student body, and much more!

The peer educators talk about any and all health and wellness issues that impact our community, including self-care, body image, nutrition, sexual health, stress management, sleep, sexuality, identity, community, mindfulness, relationships, and more.

The Wellness Spot Peer Educators are part of the Health Promotion Program at Barnard. They are advised by the Program Coordinator for Health Promotion & Education. New and returning peer educators receive a week of training before the fall semester begins, and meet weekly for additional training, group work, and planning during the academic year.

Applications generally open in early March for the following academic year. To be informed when our application opens, follow The Wellness Spot on Instagram (@BarnardWellnessSpot) or email us at TheWellnessSpot@Barnard.edu to subscribe to our newsletter.

Applications for the 2024 / 2025 academic year are now open. Check back in the Spring semester for 2025-2026 for application details.
 

Peer Eds hold drop-in office hours in 119 Reid from 7-9 pm multiple nights per week. You can also look for our peer educators in your residence halls during their campus-wide events.

Please note that some peer-ed office hours are identity-based affinity spaces. On Tuesdays, we hold POC office hours, specifically for students of color. On Thursdays, we hold LGBTQ+ office hours, specifically for members of the LGBTQ+ community. Bi-weekly on Mondays starting September 30th, we hold office hours for international students. 

You can keep up to date with peer ed events through our Facebook, Instagram, or by joining our listserv: email thewellnesspot@barnard.edu with "listserv" in the subject line and we'll add you to the list.

24 - 25 Peer Educators

  • Christiana Gabor

  • Amelia Harris

  • Meaghan Jungels

  • Lyna Sennoun

  • Khayali Dhanji

  • Jordan Hickson

  • Emily Lin

  • Anika Agarwal

  • Rachel Binderman

  • Tianjia Du

  • Catherine Flores

  • Shaye Hazen

  • Eleanor Hutchinson

  • Amina Jilani

  • Chariclia Karavanas

  • Isis Contreras Perez