Peter draws upon a robust background in teaching, advising, and program management to engage graduate students from each division at all stages of their research, professional development, and career exploration. Peter is eager to work with all graduate students, campus partners, and nonprofit and industry partners to help Princeton graduate students take advantage of experiential opportunities to advance their personal and professional growth. Before coming to Princeton, Peter advised students in the Center for Professional Development at Dartmouth College, taught and oversaw the writing center at Fordham University, and was a Program Coordinator on the GradFUTURES team. Peter holds a Ph.D. in English Literature from Fordham University, as well as an M.A. from New York University, and a B.A. (summa cum laude) from Goucher College. Originally from Maryland, Peter can often be found exploring new running trails, reading, playing with his son Maxime and dog Obi, and trying to learn French (though his progress is glacially slow).

"I have found that there is a nearly universal willingness among folks in business, non-profits, academia, government, etc., to respond positively to the cold email from an inquisitive grad student. People get it: we are eager to know more about what they do, and how our knowledge and skills may relate to their field. What was their path? What are their recommendations? Communicating beyond the sphere of your discipline or department is enormously valuable--plus, folks always appreciate corresponding with keen thinkers and good writers! So send that email, make that call, or walk over and introduce yourself.

I owe a great deal of my professional development awareness to figures close to GradFUTURES such as Assistant Dean James Van Wyck and Professor Lenny Cassuto (Fordham University). Their writing ("The ReImagined Ph.D." and "The New Ph.D." are essential) and teaching encourages grad students to be clear-eyed about the prospects of academic job markets, ambitious in their networking and skills development, and innovative in  applying the grad student toolbox widely. Through my engagement with GradFUTURES I have made valuable connections, been asked tough and vital questions, and--most importantly--come to view my time in graduate school not only as an intense period of research and teaching, but also as unique and invaluable preparation for diverse careers."