REFS

Resources for Easing Friction and Stress (REFS)

Welcome! We are a group of ORC graduate students providing confidential peer-to-peer support.  We’re here to help you think about issues including but not restricted to:

  • Time-management
  • Communication with advisor and other students
  • Research
  • Personal matters

We are trained by Conflict Management @ MIT in conflict resolution and are familiar with other resources offered at MIT. Our purpose is to listen to you, and facilitate a productive discussion about any concerns and potential ways to address them. If you would like us to explore options with you or simply have a chat about how things are going, we encourage you to contact us at or-refs "at" mit.edu or email us individually.

We keep all conversations in confidence and will share only with the permission of the visitor or party -- except in the unusual situation of imminent risk of harm to self or others.

Resources

In addition to the REFS, there are several other sources of support at MIT, such as:

  • Ombuds Office - Provides confidential, neutral, independent and informal assistance to anyone at MIT who has concerns arising from or affecting their work and studies at MIT.
  • Wellness at MIT Medical - Offers counseling services and workshops on stress reduction.

Other resources are available at resources.mit.edu.

Current REFS (orc-refs@mit.edu)


Angela Lin
ORC PhD Student 
Advisor(s): Georgia Perakis
Email: aglin@mit.edu

 

 


Lily Liu
ORC PhD Student 
Advisor(s): Retsef Levi, Y. Karen Zheng
Email: xinming@mit.edu

 

 


Matthew Peroni
ORC PhD Student 
Advisor(s): Dimitris Bertsimas
Email: mperoni1@mit.edu

 

 


Periklis Petridis
ORC PhD Student 
Advisor(s): Dimitris Bertsimas
Email: periklis@mit.edu

 

 


Cindy Wang
ORC PhD Student 
Advisor(s): Retsef Levi
Email: cindybw@mit.edu