The Center for Learning, Education and Research in the Sciences

CLEAR Coordinators

CLEAR Coordinators play a crucial role in supporting mentorship and student engagement within Oberlin's STEM community. They help lead orientations for new mentors and mentees, ensuring everyone feels prepared and welcomed into CLEAR's programs. Additionally, they track mentor requirements and lead cohort meetings, creating a supportive environment for mentors to grow and thrive. CLEAR Coordinators also conduct observations of mentoring sessions, providing constructive peer feedback to enhance mentoring skills. Their responsibilities extend to assisting with mentor interviews, meeting with CLEAR staff leadership to align on goals, and handling various administrative tasks that contribute to the smooth functioning of CLEAR's initiatives. Together, these efforts ensure a cohesive, supportive, and effective mentoring network at Oberlin.

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Sophia Krikawa (she/her) is a fourth-year Neuroscience Major, Dance Minor, and premedical student. She worked as an OWL for Neuroscience 201 for two semesters. Currently she is involved in neuroscience research at Oberlin, in the Howard Lab, volunteers at Kendal at Oberlin, is a member of ObiePhi, and is a part of Keep Coop. She is hoping to create community in the science center and in STEM as a CLEAR Coordinator. In her free time she loves to draw and run.

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Saida Ibragimova (she/her) is a third-year Computer Science and Neuroscience major. Previously, she has been an OWL for CSCI 151: Data Structures. On campus, she works as an RA, mathematics peer tutor, lab helper, and does neuroscience research. She loves to read, run around the Arb, and dance. She joined CLEAR in hopes to make sure that every student’s voice is heard and is recognized in the classroom and beyond. 

Headshot of Abby Tejera Rocha

Abby Tejera (she/her) is originally from Uruguay. She is a fourth year at Oberlin, double majoring in Physics (concentration in Astrophysics) and Computer Science. Outside of the classroom, she is a PAL Coordinator and a student in two cohort programs, STRONG (STEM-related) and Bonner Scholars Program (community service-related). Abby is an Honors student researcher in Professor Scudder's lab in the Physics and Astronomy Department. She is also a member of the LIGO Scientific Collaboration and continues to do her summer research with an MIT research group. In her free time she loves playing tennis and spending time outdoors on sunny days.