Hello, Kirkland! I am thrilled to be joining the community as a resident tutor. Currently, I am pursuing a JD at Harvard Law School, where I am a member of the Black Law Students Association, First Class (first-gen/working class students), and the Harvard Law Review. I was born and raised in Bristol, England. My BA (English Language and Literature) is from Oxford and my MA (Education Policy) is from Columbia. Before law school, I taught high school English in Houston, Texas, through Teach for America and worked in strategy and operations at an industrial supply company. Outside of my studies I enjoy playing football ("soccer"), watching sports, and going to the gym. Please don't hesitate to reach out; I look forward to getting to know you!

Hey there, Kirkland! I'm super excited to be back for my fourth year as a tutor in H-entryway along with my partner, Dan! Born and raised in Orlando, I braved the Boston winters to pursue a PhD in human evolutionary biology here at Harvard. I study the impacts of diet on the gut microbiome (my research makes me think a lot about food, so you'll be seeing me in the dining hall often!). As an undergrad at Rollins College, I majored in biochemistry and anthropology, and had the chance to conduct fieldwork in Spain, Mexico, and Japan. I'd be thrilled to chat about all things science at the STEM table, and to get your input on fun Conversations with Kirkland speakers! In my free time, I love hiking/camping, yoga, and hammocking along the Charles with a good book. Looking forward to an amazing year!

I'm very happy to continue this year as Kirkland's Writer-in-Residence. I graduated from Harvard College in 2005, after which I attended Cambridge (MPhil), the Iowa Writers Workshop (MFA), and Yale (PhD). I am now a Junior Fellow at the Harvard Society of Fellows, where I am writing about poetry and philosophy. I have published several books and chapbooks of poetry, as well as translations from French, German, and Russian. Here in Kirkland I organize poetry readings and events, and bring writers to the House for dinners and conversations. I am also one of the BGLTQ tutors and help out with fellowships in the fall. I also host an occasional writing table, where we read texts of our own or by writers we enjoy — everyone is welcome!

Hi KHouse! Rachel and I are excited to be back as tutors for our fifth year! You can find us and my dog, Cookie, in DeWolfe 20-38. We are both Kirkland House alums dedicated to bringing the Straus Cup back to its rightful home! I'm originally from a very small town (population <100) in Northern Minnesota and graduated from Harvard with a concentration in Engineering Sciences. I currently work at a startup called Habu as a Revenue Operations Manager. Outside of work, I love playing board games in the dining hall and am always looking for new players!... Read more about Edie Johnson

Hi Kirkland House!!!!! My name is Kevin (he/him/his) and I am so excited to shift from my first year as a tutor (virtually) to being with the Kirkland community in-person! Grew up in Worcester (Central Mass, Woo!) before heading out to undergrad and graduate school in Connecticut and Pennsylvania, respectively. As the old saying goes, all roads lead back to Boston, and now I am a postdoc in neurobiology at Harvard Medical School where I am interested in how our brain and behavior changes through adolescence and why we are willing to take so many risk during that time. 

Within the Kirkland community, I will specialize on building, with all of you, a safe space for the BLGTQIA+ community and to lend my support to STEM, race relations, pre-med and IM, too! Outside of the lab, I enjoy staying active, tending to my millions of plants and finding the best new food spots in town. Beyond academia, I am passionate about affordable housing, healthcare equity and finding new ways to get involved within community advocacy. Can't wait to meet you all and to see what makes Kirkland community so special, you!!