Thrive Peer Educators
The Thrive Peer Educators are a team of undergraduate students who work for the Department of Health Promotion at the University of Denver's Health & Counseling Center. This passionate group of about paid student leaders strives to promote the health and well-being of the DU campus community through health education and engagement, developing programs and implementing outreach efforts to address sexual health, mental health, alcohol & other drug education, and interpersonal violence prevention.
Thrive Peer Educators serve as HCC ambassadors, act as liaisons between the DU community and health professionals, and facilitate Intervene: DU — a required active bystander intervention training for all new undergraduate students. This paid position requires a one-year commitment of 30 to 40 hours per quarter, with offers typically extended for students who are not graduating.
Become a Thrive Peer Educator
The Thrive Peer Educator team interviews and hires new members in the winter quarter each year. Applications for the '24-'25 year are closed, but applications for the '25-'26 year will open in January. If you have questions about the program, please email hcc.thrive@du.edu.
Note this is a year-long position and if you are studying abroad during the 2025-2026 academic year, we cannot consider you for the position.
Meet Our Thrive Peer Educators!
Lindsay Baker (she/her/hers)
- Major: Anthropology
- Minors: Community Engagement for the Public Good (certificate), French & Francophone Studies, Human Health Sciences & Systems, International Studies, Leadership Studies, Urban Studies
- Other Campus Activities: Office of International Education, Office of New Student & Family Programs, PLP, DU Honors Program, Happy Tampers, Do Better DU
- Personal Interests: reading, exploring Colorado, journaling, sending postcards, going to concerts
Emma Bessemer (she/her/hers)
- Major: International Studies
- Minors: Sociology and Criminology
- Personal Interests: Reading, watching romcoms, going to the movies, hanging with my sister :)
Sofia Carmosino (She/Her)
- Majors: Political Science and Film Studies
- Other Campus Activities: Gamma Phi Beta, 4D Peer Mentor, DU Programming Board
- Personal Interests: Knitting/Crocheting, watching movies, listening to music, collecting physical media
Mahlet Chaney
- Majors: Finance and Psychology
- Other Campus Activities: Hedge Fund club, Finance Club, Sales Club, Racial Just Learning Community
- Personal Interests: Reading, Roller Blading, Ice Skating
Julia Creech (she/her/hers)
- Major(s): Psychology and Religious Studies
- Minor: Sustainability
- Personal Interests: reading, music, hiking, skiing, travel
Lydia Dallapiazza
- Major: International Studies & Business
- Minors: Chinese & Leadership
- Other Campus Activities: Chief of Logistics of Asian Student Alliance, Leadership Studies with Colorado Women's College, DU Club Ice Skating
- Personal Interests: Working with my hands (Woodworking, origami, arts and crafts, drawing, etc.), reading, playing video games, cooking & eating, piano
Talulah Freed
- Major: Art History
- Minors: History, Anthropology
- Other Campus Activities: Women's Club Rugby, Art Club, work in the Vicki Myhren Art Gallery
- Personal Interests: going to art museums, spending time with friends (especially outside), visiting my brother and sister in the cities they live in, traveling, reading books, drinking tea
Tela Haskell (She/Her)
- Majors: Sports Science & Kinesiology
- Minors: Biology and Statistics
- Other Campus Activities: Hype Ultimate Frisbee
- Personal interests: Baking, journaling, my morning routine
Rhianna Lewis (she/her/hers)
- Majors: Theatre & Spanish
- Minors: Sustainability and Leadership
- Campus Activities: Honors Student Association, DU Backstage, Club Climbing, Alpine Club, CWC Leadership Scholars
- Personal Interests: Reading, writing, getting outdoors (hiking, skiing, kayaking, biking), and calling my dad
Ellie Jones
- Major: Environmental Science and Geospatial Information Systems (GIS)
- Campus Activities: Intramural Soccer
- Personal Interests: climbing, playing guitar, trail running, and mowing the lawn
Amarjahan Joseph-DeCambra (she/her/hers)
- Major: Psychology
- Minors: Biological Science and Human Health Systems & Science
- Campus Activities: Social Context & Inequality Lab, DU Dance Club, DU Yoga Club, and Fashion & Sewing Club
- Personal Interests: Reading, writing, hiking, traveling, research, making coffee, watching movies, and decorating for Christmas year-round!
Audrey Ralphs (they/she)
- Major: Political Science and Critical Race/Ethnic Studies
- Minors: Environmental Studies
- Campus Activities: IGNITE DU, Queer Student Alliance, Pi Sigma Alpha
- Personal Interests: skiing, hiking, cooking, hanging out with my dog, concert-going, and trying new things
Sabrina Reinwald (uses any pronouns)
- Major(s): Communication and Music
- Campus Activities: Honors Program, Lambda Pi Eta, Spirituals Project Member
- Personal Interests: Music, Arts and Crafts, Research
Anna Respet (She/hers/hers)
- Major(s): Political Science, International Studies
- Minors: Spanish, Leadership Studies
- Campus Activities: Tour Guide, 4D Peer Mentor, Sustainability Committee, Alpine Club, Active Minds, Greek Life, PLP
- Personal Interests: al things stereotypical Colorado outdoor rec & nature; caamping, rock climbing, skiing, mountain biking, running, etc. and reading, hanging out with friends/family/pets
Alex Pyron (he/they)
- Major: Computer Science
- Minors: Computer Engineering and Chinese
- Campus Activities: Working in the Innovation Labs in the ECS Building!
- Personal Interests: I'm currently experimenting with music production, as well as learning how to skateboard and climb. In my free time, I love to play tennis, collect CDs, and play video games with my friends
Frankie Stroud (she/her/hers)
- Majors: International Studies, Political Science
- Minor: Spanish
- Campus Activities: Undergraduate Student Government, DU Choirs, Delta Zeta Sorority, Honors Program
- Personal Interests: Hiking, running, vegetarian cooking, reading
Maddie Thompson
- Majors: Psychology
- Minor: Cognitive Neuroscience concentration, Biology
- Campus Activities: Club Tennis, Psychology Honor Society
- Personal Interests: Art, yoga, reading
Lucas Uchitelle-Cohen
- Majors: Psychology
- Minor: English
- Personal Interests: Playing music, reading, hanging with friends & family, camping
Tegan Weindel (She/Hers)
- Majors: Public Policy and International Studies
- Minor: Leadership Studies
- Campus Activities: Happy Tampers, DU Perfect Pair, IGNITE DU, Club Curling, PLP, and being a 4D Peer Mentor
- Personal Interests: Food Justice, Cooking/Baking, Attending Farmer's Markets, and Petting Dogs