Anika Patel
Assistant Director, Academic Advising at Northwestern University Medill School
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Top SchoolAnika Patel is an experienced student affairs leader with 17 years supporting undergraduate and graduate students, currently serving as Assistant Director of Academic Advising at Northwestern University’s Medill School. She blends academic and career advising—designing employer recruitment guides, running transition programs for admitted students, and delivering career development workshops—to help learners translate classroom experiences into meaningful post-graduate pathways. Known for crisis support and community-building, Anika has led residential communities, supervised staff, and created affinity programming that centers belonging and professional readiness. Her background in research-informed outreach and virtual program design has helped move advising and recruitment online without losing personal connection. Comfortable collaborating with faculty and employers, she brings a data-informed, student-centered approach that prioritizes independence, equity, and fit. Outside advising, she leverages strengths in harmony and arrangement to align institutional resources with individual student goals.
17 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MS, Student Affairs and Higher Education, Master of Science - MS, Student Affairs and Higher Education at Miami UniversityBachelor of Arts - BA, Sociology, Bachelor of Arts - BA, Sociology at Georgia College and State University
English
Github Skills (16)
clinical-trials8
web-application7
git-mirror6
sinatra6
react6
ruby-on-rails5
mhealth5
rails5
javascript5
single-sign-on5
ruby4
subversion2
activerecord1
jquery1
datatable1
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
NCIP/psc
Aug 2008 - Apr 2013
Contributions:720 commits in 4 years 8 months
reactclinical-trialscalendarclinicalpatient
NUBIC/psc-mirror
Aug 2008 - Aug 2012
Contributions:702 commits in 4 years
calendarsubversionpatientgit-mirrorcanonical
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