Student departmental advisers (SDAs) are seniors who serve as a resource for all current students, especially new students, who want to talk to a knowledgeable and experienced upper-class student about courses and registration. They supplement the information and advice available through faculty advisers and published materials and refer students to the proper office or department when needed.

2024 – 2025 SDAs

Miriam Chasnov

Miriam Chasnov
SDA Miriam Chasnov

Miriam (she/her) is an Economics Major from Hong Kong. She is one of the leaders of Women and Non-Binary Individuals in Economics (WE+) and works in the Econ Department as an Office Assistant, so please say hi and chat when you see her around! Her favorite economics courses have been Game Theory, Economics of Gender, and Price Theory (it was hard but very interesting). She also had a great time traveling to Bangladesh with Faress for the Microeconomics of Development OCS.

This summer she was a planning and investments intern at Itasca Wealth in Edina, MN where she learned a lot about financial planning philosophy, portfolio management, and tax mitigation. She thoroughly enjoyed her team and the work, and is lucky to continue to intern for them part-time during the school year.

On campus, she is part of Mixed Club, Off the Cuff, and Krush. Please reach out to Miriam if you have any questions as she is happy to chat and help however she can.


Libby Rowland

Libby Rowland
SDA Libby Rowland

Libby (she/her) is an Economics and Environmental Studies double major from Tulsa, Oklahoma. She is super excited to be an Economics SDA this year! Her favorite economics courses have been Economics of Natural Resources and International Trade. She also studied abroad in Bangladesh with the Microeconomics of Development course over winter break 2023.

This past summer she was an Americorps teaching fellow for Breakthrough Collaborative in Houston, Texas, where she taught pre-algebra and algebra 1 to seventh grade students who will be the first generation in their family to attend college. She says it was an awesome experience to get to mentor the students and teach them throughout the summer, as well as learn about the profession of teaching.

On campus she is a member of the women’s cross country and track teams, as well as a radio show host for KRLX. Feel free to reach out to Libby to chat about double majoring, economics electives, or anything really.


Arhan Mehta

Arhan Mehta
SDA Arhan Mehta

Arhan (he/him) is an Economics and Math double major from Rochester, MN. He is excited to be one of the Econ SDAs this year! His favorite classes in the department have been Economics of Gender with Prathi and Computational Economics with Victor. Outside of coursework, he’s enjoyed working on a couple economic research projects here at Carleton. 

This past summer, he interned at Cornerstone Research in Chicago as an economic consultant where he primarily used R (shout out to Econometrics!) to work with data and perform statistical analyses for economists. One of the projects he worked on was a cool pro-bono case analyzing the effects of gun safety laws on voting outcomes and voter sentiment.

On campus, he plays on the club tennis team (Clennis), cooks and bakes recipes with Northfield Middle Schoolers through the Young Chefs program, and is also a prefects and TA for the department. Please feel free to reach out to Arhan if you have any questions about Econ, courses, double majoring, or anything else!