Student Affairs

Meet Our Staff

MIRANDA HARRIS

Student Affairs and Accommodations Senior Coordinator
harrism@wcl.american.edu | (202) 274-4033

Miranda Harris (she/her) is the Student Affairs and Accommodations Senior Coordinator for the Office of Student Affairs. She provides support to students and the community by planning wellness programming and implementing ADA accommodations. Miranda has worked previously with residential students, having directed the Oberlin Student Cooperative Association, where she worked to create an accessible, cooperative living and dining environment for a significant portion of the Oberlin College student body. Miranda received her Bachelors of Arts degree in Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies and Law and Society from Oberlin College, where she completed extensive research on the Americans with Disabilities Act and its enforcement. She is passionate about disability rights and justice, mutual aid and community care, and the development of cooperative education efforts.

rachel dietrich , licsw , lcsw

WCL Embedded Staff Clinician, Center for Well-Being and Psychological Services

Rachel is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker in DC and a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Virginia. She is thrilled to combine her passion for wellness, higher education, and mental health by serving the WCL as our Staff Clinician. She has experience as an individual and group therapist in a variety of outpatient treatment settings including private clinics, community clinics, and college health centers, in addition to serving as a treatment team member for an innovative Family Recovery Court. Rachel’s presence will continue to strengthen ongoing support for the well-being of our students.