so there's almost complete overlap of their time at arcadia for starters! he was an assistant professor there from 2647 until 2654 when he wasn't offered tenure during his review. his specialty is in folklore and the occult so his classes were usually skewed in that direction, but i'm sure he had to teach an intro-level course as well for the department. he might have even had a course on human folklore surrounding aliens in a comparative context to what they were learning about them now that they had arrived in penglai. maybe she would have been interested in that if we want to say she was a former student? once aliens came through the gateway, he was like a wide-eyed kid and wanted to learn everything there was to know. i'd love it if he knew she was actually aev'ik – i'm sure he'd encourage her to be herself, but he's a very open-minded and understanding soul so he'd keep her secret if hiding is truly what she wants to be doing. she's welcome to ask him questions about human stuff in return, of course, and if she ever needs to just be herself for a bit, his door is always open! he'll be happy she's joining them on the marlowe.