Major Advisor Directory

student advising

Due to the COVID-19 global pandemic, staff and faculty have shifted to providing support and communication in virtual modes. Please review the SDSU's Academic Advising Resources web page for updated information on how to best contact the respective academic units.

A

Ashley Whitcomb (A-L)
[email protected]

Karina Pareda (M-Z)

[email protected] 

Fowler Center for Student Success, LH 448
(619) 594-5828
[email protected]

Sarah Hershberger
[email protected] 

Center for Student Success in Engineering
[email protected]

Sam Kobari
[email protected] 

(Interim S23 for Dr. Isaac Ullah)

Theresa Luu
[email protected]

Kate Palese (AY Only)
[email protected]

Gary Benzel (AY Only)
[email protected]

B

Amy Tappen, NLS 135
(619) 594-6442
[email protected]

Raymond Stanley
[email protected]

Dr. Kevin Hovel
[email protected]

College of Sciences-Student Success Center, GMCS 429
(619) 594-1116
[email protected]

 
See also: Microbiology (M).
For Business Administration majors, see sections related to specializations: Accounting (A), General Business (G), Finance (F), Financial Services (F), Information Systems (I), Management (M), Marketing (M), Real Estate (R).

 

 

C

Dr. Arlette Baljon
[email protected]

College of Sciences-Student Success Center
[email protected]

Peter van der Geer
[email protected]

SAN DIEGO CAMPUS

Alison Sternal
[email protected] 

Tanner Wilson
[email protected] 

Jesse Ortiz

[email protected] 

College of Education - Office for Student Success, LH 259
619-594-6320
[email protected] 

GLOBAL CAMPUS

Tamika Balderamos

[email protected] 

SAN DIEGO CAMPUS

Last Name A-S
Zuzanna Lever
[email protected] 

Last Name T-Z:
Juno Palau
[email protected] 

Center for Student Success in Engineering
[email protected]

GLOBAL CAMPUS

Ezra Kitchings

[email protected] 

Dr. Joseph A. Smith, AL 662B
(619) 594-1526
[email protected]

SAN DIEGO CAMPUS

School of Communication Advising Center, COM 240
(619) 594-8512

Nikole Carter-Curtis
[email protected]

Catalina Gallegos
[email protected] 

Charles Goehring (AY Only)
[email protected] 

GLOBAL CAMPUS

Naimo Ahmed

[email protected] 

Victoria Cafasso

[email protected] 

See also: Health Communication (H).

Last Name A-F:
Sarah Hershberger
[email protected] 

Last Name G-Z:
Claudia Gavaldon
[email protected]

Center for Student Success in Engineering
[email protected]

Ben Shen
[email protected] 

Heather Stark

[email protected] 

John Carroll

[email protected]  

College of Sciences-Student Success Center, GMCS 429
(619) 594-1116
[email protected]

Zuzanna Lever
[email protected] 

Dr. Thais Alves

[email protected] 

Center for Student Success in Engineering
[email protected]

SAN DIEGO CAMPUS

Roxanne Vega
[email protected] 

Samantha Beltran
[email protected]

Peer Advising, AH 4104
(619) 594-4091
[email protected]

IMPERIAL VALLEY

Melissa Gastelum
[email protected] 

GLOBAL CAMPUS

Ezra Kitchings (General)

[email protected] 

Naimo Ahmed (Microsites)

[email protected] 

D

Joe Alter (AY Only)

[email protected] 

 

 

E

SAN DIEGO CAMPUS

Faculty Advisor
Dr. Quazi Shahriar
[email protected]

Student Success Adviser
Christina Weinert
[email protected] 

GLOBAL CAMPUS

Ezra Kitchings

[email protected] 

Claudia Gavaldon
[email protected]

Center for Student Success in Engineering
[email protected]

SAN DIEGO CAMPUS

Dr. Clare Colquitt, AL 415
(619) 594-6219
[email protected]

Imperial Valley

Americo Yacopi
[email protected]

IMPERIAL VALLEY

Americo Yacopi

[email protected] 

 

Leviticus Johnson
[email protected] 

Center for Student Success in Engineering
[email protected]

Dr. Emily Schuckman-Matthews SH 228A
[email protected]

Please visit sections for each specialization: Food & Nutrition (F), Kinesiology (K).

 

F

Eddy Benton III (A-L)

[email protected] 

Jenny Hwang (M-Z)

[email protected] 

Fowler Center for Student Success, LH 448
(619) 594-5828
[email protected]

Eddy Benton III (A-L)

[email protected]  

Jenny Hwang (M-Z)

[email protected]   

Fowler Center for Student Success, LH 448
(619) 594-5828
[email protected]

 

ENS Undergraduate Advising Office, ENS 359
(619) 594-5161
[email protected]

Kale Rivera
[email protected] 

Didactic Program in Dietetics (DPD)
Yumi Petrisko, ENS 353
(619) 594-3916
[email protected]

Dr. Pascale Joassart-Marcelli
[email protected]

G

MAIN CAMPUS

Anthony Guzman
[email protected] 

Fowler Center for Student Success, LH 448
(619) 594-5828
[email protected]

GLOBAL CAMPUS (online)

Kimberly Wada
[email protected]   

Molly Costello, Ph.D., SH 301 B
(619) 594-8560
[email protected]

Jennifer M. Cosio, MSW, PPSC, HH 133
(619) 594-3870
[email protected]

Peter Strachwitz (interim), AH 3133
(619) 594-5117
[email protected] 

Dr. Kristin Rebien
[email protected] 

H

School of Communication Advising Center, COM 240
(619) 594-8512

Nikole Carter-Curtis
[email protected] 

Catalina Gallegos
[email protected] 

Charles Goehring (AY Only)
[email protected]  

 
See also: Communication (C).

SAN DIEGO CAMPUS

Christina Weinert

[email protected]   

IMPERIAL VALLEY

Americo Yacopi

[email protected]  

I

J

Dr. Yuki Arita
[email protected] 

Advertising, Media Studies & Public Relations

School of Journalism and Media Studies Advising Center, AH 4200
(619) 594-5145
[email protected]

JMS Advising Coordinator
Alexa Mokalis, AH 4198 (Academic Year Only)
(619) 594-2521
[email protected]

Adrian Zachary Diaz
[email protected]

 

K

ENS Undergrad Advising Office, ENS 359
(619) 594-5161
[email protected]

Kale Rivera 
[email protected]  

L

SAN DIEGO CAMPUS

Alison Sternal
[email protected] 

Tanner Wilson
[email protected] 

Jesse Ortiz

[email protected]   

College of Education - Office for Student Success, LH 259
619-594-6320
[email protected] 

IMPERIAL VALLEY

Lisa DePaoli
[email protected]

Ian Ruston
[email protected]

 

See also: Japanese (J) and Language, Culture and Society (L).

M

Angel Ramirez (A-Z)

[email protected]

Fowler Center for Student Success, LH 448
(619) 594-5828
[email protected]

Aubrey Bailey (A-Z)

[email protected] 

Fowler Center for Student Success, LH 448
(619) 594-5828
[email protected]

SAN DIEGO CAMPUS

BA, BS
Jerome Gilles, GMCS 589
(619) 594-7240
[email protected]

BA, BS
Chris O'Neill
619-594-6191 
[email protected] 

BA Math, SSTC
Steve Klass
[email protected]

College of Sciences-Student Success Center, GMCS 429
(619) 594-1116
[email protected]

IMPERIAL VALLEY

April Mazon
[email protected]

Leviticus Johnson (A-J)
[email protected]  

Juno Palau (K-Z)
[email protected] 

Center for Student Success in Engineering
[email protected]

Amy Tappen, NLS 135
(619) 594-6442
[email protected]

Raymond Stanley
[email protected]

Dr. Kevin Hovel
[email protected]

College of Sciences-Student Success Center, GMCS 429
(619) 594-1116
[email protected]

 

See also: Biology (B).

Shannon Kitelinger (Composition, Music Education, BA, and Professional Studies (Track 1)
M 224
(619) 594-1779
[email protected]

Travis Maril (Performance, Music Recording Technology and Audio Design, Jazz, Global Composition and Entrepreneurship}
[email protected]

N

Navy ROTC
Lt. Grace Kording
[email protected]

SAN DIEGO CAMPUS

School of Nursing Office, AH 3138
(619) 594-2540

Peter Strachwitz, AH 3133
(619) 594-5117
[email protected]

IMPERIAL VALLEY

RB-BS Program (IV)
Helina Hoyt
(760) 768-5680
[email protected]

Sarah Vandiver
[email protected]

 

P

Dr. Robert Francescotti, AL 438
(619) 594-6585
[email protected]

Dr. Arlette Baljon
[email protected]

College of Sciences-Student Success Center
GMCS 429
(619) 594-1116
[email protected]

Dr. Arlette Baljon
[email protected]

College of Sciences-Student Success Center
GMCS 429
(619) 594-1116
[email protected]

 

See also: Chemical Physics (C) and Physical Science (P).

Heather Saunders-Harbaugh, AL 172
[email protected]

Paola Martinez

[email protected] 

Dr. Ricardo Vasconcelos (minor advising)
[email protected]

SAN DIEGO CAMPUS

Dr. Melody Sadler
[email protected]

Psychology Advising Center, LSN 105
(619) 594-5412
[email protected]

College of Sciences-Student Success Center,
GMCS 429
(619) 594-1116
[email protected]

IMPERIAL VALLEY

Psychology - Lower Division
Viviann Cesena
[email protected]

SAN DIEGO CAMPUS

Roxanne Vega
[email protected] 

Samantha Beltran
[email protected]

Peer Advising, AH 4104
(619) 594-4091
[email protected]

IMPERIAL VALLEY

Melissa Gastelum
[email protected] 

SAN DIEGO CAMPUS

Public Health Advising
[email protected]

Amanda Brown
[email protected]

GLOBAL CAMPUS

Ezra Kitchings

[email protected] 

R

Eddy Benton III (A-L)

[email protected]  

Jenny Hwang (M-Z)

[email protected]  

Fowler Center for Student Success, LH 448
(619) 594-5828
[email protected]

All Recreation and Tourism Management emphases

Corinne Youngholm
[email protected]

[email protected] 

Dr. Daria Shembrel, SH 228A
[email protected]

Dr. Daria Shembrel, SH 228A
[email protected]

 
See also: Russian (R).

S

SAN DIEGO CAMPUS

Dr. Brian Adams, Nasatir Hall 122
(619) 594-4289
[email protected]

[email protected] 

IMPERIAL VALLEY

Americo Yacopi
[email protected]

Jennifer M. Cosio, MSW, PPSC, HH 133
(619) 594-3870
[email protected]

Peter Strachwitz (interim), AH 3133
(619) 594-5117
[email protected] 

Michelle Lenoue
[email protected]

SAN DIEGO CAMPUS

Paola Martinez

[email protected] 

IMPERIAL VALLEY

Americo Yacopi
[email protected]

 

Actuarial Science, Data Science

Dr. Barbara Bailey, GMCS 513
(619) 594-4170
[email protected]

TBD, for advising Summer 2023

T

Chad Reyes
[email protected]

Glenn Heath Jr. (Academic Year Only) [email protected] 

Katie Turner (Theater), DA 204 (Academic Year Only)
[email protected]

Chad Reyes
[email protected]

 

U

SAN DIEGO CAMPUS

Brenda Diaz
[email protected] 

Brooke Fousek
[email protected]  

Undeclared Advising
[email protected]

IMPERIAL VALLEY

Viviann Cesena

[email protected] 

Dr. Pascale Joassart-Marcelli
[email protected]