Meet Your Advisor
Scheduling an Appointment
Advisors in the Francine Parker Advising Center work closely with faculty in the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) and work specifically with students in majors and minors housed in CAS. Each advisor specializes in general education and pre-major requirements specific to the departments/majors listed below.
Sophomore - Senior Students Expand dropdownLocate your advisor below based on the major for which you are seeking advising. Click the appropriate green [Make an appointment] button to schedule an appointment with your advisor. First-Year, First Semester Students Expand dropdownIn order to register for Fall 2023 courses, students must attend a Student Orientation and Registration (SOAR) day. You can sign up for your SOAR day here. For exceptions to this policy, such as for students over 25-years-old, please contact EMU Orientation at [email protected]. New, Admitted Transfer Students Expand dropdownPlease fill out this form to request an appointment time. We will get back to you within 3 business days. Prospective Students Expand dropdownCAS advisors only meet with admitted undergraduate students in CAS majors and minors. The Office of Admissions can help you if you have questions about attending and/or transferring to Eastern Michigan University, and you can schedule with an Admissions Counselor.
Choose your major or dept. below to find your advisor.
Note: Please make sure you have logged into your my.emich.edu account AND activated your EMU email [https://google.emich.edu] before scheduling your appointment. Appointment confirmation emails are sent to your @emich.edu email only.
You must be logged into my.emich.edu to schedule (If you click the link to schedule an appointment and receive an error, you should log into my.emich.edu > Click Student > Click Starfish > Locate your advisor in your Success Network and schedule there).
Read a handy reference guide for using Starfish.
Biology (including Pre-Med, Pre-Mortuary Science, Pre-Vet, & Pre-Chiropractic)
Fermentation Science
Neuroscience Interdisciplinary
Psychology (Last Name A-L)
Colleen McChesney
Email:[email protected]
Book an Appointment Biology (including Pre-Med, Pre-Mortuary Science, Pre-Vet, & Pre-Chiropractic)
Major specific questions: Faculty Advisor information can be found here: https://www.emich.edu/biology/advising/index.php
University requirement questions (not directly related to major/minor courses): Email: [email protected] or call 734-487-4599
Neuroscience Interdisciplinary
Major specific questions: Dr. Thomas Mast, [email protected]
University requirement questions (not directly related to major/minor courses): Email: [email protected] or call 734-487-4599
Psychology (Last Name A-L)
Major specific questions: Email [email protected]
University requirement questions (not directly related to major/minor courses): Email [email protected] or call 734-487-4599.
Sam O'Droski
Email: [email protected]
Book an Appointment Africology and African American Studies
History & Philosophy (including Religious Studies & Pre-Law)
Psychology (Last Name M-Z)
Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology
Women's & Gender Studies
Josiah Pankiewicz
Email: [email protected]
Book an Appointment Africology and African American Studies
Major specific questions: Dr. Victor Okafor, [email protected]
University requirement questions (not directly related to major/minor courses): Email: [email protected] or call 734-487-4599
History and Philosophy
History major specific questions: Visit https://www.emich.edu/history-philosophy/history/advising/undergraduate-advising.php
Philosophy major specific questions: Visit https://www.emich.edu/history-philosophy/philosophy/advising/undergraduate-advising.php
University requirement questions (not directly related to major/minor courses): Email [email protected] or call 734-487-4599.
Psychology (Last Name M-Z)
Major specific questions: Email [email protected]
University requirement questions (not directly related to major/minor courses): Email [email protected] or call 734-487-4599.
Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology
Major specific questions: Faculty Advisor information can be found here: https://www.emich.edu/sac/current-students/undergraduate-students.php
University requirement questions (not directly related to major/minor courses): Email: [email protected] or call 734-487-4599
Women's and Gender Studies
Major specific questions: Dr. Elizabeth Currans, [email protected]
University requirement questions (not directly related to major/minor courses): Email: [email protected] or call 734-487-4599
Computer Science
Data Science & Analytics
English
Geography and Geology
Individual Studies Program (ISP)
Political Science (including pre-law)
Your advisor(s):
Gregg Heinrichs
Email: [email protected]
Computer Science
Major specific questions: Visit https://www.emich.edu/computer-science/student-resources/index.php
University requirement questions (not directly related to major/minor courses): Email: [email protected] or call 734-487-4599
Data Science and Analytics
Major specific questions: Dr. Andrew Ross ([email protected]), Dr. Huei Lee, ([email protected]), and/or Dr. William Sverdlik, ([email protected]).
University requirement questions (not directly related to major/minor courses): Email: [email protected] or call 734-487-4599.
English
Major specific questions: Dr. Cheryl Cassidy (Professional Writing - [email protected]), Dr. Laura George (Literature - [email protected]), Dr. Rob Halpern (Creative Writing - [email protected]), Dr. Dan Seely (Linguistics - [email protected]).
University requirement questions (not directly related to major/minor courses): Email [email protected] or call 734-487-4599.
Geology & Geography
Find your Faculty Advisor here.
University requirement questions (not directly related to major/minor courses): Email: [email protected] or call 734-487-4599
Political Science
Find your Faculty Advisor here.
University requirement questions (not directly related to major/minor courses): Email: [email protected] or call 734-487-4599
Art and Design (not SAG)
Communication, Media, and Theatre Arts
Music & Dance
Vanessa Gardner
Email: [email protected]
Book an Appointment Art & Design
Major specific questions:
Art, BFA or BA, contact Jennifer Stavros ([email protected]) to be assigned a faculty advisor
Arts and Management - Professor Susan Booth at [email protected]
Fina all faculty at http://art.emich.edu/faculty
University requirement questions (not directly related to major/minor courses): Email: [email protected] or call 734-487-4599.
Communication, Media, and Theatre Arts
Major specific questions:
Cinema Studies - Professor Brooke Dagnan at [email protected]
Communication - Professor Dennis O'Grady at [email protected]
Digital Media Production - Professor Keith Damron at [email protected] or Professor John Cooper at [email protected]
Journalism - Professor Yu Li at [email protected]
Theatre Arts - Professor Lee Stille at [email protected]
Find all faculty at at https://www.emich.edu/cmta/people/index.php
University requirement questions (not directly related to major/minor courses): Email: [email protected] or call 734-487-4599.
Music and Dance
Dance major specific questions: Please contact Professor Sherry Wilkinson at [email protected]
Music major specific questions: Please contact Dr. Christopher Barrick at [email protected]
Music Therapy major specific questions: Please contact Professor Debra Gombert at [email protected]
University requirement questions (not directly related to major/minor courses): Email: [email protected] or call 734-487-4599
Actuarial Science, Mathematics, & Statistics
Chemistry (including Biochemistry, Pre-Pharmacy, & Pre-Dentistry)
Economics
ENVI Program (formerly IESS)
Physics and Astronomy
Simulation, Animation, & Gaming
World Languages
Kristian Burns
Email: [email protected]
Book an Appointment Actuarial Science, Mathematics, and Statistics
Major specific questions: Faculty Advisor information can be found here: https://www.emich.edu/mathematics-statistics/advising/
University requirement questions (not directly related to major/minor courses): Email: [email protected] or call 734-487-4599
Chemistry (including Pre-Pharmacy)
Major specific questions: [email protected]
University requirement questions (not directly related to major/minor courses): Email: [email protected] or call 734-487-4599
Economics
Major specific questions: Contact Christopher Elias, Undergraduate Coordinator, at [email protected]
University requirement questions (not directly related to major/minor courses): Email: [email protected] or call 734-487-4599.
ENVI Program (formerly IESS)
Major specific questions: Visit https://www.emich.edu/envi/about/contact.php or contact Dr. Katy Greenwald, [email protected] or [email protected]
University requirement questions (not directly related to major/minor courses): Email: [email protected] or call 734-487-4599
Physics and Astronomy
Major specific questions: Faculty Advisor information can be found here: https://www.emich.edu/physics-astronomy/programs/undergraduate-advisors.php
University requirement questions (not directly related to major/minor courses): Email: [email protected] or call 734-487-4599
Simulation, Animation, & Gaming
Major specific questions: For last names A-Me, please contact Ryan English ([email protected]), for last names Mi-Sh, please contact Dr. Phillip Cardon ([email protected]), and for last names Si-Z, please contact Professor Metaphor Brown ([email protected]).
University requirement questions (not directly related to major/minor courses): Email: [email protected] or call 734-487-4599
World Languages
For major specific questions, please contact:
K-12 teacher education & Bilingual Education - Dr. Michael Foster, [email protected]
English as a Second Language (ESL) - Professor Nathan Clements, [email protected]
French - Dr. Audrey Viguier, [email protected]
German - Dr. Carla Damiano, [email protected]
Japanese - Dr. Hitomi Oketani-Lobbezoo, [email protected]
Spanish - Professor Monica Millan-Serna, [email protected]
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) - Dr. Cynthia Macknish, [email protected]For Classical Studies/Latin, Korean, Hebrew, or Swahili, please contact Department Head, Dr. Jeff Popko at [email protected]
University requirement questions (not directly related to major/minor courses): Email [email protected] or call 734-487-4599
Sam O'Droski (World Languages, Simulation Animation and Gaming, ENVI, Biochem, & Chemistry only)
Email: [email protected]
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