Undergraduate Major Department Advisors

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Begin by typing your major or advisor name in the box below.

• Accounting Minor

  See Business Management Major

• Africana Studies Major and Minor 

  Faculty Advisor: Dr. Shimelis Gulema

  shimelis.gulema@stonybrook.edu

  (631) 632-7470,  Room S-251, Social & Behavioral Sciences Bldg.

• Anthropology Major and Minor 

  Faculty Advisor: Dr. Catherine Markham

  AnthropologyDUS@stonybrook.edu

  (631) 632-5755, Room N-533, Social & Behavioral Sciences Bldg. 

  Assistant to the Chairperson:  Ms. Megan Alberti   

  (631) 632-7605, Room S-501, Social & Behaviroal Sciences Bldg.

  Schedule an appointment through Navigate

  Academic Program Coordinator:  Ms. Tara Powers

  (631) 632-7606, Room S-501, Social & Behaviroal Sciences Bldg.

  Schedule an appointment through Navigate

• Applied Mathematics & Statistics Major and Minor

  Begin with CEAS Undergraduate Student Advising

• Art History and Criticism Major and Minor

  Faculty Advisor: Izumi Ashizawa 

  izumi.ashizawa@stonybrook.edu

  (631) 632-7250, Room 2224, Staller Center

• Asian & Asian American Studies Major and Minor

  Faculty Advisor:  Prof. Eva Nagase

  eva.nagase@stonybrook.edu

  (631) 632-1423, Room 1125, Humanities Bldg.

• Astronomy & Planetary Sciences Major and Minor

  Faculty Advisor: Dr. Michael Zingale 

  michael.zingale@stonybrook.edu

  (631) 632-8225, Room 452, Earth & Space Sciences Bldg.

  Assistant Director, Undergraduate Program: Ms. Diane Diafera 

  diane.diafera@stonybrook.edu 

• Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences Major

  Staff Advisor:  Ms. Nancy  Black

  nancy.black@stonybrook.edu

  (631) 632-9404, Room E-2361, Melville Library

  Schedule an appointment through Navigate

• Biochemistry Major

  Undergraduate Program Director:  Dr. Bernadette Holdener

   biochem_ugpd@stonybrook.edu

  (631) 632-8292, Room 346, Center for Molecular Medicine Bldg.

  Staff Advisor: Rachel Pilero:  rachel.pilero@stonybrook.edu

  Schedule an appointment through Navigate

  Staff Advisor: Edward Bossong: edward.bossong@stonybrook.edu

  Schedule an appointment through Navigate

• Bioengineering Minor

  Begin with CEAS Undergraduate Student Advising

• Biology Major and Minor

  Program Director:  Dr. Peter Gergen 

  john.peter.gergen@stonybrook.edu

  Staff Advisor:  Ms. Rachel Pilero

  (631) 632-8571

  Staff Advisor:  Mr. Matt Bialt

  (631) 632-8547

  Schedule an appointment through Navigate

• Biology General Science Teacher Education Track

  Keith Sheppard, EdD Director, Institute for STEM Education

  keith.sheppard@stonybrook.edu 

  Linda Padwa, PhD Associate Director for Science Education

  linda.padwa@stonybrook.edu 

  Undergraduate Advisors: Rachel Pilero and Edward Boosong

  rachel.pilero@stonybrook.edu 

  edward.boosong@stonybrook.edu

  Schedule an appointment through Navigate

  Graduate Advisor: Dr. Zuzana Zachar

  zuzana.zachar@stonybrook.edu 

• Biomaterials Minor

  Begin with CEAS Undergraduate Student Advising

• Biomedical Engineering Major 

  Begin with CEAS Undergraduate Student Advising

• Black Heritage Studies Minor

  See Africana Studies Major and Minor

• Business Management Major 

  Assistant Director of Undergraduate Programs:  Mrs. Samantha Nash

  (631) 632-7171, Room 109, Harriman Hall

  Schedule an appointment through Navigate

  Director, Undergradaute Busines Program: Christine Pitocco

  christine.pitocco@stonybrook.edu

• Chemical and Molecular Engineering Major

  Begin with CEAS Undergraduate Student Advising

• Chemistry Major and Minor

  Faculty Advisors: Dr. Dale Drueckhammer & Faculty

  To schedule an appointment, go to:

  ug_chemistry_advisors@stonybrook.edu

  Staff Advisor: Katherine Hughes

  katherine.hughes@stonybrook.edu 

  631-632-7886

• Chemistry Teacher Education Track

  Keith Sheppard, EdD Director, Institute for STEM Education

  keith.sheppard@stonybrook.edu 

  Linda Padwa, PhD Associate Director for Science Education

  linda.padwa@stonybrook.edu 

  Undergraduate and Graduate: Dr. Susan Oatis

  susan.oatis@stonybrook.edu  

• China Studies Minor

   Interim Chair: Dr. Agnes Weiyun He

  agnes.he@stonybrook.edu

  631-632-4041

• Chinese Teacher Education Track

  Director, Foreign Languages Teacher Education Program: Dr. Sarah Jourdain

  sarah.jourdain@stonybrook.edu

  Undergraduate Advisor: Dr. Jiwon Hwang

  jiwon.hwang@stonybrook.edu 

• Civil Engineering Major

  Begin with CEAS Undergraduate Student Advising

• Classics Minor

  Program Coodinator: Kathleen De Riesthal

  kathleen.deriesthal@stonybrook.edu 

• Climate Solutions Minor

  Staff Advisor:  Ms. Nancy  Black

  nancy.black@stonybrook.edu

  (631) 632-9404, Room E-2361, Melville Library

  Schedule an appointment through Navigate

• Clinical Laboratory Sciences

  Faculty Advisor: Prof. Jeannie Guglielmo 

  jeannie.guglielmo@stonybrook.edu

  (631) 444-3046, Room 443, Level 2, Health Sciences Center.

  CLS Program Contact: Catherine Gropper

  catherine.gropper@stonybrook.edu

  631-444-6249

• Coastal Environmental Studies Major and Minor

  Staff Advisor:  Ms. Nancy  Black

  nancy.black@stonybrook.edu

  (631) 632-9404, Room E-2361,  Melville Library

  Schedule an appointment through Navigate

• Communication and Innovation Minor

  See Journalism Major and Minor

• Computer Engineering Major

  Begin with CEAS Undergraduate Student Advising

• Computer Science Major and Minor

  Begin with CEAS Undergraduate Student Advising

• Creative Writing Major and Minor

  Faculty Advisor: Prof. Genevieve Sly Crane

   genevieve.crane@stonybrook.edu

  Room N3017, Melville Library

   Undergraduate Program Coordinator:  Ms. Liz McRae  

  elizabeth.mcrae@stonybrook.edu

  (631) 632-7102,  Room N3017, Melville Library 

• Digital Arts Minor

  Program Advisor:  Professor Stephanie Dinkins

  Stephanie.Dinkins@stonybrook.edu 

  Staller Center for the Arts Room 4287

• Earth and Space Sciences Major

  Faculty Advisor:  Dr. Hanna Nekvasil

  hanna.nekvasil@stonybrook.edu

  (631) 632-8201, Room 234, Earth & Space Sciences Bldg.

• Earth Science Teacher Education Track

  Keith Sheppard, EdD Director, Institute for STEM Education

  keith.sheppard@stonybrook.edu 

  Linda Padwa, PhD Associate Director for Science Education

  linda.padwa@stonybrook.edu 

  Undergraduate:  Dr. Hanna Nekvasil

  hanna.nekvasil@stonybrook.edu

  Graduate: Dr. Joel Hurowitz

• Economics Major

  Undergraduate Program Coordinator and Staff Advisor:  Ms. Victoria Judd

  ugeconomics@stonybrook.edu

  (631) 632-7540, Room S-601, Social and Behavioral Sciences Bldg.

• Ecosystems and Human Impact Major and Minor

  Staff Advisor:  Ms. Nancy  Black

  nancy.black@stonybrook.edu

  (631) 632-9404, Room E-2361,  Melville Library

  Schedule an appointment through Navigate

• Electrical Engineering Major and Minor

  Begin with CEAS Undergraduate Student Advising

• Engergy Science, Technology, and Policy Minor

  Begin with CEAS Undergraduate Student Advising

• Engineering Chemistry Major

  See Chemistry Major and Minor

• Engineering Science Major

  Begin with CEAS Undergraduate Student Advising

• English Major and Minor

  Undergraduate Program Director:  Dr. Michael Tondre

  michael.tondre@stonybrook.edu

  Room 1090, Humanities Bldg.

  631-632-1435

• Environmental Design, Policy & Planning Major and Minor

  Staff Advisor:  Ms. Nancy  Black

  nancy.black@stonybrook.edu

  (631) 632-9404, Room E-2361,  Melville Library

  Schedule an appointment through Navigate

• Environmental Engineering Minor

  Begin with CEAS Undergraduate Student Advising

• Environmental Humanities Minor

  Staff Advisor:  Ms. Nancy  Black

  nancy.black@stonybrook.edu

  (631) 632-9404, Room E-2361,  Melville Library

  Schedule an appointment through Navigate

• Environmental Studies Major and Minor

  Staff Advisor:  Ms. Nancy  Black

  nancy.black@stonybrook.edu

  (631) 632-9404, Room E-2361,  Melville Library

  Schedule an appointment through Navigate

• Ethnomusicology Minor

  See Music Major and Minor

• Film and Screen Studies Minor

  See English Major and Minor

• Filmmaking Minor

  Undergraduate Program Director: Karen Offitzer

  karen.offitzer@stonybrook.edu 

  Undergraduate Program Coordinator: Liz McRae

  Elizabeth.McRae@stonybrook.edu 

• French Language and Literature Major and Minor

  Faculty Advisor: Dr. Franck Dalmas

  franck.dalmas@stonybrook.edu

  (631) 632-7440, Room 2128, Humanities Bldg.

• French Teacher Education Track

  Director, Foreign Languages Teacher Education Program: Dr. Sarah Jourdain

  sarah.jourdain@stonybrook.edu

  Faculty Advisor: Dr. Franck Dalmas

  franck.dalmas@stonybrook.edu

• Geology Major and Minor

  Faculty Advisor:  Dr. Lars Ehm

  lars.ehm@stonybrook.edu 

  (631) 632-8058, Room 310, Earth & Space Sciences Bldg.                          

• Geospacial Science Minor

  Program Director: Dr. Sung-Gheel Jang

  sunggheel.jang@stonybrook.edu 

  E2361 Melville Library

  631-632-5364

• Globalization Studies and International Relations Major and Minor

  Faculty Advisor:  Dr. Andrea Fedi

  andrea.fedi@stonybrook.edu

  Email Dr. Fedi to schedule a Zoom appointment

• Health, Medicine, and Society Minor

  See Sociology Major

• Health Science Major

  Staff Advisors: Traci Thompson and Breanna Coach

  traci.thompson@stonybrook.edu

  breanna.coach@stonybrook.edu

  Schedule an appointment through Navigate

  Students that wish to declare the Health Science major must watch a video and complete a survey/questionnaire (links below).
  
  In order to receive credit for watching the video you MUST complete the survey/questionnaire. You will have to log onto the workshop with your SBU email address.

  Health Science Workshop Video Link: http://healthprofessions.stonybrookmedicine.edu/sites/default/files/video1140510604.mp4

  Health Science Workshop Survey (Questionaire) Link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdT9zM_vXISfw-XInqIEkDtVEIqWiCYG-Kqf7sxrA4H3fpugw/viewform?usp=pp_url

   

• Hellenic Studies Minor

  Director: Dr. Nikos Panou

  Nikolaos.Panou@stonybrook.edu 

• Hispanic Languages and Literature Minor

  See Spanish Major and Minor

• History Major and Minor

  Undergraduate Program Director: Dr. Eric Zolov

  eric.zolov@stonybrook.edu

  Room N-331, Social and Behavioral Sciences Bldg. 

  Undergraduate Program Advisor: Erin Guiliano

  erin.giuliano@stonybrook.edu

  Room S-301, Social & Behavioral Sciences Bldg.

• History of Health, Science, and the Environment Minor

  See History Major anf Minor

• Human Evolutionary Biology Major

  Faculty Advisor: Dr. James Rossie

  james.rossie@stonybrook.edu 

  (631) 632-5808, N-513A, Social and Behavioral Sciences Bldg.

  Undergraduate Program Coodinator:  Melissa J. Cohen

  (631) 632-8604, 657 Life Sciences Bldg.

  Schedule an appointment through Navigate

• Industrial Engineering Minor

  Begin with CEAS Undergraduate Student Advising

• Information Systems Major and Minor

  Begin with CEAS Undergraduate Student Advising

• Italian American Studies Minor

  Director of Undergradaute Studies: Dr. Franck Dalmas

  franck.dalmas@stonybrook.edu 

  Coordinator of the minor: Dr. Irene Marchegiani

  irene.marchegiani@stonybrook.edu 

• Italian Studies Major and Minor 

  Faculty Advisor: Dr. Giuseppe Gazzola

  giuseppe.gazzola@stonybrook.edu 

  (631) 632-7440, Room 2123, Humanities Bldg.

• Italian Teacher Education Track

  Director, Foreign Languages Teacher Education Program: Dr. Sarah Jourdain

  sarah.jourdain@stonybrook.edu

  Faculty Advisor: Dr. Irene Marchegiani

  irene.marchegiani@stonybrook.edu 

• Japanese Teacher Education Track

  Director, Foreign Languages Teacher Education Program: Dr. Sarah Jourdain

  sarah.jourdain@stonybrook.edu

  Faculty Advisor: Dr. Jiwon Hwang

  jiwon.hwang@stonybrook.edu 

• Japanese Studies Minor

  See Asian and Asian American Studies Major and Minor

• Jazz Studies Minor

  See Music major and Minor

• Journalism Major and Minor

  Associate Dean and Undergraduate Program Director:  Prof. Irene Virag

  socjadvising@stonybrook.edu 

  632-7403, Room N-4004, Melville Library

  Staff Advisor: Maureen Robinson

  socjadvising@stonybrook.edu 

  632-7403, Room N-4004, Melville Library

• Judiac Studies Minor

  See History Major and Minor

• Korean Teacher Education Track

  Director, Foreign Languages Teacher Education Program: Dr. Sarah Jourdain

  sarah.jourdain@stonybrook.edu

  Faculty Advisor: Dr. Jiwon Hwang

  jiwon.hwang@stonybrook.edu 

• Korean Studies Minor

  Faculty Director: Dr. Heejeong Sohn

  heejeong.sohn@stonybrook.edu 

  N5520 Center for Korean Studies; 1122 Humanities

• Latin American and Carribean Studies Minor

  Director: Dr. Lori Flores

  lori.flores@stonybrook.edu

  lacs@stonybrook.edu 

• Linguistics Teacher Education Track (TESOL)

  Faculty Director: Dr. Mariann Coogan

  mariann.coogan@stonybrook.edu 

• Linguistics Major and Minor

  Faculty Advisor:  Dr. Marie Huffman

  marie.huffman@stonybrook.edu

  (631) 632-7777, Room  N-251, Social & Behavioral Sciences Bldg.

• Manuafacturing Engineering Minor

  Begin with CEAS Undergraduate Student Advising

• Marine Science Major and Minor 

  Faculty Director:  Dr. David Black 

  david.black@stonybrook.edu

  (631) 632-8676, Room 117, Discovery Hall, South Campus

  Staff Advisor: Ms. Nancy Black

  nancy.black@stonybrook.edu

  (631) 632-9404, Room E-2361, Melville Library Bldg.

  Schedule an appointment through Navigate

• Marine Vertebrate Biology Major 

  Faculty Director: Dr. Joseph Warren

  joe.warren@stonybrook.edu

  (631) 632-5045,  Room 153, Discovery Hall, South Campus 

  Staff Advisor:  Ms. Nancy Black

  nancy.black@stonybrook.edu

  (631) 632-9404, Room E-2361, Melville Library

  Schedule an appointment through Navigate

• Mass Communication Major and Minor

  See Journalism Major and Minor

• Materials Scieince Minor

  Begin with CEAS Undergraduate Student Advising

• Mathematics Teacher Education Track

  Undergraduate: Dr. Alexander Kirillov

  kirillov@math.stonybrook.edu 

  Gradaute: Dr. Jason Starr

  jstarr@math.stonybrook.edu 

• Mathematics Major and Minor

  Faculty Advisor: Dr. Scott Sutherland

  upd@math.stonybrook.edu

  (631) 632-8247, Room P-143, Math Bldg.

• Mechanical Engineering Major and Minor

  Begin with CEAS Undergraduate Student Advising

• Media/Art/ Culture Major

  Faculty Advisor: Izumi Ashizawa 

  izumi.ashizawa@stonybrook.edu

  (631) 632-7250, Room 2224, Staller Center

• Middle Eastern Studies Minor

  Director: Dr. Robert Hoberman

  Robert.Hoberman@stonybrook.edu 

  S-213 Social and Behavioral Sciences

• Multidisciplinary Studies Major

  Undergraduate Program Director:  Dr. Catherine Marrone

  Multidisciplinary Studies Major Coordinator:  Ms. Diane West

  Email:  mtdmajor@stonybrook.edu

  Schedule an appointment through Navigate

   Visit the website for more information at  www.stonybrook.edu/mtd

• Music Major and Minor

  Faculty Advisor: Dr. Deborah Heckert

  deborah.heckert@stonybrook.edu

  (631) 632-7330, Room 3304, Staller Center Bldg.

• Music and  Technology Minor

  See Music Major and Minor

• Music Theory Minor

  See Music Major and Minor

• Nanotechnology Studies Minor

  Begin with CEAS Undergraduate Student Advising

• Nursing Baccalaureate Program

  Program Advisor: Ms. Jennifer Coppola

  (631) 444-3200, Room 215, Level 2, Health Sciences Center

  Email questions to: abp-bbp-nursing@stonybrook.edu

• Optics Minor

  Director: Dr. Harold J. Metcalf

  Harold.Metcalf@stonybrook.edu

  P-110 Graduate Physics

• Philosophy Major and Minor 

  Undergraduate Program Director:  Dr. Joseph Lemelin

  joseph.lemelin@stonybrook.edu

  (631) 632-7570, Room 232, Harriman Hall

  Staff Advisor:  Ms. Lisa-Beth Platania 

  lisa-beth.platania@stonybrook.edu

  (631) 632-7580, Room 213, Harriman Hall

• Physics Teacher Education Track

  Keith Sheppard, EdD Director, Institute for STEM Education

  keith.sheppard@stonybrook.edu 

  Linda Padwa, PhD Associate Director for Science Education

  linda.padwa@stonybrook.edu 

  Undergraduate and Graduate Advisor: Dr. Angela Kelly

  angela.kelly@stonybrook.edu 

• Physics Major and Minor

  Faculty Advisor: Dr. Dominik Schneble

  ugpd_phyast@stonybrook.edu

  (631) 632-8758, Room P-110, Physics Bldg.

  Staff Advisor: Ms. Diane Diaferia

  diane.diaferia@stonybrook.edu

  (631) 632-8036, Room P-110, Physics Bldg.

• Political Science Major and Minor

  Undergraduate Program Coordinator/Staff Advisor:  Ms.  Ashley Porcello

  ashley.porcello@stonybrook.edu 

  (631) 632-7688, Room S-705, Social & Behavioral Sciences Bldg.

  Schedule an appointment through Navigate

  Director of Undergraduate Studies/Faculty Advisor:  Dr. Michael Peress

  michael.peress@stonybrook.edu

  Room N-743, Social & Behavioral Sciences Bldg.

• Professional Writing Minor

  Undergradaute Program Director: Dr. Patricia Medved

  Staff Assistant: Adam Schultheiss

  adam.schultheiss@stonybrook.edu

  Room2005 Humanities

  (631) 632-7390

• Psychology Major

  Faculty Advisor: Dr. Anne Moyer

  psy_ugpd@stonybrook.edu

  Undergraduate Academic Advisor: Ms. Sarah Naqvi-Syed

  631-632-7812

  Schedule an appointment through Navigate

  Undergraduate Program Coordinator:  Ms. Diane DeSimone

  631-632-7802

  Schedule an appointment through Navigate

• Real Estate and Insurance Minor

  See Business Managment Major

• Religious Studies Minor

  Interim Program Director: Dr. William Chittick

  william.chittick@stonybrook.edu 

  1046 Humanities

  (631) 632-4030

• Respiratory Care Major

  Program Director: Lisa M. Johnson

  lisa.Johnson@stonybrook.edu 

  Staff Assistant:  Victoria Rebollo

  victoria.rebollo@stonybrook.edu

  (631) 444-3180, Room 470, Level 2, Health Science Tower

• Russian Studies Minor

  Program Coordinator: Dr. Anna Geisherik

  anna.geisherik@stonybrook.edu 

• Social Studies Teacher Education Track

  Program Director: Dr. Charles Backfish

  charles.backfish@stonybrook.edu 

• Social Welfare Baccalaureate (BSW)

  Director of Advising: Christine Corrado

  christine.corrado@stonybrook.edu 

  Director of Admissions: XiCheng Zhou

  xicheng.zhou@stonybrook.edu 

• Sociology Major

  Faculty Advisor: Dr. Catherine Marrone

  catherine.marrone@stonybrook.edu

  Room S-429, Social & Behavioral Sciences Bldg.

  (631) 632-4883

  Staff Advisor:  Ms. Kelly Haller 

  Room S-405, Social & Behavioral Sciences Bldg.

  (631) 632-7740

  Schedule an appointment through Navigate

• South Asian Studies Minor

  Director: Dr. Andrew J.  Nicholson

  1046 Humanities   
  
  
  
  (631) 632-4030

• Spanish Teacher Education Track

  Director, Foreign Languages Teacher Education Program: Dr. Sarah Jourdain

  sarah.jourdain@stonybrook.edu

  Undergraduate Advisor: Dr. Joseph Pierce

  joseph.pierce@stonybrook.edu 

  Graduate Advisor: Dr. Aurelie Vialette

  aurelie.vialette@stonybrook.edu 

• Spanish Languages and Literature Major and Minor

  Faculty Advisor: Dr. Victoriano Roncero Lopez

  victoriano.roncero-lopez@stonybrook.edu

  Room 1147, Humanities Bldg.

  (631) 632-2135

• STEM in Literature and Culture Minor

  See English Major and Minor

• Studio Art Major and Minor

  See Art History and Criticism Major and Minor

• Sustainability Studies Major and Minor

  Staff Advisor:  Ms. Nancy Black

  nancy.black@stonybrook.edu

  (631) 632-9404, Room E-2361,  Melville Library

  Schedule an appointment through Navigate

• Technological Systems Management Major and Minor

  Begin with CEAS Undergraduate Student Advising

• Television Writing Minor

  Undergraduate Program Director: Karen Offitzer

  karen.offitzer@stonybrook.edu 

  Undergraduate Program Coordinator: Liz McRae

  Email: Elizabeth.McRae@stonybrook.edu

  Melville Library, 3rd floor, N3017

• Theatre Minor

  Director of Undergradaute Studies: Nick Mangano

  nick.mangano@stonybrook.edu 

  2224 Staller Center for the Arts  

• Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Major and Minor

  Faculty Advisor: Dr. Nancy Hiemstra

  nancy.hiemstra@stonybrook.edu

  (631) 632-7607, Room 2058a, Humanities Bldg.

  Schedule an appointment through Navigate

• Writing and Rhetoric Minor

  Director: Dr. Peter Khost

  peter.khost@stonybrook.edu 

  Staff Assistant: Adam Schultheiss

  adam.schultheiss@stonybrook.edu