Faculty & Departmental Advisors

Schedule table
Africana Studies
Program Faculty Advisor Building Location Email Phone
Africana Studies Dr. Kumah-Abiwu Oscar Ritchie Hall fkumahab@kent.edu 330-672-2300
Anthropology
Program Faculty Advisor Building Location Email Phone
Archaeology (B.S.) Dr. Eren 215 Lowry Hall meren@kent.edu 330-672-9353
Biological Anthropology (B.S.) Dr. Meindl 222 Lowry Hall rmeindl@kent.edu 330-672-4363
Dr. Tosi 238 Lowry Hall atosi@kent.edu 330-672-5121
Cultural Anthropology (B.A.) Dr. Fotiou 221 Lowry Hall efotiou@kent.edu 330-672-6862
Forensic Anthropology Minor Dr. Spurlock 235-237 Lowry Hall lspurloc@kent.edu 330-672-5972
Dr. Tosi 238 Lowry Hall   atosi@kent.edu 330-672-5121
Biological Sciences
To request a permit (Special Approval/Prerequisite) to enroll in a course offered through Biological Sciences, please email bscipermit@kent.edu
Program Faculty & Departmental Advisors Building Location Email Phone
Undergraduate Coordinator;Transfer Student and Regional Campus;Student Faculty Advisor Assignments  Dr. Kooijman 256 Cunningham ekooijma@kent.edu 330-672-8568
Academic Advisor Joan Iacobacci Cunningham Hall jiacobac@kent.edu 330-672-2984
Biology (B.A.); Last Names (A-J) Dr. Rocha 125 Cunningham orocha@kent.edu 330-672-2297
Biology (B.A.); Last Names (K-Z) Dr. Vash 121 Cunningham srvash@kent.edu 330-672-3617
Biology- Molecular/Cellular; Last Names (A-L) Dr.  Lamichhaney 41 Cunningham  slamichh@kent.edu 330-672-2764
Biology- Molecular/Cellular; Last Names (M-Z) Dr. Kurokawa 108 Cunningham mkurokaw@kent.edu 330-672-2979
Biology- Organismal; Last Names (A-H) Dr. Bade 119 Cunningham  dbade@kent.edu 330-672-4639
Biology- Organismal; Last Names (I-Z) Dr. Mou 251B ISB  xmou@kent.edu 330-672-3625
Biotechnology Dr. Kooijman 312J Williams ekooijma@kent.edu 330-672-8568
Botany Dr. Case 218 Cunningham acase@kent.edu 330-672-3699
Environmental & Conservation Biology; Last Names (A-K) Dr. de Szalay 205 Cunningham fdeszala@kent.edu 330-672-7936
Environmental & Conservation Biology; Last Names (L-Z) Dr. Ward 229 Cunningham dward21@kent.edu 330-672-9394
Medical Laboratory Science Dr. Chiu 105 Cunningham cchiu5@kent.edu 330-672-2945
Neuroscience Dr. McDonough 251H ISB jmcdonou@kent.edu 330-672-2388
Biology- Pre-Medicine; Last Names (A-B) Dr. Hegmann 251A ISB ehegmann@kent.edu 330-672-1584
Biology- Pre-Medicine; Last Names (C-E) Dr. W. Kim 118 Cunningham wkim2@kent.edu 330-672-7888
Biology- Pre-Medicine; Last Names (F-J) Dr. Damron 251E ISB ddamron@kent.edu 330-672-3370
Biology- Pre-Medicine; Last Names (K-N) Dr. McDonough 251H ISB jmcdonou@kent.edu 330-672-2388
Biology- Pre-Medicine; Last Names (O-Sh) Dr. Caldwell 114 Cunningham hcaldwel@kent.edu 330-672-3636
Biology- Pre-Medicine; Last Names (Si-Z) Dr. Novak 233 Cunningham cnovak13@kent.edu 330-672-2306
Zoology; Last Names (A-D) Dr. Grafton 43 Cunningham bgrafton@kent.edu 330-672-2935
Zoology; Last Names (E-K) Dr. Tinkler 27 Cunningham gtinkler@kent.edu 330-672-3912
Zoology; Last Names (L-R) Dr. Hoeh 15 Cunningham whoeh@kent.edu 330-672-9573
Zoology; Last Names (S-Z) Dr. Bahlai 209 Cunningham cbahlai@kent.edu 330-672-9775
Chemistry & Biochemistry
Program Faculty Advisor Building Location Email Phone
(B.S.) Chemistry with Chemistry or Industrial Chemistry concentration, and (B.A.) Chemistry Dr. Bunge 311E Williams Hall sbunge@kent.edu  330-672-9445
(B.S.) Chemistry with Biochemistry concentration Dr. Mao (Fall 2020) 038 Science Research Building hmao@kent.edu 330-672-9380
Dr. Zheng (Spring 2021) 228 Integrated Sciences Building yzheng7@kent.edu 330-672-2267
(B.S.) Chemistry with Biochemistry/Prepharmacy Dr. Stroup 138 Science Research Building dstroup1@kent.edu 330-672-3352
(B.S.) Chemistry with Biochemistry–Pre-Medicine/Pre-Osteopathy/Pre-Dentistry concentration Dr. Stroup 138 Science Research Building dstroup1@kent.edu 330-672-3352
Chemistry Minor Dr. Dunietz 300 Williams Hall bdunietz@kent.edu 330-672-8401
Transfer students and course substitutions  Dr. Seed 118 Science Research Building aseed@kent.edu 330-672-9528
Catherine Slapnicker 208 Williams Hall cslapni1@kent.edu 330-672-2405
University of Leicester Exchange Program Dr. Seed 118 Science Research Building aseed@kent.edu 330-672-9528
Computer Science
General inquiries (including prerequisite overrides) should be directed to ugradinfo@cs.kent.edu.
Program Faculty Advisor Building Location Email Phone
All programs Dr. Samba (lead advisor) 272 Math and Computer Science asamba@kent.edu 330-672-9980
Professor Allouzi 272 Math and Computer Science mallouzi@kent.edu 330-672-9102
Dr. Volkert 216 Math and Computer Science lvolkert@kent.edu 330-672-9037
Dr. Walker 256 Math and Computer Science rawalke1@kent.edu 330-672-9050
Criminology/Justice Studies
Refer to Sociology
Economics
Program Faculty Advisor Building Location Email Phone
(B.A.) Economics Dr. Sahajdack   454 Business Adm. tsahajda@kent.edu  330-672-1085
English
To request a permit (Special Approval/Prerequisite) to enroll in an English course, please email engpermit@kent.edu
Program Faculty Advisor Building Location Email Phone
Undergraduate Coordinator; English Dr. Hediger 209-C Satterfield rhediger@kent.edu 330-672-1741
English Mindy Mattingly Uhrig 201-F Satterfield muhrig1@kent.edu 330-672-1719
Teaching English as a Second Language Prof. Abuzeid 203-C Satterfield aabuzeid@kent.edu 330-672-1707
Creative Writing Minor Mindy Mattingly Uhrig 201-F Satterfield muhrig1@kent.edu 330-672-1719
Professional and Technical Writing Minor Mindy Mattingly Uhrig 201-F Satterfield muhrig1@kent.edu 330-672-1719
Environmental Studies
Refer to Geography
Geography
Program Faculty Advisor Building Location Email Phone
Geography major and minor Dr. Widner 405 McGilvrey ewidner@kent.edu 330-672-3226
Environmental Studies (major and minor) Dr. Kaplan 440 McGilvrey dkaplan@kent.edu 330-672-3221
Climate Change minor Dr. Cameron Lee 433 McGilvrey cclee@kent.edu 330-672-0360
GIS minor Dr. Scholl 407 McGilvrey ascholl1@kent.edu 330-672-7669
Urban Studies minor Dr. Kaplan 440 McGilvrey dkaplan@kent.edu 330-672-3221
Geology (Includes Earth Science Program)
Program Faculty Advisor Building Location Email Phone
All programs Dr. Rowan 337 McGilvrey crowan5@kent.edu 330-672-7428
Dr. Wells 131-A McGIlvrey nwells@kent.edu 330-672-2951
Dr. Schweitzer 345 McGilvrey cschweit@kent.edu 330-672-3303 or 330-672-2505
Health Care Ethics Minor
Program Faculty Advisor Building Location Email Phone
Health Care Ethics Minor Dr. Barnbaum 320 Bowman Hall  dbarnbau@kent.edu  330-672-2315
History
Program Faculty Advisor Building Location Email Phone
Undergraduate Coordinator; All Programs Dr. Bindas 305 Bowman kbindas@kent.edu  330-672-2882
Integrative Studies
Refer to Bachelor of Integrative Studies in Multidisciplinary Social Sciences and Humanities
International Relations
Refer to Multidisciplinary Social Sciences and Humanities
Jewish Studies
Refer to Multidisciplinary Social Sciences and Humanities
Mathematical Sciences
Program Faculty Advisor Building Location Email Phone
Assistant Chair; All Programs Dr. Lewis 210 MSB mllewis@kent.edu 330-672-9033
Undergraduate Coordinator; All Programs Dr. Zheng 320 MSB xzheng3@kent.edu 330-672-9089
(B.S.) Actuarial Mathematics Dr. Kracht 347 MSB dkracht@kent.edu 330-672-9093
Medical Laboratory Science
Refer to Biological Sciences Department
Modern & Classical Language Studies
Declared MCLS majors and minors should check their GPS audit to find their faculty advisor.  
All unassigned students and prospective students should contact the faculty listed below.
Program Faculty Advisor Building Location Email Phone
American Sign Language Dr. Nehring  308 G Satterfield Hall  lnehring@kent.edu 330-672-1808
Arabic minor Dr. Carduner 305 B Satterfield Hall  jcardune@kent.edu 330-672-1806
Chinese minor Hui Yu 309 F Satterfield Hall  hyu5@kent.edu 330-672-1863
Classics/Latin Dr. Harvey 308 B Satterfield Hall  bkharvey@kent.edu 330-672-1804
Education Minor & Teacher Licensure Dr. Chism 101C Satterfield Hall  rlchism@kent.edu 330-672-1825
French Dr. De Julio 305 C Satterfield Hall  mdejulio@kent.edu 330-672-1807
German Dr. Libbon 109 E Satterfield Hall  slibbon@kent.edu 330-672-1811
Dr. Rossoll 309 E Satterfield Hall  hrossoll@kent.edu 330-672-1833
Italian minor Stephanie Siciarz 109 D Satterfield Hall  ssiciarz@kent.edu 330-672-1810
Italian Studies minor Dr. Stasiowski 128 B Bowman Hall  kstasiow@kent.edu 330-672-1809
Japanese minor Eriko Tanaka 309 F Satterfield Hall  etanaka1@kent.edu 330-672-1803
Russian Dr. Trzeciak-Huss 306 B Satterfield Hall  jtrzecia@kent.edu 330-672-1832
Dr. Baer 307 B Satterfield Hall  bbaer@kent.edu 330-672-1813
Spanish Dr. Hermosilla 309 B Satterfield Hall  lhermosi@kent.edu 330-672-1830
Dr. Rivera Satterfield Hall  orivera@kent.edu  330-672-1829
(B.S.) Translation Dr. Carduner 305B Satterfield Hall  jcardune@kent.edu 330-672-1806
Newly declared MCLS majors seeking faculty advisor assignments; Transfer course evaluations; Alternative credit; Special approval/overrides for non-language majors; Foreign language waivers for native speakers of another language Dr. Carduner 305B Satterfield Hall  jcardune@kent.edu 330-672-1806
Multidisciplinary Social Sciences and Humanities, School of
MAJORS
Program Faculty Advisor Building Location Email Phone
International Relations Dr. Barnes 113 Bowman abarnes3@kent.edu
Paralegal Studies Prof. Paar Conroy 113 Bowman apaar@kent.edu
Bachelor of Integrative Studies (BIS) Dr. Odell-Scott 113 Bowman dodellsc@kent.edu 330-672-2062
MINORS
Program Faculty Advisor Building Location Email Phone
Ancient, Medieval and Renaissance Studies Dr. Starkey (Kent) Kent Campus lstarkey3@kent.edu 330-672-6774
Dr. Martinez (Stark) Stark Campus amart108@kent.edu 330-672-6774
History and Philosophy of Science Dr. Mazzei 113 Bowman jmazzei@kent.edu 330-672-6774
Jewish Studies Prof. Kessler 113 Bowman ckessle7@kent.edu 330-672-6774
Latin American Studies Dr. Mazzei 113 Bowman jmazzei@kent.edu 330-672-6774
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgendered Studies Dr. Vachon lvachon@kent.edu 330-672-6774
Paralegal Studies Prof. Paar Conroy 113 Bowman apaar@kent.edu 330-672-6774
Religion Studies Dr. Odell-Scott 113 Bowman dodellsc@kent.edu 330-672-6774
Studies in Globalization, Identity, and Space Dr. Mazzei 113 Bowman jmazzei@kent.edu 330-672-6774
Urban Studies Dr. Kaplan 440 McGilvrey dkaplan@kent.edu 330-672-3221
Women's Studies Dr. Holt 113 Bowman Hall slholt@kent.edu 330-672-6772
World Literature and Cultures Dr. Mazzei 113 Bowman jmazzei@kent.edu 330-672-6774
Paralegal Studies
Refer to Multidisciplinary Social Sciences and Humanities
Peace and Conflict Studies, School of
Program Faculty Advisor Building Location Email Phone
All Programs Prof. Cunningham 113D McGilvrey Hall kcunning@kent.edu 330-672-8943
Dr. Hancock 113B McGilvrey lhancoc2@kent.edu 330-672-0904
Philosophy
Program Faculty Advisor Building Location Email Phone
All Programs Dr. Kim Garchar 320 Bowman Hall kgarchar@kent.edu 330-672-0276
Physics
Program Faculty Advisor Building Location Email Phone
Undergraduate Coordinator; Physics Dr. Hamza Balci 123 Science Research Building hbalci@kent.edu 330-672-2577
Physics Dr. Balci 123 Science Research Bldg hbalci@kent.edu 330-672-2577
Dr. Katramatou 303 Smith Hall akatrama@kent.edu 330-672-0330
Dr. Mann 140 Science Research Building emann@kent.edu 330-672-9750
Dr. Secaur 120 Smith Hall jsecaur@kent.edu 330-672-2246
Dr. Selinger 321 AMLCI rselinge@kent.edu 330-672-1582
Dr. Strickland 206B Smith Hall mstrick6@kent.edu 330-672-3771
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Osteopathy/Pre-Podiatry Dr. Mann 140 Science Research Building emann@kent.edu 330-672-9750
SPS Advisor Dr. Petratos 314 Smith Hall gpetrato@kent.edu 330-672-5408
Transfer Credit; Transient Coursework Dr. Almasan 002 Science Research Bldg. calmasan@kent.edu 330-672-2402
Political Science
All Political Science majors have an assigned faculty advisor in the department.  Please call the main office at (330) 672-2060 to be connected to this individual.
Program Faculty Advisor Building Location Email Phone
Political Science (includes Global Studies), Undergraduate Coordinator Dr. Paar-Jakli 302 Bowman Hall gjakli@kent.edu 330-672-8936
Washington/National Issues Dr. Cassell 302 Bowman Hall mcassell@kent.edu 330-672-8945
Columbus/Inter-Gov. Issues TBD 330-672-2060
Pre-Law Minor
Program Faculty Advisor Building Location Email Phone
Pre-Law Minor Dr. Banks 302 Bowman Hall cbanks6@kent.edu 330-672-0908
Psychology
Learn how to connect to a faculty advisor in the Department of Psychological Sciences HERE.
Faculty Faculty Advisor Building Location Email Phone
Undergraduate Coordinator Dr. Folk 205 Kent Hall Addition jfolk@kent.edu 330-672-4095
Sociology
Faculty & Departmental Advisor Faculty Advisor Building Location Email Phone
Criminology & Justice Studies and Sociology Coordinator Dr. Taylor 304 Merrill Hall ttaylo36@kent.edu 330-672-9474
Criminology & Justice Studies and Sociology Academic Advisor Rebecca Cash 315/319 Merrill Hall rcash5@kent.edu 330-672-9007