Faculty & Departmental Advisors

Faculty and Department Roles within Academic Advising

As a primary expert in their field of research they may provide advice for internships, graduate school, and careers
Assist with major/minor elective courses, and sequencing

Africana Studies


Program	Advisor	Location	Email	Phone
Program Africana Studies	Advisor Professor and Chair Mwatabu S. Okantah (Fall 2024 Only)	Location 127 B Oscar Ritchie Hall	Email mokantah@kent.edu	Phone 330-672-0142

Anthropology


Program	Advisor	Location	Email	Phone
Program Archaeology (B.S.)	Advisor Dr. Eren	Location 215 Lowry Hall	Email meren@kent.edu	Phone 330-672-9353
Program Biological Anthropology (B.S.)	Advisor Dr. Meindl	Location 222 Lowry Hall	Email rmeindl@kent.edu	Phone 330-672-4363
Program Biological Anthropology (B.S.)	Advisor Dr. Tosi	Location 238 Lowry Hall	Email atosi@kent.edu	Phone 330-672-5121
Program Cultural Anthropology (B.A.)	Advisor Dr. Cimino	Location 236 Lowry Hall	Email acimino1@kent.edu	Phone 330-672-3043
Program Forensic Anthropology Minor	Advisor Dr. Spurlock	Location 235-237 Lowry Hall	Email lspurloc@kent.edu	Phone 330-672-5972
Program Forensic Anthropology Minor	Advisor Dr. Tosi	Location 238 Lowry Hall	Email atosi@kent.edu	Phone 330-672-5121

Bioethics and Health Humanities Minor

Program	Advisor	Location	Email	Phone
Program Bioethics and Health Humanities Minor	Advisor Dr. Barnbaum	Location 320 Bowman Hall	Email dbarnbau@kent.edu	Phone 330-672-2315

Biological Sciences

To request a permit (Special Approval/Prerequisite) to enroll in a course offered through Biological Sciences, please email bscipermit@kent.edu
Program	Advisor	Location	Email	Phone
Program Undergraduate Coordinator; Transfer Student and Regional Campus; Student Faculty Advisor Assignments	Advisor Dr. Kooijman	Location 256 Cunningham Hall	Email ekooijma@kent.edu	Phone 330-672-8568
Program Academic Advisor	Advisor Joan Iacobacci	Location 256 Cunningham Hall	Email jiacobac@kent.edu	Phone 330-672-2984
Program Biology B.A.; Last Names A-J	Advisor Dr. Vash	Location 121 Cunningham Hall	Email srvash@kent.edu	Phone 330-672-3617
Program Biology B.A.; Last Names K-Z	Advisor Dr. Redfearn	Location 017 Cunningham Hall	Email jredfear@kent.edu	Phone 330-672-1398
Program Biology- Molecular/Cellular; Last Names A-D	Advisor Dr. Lamichhaney	Location 041 Cunningham Hall	Email slamichh@kent.edu	Phone 330-672-2764
Program Biology- Molecular/Cellular; Last Names E-O	Advisor Dr. Kurokawa	Location 312K Williams Hall	Email mkurokaw@kent.edu	Phone 330-672-2979
Program Biology- Molecular/Cellular; Last Names P-Z	Advisor Dr. Clements	Location 251D Integrated Sciences Building	Email rclement@kent.edu	Phone 330-672-2720
Program Biology- Organismal; Last Names A-K	Advisor Dr. Bade	Location 119 Cunningham Hall	Email dbade@kent.edu	Phone 330-672-4639
Program Biology- Organismal; Last Names L-Z	Advisor Dr. Mou	Location 251B Integrated Sciences Building	Email xmou@kent.edu	Phone 330-672-3625
Program Biotechnology	Advisor Dr. M. Kim	Location 312G Williams Hall	Email mkim15@kent.edu	Phone 330-672-1445
Program Botany	Advisor Dr. Ward	Location 115A Cunningham Hall	Email dward21@kent.edu	Phone 330-672-9394
Program Environmental & Conservation Biology; Last Names A-L	Advisor Dr. de Szalay	Location 205 Cunningham Hall	Email fdeszala@kent.edu	Phone 330-672-7936
Program Environmental & Conservation Biology; Last Names M-Z	Advisor Dr. Eichler	Location 114 Cunningham Hall	Email seeichle@kent.edu	Phone 330-672-5290
Program Medical Laboratory Science	Advisor Dr. Chiu	Location 105 Cunningham Hall	Email cchiu5@kent.edu	Phone 330-672-2945
Program Neuroscience; Last Names A-L	Advisor Dr. Chung	Location 229 Cunningham Hall	Email wchung@kent.edu	Phone 330-672-3641
Program Neuroscience; Last Names M-Z	Advisor Dr. Piet	Location 211 Cunningham Hall	Email rpiet@kent.edu	Phone 330-672-2765
Program Biology- Pre-Medicine; Last Names A-C	Advisor Dr. Hegmann	Location 251A Integrated Sciences Building	Email ehegmann@kent.edu	Phone 330-672-1584
Program Biology- Pre-Medicine; Last Names D-I	Advisor Dr. W. Kim	Location 018 Cunningham Hall	Email wkim2@kent.edu	Phone 330-672-7888
Program Biology- Pre-Medicine; Last Names J-M	Advisor Dr. Koski	Location 315 Cunningham Hall	Email gkoski@kent.edu	Phone 330-672-3670
Program Biology- Pre-Medicine; Last Names N-Sh	Advisor Dr. McDonough	Location 251H Integrated Sciences Building	Email jmcdonou@kent.edu	Phone 330-672-2388
Program Biology- Pre-Medicine; Last Names Si-Z	Advisor Dr. Hegmann (Fall 2024-Dr. Novak cnovak13@kent.edu)	Location 233 Cunningham Hall	Email ehagmann@kent.edu	Phone 330-672-2306
Program Zoology; Last Names A-Cl	Advisor Dr. Grafton	Location 043 Cunningham Hall	Email bgrafton@kent.edu	Phone 330-672-2935
Program Zoology; Last Names Co-F	Advisor Dr. Tinkler	Location 027 Cunningham Hall	Email gtinkler@kent.edu	Phone 330-672-3912
Program Zoology; Last Names G-Je	Advisor Dr. Hoeh	Location 015 Cunningham Hall	Email whoeh@kent.edu	Phone 330-672-9573
Program Zoology; Last Names Jo-M	Advisor Dr. L. Leff	Location 052 Cunningham Hall	Email lleff@kent.edu	Phone 330-672-3788
Program Zoology; Last Names N-Sh	Advisor Dr. Kershner	Location 049 Cunningham Hall	Email mkershne@kent.edu	Phone 330-672-2738
Program Zoology; Last Names Si-Z	Advisor Dr. Trevelline	Location 251F Integrated Sciences Building	Email btrevell@kent.edu	Phone 330-672-3895
Program Pre-Vet (any Dept. of Biological Sciences major)	Advisor Dr. A. Leff	Location 130 Cunningham Hall	Email aleff@kent.edu	Phone 330-672-8369

Chemistry


Program	Advisor	Location	Email	Phone
Program B.S. Biochemistry with Pre-Medicine/Pre-Osteopathy/Pre-Dentistry/Pre-Podiatric Concentration and Pre-Pharmacy	Advisor Dr. Wang	Location 138 Science Research Building	Email zwang3@kent.edu	Phone 330-672-3352
Program B.S. Biochemistry with General Concentration	Advisor Dr. Tubergen	Location 034 Science Research Labs	Email mtubere@kent.edu	Phone 330-672-7079
Program B.S. Chemistry with Chemistry or Industrial Concentration and B.A. Chemistry	Advisor Dr. Bunge	Location 311F Williams Hall	Email sbunge@kent.edu	Phone 330-672-9445
Program Chemistry Minor	Advisor Dr. Seed	Location 134 Science Research Building	Email aseed@kent.edu	Phone 330-672-9528
Program Transfer Course Evaluation and Course Substitutions	Advisor Dr. Seed	Location 134 Science Research Building	Email aseed@kent.edu,	Phone 330-672-9528
Program	Advisor Olivia Klein	Location 210 Williams Hall	Email oklein@kent.edu	Phone 330-672-2405
Program University of Leicester Exchange Program	Advisor Dr. Seed	Location 134 Science Research Building	Email aseed@kent.edu	Phone 330-672-9528

Computer Science

General inquiries (including prerequisite overrides) should be directed to ugradinfo@cs.kent.edu.
Program	Advisor	Location	Email	Phone
Program All programs	Advisor Dr. Augustine Samba (lead advisor)	Location 272 Math and Computer Science	Email asamba@kent.edu	Phone 330-672-9868
Program All programs	Advisor Dr. Maha Allouzi (transfer course evaluations)	Location 256 Math and Computer Science	Email mallouzi@kent.edu	Phone 330-672-9102
Program All programs	Advisor Dr. Gokarna Sharma	Location 266 Math and Computer Science	Email gsharma2@kent.edu	Phone 330-672-9065
Program All programs	Advisor Dr. Raiful Hasan	Location 252 Math and Computer Science	Email rhasan7@kent.edu	Phone 330-672-9057
Program All programs	Advisor Dr. Jong-Hoon Kim (out Fall 2024 and Spring 2025)	Location 236 Math and Computer Science	Email jkim72@kent.edu	Phone 330-672-9060

Criminology/Justice Studies

Refer to Sociology

Economics


Program	Advisor	Location	Email	Phone
Program (B.A.) Economics	Advisor Dr. Sahajdack	Location 454 Business Adm.	Email tsahajda@kent.edu	Phone 330-672-1085

English

To request a permit (Special Approval/Prerequisite) to enroll in an English course, please email engpermit@kent.edu
Program	Advisor	Location	Email	Phone
Program Undergraduate Coordinator; BA English, Creative Writing Minor, Professional and Technical Writing Minor	Advisor Dr. Hediger	Location 209-C Satterfield	Email rhediger@kent.edu	Phone 330-672-1741
Program BA Major: Teaching English as a Second Language	Advisor Ayham Abuzeid	Location 203-C Satterfield	Email aabuzeid@kent.edu	Phone 330-672-4043

Environmental Studies

Refer to Geography

Geography


Program	Advisor	Location	Email	Phone
Program Geography major and minor	Advisor Dr. Widner	Location 405 McGilvrey	Email ewidner@kent.edu	Phone 330-672-3226
Program Environmental Studies (major and minor)	Advisor Dr. Kaplan	Location 440 McGilvrey	Email dkaplan@kent.edu	Phone 330-389-3221
Program Climate Change minor	Advisor Dr. Cameron Lee	Location 433 McGilvrey	Email cclee@kent.edu	Phone 330-672-0360
Program GIS minor	Advisor Dr. Scholl	Location 407 McGilvrey	Email ascholl1@kent.edu	Phone 330-672-7669
Program Urban Studies minor	Advisor Dr. Kaplan	Location 440 McGilvrey	Email dkaplan@kent.edu	Phone 330-672-3221

Earth Sciences


Program	Advisor	Location	Email	Phone
Program All programs	Advisor Dr. Rowan	Location 337 McGilvrey	Email crowan5@kent.edu	Phone 330-672-7428
Program All programs	Advisor Dr. Wells	Location 131-A McGIlvrey	Email nwells@kent.edu	Phone 330-672-2951
Program All programs	Advisor Dr. Schweitzer	Location 345 McGilvrey	Email cschweit@kent.edu	Phone 330-672-3303 or 330-672-2505

History


Program	Advisor	Location	Email	Phone
Program All Majors & Minors	Advisor All History faculty serve as advisors for the major/minor. Visit the office hours of any faculty member or schedule a meeting with any faculty member	Location 305 Bowman Hall	Email history@kent.edu	Phone 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	Advisor	Location	Email	Phone
Program Assistant Chair; All Programs	Advisor Dr. Davidson	Location 314 MSB	Email mdavidso@kent.edu	Phone 330-672-9040
Program Undergraduate Coordinator; All Programs	Advisor Dr. Zheng	Location 320 MSB	Email xzheng3@kent.edu	Phone 330-672-9089
Program (B.S.) Actuarial Mathematics	Advisor Dr. Kracht - Schedule with Dr. Kracht:	Location 347 MSB	Email dkracht@kent.edu	Phone 330-672-9093

Medical Laboratory Science

Refer to Biological Sciences Department

Modern and Classical Language Studies

Declared 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	Advisor	Location	Email	Phone
Program American Sign Language	Advisor MCLS Department	Location 109 Satterfield Hall	Email mcls@kent.edu	Phone 330-672-1806
Program Arabic minor	Advisor Dr. Carduner	Location 305 B Satterfield Hall	Email jcardune@kent.edu	Phone 330-672-1806
Program Chinese minor	Advisor Prof. Hui Yu	Location 309 F Satterfield Hall	Email hyu5@kent.edu	Phone 330-672-1863
Program Classics/Latin	Advisor Dr. Harvey	Location 308 B Satterfield Hall	Email bkharvey@kent.edu	Phone 330-672-1804
Program Education Minor & Teacher Licensure	Advisor Dr. Chism	Location 101C Satterfield Hall	Email rlchism@kent.edu	Phone 330-672-1825
Program French	Advisor Dr. De Julio	Location 305 C Satterfield Hall	Email mdejulio@kent.edu	Phone 330-672-1807
Program German	Advisor Dr. Rossoll	Location 309 Satterfield Hall	Email hrossoll@kent.edu	Phone 330-672-1833
Program German	Advisor Dr. Koby	Location 109 C Satterfield Hall	Email gkoby@kent.edu	Phone 330-672-1814
Program Italian minor	Advisor Prof. Stephanie Siciarz	Location 109 D Satterfield Hall	Email ssiciarz@kent.edu	Phone 330-672-1810
Program Italian Studies minor	Advisor Dr. Stasiowski	Location 128 B Bowman Hall	Email kstasiow@kent.edu	Phone 330-672-1809
Program Japanese minor	Advisor Prof. Eriko Tanaka	Location 309 F Satterfield Hall	Email etanaka1@kent.edu	Phone 330-672-1803
Program Russian	Advisor MCLS Department	Location 109 Satterfield Hall	Email mcls@kent.edu	Phone 330-672-1806
Program Spanish	Advisor MCLS Department	Location 109 Satterfield Hall	Email mcls@kent.edu	Phone 330-672-1806
Program (B.S.) Translation	Advisor Dr. Villa Ignacio	Location 304 D Satterfield Hall	Email tvillaig@kent.edu	Phone 330-672-1820
Program 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	Advisor MCLS Department	Location 109 Satterfield Hall	Email mcls@kent.edu	Phone 330-672-2150

Multidisciplinary Social Sciences and Humanities, School of

Majors
Program	Advisor	Location	Email	Phone
Program Gender and Sexuality Studies	Advisor Dr. Barnes	Location 113 Bowman	Email abarnes@kent.edu	Phone 330-672-8947
Program International Studies	Advisor Dr. Mazzei	Location 113 Bowman	Email jmazzei@kent.edu	Phone 330-672-6774
Program Paralegal Studies	Advisor Prof. Paar Conroy	Location 113 Bowman	Email apaar@kent.edu	Phone 330-672-4148
Program Bachelor of Integrative Studies (BIS)	Advisor Dr. Odell-Scott	Location 113 Bowman	Email dodellsc@kent.edu	Phone 330-672-2062

MINORS
Program	Advisor	Location	Email	Phone
Program Ancient, Medieval and Renaissance Studies	Advisor Dr. Starkey (Kent)	Location Kent Campus	Email lstarke3@kent.edu	Phone 330-672-6774
Program Ancient, Medieval and Renaissance Studies	Advisor Dr. Martinez (Stark)	Location Stark Campus	Email amart108@kent.edu	Phone 330-672-6774
Program Jewish Studies	Advisor Prof. Kessler	Location 113 Bowman	Email ckessle7@kent.edu	Phone 330-672-6774
Program Latin American Studies	Advisor Dr. Mazzei	Location 113 Bowman	Email jmazzei@kent.edu	Phone 330-672-6774
Program Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Studies	Advisor Dr. Vachon	Location 113 Bowman	Email lvachon@kent.edu	Phone 330-672-6774
Program Paralegal Studies	Advisor Prof. Paar Conroy	Location 113 Bowman	Email apaar@kent.edu	Phone 330-672-6774
Program Religion Studies	Advisor Dr. Odell-Scott	Location 113 Bowman	Email dodellsc@kent.edu	Phone 330-672-6774
Program Studies in Globalization, Identity, and Space	Advisor Dr. Mazzei	Location 113 Bowman	Email jmazzei@kent.edu	Phone 330-672-6774
Program Urban Studies	Advisor Dr. Kaplan	Location 440 McGilvrey	Email dkaplan@kent.edu	Phone 330-672-3221
Program Women's Studies	Advisor Dr. Holt	Location 113 Bowman	Email slholt@kent.edu	Phone 330-672-6772
Program World Literature and Cultures	Advisor Dr. Mazzei	Location 113 Bowman	Email jmazzei@kent.edu	Phone 330-672-6774

Paralegal Studies

Refer to Multidisciplinary Social Sciences and Humanities

Peace and Conflict Studies, School of


Program	Advisor	Location	Email	Phone
Program Undergraduate Coordinator/Advisor	Advisor Prof. Cunningham	Location 113 McGilvrey Hall	Email kcunning@kent.edu	Phone 330-672-8943
Program Undergraduate Advisor	Advisor Assoc. Prof. Bleak	Location 115 McGilvrey Hall	Email jbleak@kent.edu	Phone 330-672-0355
Program Graduate Coordinator/Advisor	Advisor Dr. Hancock	Location 113 McGilvrey Hall	Email lhancoc2@kent.edu	Phone 330-672-0904

Philosophy


Program	Advisor	Location	Email	Phone
Program All Programs	Advisor Dr. Kim Garchar	Location 320 Bowman Hall	Email kgarchar@kent.edu	Phone 330-672-0276

Physics


Program	Advisor	Location	Email	Phone
Program Undergraduate Coordinator; Physics	Advisor Dr. Hamza Balci	Location 123 Science Research Building	Email hbalci@kent.edu	Phone 330-672-2577
Program Physics	Advisor Dr. Balci	Location 123 Science Research Bldg	Email hbalci@kent.edu	Phone 330-672-2577
Program Physics	Advisor Dr. Katramatou	Location 303 Smith Hall	Email akatrama@kent.edu	Phone 330-672-0330
Program Physics	Advisor Dr. Mann	Location 140 Science Research Building	Email emann@kent.edu	Phone 330-672-9750
Program Physics	Advisor Dr. Secaur	Location 120 Smith Hall	Email jsecaur@kent.edu	Phone 330-672-2246
Program Physics	Advisor Dr. Selinger	Location 321 AMLCI	Email rselinge@kent.edu	Phone 330-672-1582
Program Physics	Advisor Dr. Strickland	Location 206B Smith Hall	Email mstrick6@kent.edu	Phone 330-672-3771
Program Pre-Medicine/Pre-Osteopathy/Pre-Podiatry	Advisor Dr. Mann	Location 140 Science Research Building	Email emann@kent.edu	Phone 330-672-9750
Program SPS Advisor	Advisor Dr. Petratos	Location 314 Smith Hall	Email gpetrato@kent.edu	Phone 330-672-5408
Program Transfer Credit; Transient Coursework	Advisor Dr. Almasan	Location 002 Science Research Bldg.	Email calmasan@kent.edu	Phone 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	Advisor	Location	Email	Phone
Program Undergraduate Coordinator	Advisor Dr. Ensley	Location 302 Bowman Hall	Email mensley@kent.edu	Phone 330-672-8933
Program Washington and Columbus Programs	Advisor Dr. Schmidt	Location 302 Bowman Hall	Email sschmi16@kent.edu	Phone 330-672-2060

Pre-Law Minor


Program	Advisor	Location	Email	Phone
Program Pre-Law Minor	Advisor Dr. Banks	Location 302 Bowman Hall	Email cbanks6@kent.edu	Phone 330-672-0908

Psychology

Learn how to connect to a faculty advisor in the Department of Psychological Sciences HERE.
Title	Advisor	Building Location	Email	Phone
Title Psychological Sciences Undergraduate Coordinator	Advisor Dr. Hughes	Building Location 326 Kent Hall Addition	Email jhughes1@kent.edu	Phone 330-672-7721
Title Psychological Sciences Undergraduate Departmental Advisor	Advisor Debra Penberthy	Building Location 144H Kent Hall	Email dpenbert@kent.edu	Phone 330-672-0665

Sociology


Title	Advisor	Building Location	Email	Phone
Title Criminology & Justice Studies and Sociology Coordinator	Advisor Dr. Taylor	Building Location 203 Merrill Hall	Email ttaylo36@kent.edu	Phone 330-672-4724
Title Criminology & Justice Studies and Sociology Academic Advisor	Advisor Rebecca Cash	Building Location 319 Merrill Hall	Email rcash5@kent.edu	Phone 330-672-9007

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Faculty & Departmental Advisors

Faculty and Department Roles within Academic Advising

Africana Studies

Anthropology

Bioethics and Health Humanities Minor

Biological Sciences

Chemistry

Computer Science

Criminology/Justice Studies

Economics

English

Environmental Studies

Geography

Earth Sciences

History

Integrative Studies

International Relations

Jewish Studies

Mathematical Sciences

Medical Laboratory Science

Modern and Classical Language Studies

Multidisciplinary Social Sciences and Humanities, School of

Paralegal Studies

Peace and Conflict Studies, School of

Philosophy

Physics

Political Science

Pre-Law Minor

Psychology

Sociology

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