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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

 
ProgramAdvisorLocationEmailPhone
Program Africana StudiesAdvisor Professor and Chair Mwatabu S. Okantah (Fall 2024 Only)Location 127 B Oscar Ritchie HallEmail mokantah@kent.eduPhone 330-672-0142

Anthropology

 
ProgramAdvisorLocationEmailPhone
Program Archaeology (B.S.)Advisor Dr. ErenLocation 215 Lowry HallEmail meren@kent.eduPhone 330-672-9353
Program Biological Anthropology (B.S.)Advisor Dr. MeindlLocation 222 Lowry HallEmail rmeindl@kent.eduPhone 330-672-4363
Program Biological Anthropology (B.S.)Advisor Dr. TosiLocation 238 Lowry HallEmail atosi@kent.eduPhone 330-672-5121
Program Cultural Anthropology (B.A.)Advisor Dr. CiminoLocation 236 Lowry HallEmail acimino1@kent.eduPhone 330-672-3043
Program Forensic Anthropology MinorAdvisor Dr. SpurlockLocation 235-237 Lowry HallEmail lspurloc@kent.eduPhone 330-672-5972
Program Forensic Anthropology MinorAdvisor Dr. TosiLocation 238 Lowry HallEmail atosi@kent.eduPhone 330-672-5121

Bioethics and Health Humanities Minor

ProgramAdvisorLocationEmailPhone
Program Bioethics and Health Humanities MinorAdvisor Dr. BarnbaumLocation 320 Bowman HallEmail dbarnbau@kent.eduPhone 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
ProgramAdvisorLocationEmailPhone
Program Undergraduate Coordinator;
Transfer Student and Regional Campus;
Student Faculty Advisor Assignments 
Advisor Dr. KooijmanLocation 256 Cunningham Hall Email ekooijma@kent.eduPhone 330-672-8568
Program Academic AdvisorAdvisor Joan IacobacciLocation 256 Cunningham HallEmail jiacobac@kent.eduPhone 330-672-2984
Program Biology B.A.; Last Names A-JAdvisor Dr. VashLocation 121 Cunningham Hall Email srvash@kent.eduPhone 330-672-3617
Program Biology B.A.; Last Names K-ZAdvisor Dr. RedfearnLocation 017 Cunningham Hall Email jredfear@kent.eduPhone 330-672-1398
Program Biology- Molecular/Cellular; Last Names A-DAdvisor Dr. LamichhaneyLocation  041 Cunningham Hall Email slamichh@kent.eduPhone 330-672-2764
Program Biology- Molecular/Cellular; Last Names E-OAdvisor Dr. KurokawaLocation 312K Williams HallEmail mkurokaw@kent.eduPhone 330-672-2979
Program Biology- Molecular/Cellular; Last Names P-ZAdvisor Dr. ClementsLocation 251D Integrated Sciences BuildingEmail rclement@kent.eduPhone 330-672-2720
Program Biology- Organismal; Last Names A-KAdvisor Dr. BadeLocation  119 Cunningham Hall Email dbade@kent.eduPhone 330-672-4639
Program Biology- Organismal; Last Names L-ZAdvisor Dr. MouLocation  251B Integrated Sciences BuildingEmail xmou@kent.eduPhone 330-672-3625
Program BiotechnologyAdvisor Dr. M. KimLocation 312G Williams HallEmail mkim15@kent.eduPhone 330-672-1445
Program Botany Advisor Dr. WardLocation 115A Cunningham HallEmail dward21@kent.eduPhone 330-672-9394
Program Environmental & Conservation Biology; Last Names A-LAdvisor Dr. de SzalayLocation 205 Cunningham Hall Email fdeszala@kent.eduPhone 330-672-7936
Program Environmental & Conservation Biology; Last Names M-ZAdvisor Dr. EichlerLocation 114 Cunningham HallEmail seeichle@kent.eduPhone 330-672-5290
Program Medical Laboratory ScienceAdvisor Dr. ChiuLocation 105 Cunningham Hall Email cchiu5@kent.eduPhone 330-672-2945
Program Neuroscience; Last Names A-LAdvisor Dr. ChungLocation 229 Cunningham HallEmail wchung@kent.eduPhone 330-672-3641
Program Neuroscience; Last Names M-ZAdvisor Dr. PietLocation 211 Cunningham HallEmail rpiet@kent.eduPhone 330-672-2765
Program Biology- Pre-Medicine; Last Names A-CAdvisor Dr. HegmannLocation  251A Integrated Sciences BuildingEmail ehegmann@kent.eduPhone 330-672-1584
Program Biology- Pre-Medicine; Last Names D-IAdvisor Dr. W. KimLocation 018 Cunningham Hall Email wkim2@kent.eduPhone 330-672-7888
Program Biology- Pre-Medicine; Last Names J-MAdvisor Dr. KoskiLocation 315 Cunningham HallEmail gkoski@kent.eduPhone 330-672-3670
Program Biology- Pre-Medicine; Last Names N-ShAdvisor Dr. McDonoughLocation 251H Integrated Sciences BuildingEmail jmcdonou@kent.eduPhone 330-672-2388
Program Biology- Pre-Medicine; Last Names Si-ZAdvisor Dr. Hegmann (Fall 2024-Dr. Novak cnovak13@kent.edu)Location 233 Cunningham Hall Email ehagmann@kent.eduPhone 330-672-2306
Program Zoology; Last Names A-ClAdvisor Dr. GraftonLocation 043 Cunningham Hall Email bgrafton@kent.eduPhone 330-672-2935
Program Zoology; Last Names Co-FAdvisor Dr. TinklerLocation 027 Cunningham Hall Email gtinkler@kent.eduPhone 330-672-3912
Program Zoology; Last Names G-JeAdvisor Dr. HoehLocation 015 Cunningham Hall Email whoeh@kent.eduPhone 330-672-9573
Program Zoology; Last Names Jo-MAdvisor Dr. L. LeffLocation 052 Cunningham Hall Email lleff@kent.eduPhone 330-672-3788
Program Zoology; Last Names N-ShAdvisor Dr. KershnerLocation 049 Cunningham HallEmail mkershne@kent.eduPhone 330-672-2738
Program Zoology; Last Names Si-ZAdvisor Dr. TrevellineLocation 251F Integrated Sciences BuildingEmail btrevell@kent.eduPhone 330-672-3895
Program Pre-Vet (any Dept. of Biological Sciences major)Advisor Dr. A. LeffLocation 130 Cunningham HallEmail aleff@kent.eduPhone 330-672-8369

Chemistry

 
ProgramAdvisorLocationEmailPhone
Program B.S. Biochemistry with Pre-Medicine/Pre-Osteopathy/Pre-Dentistry/Pre-Podiatric Concentration and Pre-PharmacyAdvisor Dr. WangLocation 138 Science Research BuildingEmail zwang3@kent.edu Phone 330-672-3352
Program B.S. Biochemistry with General ConcentrationAdvisor Dr. TubergenLocation 034 Science Research LabsEmail mtubere@kent.eduPhone 330-672-7079
Program B.S. Chemistry with Chemistry or Industrial Concentration and B.A. ChemistryAdvisor Dr. BungeLocation 311F Williams HallEmail sbunge@kent.eduPhone 330-672-9445
Program Chemistry MinorAdvisor Dr. SeedLocation 134 Science Research BuildingEmail aseed@kent.eduPhone 330-672-9528
Program Transfer Course Evaluation and Course SubstitutionsAdvisor Dr. SeedLocation 134 Science Research BuildingEmail aseed@kent.eduPhone 330-672-9528 
Program  Advisor Olivia KleinLocation 210 Williams HallEmail oklein@kent.eduPhone 330-672-2405
Program University of Leicester Exchange ProgramAdvisor Dr. SeedLocation 134 Science Research BuildingEmail aseed@kent.eduPhone 330-672-9528

Computer Science

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

Criminology/Justice Studies

Refer to Sociology

Economics

 
ProgramAdvisorLocationEmailPhone
Program (B.A.) EconomicsAdvisor Dr. SahajdackLocation 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
ProgramAdvisorLocationEmailPhone
Program Undergraduate Coordinator; BA English, Creative Writing Minor,
Professional and Technical Writing Minor
Advisor Dr. HedigerLocation  209-C SatterfieldEmail rhediger@kent.eduPhone 330-672-1741
Program BA Major: Teaching English as a Second LanguageAdvisor Ayham AbuzeidLocation  203-C SatterfieldEmail aabuzeid@kent.eduPhone 330-672-4043

Environmental Studies

Refer to Geography

Geography

 
ProgramAdvisorLocationEmailPhone
Program Geography major and minorAdvisor Dr. WidnerLocation  405 McGilvreyEmail ewidner@kent.eduPhone 330-672-3226
Program Environmental Studies (major and minor)Advisor Dr. Kaplan Location  440 McGilvreyEmail dkaplan@kent.eduPhone 330-389-3221
Program Climate Change minorAdvisor Dr. Cameron LeeLocation  433 McGilvreyEmail cclee@kent.eduPhone 330-672-0360
Program GIS minorAdvisor Dr. SchollLocation  407 McGilvreyEmail ascholl1@kent.eduPhone 330-672-7669
Program Urban Studies minorAdvisor Dr. KaplanLocation  440 McGilvreyEmail dkaplan@kent.eduPhone 330-672-3221

Earth Sciences

 
ProgramAdvisorLocationEmailPhone
Program All programsAdvisor Dr. RowanLocation  337 McGilvreyEmail crowan5@kent.eduPhone 330-672-7428
Program All programsAdvisor Dr. WellsLocation  131-A McGIlvreyEmail nwells@kent.eduPhone 330-672-2951
Program All programsAdvisor Dr. SchweitzerLocation  345 McGilvreyEmail cschweit@kent.eduPhone 330-672-3303 or 330-672-2505

History

 
ProgramAdvisorLocationEmailPhone
Program All Majors & MinorsAdvisor 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 memberLocation  305 Bowman HallEmail 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

 
ProgramAdvisorLocationEmailPhone
Program Assistant Chair; All ProgramsAdvisor  Dr. DavidsonLocation  314 MSBEmail mdavidso@kent.eduPhone 330-672-9040
Program Undergraduate Coordinator; All ProgramsAdvisor  Dr. ZhengLocation  320 MSBEmail xzheng3@kent.eduPhone 330-672-9089
Program  (B.S.) Actuarial MathematicsAdvisor  Dr. Kracht - Schedule with Dr. Kracht: Location  347 MSBEmail dkracht@kent.eduPhone 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.
ProgramAdvisorLocationEmailPhone
Program American Sign LanguageAdvisor MCLS DepartmentLocation 109 Satterfield Hall Email mcls@kent.eduPhone 330-672-1806
Program Arabic minorAdvisor Dr. CardunerLocation 305 B Satterfield Hall Email jcardune@kent.eduPhone 330-672-1806
Program Chinese minorAdvisor Prof. Hui YuLocation 309 F Satterfield Hall Email hyu5@kent.eduPhone 330-672-1863
Program Classics/LatinAdvisor Dr. HarveyLocation 308 B Satterfield Hall Email bkharvey@kent.eduPhone 330-672-1804
Program Education Minor & Teacher LicensureAdvisor Dr. ChismLocation 101C Satterfield Hall Email rlchism@kent.eduPhone 330-672-1825
Program FrenchAdvisor Dr. De JulioLocation 305 C Satterfield Hall Email mdejulio@kent.eduPhone 330-672-1807
Program GermanAdvisor Dr. RossollLocation 309 Satterfield Hall Email hrossoll@kent.eduPhone 330-672-1833
Program GermanAdvisor Dr. KobyLocation 109 C Satterfield Hall Email gkoby@kent.eduPhone 330-672-1814
Program Italian minorAdvisor Prof. Stephanie SiciarzLocation 109 D Satterfield Hall Email ssiciarz@kent.eduPhone 330-672-1810
Program Italian Studies minorAdvisor Dr. StasiowskiLocation 128 B Bowman Hall Email kstasiow@kent.eduPhone 330-672-1809
Program Japanese minorAdvisor Prof. Eriko TanakaLocation 309 F Satterfield Hall Email etanaka1@kent.eduPhone 330-672-1803
Program RussianAdvisor MCLS DepartmentLocation  109 Satterfield Hall Email mcls@kent.eduPhone 330-672-1806
Program SpanishAdvisor MCLS DepartmentLocation  109 Satterfield Hall Email mcls@kent.eduPhone 330-672-1806
Program (B.S.) TranslationAdvisor Dr. Villa IgnacioLocation 304 D Satterfield Hall Email tvillaig@kent.eduPhone 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 DepartmentLocation  109 Satterfield Hall Email mcls@kent.eduPhone 330-672-2150

Multidisciplinary Social Sciences and Humanities, School of

Majors
ProgramAdvisorLocationEmailPhone
Program Gender and Sexuality StudiesAdvisor Dr. BarnesLocation 113 BowmanEmail abarnes@kent.eduPhone 330-672-8947
Program International StudiesAdvisor Dr. MazzeiLocation 113 BowmanEmail jmazzei@kent.eduPhone 330-672-6774
Program Paralegal StudiesAdvisor Prof. Paar ConroyLocation 113 BowmanEmail apaar@kent.eduPhone 330-672-4148
Program Bachelor of Integrative Studies (BIS)Advisor Dr. Odell-ScottLocation 113 BowmanEmail dodellsc@kent.eduPhone 330-672-2062
MINORS
ProgramAdvisorLocationEmailPhone
Program Ancient, Medieval and Renaissance StudiesAdvisor Dr. Starkey (Kent)Location Kent CampusEmail lstarke3@kent.eduPhone 330-672-6774
Program Ancient, Medieval and Renaissance StudiesAdvisor Dr. Martinez (Stark)Location Stark CampusEmail amart108@kent.eduPhone 330-672-6774
Program Jewish StudiesAdvisor Prof. KesslerLocation 113 BowmanEmail ckessle7@kent.eduPhone 330-672-6774
Program Latin American StudiesAdvisor Dr. MazzeiLocation 113 BowmanEmail jmazzei@kent.eduPhone 330-672-6774
Program Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer StudiesAdvisor Dr. VachonLocation 113 BowmanEmail lvachon@kent.eduPhone 330-672-6774
Program Paralegal StudiesAdvisor Prof. Paar ConroyLocation 113 BowmanEmail apaar@kent.eduPhone 330-672-6774
Program Religion StudiesAdvisor Dr. Odell-ScottLocation 113 BowmanEmail dodellsc@kent.eduPhone 330-672-6774
Program Studies in Globalization, Identity, and SpaceAdvisor Dr. MazzeiLocation 113 BowmanEmail jmazzei@kent.eduPhone 330-672-6774
Program Urban StudiesAdvisor Dr. KaplanLocation 440 McGilvreyEmail dkaplan@kent.eduPhone 330-672-3221
Program Women's StudiesAdvisor Dr. HoltLocation 113 BowmanEmail slholt@kent.eduPhone 330-672-6772
Program World Literature and CulturesAdvisor Dr. MazzeiLocation 113 BowmanEmail jmazzei@kent.eduPhone 330-672-6774

Paralegal Studies

Refer to Multidisciplinary Social Sciences and Humanities

Peace and Conflict Studies, School of

 
ProgramAdvisorLocationEmailPhone
Program Undergraduate Coordinator/AdvisorAdvisor Prof. CunninghamLocation  113 McGilvrey HallEmail kcunning@kent.eduPhone 330-672-8943
Program Undergraduate AdvisorAdvisor Assoc. Prof. BleakLocation  115 McGilvrey HallEmail jbleak@kent.eduPhone 330-672-0355
Program Graduate Coordinator/AdvisorAdvisor Dr. HancockLocation  113 McGilvrey HallEmail lhancoc2@kent.eduPhone 330-672-0904

Philosophy

 
ProgramAdvisorLocationEmailPhone
Program All ProgramsAdvisor Dr. Kim GarcharLocation  320 Bowman HallEmail kgarchar@kent.eduPhone 330-672-0276

Physics

 
ProgramAdvisorLocationEmailPhone
Program Undergraduate Coordinator; Physics Advisor Dr. Hamza BalciLocation  123 Science Research BuildingEmail hbalci@kent.eduPhone 330-672-2577
Program PhysicsAdvisor Dr. BalciLocation  123 Science Research BldgEmail hbalci@kent.eduPhone 330-672-2577
Program PhysicsAdvisor Dr. KatramatouLocation  303 Smith HallEmail akatrama@kent.eduPhone 330-672-0330
Program PhysicsAdvisor Dr. MannLocation  140 Science Research BuildingEmail emann@kent.eduPhone 330-672-9750
Program PhysicsAdvisor Dr. SecaurLocation  120 Smith HallEmail jsecaur@kent.eduPhone 330-672-2246
Program PhysicsAdvisor Dr. SelingerLocation  321 AMLCIEmail rselinge@kent.eduPhone 330-672-1582
Program PhysicsAdvisor Dr. StricklandLocation  206B Smith HallEmail mstrick6@kent.eduPhone 330-672-3771
Program Pre-Medicine/Pre-Osteopathy/Pre-PodiatryAdvisor Dr. MannLocation  140 Science Research BuildingEmail emann@kent.eduPhone 330-672-9750
Program SPS AdvisorAdvisor Dr. PetratosLocation  314 Smith HallEmail gpetrato@kent.eduPhone 330-672-5408
Program Transfer Credit; Transient CourseworkAdvisor Dr. AlmasanLocation  002 Science Research Bldg.Email calmasan@kent.eduPhone 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.
ProgramAdvisorLocationEmailPhone
Program Undergraduate CoordinatorAdvisor Dr. EnsleyLocation  302 Bowman HallEmail mensley@kent.eduPhone 330-672-8933
Program Washington and Columbus ProgramsAdvisor Dr. SchmidtLocation  302 Bowman HallEmail sschmi16@kent.eduPhone 330-672-2060

Pre-Law Minor

 
ProgramAdvisorLocationEmailPhone
Program Pre-Law MinorAdvisor Dr. BanksLocation  302 Bowman HallEmail cbanks6@kent.eduPhone 330-672-0908

Psychology

Learn how to connect to a faculty advisor in the Department of Psychological Sciences HERE.
TitleAdvisorBuilding LocationEmailPhone
Title Psychological Sciences Undergraduate CoordinatorAdvisor Dr. HughesBuilding Location 326 Kent Hall AdditionEmail jhughes1@kent.eduPhone 330-672-7721
Title Psychological Sciences Undergraduate Departmental AdvisorAdvisor Debra PenberthyBuilding Location 144H Kent HallEmail dpenbert@kent.eduPhone 330-672-0665

Sociology

 
TitleAdvisorBuilding LocationEmailPhone
Title Criminology & Justice Studies and Sociology CoordinatorAdvisor Dr. TaylorBuilding Location 203 Merrill HallEmail ttaylo36@kent.eduPhone 330-672-4724
Title Criminology & Justice Studies and Sociology Academic AdvisorAdvisor Rebecca CashBuilding Location 319 Merrill HallEmail rcash5@kent.eduPhone 330-672-9007