Undergraduate Major Department Advisors
Updated on 09/16/2025
Complete information about academic majors and minors can be found in the Undergraduate Catalog linked here   
Begin by typing your major or advisor name in the box below.
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Accounting Minor
Director, Undergraduate Business Program: Christine Pitocco
Assistant Director of Undergraduate Programs: Samantha Nash
cobundergraduate@stonybrook.edu
Schedule an appointment through Navigate
(631) 632-7171, Room 109, Harriman Hall
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Africana Studies Major and Minor
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Shimelis Gulema
shimelis.gulema@stonybrook.edu
(631) 632-7470, Room S-251, Social & Behavioral Sciences Bldg.
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Anthropology Major and Minor
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Catherine Markham
AnthropologyDUS@stonybrook.edu
Academic Program Coordinator: Tara Powers
(631) 632-7606, Room S-501, Social & Behaviroal Sciences Bldg.
Schedule an appointment through Navigate
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Applied Mathematics and Statistics Major and Minor
Begin with CEAS Undergraduate Student Advising page linked here
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Art History and Criticism Major and Minor
Faculty Advisor: Izumi Ashizawa
(631) 632-7250, Room 2224, Staller Center
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Asian and Asian American Studies Major and Minor
Undergraduate Program Director: Hong Snyder
Room 1046, Humanities Bldg.
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Astronomy / Planetary Sciences Major and Minor
Undergraduate Program Director: Dr. Michael Zingale
(631) 632-8225, Room 452, Earth & Space Sciences Bldg.
Assistant to Director, Undergraduate Program: Diane Diafera
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Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences Major
Staff Advisor: Ms. Nancy Black
(631) 632-9404, Room E-2361, Melville Library
Schedule an appointment through Navigate
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Biochemistry Major
Undergraduate Program Director: Dr. Bernadette Holdener
(631) 632-8292, Room 346, Center for Molecular Medicine Bldg.
Staff Advisor: Rachel Pilero
Schedule an appointment through Navigate
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Bioengineering Minor
Begin with CEAS Undergraduate Student Advising page linked here
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Biology Major and Minor
Program Director: Dr. Jordanna Sprayberry
Staff Advisor: Rachel Pilero
BIO_Registration@StonyBrook.edu
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Biology General Science Teacher Education Track
Education and Certification:
Director, Institute for STEM Education: Keith Sheppard, EdD
Associate Director for Science Education: Linda Padwa, PhD
Content:
Undergraduate Advisors: Rachel Pilero
Schedule an appointment through Navigate
Graduate Advisor: Dr. Zuzana Zachar
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Biomaterials Minor
Begin with CEAS Undergraduate Student Advising page linked here
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Biomedical Engineering Major
Begin with CEAS Undergraduate Student Advising page linked here
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Black Heritage Studies Minor
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Shimelis Gulema
shimelis.gulema@stonybrook.edu
(631) 632-7470, Room S-251, Social & Behavioral Sciences Bldg.
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Business Management Major
Director, Undergraduate Business Program: Christine Pitocco
Assistant Director of Undergraduate Programs: Samantha Nash
cobundergraduate@stonybrook.edu
Schedule an appointment through Navigate
(631) 632-7171, Room 109, Harriman Hall
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Chemical and Molecular Engineering Major
Begin with CEAS Undergraduate Student Advising page linked here
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Chemistry Major and Minor
Faculty Advisors: Dr. Dale Drueckhammer & Faculty
To schedule an appointment:
ug_chemistry_advisors@stonybrook.edu
Staff Advisor: Katherine Hughes
katherine.hughes@stonybrook.edu
631-632-7886
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Chemistry Teacher Education Track
Education and Certification:
Director, Institute for STEM Education: Keith Sheppard, EdD
Associate Director for Science Education: Linda Padwa, PhD
Content:
Undergraduate and Graduate: Dr. Susan Oatis, PhD
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China Studies Minor
Director of Minor: Tingda (Hannah) Li
631-632-4030
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Chinese Teacher Education Track
Director, Foreign Languages Teacher Education Program: Dr. Sarah Jourdain
Undergraduate Advisor: Dr. Jiwon Hwang
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Civil Engineering Major
Begin with CEAS Undergraduate Student Advising page linked here
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Classics Minor
Program Coodinator: Kathleen De Riesthal
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Climate Science Major
Staff Advisor: Nancy Black
(631) 632-9404, Room E-2361, Melville Library
Schedule an appointment through Navigate
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Climate Solutions Minor
Staff Advisor: Nancy Black
(631) 632-9404, Room E-2361, Melville Library
Schedule an appointment through Navigate
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Clinical Laboratory Sciences Program
Faculty Advisor: Professor 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
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Coastal Environmental Studies Major and Minor
Staff Advisor: Ms. Nancy Black
(631) 632-9404, Room E-2361, Melville Library
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Communication Major and Minor
Associate Dean and Undergraduate Program Director: Prof. Irene Virag
Staff Assistant: Maureen Robinson
Undergraduate Major and Minor Advising: Meghan Sweeney
Room N-4016, Melville Library
All students should fill out this Advising and Registration Inquiry Form
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Communication and Innovation Minor
Associate Dean and Undergraduate Program Director: Prof. Irene Virag
Staff Assistant: Maureen Robinson
Undergraduate Major and Minor Advising: Meghan Sweeney
Room N-4016, Melville Library
All students should fill out this Advising and Registration Inquiry Form
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Computer Engineering Major
Begin with CEAS Undergraduate Student Advising page linked here
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Computer Science Major and Minor
Begin with CEAS Undergraduate Student Advising page linked here
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Creative Writing Major and Minor
Undergraduate Program Director: Genevieve Sly Crane
genevieve.crane@stonybrook.edu
Room N3017, Melville Library
Undergraduate Program Coordinator: Liz McRae
elizabeth.mcrae@stonybrook.edu
Minor: cwlundergrad@stonybrook.edu
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Data Science Major
Begin with CEAS Undergraduate Student Advising page linked here
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Digital Arts Minor
Program Advisor: Professor Stephanie Dinkins
Stephanie.Dinkins@stonybrook.edu
Staller Center for the Arts Room 4287
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Distributed Teacher and Leader Education (D-TALE)
Education and Teacher Certification
For general inquiries, email spd_teacherprep@stonybrook.edu
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Earth and Space Sciences Major
Faculty Advisor: Hanna Nekvasil, PhD
(631) 632-8201, Room 234, Earth & Space Sciences Bldg.
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Earth and Space Science Teacher Education Track
Education and Content:
Director, Institute for STEM Education: Keith Sheppard, EdD
Associate Director for Science Education: Linda Padwa, PhD
Content:
Undergraduate: Hanna Nekvasil, PhD
Graduate: Gregory Henkes, PhD
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Economics Major
Undergraduate Program Coordinator and Staff Advisor: Victoria Judd
(631) 632-7540, Room S-601, Social and Behavioral Sciences Bldg.
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Ecosystems and Human Impact Major and Minor
Staff Advisor: Nancy Black
(631) 632-9404, Room E-2361, Melville Library
Schedule an appointment through Navigate
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Electrical Engineering Major and Minor
Begin with CEAS Undergraduate Student Advising page linked here
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Energy Science, Technology, and Policy Minor
Begin with CEAS Undergraduate Student Advising page linked here
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Engineering Chemistry Major
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
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Engineering Science Major
Begin with CEAS Undergraduate Student Advising page linked here
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English Major and Minor
Undergraduate Program Director: Dr. Susan Scheckel
(631) 632-7411
Department Administrator: Margaret Hanley
margaret.hanley@stonybrook.edu
(631) 632-7413
Academic Advisor & Coordinator: Charles Edwards
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English Teacher Education Track
Director of Teacher Education/Advisor: Dr. Joshua Cabat
Humanities 2088
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Environmental Design, Policy and Planning Major and Minor
Staff Advisor: Nancy Black
(631) 632-9404, Room E-2361, Melville Library
Schedule an appointment through Navigate
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Environmental Engineering Minor
Begin with CEAS Undergraduate Student Advising page linked here
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Environmental Humanities Minor
Staff Advisor: Nancy Black
(631) 632-9404, Room E-2361, Melville Library
Schedule an appointment through Navigate
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Environmental Studies Major and Minor
Staff Advisor: Nancy Black
(631) 632-9404, Room E-2361, Melville Library
Schedule an appointment through Navigate
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Ethnomusicology Minor
See Music Major and Minor
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Film and Screen Studies Minor
See English Major and Minor
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Filmmaking Minor
Undergraduate Program Director: Karen Offitzer
Undergraduate Program Coordinator: Liz McRae
Elizabeth.McRae@stonybrook.edu
To schedule an appointment with an advisor, please email flm_undergrad@stonybrook.edu
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Finance Minor
Director, Undergraduate Business Program: Christine Pitocco
Assistant Director of Undergraduate Programs: Samantha Nash
cobundergraduate@stonybrook.edu
Schedule an appointment through Navigate
(631) 632-7171, Room 109, Harriman Hall
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French Language and Literature Major and Minor
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Franck Dalmas
(631) 632-7440, Room 2042, Humanities Bldg.
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French Teacher Education Track
Director, Foreign Languages Teacher Education Program: Dr. Sarah Jourdain
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Franck Dalmas
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Geology Major and Minor
Major Advisor: Marine Frouin
(631) 632-1429, Room 354, Earth & Space Sciences Bldg.
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Geospatial Science Minor
Program Director: Dr. Sung-Gheel Jang
E2361 Melville Library
631-632-5364
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Globalization Studies and International Relations Major and Minor
Undergraduate Programs Advisor: Jeremy Marchese
jeremy.marchese@stonybrook.edu
Meliville Library N-3004
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Health, Medicine, and Society Minor
Undergraduate Programs Coordinator: Kelly Haller
Room S-405, Social & Behavioral Sciences Bldg.
(631) 632-7740
Minor Advising: Mary Beth Powers
Schedule an appointment through Navigate
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Health Science Major
Staff Advisors: Traci Thompson and Breanna Coach
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
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Hellenic Studies Minor
Director of the minor: Dr. Simos Zenios
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History Major and Minor
Undergraduate Program Director: Dr. Eric Zolov
Undergraduate Major and Minor Advising: Dan Gross
Room S-305, Social and Behavioral Sciences Bldg.
Schedule an appointment through Navigate
Undergraduate Program Advisor: Erin Giuliano
Room S-301, Social & Behavioral Sciences Bldg.
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History of Health, Science, and the Environment Minor
See History Major and Minor
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Human Evolutionary Biology Major
Faculty Advisor: Dr. James Rossie
(631) 632-5808, N-513A, Social and Behavioral Sciences Bldg.
Undergraduate Program Coordinator: Melissa J. Cohen
(631) 632-8604, 657 Life Sciences Bldg.
Schedule an appointment through Navigate
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Industrial Engineering Minor
Begin with CEAS Undergraduate Student Advising page linked here
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Information Systems Major and Minor
Begin with CEAS Undergraduate Student Advising page linked here
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Italian American Studies Minor
Director of Undergradaute Studies: Kathleen de Riesthal
kathleen.deriesthal@stonybrook.edu
Coordinator of the minor: Dr. Loredana Polezzi
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Italian Studies Major and Minor
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Giuseppe Gazzola
giuseppe.gazzola@stonybrook.edu
(631) 632-7440, Room 2123, Humanities Bldg.
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Italian Teacher Education Track
Director, Foreign Languages Teacher Education Program: Dr. Sarah Jourdain
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Loredana Polezzi
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Japanese Studies Minor
Acting Director: Eva Nagase
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Japanese Teacher Education Track
Director, Foreign Languages Teacher Education Program: Dr. Sarah Jourdain
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Jiwon Hwang
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Jazz Music Minor
See Music major and Minor
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Journalism Major and Minor
Associate Dean and Undergraduate Program Director: Prof. Irene Virag
Staff Assistant: Maureen Robinson
Undergraduate Major and Minor Advising: Meghan Sweeney
Room N-4016, Melville Library
All students should fill out this Advising and Registration Inquiry Form
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Judiac Studies Minor
See History Major and Minor
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Korean Studies Minor
Faculty Director: Dr. Heejeong Sohn
N5520 Center for Korean Studies; 1122 Humanities
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Korean Teacher Education Track
Director, Foreign Languages Teacher Education Program: Dr. Sarah Jourdain
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Jiwon Hwang
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Latin American and Carribean Studies Minor
Director: Dr. Lori Flores
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Linguistics Major and Minor
Undergraduate Program Director: Lori Repetti
(631) 632-7774, Room S201, Social & Behavioral Sciences Bldg.
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Linguistics Teacher Education Track (TESOL)
Faculty Director: Dr. Mariann Coogan
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Marie Huffman
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Manuafacturing Engineering Minor
Begin with CEAS Undergraduate Student Advising page linked here
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Marine Sciences Major and Minor
Faculty Director: Dr. David Black
(631) 632-8676, Room 117, Discovery Hall, South Campus
Staff Advisor: Nancy Black
(631) 632-9404, Room E-2361, Melville Library Bldg.
Schedule an appointment through Navigate
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Marine Vertebrate Biology Major
Faculty Director: Dr. Joseph Warren
(631) 632-5045, Room 153, Discovery Hall, South Campus
Staff Advisor: Nancy Black
(631) 632-9404, Room E-2361, Melville Library
Schedule an appointment through Navigate
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Mass Communication Major and Minor
Associate Dean and Undergraduate Program Director: Prof. Irene Virag
Staff Assistant: Maureen Robinson
Undergraduate Major and Minor Advising: Meghan Sweeney
Room N-4016, Melville Library
All students should fill out this Advising and Registration Inquiry Form
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Materials Science Minor
Begin with CEAS Undergraduate Student Advising page linked here
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Mathematics Major and Minor
Department Chair: Dr. Scott Sutherland
https://www.math.stonybrook.edu/undergraduate-advising-schedule
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Mathematics Teacher Education Track
Undergraduate: Dr. Alexander Kirillov
Gradaute: Dr. Jason Starr
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Mechanical Engineering Major and Minor
Begin with CEAS Undergraduate Student Advising page linked here
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Media/Art/Culture Major
Faculty Advisor: Izumi Ashizawa
(631) 632-7250, Room 2224, Staller Center
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Middle Eastern Studies Minor
Director: Dr. Robert Hoberman
Robert.Hoberman@stonybrook.edu
S-213 Social and Behavioral Sciences
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Multidisciplinary Studies Major
Undergraduate Program Director: Dr. Catherine Marrone
Multidisciplinary Studies Major Coordinator: Diane West
Schedule an appointment through Navigate
Visit the website for more information at www.stonybrook.edu/mtd
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Music Major and Minor
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Deborah Heckert
deborah.heckert@stonybrook.edu
(631) 632-7330, Room 3304, Staller Center Bldg.
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Music and Technology Minor
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Deborah Heckert
deborah.heckert@stonybrook.edu
(631) 632-7330, Room 3304, Staller Center Bldg.
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Music Theory Minor
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Deborah Heckert
deborah.heckert@stonybrook.edu
(631) 632-7330, Room 3304, Staller Center Bldg.
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Nanotechnology Studies Minor
Begin with CEAS Undergraduate Student Advising page linked here
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Native American and Indigenous Studies Minor
Director: Joseph M. Pierce
1139 Humanities
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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
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Optics Minor
Director: Dr. Harold J. Metcalf
P-110 Graduate Physics
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Philosophy Major and Minor
Undergraduate Program Director: Dr. Joseph Lemelin
(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
Schedule an appointment through Navigate
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Physics Major and Minor
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Dominik Schneble
(631) 632-8758, Room P-110, Physics Bldg.
Staff Advisor: Diane Diaferia
(631) 632-8036, Room P-110, Physics Bldg.
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Physics Teacher Education Track
Education and Certification:
Director, Institute for STEM Education: Keith Sheppard, EdD
Associate Director for Science Education: Linda Padwa, PhD
Content:
Undergraduate and Graduate Advisor: Angela Kelly, PhD
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Political Science Major and Minor
Director of Undergraduate Studies/Faculty Advisor: Dr. Reuben Kline
Undergraduate Program Coordinator/Staff Advisor: Ashley Porcello
ashley.porcello@stonybrook.edu
(631) 632-7688, Room S-705, Social & Behavioral Sciences Bldg.
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Professional Writing Minor
Undergraduate Program Director: Dr. Patricia Medved
Staff Assistant: Adam Schultheiss
adam.schultheiss@stonybrook.edu
Room 2005 Humanities
(631) 632-7390
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Psychology Major
Undergraduate Academic Advisor: Sarah Naqvi-Syed
Sarah.Naqvi-Syed@stonybrook.edu
Undergraduate Academic Advisor: Danielle Percoco
danielle.percoco@stonybrook.edu
Undergraduate Program Coordinator: Diane DeSimone
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Anne Moyer
Schedule an appointment through Navigate
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Real Estate and Insurance Minor
See Business Managment Major
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Religious Studies Minor
Interim Program Director: Dr. William Chittick
william.chittick@stonybrook.edu
1046 Humanities
(631) 632-4030
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Respiratory Care Program
Program Director: Lisa M. Johnson
(631) 444-3180, Room 470, Level 2, Health Science Tower
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Rhetoric and Writing Major
Undergraduate Program Director: Patricia Medved
patricia.medved@stonybrook.edu
2005 Humanities
(631) 632-7390
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Russian Studies Minor
Program Coordinator: Dr. Anna Geisherik
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Social Studies Teacher Education Track
Program Director: Dr. Charles Backfish
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Social Work Baccalaureate Program (BSW)
Academic Advisor: Philnesia Miller
philnesia.miller@stonybrook.edu
Coordinator of Admissions: XiCheng Zhou
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Sociology Major
Director of Undergraduate Studies: Dr. Catherine Marrone
catherine.marrone@stonybrook.edu
Room S-429, Social & Behavioral Sciences Bldg.
(631) 632-4883
Undergraduate Programs Coordinator: Kelly Haller
Room S-405, Social & Behavioral Sciences Bldg.
(631) 632-7740
Undergraduate Major Advising: Mary Beth Powers
Schedule an appointment through Navigate
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South Asian Studies Minor
Director: Dr. Andrew J. Nicholson
1046 Humanities
(631) 632-4030
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Spanish Language and Literature Major and Minor
Department Chair: Dr. Paul Firbas
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Victoriano Roncero Lopez
victoriano.roncero-lopez@stonybrook.edu
Room 1147, Humanities Bldg.
(631) 632-2135
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Spanish Teacher Education Track
Director, Foreign Languages Teacher Education Program: Dr. Sarah Jourdain
Undergraduate Advisor: Dr. Victoriano Roncero Lopez
victoriano.roncero-lopez@stonybrook.edu
Director of Graduate Studies: Dr. Javier Uriarte
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STEM in Literature and Culture Minor
See English Major and Minor
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Studio Art Major and Minor
Faculty Advisor: Izumi Ashizawa
(631) 632-7250, Room 2224, Staller Center
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Sustainability Studies Major and Minor
Staff Advisor: Nancy Black
(631) 632-9404, Room E-2361, Melville Library
Schedule an appointment through Navigate
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Technological Systems Management Major
Begin with CEAS Undergraduate Student Advising page linked here
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Television Writing Minor
Undergraduate Program Director: Karen Offitzer
Undergraduate Program Coordinator: Liz McRae
Elizabeth.McRae@stonybrook.edu
Melville Library, 3rd floor, N3017
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Theatre Arts Minor
Director of Undergradaute Studies: Nick Mangano
2224 Staller Center for the Arts
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Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Major and Minor
Undergraduate Program Director: Lisa Diedrich
View Professional Profile for Office Hours.
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Writing and Rhetoric Minor
Director: Dr. Peter Khost
Staff Assistant: Adam Schultheiss
 
