CLAS Academic Services Center Staff
To schedule an appointment with a Center staff member, please call 860-486-2822.
Mansour Ndiaye
Assistant Dean
Executive Director, CLAS Academic Services Center
mansour.ndiaye@uconn.edu
Rebecca (Becky) Bacher
Director of Academic Services
rebecca.bacher@uconn.edu
Alaina Bouchard
Assistant Director
CLAS Academic Services Center
Academic Advisor
Jessica Groves
Assistant Director
CLAS Academic Services Center
Academic Advisor
Biological Sciences
jessica.groves@uconn.edu
Joseph Tinnel
Assistant Director
CLAS Academic Services Center
Academic Advisor
Mathematics
joseph.tinnel@uconn.edu
Ann Dreger
Secretary
ann.dreger@uconn.edu
Elaine Chu
Academic Advisor
Academic Success Advisor
Africana Studies
Latina/o and Latin American Studies
Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
elaine.chu@uconn.edu
Matt Donofrio
Academic Advisor
Academic Success Advisor
Anthropology
Geography
Geographic Information Science
matthew.donofrio@uconn.edu
Sarah Fillion
Academic Advisor
Academic Success Advisor
Pre-Journalism
Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences
sarah.2.fillion@uconn.edu
Ashley Fontana
Academic Advisor
Academic Success Advisor
Literatures, Cultures, and Languages
ashley.fontana@uconn.edu
Corina Morris
Academic Advisor
Academic Success Advisor
Cognitive Science
corina.morris@uconn.edu
Alyssa O'Keefe
Academic Advisor
Academic Success Advisor
Applied Data Analysis
Statistical Data Science
Statistics
alyssa.okeefe@uconn.edu
Major/Program Advising Contacts
Africana Studies
Fiona Vernal
Interim Associate Director, Africana Studies Institute
Fiona.Vernal@uconn.edu
Wood, 332
Elaine Chu
Academic Advisor, CLAS Academic Services Center
Elaine.Chu@uconn.edu
860-486-2822
Rowe Center for Undergraduate Education, Room 130
American Sign Language
Linda Pelletier
Assistant Professor in Residence, American Sign Language Studies
linda.pelletier@uconn.edu
860-486-4229
Herbst Hall, Room 356
American Studies
Martha Cutter
Professor and Director, American Studies
martha.cutter@uconn.edu
860-486-1761
Austin, Room 143
Anthropology
Kevin McBride
Associate Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies, Department of Anthropology
Matt Donofrio
Academic Advisor, CLAS Academic Services Center
kevin.mcbride@uconn.edu
860-486-4511
Beach Hall, Room 442
matthew.donofrio@uconn.edu
860-486-2822
Rowe Center for Undergraduate Education, Room 130
Applied Data Analysis
Alyssa O'Keefe
Academic Advisor, CLAS Academic Services Center
alyssa.okeefe@uconn.edu
860-486-2822
Rowe Center for Undergraduate Education, Room 130
Arabic and Islamic Civilizations
Brady Ryan
Assistant Professor, Department of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages
brady.ryan@uconn.edu
860-486-3314
Herbst Hall, Room 238
Biology Majors
Includes Biological Sciences; Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; Molecular and Cell Biology; Physiology and Neurobiology; Structural Biology/Biophysics. Visit the Biology Advising Center's website for more information.
Zen Buraceski
Academic Advisor, Biology Advising Center
zen.buraceski@uconn.edu
Biology/Physics Building, Room 101
Schedule an Appointment
Danyel Cuffee
Academic Advisor, Biology Advising Center
danyel.cuffee@uconn.edu
Biology/Physics Building, Room 101
Schedule an Appointment
Jessica Groves
Assistant Director, CLAS Academic Services Center
Academic Advisor, Biology Advising Center
jessica.groves@uconn.edu
Biology/Physics Building, Room 101
Schedule an Appointment
Gavin Huismann
Academic Advisor, Biology Advising Center
Gavin.Huismann@uconn.edu
Biology/Physics Building, Room 101
Schedule an Appointment
Kathy Pais
Academic Advisor, Biology Advising Center
katerine.pais@uconn.edu
Biology/Physics Building, Room 101
Schedule an Appointment
Chemistry
Caitlin Robertson
Academic Advisor, Department of Chemistry
Caitlin.e.robertson@uconn.edu
860-486-0551
Chemistry Building, Room A111
Schedule an Appointment
Nicholas Leadbeater
Associate Professor and Undergraduate Program Director, Department of Chemistry
nicholas.leadbeater@uconn.edu
860-486-5076
Chemistry Building, Room A310
Classics & Ancient Mediterranean Studies
Roger Travis
Associate Professor of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages
roger.travis@uconn.edu
860-486-3316
Herbst Hall, Room 230
Cognitive Science
Adrian Garcia-Sierra
Associate Professor
Director of Undergraduate Studies
adrian.garcia-sierra@uconn.edu
860-486-6382
PCSB, Room 206
Communication
Katie D'Antonio
Academic Advisor, Department of Communication
Joel Nebres
Academic Advisor, Department of Communication
communication@uconn.edu
860-486-3687
Arjona Building, Room 245
Schedule an Appointment
Earth Science (formerly Geoscience)
Christin Donnelly
Program Coordinator, Department of Earth Sciences
christin.donnelly@uconn.edu
860-486-4432
Austin Building, Room 432
Economics
Lauren Munyard
Academic Advisor, Depatment of Economics
Rebecca Laroche Walker
Academic Advisor, Depatment of Economics
economics@uconn.edu
860-486-3022
Herbst Hall, Room 309
English
Inda Watrous
Academic Advisor, Department of English
inda.watrous@uconn.edu
860-486-2322
Austin Building, Room 201B
English, First Year Writing
Lisa Blansett
Assistant Professor in Residence and Associate Director, First-Year Writing
lisa.blansett@uconn.edu
860-486-2859
Austin Building, Room 125
Environmental Science, Environmental Studies
Sara Tremblay
Program Coordinator, Environmental Scineces and Environmental Studies Programs
sara.tremblay@uconn.edu
860-486-5218
Young Building, Room 220
French
Valerie Saugera
Associate Professor, Department of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages
valerie.saugera@uconn.edu
860-486-3314
Herbst Hall, Room 249
Geographic Information Science
Matthew Donofrio
Academic Advisor, Geographic Information Science
Matthew.Donofrio@uconn.edu
860-486-2822
Rowe Center for Undergraduate Education, Room 130
Geography
Andrew Jolly-Ballantine
Associate Professor in Residence, Department of Geography, Sustainability, Community, and Urban Studies
john-andrew.ballantine@uconn.edu
860-486-2579
Austin Building, Room 432
German/Eurotech/Eurobiz
Friedemann Weidauer
Professor, Department of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages
friedemann.weidauer@uconn.edu
860-486-1533
Herbst Hall, Room 261
History
Heather Parker
Academic Advisor, Department of History
heather.parker@uconn.edu
860-486-5380
Wood Hall, Room 125
Human Rights
Rachel Jackson
Program Manager, Human Rights Institute
rachel.jackson@uconn.edu
860-486-8739
Dodd Center, Room 159
Human Development and Family Sciences
Kristin Van Ness
Academic Advisor, Department of Human Development and Family Sciences
860-486-4632
Family Studies Building, Room 123
Schedule an Appointment
Individualized Major
Ken Cormier
Director, Individualized and Interdisciplinary Studies Program
kenneth.cormier@uconn.edu
860-486-0324
Rowe Center for Undergraduate Education, Room 402
Italian Literary and Cultural Studies, Latin
Philip Balma
Associate Professor, Department of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages
philip.balma@uconn.edu
860-486-3314
Herbst Hall, Room 213
Journalism
Marie Shanahan
Associate Professor and Head, Department of Journalism
marie.shanahan@uconn.edu
860-486-4221
Herbst Hall, Room 461
Latina/o and Latin American Studies
Anne Gebelein
Associate Professor in Residence, El Instituto
anne.gebelein@uconn.edu
860-486-8030
Ryan Building, Room 235
Elaine Chu
Academic Advisor, CLAS Academic Services Center
Elaine.Chu@uconn.edu
860-486-2822
Rowe Center for Undergraduate Education, Room 130
Linguistics - Philosophy, Linguistics - Psychology
Harry van der Hulst
Professor, Department of Linguistics
harry.van.der.hulst@uconn.edu
860-486-0152
Herbst Hall, Room 362
Marine Sciences
Claudia Koerting (major)
Program Coordinator, Department of Marine Sciences
Claudia Koerting@uconn.edu
Avery Point Campus
Schedule an Appointment
Catherine Matassa (marine biology minor)
Assistant Professor, Department of Marine Sciences
Catherine.matassa@uconn.edu
Avery Point Campus
Maritime Studies
Mary K Bercaw Edwards
Director, Maritime Studies Program
mary.bercaw_edwards@uconn.edu
860-405-9032
Avery Point Campus
Mathematics
Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, Mathematics/Statistics, Actuarial Science
Damir Dzhafarov
Associate Professor and Undergraduate Program Director, Department of Mathematics
damir@math.uconn.edu
860-486-3120
Monteith Building, Room 441
Joe Tinnel
Academic Advisor, Department of Mathematics
joseph.tinnel@uconn.edu
860-405-3297
Monteith Building, Room 241
Philosophy
Lionel Shapiro
Professor, Department of Philosophy
lionel.shapiro@uconn.edu
860-486-9470
Manchester Hall, Room 203
Katie Upson
Academic Advisor, Department of Philosophy
kathryn.upson@uconn.edu
860-486-0085
Manchester Hall, Room 112
Physics, Engineering Physics
Micki Bellamy
Academic Advisor, Department of Physics
micki.bellamy@uconn.edu
860-486-0449
Gant Science Complex, Room S120E
Political Science
Jessamy Hoffmann
Academic Advisor, Department of Political Science
jessamy.hoffmann@uconn.edu
860-486-0462
Herbst Hall, Room 409B
Pre-Law
Sarah Scheidel
Director, Pre-Professional Advising
sarah.scheidel@uconn.edu
Rowe Center for Undergraduate Education, Room 419
Christina Gray
Advisor, Pre-Law
christina.gray@uconn.edu
860-405-4223
Rowe Center for Undergraduate Education, Room 419
Pre-Medicine, Pre-Dental
Sarah Scheidel
Director, Pre-Professional Advising
premed_predental@uconn.edu
Enrichment Programs Office, ROWE 419
Schedule an Appointment
Megan Baro
Pre-Professional Advisor
premed_predental@uconn.edu
Enrichment Programs Office, ROWE 419
Schedule an Appointment
Christina Gray
Pre-Professional Advisor
premed_predental@uconn.edu
Enrichment Programs Office, ROWE 419
Schedule an Appointment
Krista Rogers
Assistant Director, Pre-Professional Advising
premed_predental@uconn.edu
Enrichment Programs Office, ROWE 419
Schedule an Appointment
Keat Sanford
Advisor, Pre-MedicalĀ
premed_predental@uconn.edu
Enrichment Programs Office, ROWE 419
Schedule an Appointment
Psychological Sciences
Kristen Kling
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychological Sciences
Nathan Sanders
Academic Advisor, Department of Psychological Sciences
Chelsea Zabel
Academic Advisor, Department of Psychological Sciences
kristen.kling@uconn.edu
Bousfield Psychology Building, Room 100A
Schedule an Appointment
nathan.sanders@uconn.edu
860-486-2183
Bousfield Psychology Building, Room 100A
Schedule an Appointment
chelsea.zabel@uconn.edu
860-486-2183
Bousfield Psychology Building, Room 100A
Schedule an Appointment
Sociology
Katie Upson
Academic Advisor, Department of Sociology
kathryn.upson@uconn.edu
860-486-0085
Manchester Hall, Room 112
Schedule an Appointment
Spanish
Miguel Gomes
Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor, Department of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages
miguel.gomes@uconn.edu
860-486-3313
Herbst Hall, Room 227
Speech, Language, and Hearing Science
Sarah Fillion
Academic Advisor, CLAS Academic Services Center
sarah.2.fillion@uconn.edu
860-486-2822
Rowe Center for Undergraduate Education, Room 130
Statistical Data Science
Alyssa O'Keefe
Academic Advisor, CLAS Academic Services Center
alyssa.okeefe@uconn.edu
860-486-2822
Rowe Center for Undergraduate Education, Room 130
Statistics
Alyssa O'Keefe
Academic Advisor, CLAS Academic Services Center
alyssa.okeefe@uconn.edu
860-486-2822
Rowe Center for Undergraduate Education, Room 130
Urban and Community Studies
Ken Foote
Professor, Department of Geography, Sustainability, Community, and Urban Studies
ken.foote@uconn.edu
860-486-2019
Austin Building, Room 422
Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Sherry Zane
Associate Professor in Residence and Director, Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Elaine Chu
Academic Advisor, CLAS Academic Services Center
sherry.zane@uconn.edu
Beach Hall, Room 410
Elaine.Chu@uconn.edu
860-486-2822
Rowe Center for Undergraduate Education, Room 130