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
Program | Advisor | Location | Phone | |
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Africana Studies | Dr. Kumah-Abiwu | Oscar Ritchie Hall | fkumahab@kent.edu | 330-672-2300 |
Program | Advisor | Location | Phone | |
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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 |
Biological Anthropology (B.S.) | Dr. Tosi | 238 Lowry Hall | atosi@kent.edu | 330-672-5121 |
Cultural Anthropology (B.A.) | Dr. Cimino | 236 Lowry Hall | acimino1@kent.edu | 330-672-3043 |
Forensic Anthropology Minor | Dr. Spurlock | 235-237 Lowry Hall | lspurloc@kent.edu | 330-672-5972 |
Forensic Anthropology Minor | Dr. Tosi | 238 Lowry Hall | atosi@kent.edu | 330-672-5121 |
Program | Advisor | Location | Phone | |
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Undergraduate Coordinator; Transfer Student and Regional Campus; Student Faculty Advisor Assignments |
Dr. Kooijman | 256 Cunningham Hall | ekooijma@kent.edu | 330-672-8568 |
Academic Advisor | Joan Iacobacci | 256 Cunningham Hall | jiacobac@kent.edu | 330-672-2984 |
Biology B.A.; Last Names A-L | Dr. Vash | 121 Cunningham Hall | svash@kent.edu | 330-672-3617 |
Biology B.A.; Last Names M-Z | Dr. Redfearn | 017 Cunningham Hall | jredfear@kent.edu | 330-672-1398 |
Biology- Molecular/Cellular; Last Names A-G | Dr. Lamichhaney | 41 Cunningham Hall | slamichh@kent.edu | 330-672-2764 |
Biology- Molecular/Cellular; Last Names H-P | Dr. Kurokawa | 108 Cunningham Hall | mkurokaw@kent.edu | 330-672-2979 |
Biology- Molecular/Cellular; Last Names Q-Z | Dr. Clements | 251D Integrated Sciences Building | rclement@kent.edu | 330-672-2720 |
Biology- Organismal; Last Names A-H | Dr. Bade | 119 Cunningham Hall | dbade@kent.edu | 330-672-4639 |
Biology- Organismal; Last Names I-Z | Dr. Mou | 251B Integrated Sciences Building | xmou@kent.edu | 330-672-3625 |
Biotechnology | Dr. M. Kim | 312G Williams Hall | mkim15@kent.edu | 330-672-1445 |
Botany | Dr. Ward | 115A Cunningham Hall | dward2@kent.edu | 330-672-9394 |
Environmental & Conservation Biology | Dr. de Szalay | 205 Cunningham Hall | fdeszala@kent.edu | 330-672-7936 |
Medical Laboratory Science | Dr. Chiu | 105 Cunningham Hall | cchiu5@kent.edu | 330-672-2945 |
Neuroscience; Last Names A-J | Dr. Chung | 229 Cunningham Hall | wchung@kent.edu | 330-672-3641 |
Neuroscience; Last Names K-Z | Dr. Piet | 211 Cunningham Hall | rpiet@kent.edu | 330-672-2765 |
Biology- Pre-Medicine; Last Names A-Cl | Dr. Hegmann | 251A Integrated Sciences Building | ehegmann@kent.edu | 330-672-1584 |
Biology- Pre-Medicine; Last Names Co-Ha | Dr. W. Kim | 18 Cunningham Hall | wkim2@kent.edu | 330-672-7888 |
Biology- Pre-Medicine; Last Names He-Na | Joan Iacobacci | 256 Cunningham Hall | jiacobac@kent.edu | 330-672-3613 |
Biology- Pre-Medicine; Last Names Ne-Se | Dr. McDonough | 251H Integrated Sciences Building | jmcdonou@kent.edu | 330-672-2388 |
Biology- Pre-Medicine; Last Names Sh-Z | Dr. Novak | 233 Cunningham Hall | cnovak13@kent.edu | 330-672-2306 |
Zoology; Last Names A-C | Dr. Grafton | 43 Cunningham Hall | bgrafton@kent.edu | 330-672-2935 |
Zoology; Last Names D-G | Dr. Tinkler | 27 Cunningham Hall | gtinkler@kent.edu | 330-672-3912 |
Zoology; Last Names H-L | Dr. Hoeh | 15 Cunningham Hall | whoeh@kent.edu | 330-672-9573 |
Zoology; Last Names M-R | Dr. L. Leff | 52 Cunningham Hall | lleff@kent.edu | 330-672-3788 |
Zoology; Last Names S-Z | Dr. Kershner | 49 Cunningham Hall | mkershne@kent.edu | 330-672-2738 |
Pre-Vet (any Dept. of Biological Sciences major) | Dr. A. Leff | 130 Cunningham Hall | aleff@kent.edu | 330-672-8369 |
Pre-Dental (any Dept. of Biological Sciences major) | Joan Iacobacci | 256 Cunningham Hall | jiacobac@kent.edu | 330-672-3613 |
Program | Advisor | Location | Phone | |
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(B.S.) Chemistry with Chemistry or Industrial Chemistry concentration; (B.A.) Chemistry |
Dr. Bunge | 311E Williams Hall | sbunge@kent.edu | 330-672-9445 |
(B.S.) Biochemistry | Dr. Bunge, Dr. Seed, Dr. Zheng | 311E Willimas Hall, 134 Integrated Sciences Building, 236 Integrated Sciences Building | sbunge@kent.edu, aseed@kent.edu, yzheng7@kent.edu | 330-672-9445, 330-672-9528, 330-672-2267 |
(B.S.) Biochemistry/Prepharmacy concentration | Dr. Stroup | 138 Science Research Building | dstroup1@kent.edu | 330-672-3352 |
(B.S.) Biochemistry -- Pre-Medicine/Pre-Osteopathy/Pre-Dentistry concentration | Dr. Stroup | 138 Science Research Building | dstroup1@kent.edu | 330-672-3352 |
Chemistry Minor | Dr. Bunge | 311E Williams Hall | sbunge@kent.edu | 330-672-9445 |
Transfer students and course substitutions | Dr. Seed | 134 Science Research Building | aseed@kent.edu | 330-672-9528 |
University of Leicester Exchange Program | Dr. Seed | 134 Science Research Building | aseed@kent.edu | 330-672-9528 |
Program | Advisor | Location | Phone | |
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All programs | Dr. Samba (lead advisor) | 272 Math and Computer Science | asamba@kent.edu | 330-672-9980 |
All programs | Dr. Maha Allouzi | 272 Math and Computer Science | mallouzi@kent.edu | 330-672-9102 |
All programs | Dr. Kwangtaek Kim | 260 Math and Computer Science | kkim17@kent.edu | 330-672-9980 |
All programs | Dr. Jong-Hoon Kim | 236A Math and Computer Science | jkim72@kent.edu | 330-672-9060 |
Criminology/Justice Studies
Refer to Sociology
Program | Advisor | Location | Phone | |
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(B.A.) Economics | Dr. Sahajdack | 454 Business Adm. | tsahajda@kent.edu | 330-672-1085 |
Program | Advisor | Location | Phone | |
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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 |
BA Major: Teaching English as a Second Language | Ayham Abuzeid | 203-C Satterfield | aabuzeid@kent.edu | 330-672-4043 |
Creative Writing Minor; Professional and Technical Writing Minor |
Mindy Mattingly Uhrig | 201-F Satterfield | muhrig1@kent.edu | 330-672-1719 |
Environmental Studies
Refer to Geography
Program | Advisor | Location | Phone | |
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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 | 330-389-3221 |
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 |
Program | Advisor | Location | Phone | |
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All programs | Dr. Rowan | 337 McGilvrey | crowan5@kent.edu | 330-672-7428 |
All programs | Dr. Wells | 131-A McGIlvrey | nwells@kent.edu | 330-672-2951 |
All programs | Dr. Schweitzer | 345 McGilvrey | cschweit@kent.edu | 330-672-3303 or 330-672-2505 |
Program | Advisor | Location | Phone | |
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Health Care Ethics Minor | Dr. Barnbaum | 320 Bowman Hall | dbarnbau@kent.edu | 330-672-2315 |
Program | Advisor | Location | Phone | |
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All Majors & Minors | 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 | 305 Bowman Hall | history@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
Program | Advisor | Location | Phone | |
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Assistant Chair; All Programs | Dr. Ritchey | 368 MSB | nritche2@kent.edu | 330-672-9115 |
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
Program | Advisor | Location | Phone | |
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American Sign Language | Dr. Carduner (ASL major and minor advising) | 305 B Satterfield Hall | jcardune@kent.edu | 330-672-1806 |
American Sign Language | Dr. Nehring (ASL Placement) | 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 | Prof. 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. Rossoll | 309 Satterfield Hall | hrossell@kent.edu | 330-672-1833 |
German | Dr. Koby | 109 C Satterfield Hall | gkoby@kent.edu | 330-672-1814 |
Italian minor | Prof. 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 | Prof. Eriko Tanaka | 309 F Satterfield Hall | etanaka1@kent.edu | 330-672-1803 |
Russian | Jessica Russell | 109 Satterfield Hall | jrusse33@kent.edu | 330-672-2215 |
Russian | Dr. Baer | 307 B Satterfield Hall | bbaer@kent.edu | 330-672-1813 |
Spanish | Dr. Carduner | 309 B Satterfield Hall | jcardune@kent.edu | 330-672-1806 |
Prof. Dzero | 306 C Satterfield Hall | idzero@kent.edu | 330-672-1824 | |
(B.S.) Translation | Dr. Koby | 109 C Satterfield Hall | gkoby@kent.edu | 330-672-1814 |
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 |
Program | Advisor | Location | Phone | |
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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 |
Program | Advisor | Location | Phone | |
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Ancient, Medieval and Renaissance Studies | Dr. Starkey (Kent) | Kent Campus | lstarke3@kent.edu | 330-672-6774 |
Ancient, Medieval and Renaissance Studies | 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, Transgender and Queer Studies | Dr. Vachon | 113 Bowman | 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 | 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
Program | Advisor | Location | Phone | |
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Undergraduate Coordinator/Advisor | Prof. Cunningham | 113D McGilvrey Hall | kcunning@kent.edu | 330-672-8943 |
Undergraduate Advisor | Assoc. Prof. Bleak | 115A McGilvrey Hall | jbleak@kent.edu | 330-672-0355 |
Advisor, all programs | Dr. Hancock | 113B McGilvrey Hall | lhancoc2@kent.edu | 330-672-0904 |
Program | Advisor | Location | Phone | |
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All Programs | Dr. Kim Garchar | 320 Bowman Hall | kgarchar@kent.edu | 330-672-0276 |
Program | Advisor | Location | Phone | |
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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 |
Physics | Dr. Katramatou | 303 Smith Hall | akatrama@kent.edu | 330-672-0330 |
Physics | Dr. Mann | 140 Science Research Building | emann@kent.edu | 330-672-9750 |
Physics | Dr. Secaur | 120 Smith Hall | jsecaur@kent.edu | 330-672-2246 |
Physics | Dr. Selinger | 321 AMLCI | rselinge@kent.edu | 330-672-1582 |
Physics | 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 |
Program | Advisor | Location | Phone | |
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Political Science (includes Global Studies), Undergraduate Coordinator | Dr. Ensley | 302 Bowman Hall | mensley@kent.edu | 330-672-8933 |
Washington/National Issues | Dr. Cassell | 302 Bowman Hall | mcassell@kent.edu | 330-672-8945 |
Columbus/Inter-Gov. Issues | Wendy Patton | 302 Bowman Hall | wpatton4@kent.edu | 330-672-2775 |
Program | Advisor | Location | Phone | |
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Pre-Law Minor | Dr. Banks | 302 Bowman Hall | cbanks6@kent.edu | 330-672-0908 |
Title | Advisor | Building Location | Phone | |
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Psychological Sciences Undergraduate Coordinator & Bachelor of Science in Psychology with Pre-medicine concentration | Dr. Folk | 205 Kent Hall Addition | jfolk@kent.edu | 330-672-4095 |
Psychological Sciences Undergraduate Departmental Advisor | Debra Penberthy | 144H Kent Hall | dpenbert@kent.edu | 330-672-0665 |
Title | Advisor | Building Location | Phone | |
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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 |