Undergraduate Advisors
All students are required to meet with their Professional Academic Advisor in the College of Public Health and Health Sciences (PHHS), each semester. Students can locate the name and contact information for their assigned professional advisor at PHHS Advising.
The role of the Professional Academic Advisor is to:
- Work with students on creating their academic plan and setting goals
- Assist students in interpreting academic policies and procedures
- Help students as they select courses and progress toward graduation
- Teach students about the resources and technology available
In addition, students are encouraged to meet with their academic faculty advisor (see below) at least once yearly.
The role of the Faculty Advisor is to:
- Offer expertise in the major subject matter
- Provide mentoring in internship/career development
Faculty Advisors
| (A-B) DR. Burgess sburges8@kent.edu | (C-D-E) Dr. Roche jroche3@kent.edu | (F-H) Dr. Bill Bolden wbolden@kent.edu |
| (I-L) Ms. O'Flannigan coflanni@kent.edu | (M-N-O) Dr. ARnold harnold5@kent.edu | (P-Q-R) Dr. Krumm mkrumm@kent.edu |
| (S-T) Dr. Burgess sburges8@kent.edu | (U-Z) Dr. Barikroo abarikro@kent.edu |
Transfer Students
- Meet with a professional advisor in the College of Public Health and Health Sciences (PHHS) to review your current coursework and develop your plan for completing the SPA major.
- Meet with our transfer student advisor, Dr. Burgess (sburges8@kent.edu) who will help ensure your smooth integration into the SPA program.
Post-baccalaureate students
- Contact Dr. Sloane Burgess at sburges8@kent.edu to develop your post-baccalaureate course plan.