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Academic Advisors by College

To find an advisor, please select the college of your major from the list below.

Students seeking pre-professional advising and students who have not yet declared a major should contact Undergraduate Scholars at UH. Students who may be changing majors should consult with an advisor in the area they wish to change to in order to ensure that they meet the qualifications and requirements of the new area.

Drop-in advising hours may not be available from all areas. Please call first. Making an advising appointment is preferred and will help ensure that your needs are met.

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Undergraduate Academic Advisors by College  

Undergraduate
Scholars
at UH

 

Please note!
This list is a general guide for reference only.
Majors and fields of study offered by each college may change as necessitated by university and legislative action.
Please consult with the College of your major if you have any questions, and for updates.

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Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture

 

 
Department
Major/Field of Study
Degree
Contact
Location
Email
Phone
 
 
Architecture (general)
    
713·743·2400

Please call first to confirm
availability of advisors.

 

Architecture
Environmental Design
Industrial Design

B.Arch
B.S.
B.S.
Karen Heimbaugh 122 ARC - bldg. 543 kheimbaugh@uh.edu 713-743-2400  
Assistant Dean:
Trang Phan
122 ARC - bldg. 543 trangphan@uh.edu 713-743-2400  
                 

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C.T. Bauer College of Business  

 
Department
Major/Field of Study
Degree
Contact
Location
Email
Phone
 
 
Business (general)
    Office of Undergraduate Business Programs
Melcher Hall, Room 262
    713·743·4900

NOTE: Advising for all Business Departments
is centralized in this office. Students seeking advising
should contact this office & not individual departmental offices.

For additional appointment and advising information
please see below, and/or visit the online undergraduate
advising page
. Appointments can be scheduled online.

 

All Undergraduate Business

B.B.A.
---
262 MH - bldg. 528 bba@uh.edu 713-743-4900  
   
 
Accounting and Taxation
    
713·743·4900

Students seeking advising for this area should first contact
the Office of Undergraduate Business Programs
(above).
(see also: advisor schedules online)


 

Accounting

B.B.A. Genny Lee 262E MH - bldg. 528 gmlee@uh.edu 713-743-4906  

Professional Program in Accounting

B.B.A. (M.S.A.) Troy Hopkins 275 MH - bldg. 528 tdhopkins@uh.edu 713-743-4833  
Certificate in Accountancy Program Non-degree
(post-baccalaureate)
Carol Worsnop 275 MH - bldg. 528 cworsnop@uh.edu 713-743-5752  
             
   
 
Business Administration
    
713·743·4900

Students seeking advising for this area should first contact
the Office of Undergraduate Business Programs
(above).

Pre-Business

General advising hours:
Mon-Thurs, 8:30am - 4:00pm
(please call ahead to confirm)
(see also: advisor schedules online)

B.B.A. Lorena Macias 262 MH - bldg. 528 lmacias@uh.edu 713-743-4918  
Tammy Mace tjmace@uh.edu 713-743-4944  
Chris Turner cturner@uh.edu 713-743-4911  
Keandra Ewing kewing@uh.edu 713-743-4376  
Elizabeth Knapp esknapp@uh.edu 713-743-4913  
   
Honors
(see also: advisor schedules online)
B.B.A. Leslie Thornhill 262H MH - bldg. 528 lathornhill@uh.edu 713-743-4901  
   
Study Abroad / International
(see also: advisor schedules online)

Asst. Director:
Pre-Business
& Special Programs

Brent Spraggins

228A MH - bldg. 528 bspraggins@uh.edu 713-743-4903  
  Asst. Dean - Undergraduate
Frank Kelley
262 MH - bldg. 528 fwkelley@uh.edu 713-743-4912  
   
 
Decision and Information Sciences
    
713·743·4900

Students seeking advising for this area should first contact
the Office of Undergraduate Business Programs
(above).
(see also: advisor schedules online)

 

Management Information Systems B.B.A. Dawn Shaw 262A MH - bldg. 528 dreeser@uh.edu 713-743-4941  
Operations Management B.B.A.  
             
   
 
Finance
    
713·743·4900

Students seeking advising for this area should first contact
the Office of Undergraduate Business Programs
(above).
(see also: advisor schedules online)

 

Finance
Finance - Global Energy Management

B.B.A. Natalie Merritt 262D MH - bldg. 528 nmerritt@uh.edu 713-743-4792  
             
   
 
Management
    
713·743·4900

Students seeking advising for this area should first contact
the Office of Undergraduate Business Programs
(above).
(see also: advisor schedules online)

 

Management B.B.A. Krista Kerr 262C MH - bldg. 528 kkerr@uh.edu 713-743-4991  
             
   
 
Marketing and Entrepreneurship
    
713·743·4555

Students seeking advising for this area should first contact
the Office of Undergraduate Business Programs
(above).
(see also: advisor schedules online)
 

Entrepreneurship

B.B.A. Sarah Gnospelius 262B MH - bldg. 528 sjgnospelius@uh.edu 713-743-8963  

Marketing

B.B.A.  
             
                 
 

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College of Education  

 
Department
Major/Field of Study
Degree
Contact
Location
Email
Phone
 
 
Curriculum and Instruction
    
713·743·4950

Appointment hours
Mondays–Fridays: 9am–3:30pm

Please call first.
Appointment recommended.
Available days and hours
may vary by advisor.

Education students are assigned
advisors alphabetically by last name.
For more information on Specific Teaching Areas,
please also see notes below*
.

 

Elementary Education
and Middle School Education
(Interdisciplinary Studies)
B.S. Shalon B. AbdalFatah 256 FH - bldg. 587 sbradley@uh.edu 713-743-4993  
Christopher Joseph cjoseph@uh.edu 713-743-5078  
Anitra Bullock abullock@mail.coe.uh.edu 713-743-9257  

Secondary Education
and All-Level Certification
(for Education requirements)

B.A./B.S. Shalon B. AbdalFatah 256 FH - bldg. 587 sbradley@uh.edu 713-743-4993  
Christopher Joseph cjoseph@uh.edu 713-743-5078  
Anitra Bullock abullock@mail.coe.uh.edu 713-743-9257  
Eugene Chiapetta
(faculty contact)
242 FH - bldg. 587 elchia@uh.edu
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Special Education - All Level
(Interdisciplinary Studies)
B.S. Shalon B. AbdalFatah 256 FH - bldg. 587 sbradley@uh.edu 713-743-4993  
Christopher Joseph cjoseph@uh.edu 713-743-5078  
Anitra Bullock abullock@mail.coe.uh.edu 713-743-9257  
   
 

*Specific Teaching Areas: Curriculum and Instruction

 

For these areas, students will need information about the QUEST program of the College of Education, as well as advisor information from the College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences (see links at right).

Art, Dance, English, French, German, History, Italian, Journalism, Latin, Social Studies, Spanish, Speech

B.A.

Please also see advisor information from the College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences below in:

Art
Dance
English
French
German
History
Italian
Journalism
Latin
Social Studies
Spanish
Speech
 

Music

B.M.

 

Please also see advisor information from the College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences below in:
Music

 

For these areas, students will need information about the teachHOUSTON program of the College of Education, as well as advisor information from the College of Natural Sciences & Mathematics (see links at right).
 

Biology, Mathematics

B.S.

Please also see advisor information from the College of Natural Sciences & Mathematics below in:
Biology
Mathematics

 
   
 
Health and Human Performance
    
713·743·9840

Please call 713·743·9840 first.
Appointment recommended.

NOTE: HHP advising appointments
are arranged online-only.
Please see:
http://hhp.uh.edu/chair/advising.cfm
 

Health and Nutrition B.S. Erin Prevett Major 104 GAR - bldg. 532 emajor@mail.coe.uh.edu 713-743-9840
713-743-9042
 
Kinesiology (Exercise Science majors) B.S. Alma Gonzalez 104 GAR - bldg. 532 agonzalez10@uh.edu 713-743-9840
713-743-9857
 
Sports Administration & Kinesiology
(Wellness-Fitness majors)
B.S. Anna Duron 104 GAR - bldg. 532 aduron@mail.coe.uh.edu 713-743-9840
713-743-8312
 

 

 

 

 

 

         
   
 
Educational Psychology
    
713·743·9830

Please call first.
Appointment recommended.

Appointment hours
Mondays–Thurdays:
9:30am–12:00pm
and
2:00pm–4:00pm

For additional information,
see EPSY-HDFS webpage.

 

Human Development & Family Studies B.S. Kimberly Zainfeld 491 FH - bldg. 587 kzainfeld@pioneer.coe.uh.edu 713-743-4999  

 

 

 

 

 

         
                 

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Cullen College of Engineering

 

 
Department
Major/Field of Study
Degree
Contact
Location
Email
Phone
 
 
Engineering (general)
    
713·743·4200

Program for Mastery in Engineering Studies (PROMES) N/A Dr. K. Zerda E301 D3 - bldg. 581 kzerda@uh.edu 713-743-4222  
Biomedical Engineering
(see also: Dept. of Mechanical Engineering)
B.S.B.E. Dr. Adam Capitano W210 D3 - bldg. 581 acapitano@uh.edu 713-743-4562  
   
 
Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
    
713·743·4300

Chemical Engineering B.S.Ch.E. Sharon Gates S331 D - bldg. 579 smgates@central.uh.edu 713-743-4325  
Chemical Engineering B.S.Ch.E. Dr. Demetre Economou S239 D - bldg. 579 economou@uh.edu 713-743-4320  
Chemical Engineering M.Ch.E., M.S.Ch.E /Ph.D. Dr. Kishore Mohnty S231 D - bldg. 579 mohanty@uh.edu 713-743-4328  
Petroleum Engineering M.P.E., M.S.P.E. Dr. Ali Daneshy S337 D - bldg. 579 AliD@uh.edu 713-743-4328  
   
 
Civil and Environmental Engineering
    
713·743·4250

Civil Engineering B.S.C.E. Dr. Osman Ghazzaly N116 D - bldg. 579 oghazzaly@uh.edu 713-743-4270  
Civil Engineering M.C.E., M.S.C.E./Ph.D. Dr. Keh-Han Wang N120 D - bldg. 579 khwang@uh.edu 713-743-4277  
Environmental Engineering M.S.Env.E./Ph.D. Dr. Dennis Clifford N110 D - bldg. 579 daclifford@uh.edu 713-743-4266  
   
 
Electrical and Computer Engineering
    
713·743·4400

Computer Engineering B.S.Cp.E. Dr. Betty Barr N311 D - bldg. 579 barr@uh.edu 713-743-4400  
Electrical Engineering B.S.E.E. Dr. Betty Barr N311 D - bldg. 579 barr@uh.edu 713-743-4400  
Electrical Engineering M.E.E.,M.S.E.E./Ph.D Dr. Ben Jansen W306 D3 - bldg. 581 bjansen@uh.edu 713-743-4431  
Electrical Engineering:
Computer Science Engineering
M.S.Cp. & Sys Egr Dr. Pauline Markenscoff N320 D - bldg. 579 markenscoff@uh.edu 713-743-4438  
Dr. Leang-San Shieh N308 D - bldg. 579 lshieh@uh.edu 713-743-4438  
   
 
Industrial Engineering
    
713·743·4180

Industrial Engineering B.S.I.E. Dr. Thomas Chen E206 D3 - bldg. 581 tcchen@uh.edu 713-743-4195  
M.I.E.,M.S.I.E./Ph.D. Dr. Ali Kamrani E3213 D - bldg. 579 akamrani@uh.edu 713-743-4192  
   
 
Mechanical Engineering
    
713·743·4500

Aerospace Engineering M.S./Ph.D. Karolos Grigoriadis N206 D - bldg. 579 karolos@uh.edu 713-743-4387  

Biomedical Engineering
(see also: Engineering (general)

M.S.B.E. Dr. Ralph Metcalfe N223 D - bldg. 579 metcalfe@uh.edu 713-743-4521  
Materials Engineering M.S.Mat.E./Ph.D. Dr. K. Salama N214 D - bldg. 579 ksalama@uh.edu 713-743-4514  
Mechanical Engineering B.S.M.E. Dr. Charles Dalton N218 D - bldg. 579 dalton@uh.edu 713-743-4517  
Mechanical Engineering M.M.E., M.S.M.E./Ph.D Dr. Keith Hollingsworth N217 D - bldg. 579 hollingsworth@uh.edu 713-743-4534  
                 

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Honors College

 

 
Department
Major/Field of Study
Degree
Contact
Location
Email
Phone
 
 
N/A
     713·743·9010

Walk-in hours
Mondays: 1:00pm–3pm
Tuesdays: 11:00am–3:00pm
Wednesdays: 11:00am–3:00pm
Thursdays: 11am– 1pm

Appointment sign-up available in
Student Services office, Honors College,
room 212B, M.D.Anderson Library.

 

Honors (all majors) -
Specific Field and/or Interdisciplinary
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Andy Little 212E L - bldg. 509 alittle@uh.edu 713-743-9020  
Jodie Koszegi 212A L - bldg. 509 jkoszegi@uh.edu 713-743-1752  
Brenda Rhoden 212F L - bldg. 509 bjrhoden@uh.edu 713-743-9025  

 

 

 

 

 

         
                 

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Conrad N. Hilton College of Hotel & Restaurant Management

 

 
Department
Major/Field of Study
Degree
Contact
Location
Email
Phone
 
 
N/A
    
713·743·2492

Hotel and Restaurant Management B.S. Kevin Simon 239 CHC - bldg. 590 ksimon@uh.edu 713-743-2492  
Jeremy Dafoe jdafoe@uh.edu 713-743-2492  
Jennifer Glickman jdglickm@uh.edu 713-743-2492  
M.S. Ki-Joon Back 235C CHC - bldg. 590 kback@uh.edu 713-743-2457  
Melanie Honeycutt 235D CHC - bldg. 590 mhoneycutt@uh.edu 713-743-2457  
                 

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College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

 

 
Department
Major/Field of Study
Degree
Contact
Location
Email
Phone
 
 
Academic Affairs Center
(general)
    
713·743·4001

 
Academic Affairs CLASS (Humanities, Fine Arts
& Social Sciences)
B.S./B.A./ B.F.A./B.M. Janie Graham 315 AH - bldg. 578 jgraham@uh.edu 713-743-4001  
Jyoti Cameron 315 AH - bldg. 578 jcameron3@uh.edu 713-743-4013  
Afrah Hassan 315 AH - bldg. 578 afhassan@central.uh.edu 713-743-2986  
Irfan Husain 315 AH - bldg. 578 ihusain@Central.UH.EDU 713-743-2991  
Yolanda Moss 315 AH - bldg. 578 ymmoss@uh.edu 713-743-0937  
   
 
African American Studies
    
713·743·2811
African American Studies
(minor)
James Conyers 629 AH - bldg. 578 jconyers@mail.uh.edu 713-743-2811  
   
 
Air Force Science
    
713·743·4932
Air Force Science
(minor)
Brian Kusiak 109 GAR - bldg. 532 bkkusiak@Central.UH.EDU 713-743-3702  
   
 
Anthropology
    
713·743·3780
Anthropology B.S./B.A. Landis Odoms 252 M - bldg. 588 lodoms@uh.edu 713-743-3783  
   
 
School of Art
    
713·743·3001
Art Teacher Certification B.A. Cindy Bowden 100 FA - bldg. 589 clbowden@uh.edu 713-743-2906  
Art History
B.A.  

Graphic Communication
Painting
Photography/Digital Media
Sculpture

B.F.A.  
   
 
Jack J. Valenti
School of Communication
    
713·743·3002

Advertising
Broadcast Journalism
Corporate Communication
Interpersonal Communication
Journalism
Media Studies
Media Production
Public Relations/Advertising

B.A. Lester Oliver 107 COM - bldg. 506 loliver@uh.edu 713-743-2875  
Journalism Teacher Certification
Speech Teacher Certification
B.A.  
   
 
Communication Sciences and Disorders
    
713·743·2897
Communication Sciences and Disorders B.S./B.A. Sandy Gold-Singleton 120 CRS - bldg. 598 sgoldsin@uh.edu 713-743-2893  
   
 
Economics
    
713·743·3800
Economics B.S./B.A. Marion Foley 202 M - bldg. 588 mlfoley@uh.edu 713-743-3804  
   
 
English
    
713·743·3004

Creative Writing
English Literature
Linguistics

B.A. Kimberly Williams 205 C - bldg. 501 kwilliams16@uh.edu 713-743-2932  
English Teacher Certification B.A.  
   
 
History
    
713·743·3083

History B.A. Richard Frazier 527 AH - bldg. 578 rfrazier@uh.edu 713-743-3121  
History Teacher Certification B.A.  
   
 
Mexican American Studies
    
713·743·3136
Mexican American Studies
(minor)
Lorenzo Cano 323 AH - bldg. 578 lcano@uh.edu 713-743-3133  
   
 
Military Science
    
713·743·3875
Military Science
(minor)
Tracy Hankins 28 HP - bldg. 531 tlhankin@Central.UH.EDU 713-743-3883  
 
 
 
Modern and Classical Languages
    
713·743·3007

Chinese Studies
Classical Studies
French
German
German Area Studies
Italian Studies

See also: Spanish Language, Literatures and Cultures Dept.

B.A. Debra Frazier 415 AH - bldg. 578 dfrazier@uh.edu 713-743-3059  
French Teacher Certification
German Teacher Certification
Italian Teacher Certification
Latin Teacher Certification
B.A.  
   
 
Music
    
713·743·3009
Music B.A./B.M. Carrie Young 120 MSOM - bldg. 520 cyoung11@uh.edu 713-743-3172  

Music Composition
Music Performance
Music Theory
Music with Elective Studies in:
   Media Production; Business; Religion

B.M.  
Music Teacher Certification B.M.  
   
 
Naval Science
   
 713·743·4825
Naval Science
(minor)
Jonathan Lentz About Naval Science
advising at UH
;
See also: ROTC, Navy bldg.:
Rice University,
Houston, Texas
jlentz@rice.edu 713-348-3939  
   
 
Philosophy
    
713·743·3010
Philosophy B.A. Jackie Vela 507 AH - bldg. 578 jdvela2@uh.edu 713-743-4145  
   
 
Political Science
    
713·743·3890
Political Science B.S./B.A. Tiffany Hill 390 PGH - bldg. 547 tahill@central.uh.edu 713-743-3920  
Political Science Teacher Certification B.S./B.A.  
   
 
Psychology
    
713·743·8500
Psychology B.S./B.A. Patti Tolar 124 H - bldg. 534 ptolar@uh.edu 713-743-8508  
   
 
Spanish Language, Literatures and Cultures
    
713·743·3007
Spanish Language, Literatures and Cultures

See also:
Modern and Classical Languages Dept.

B.A. Debra Frazier 415 AH - bldg. 578 dfrazier@uh.edu 713-743-3059  
Spanish Teacher Certification B.A.  
   
 
Religious Studies
    
713·743·3212
Religious Studies
(minor)
Amy Ramirez 113B ADB/Religion Center - bldg. 562 arramirez@uh.edu 713-743-3212  
   
 
Sociology
    
713·743·3940
Sociology B.S./B.A. Landis Odoms 467 PGH - bldg. 547 lodoms@uh.edu 713-743-3947  
Social Studies Teacher Certification B.A.  
   
 
Theatre
    
713·743·3003
Dance B.A. Julie Dennis 133 WT - bldg. 507 jcoones@uh.edu 713-743-2913  
Dance Teacher Certification B.A.  
Theatre - Acting/Directing
Theatre - Design Technical
B.A.  

 

 
 
Women's Studies
    
713·743·3214

Women's Studies
(minor)
Lauran Kerr 607 AH - bldg. 578 laurankerr@gmail.com 713-743-3214  
                 

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College of Natural Sciences & Mathematics

 

 
Department
Major/Field of Study
Degree
Contact
Location
Email
Phone
 
 
NSM (general)
Undergraduate Advising Center*
120 Science Building
713·743·2626

NOTE: Academic advising for all undergraduate students in all NSM departments is centralized in this office.

For additional appointment and advising information please see areas below, and/or visit the online undergraduate advising page.

*The NSM Undergraduate Advising Center is a division of the NSM Dean's Office.
 

All Undergraduate Natural Sciences & Mathematics
---
Varies by area - see areas listed below 120 S - bldg. 502
---
713-743-2626  
                 
 
Unspecified / Interdisciplinary
    
713·743·2626

Call for an appointment Monday–Thursday
 

Unspecified
---
Kim Fletcher 120 S - bldg. 502 mkfletcher@uh.edu 713-743-1709  

BISC - Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Sciences

 

B.I.Sci.  
   
 
Biology and Biochemistry
    
713·743·2626

Walk-in hours
Mondays: 9:00am–12:00pm
Tuesdays: 8:30am–10:30am
and 1:30pm–4:00pm
Wednesdays: 1:00pm–4:00pm
Thursdays: 9:00am–12:00pm
Fridays: no advising
 

Biology
Biochemical and Biophysical Sciences
Bio-Med Tech
B.S./B.A. Emily Cox 120 S - bldg. 502 eacox@uh.edu 713-743-1742  
Kristin Funderburg 120 S - bldg. 502 klfunderburg@uh.edu 713-743-2634  
Kialyn Taylor 120 S - bldg. 502 kbtaylor@uh.edu 713-743-5689  
Biology Teacher Certification B.S./B.A.   120 S - bldg. 502      

 

 

 

           
   
 
Chemistry
    
713·743·2626

Walk-in hours
Monday: 9:00am–12:00pm
Tuesday: 1:00pm– 4:00pm

Wednesdays and Thursdays call for an appointment.
 

Chemistry B.S./B.A. Whitney Thompson 120 S - bldg. 502 wthompson@uh.edu 713-743-4884  

 

 

 

           
   
 
Computer Science
    
713·743·2626

Walk-in hours
Monday: 9:00am–12:00pm
Tuesday: 1:00pm– 4:00pm

Wednesdays and Thursdays call for an appointment.
 

Computer Science - Science Option, Business Option, and Software Design Option B.S. Nicole Kaffka 120 S - bldg. 502 nkaffka@uh.edu 713-743-8530  

 

 

 

           
   
 
Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
    
713·743·2626

Walk-in hours
Monday: 9:00am–12:00pm
Tuesday: 1:00pm– 4:00pm

Wednesdays and Thursdays call for an appointment.
 

Earth Science

B.A. Whitney Thompson 120 S - bldg. 502 wthompson@uh.edu 713-743-4884  

Environmental Science

B.S.  
Geosciences - Geology and Geophysics B.S.  

 

 

 

           
   
 
Mathematics
    
713·743·2626

Walk-in hours
Monday: 9:00am–12:00pm
Tuesday: 1:00pm– 4:00pm

Wednesdays and Thursdays call for an appointment.
 

Mathematics B.S./B.A. Nicole Kaffka 120 S - bldg. 502 nkaffka@uh.edu 713-743-8530  
Mathematics Teacher Certification B.S./B.A.  

 

 

 

           
   
 
Physics
    
713·743·2626

Walk-in hours
Monday: 9:00am–12:00pm
Tuesday: 1:00pm– 4:00pm

Wednesdays and Thursdays call for an appointment.
 

Physics
B.S./B.A. Whitney Thom