Advising

General Academic Advising

The College of Social Sciences (CoSS) Student Success Center provides general education advising for undergraduate students majoring or wanting to major in any of the departments and programs in CoSS. The College of Social Sciences Student Success Center is located in Clark Hall 240.

 Sociology (SOCI) Major/Minor Advising (Fall/Spring)

• Dr. William Armaline
  • [email protected]
  • Office Hours:

    Mondays & Wednesdays 4:30-5:30 p.m. and by appointment

  • DMH 216

• Dr. Natalie Boero
  • [email protected]
  • Office Hours (Drop in): Mondays 8:30-10:30am, Wednesdays 1:00-2:30pm or by appointment
  • DMH 241

• Dr. Soma de Bourbon
  • [email protected]
  • Office Hours: Wednesdays 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM and by appointment
  • DMH 238A

• Dr. Faustina DuCros
  • [email protected]
  • Office Hours: Tuesdays 11:00 AM- 12:30 PM via Zoom

• Dr. Carlos Garcia 
  • [email protected]
  • Office Hours: Mondays & Wednesdays 10:45- 11:30 AM and by appointment
  • DMH 222

• Dr. Mariana Manriquez
  • [email protected]
  • Office Hours: Tuesdays & Thursdays 11:00AM- 12:00 PM and by appointment
  • DMH 216

• Dr. Morgan Sanchez
  • [email protected]
  • Office Hours: Mondays & Wednesdays 10:15- 10:45 AM
  • Advising (Drop in) Hours : Mondays & Wednesdays
  • 11:00 AM- 1:00 PM
  • Advising (Zoom) Hours : Thursdays 1:00- 3:00 PM by appointment 
  • DMH 220
  • Find a Zoom Appointment

• Dr. Megan Thiele Strong
  • [email protected]
  • Office Hours: Wednesdays 9:30 - 10:15 AM in person and 1:30- 2:15 PM on Zoom appointment
  • DMH 224

• Dr. Yolanda Wiggins
  • [email protected]
  • Office Hours: Thursdays 8:30AM- 9:00 AM, 11:30AM-12:00PM, and by appointment
  • Advising (Drop in) Hours: Tuesdays & Thursdays 10:30-11:30 AM
  • Advising (Zoom) Hours: Mondays 9:00-10:00 AM,  Tuesdays & Thursdays 3:00 - 4:30 PM 
  • DMH 211
  • Find a Zoom Appointment

Asian American Studies (AAS) Major/Minor Advising (Fall/Spring)

• Dr. Wayne Jopanda
  • [email protected]
  • Office Hours: Tuesdays 3:00- 4:30 PM and by appointment
  • DMH 220
  • Find an appointment

• Dr. Yvonne Kwan
  • [email protected]
  • Office Hours: Mondays & Wednesdays 3:00- 4:00 PM
  • DMH 213
  • Find an appointment
• Dr. Trung Nguyen
  • [email protected]
  • Office Hours: Not teaching Spring 2026
  • Find an appointment

• Dr. Saugher Nojan
  • [email protected]
  • Office Hours: Tuesdays & Thursdays 12:00PM-1:00PM and by appointment
  • DMH 220
  • Find an appointment

• Dr. Joanne Rondilla
  • [email protected]
  • Office Hours: Mondays & Wednesdays 3:00PM-5:00PM
  • Tuesdays 10:00 AM- 11:30 AM via Google Meet 
  • DMH 223
  • Find an appointment

Women, Gender, Sexuality Studies (WGSS) Major/Minor Advising (Fall/Spring)

• Dr. Tanya Bakhru
  • [email protected]
  • Office Hours: Wednesdays 2:30 - 4:30 PM and by appointment
  • DMH 239B
  • Find an Appointment

• Dr. Susana Gallardo
  • [email protected]
  • Office Hours: Mondays 1:00- 3:00 PM in person
  • DMH 238A
  • Find an Appointment

Native American and Indigenous Studies (NAIS) Major/Minor Advising (Fall/Spring) 

• Dr. Kerri Malloy
  [email protected]
  Office Hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM and by Appointment
  DMH 224
  
  
• Dr. Abel Gomez
  [email protected]
  Office Hours: Mondays 12:00PM- 1:00 PM and by Appointment
  DMH 221

Advising Hub

For general information and questions, students can refer to the Advising Hub webpage which is meant to bring together all the different advising and counseling offices to make it easier for you to find the updated, reliable information you need.