Divisional Advisors

Divisional Advisors are faculty associates of a residential college who are selected and engaged by College Magisters and the OAA to provide academic advising to you prior to your declaring a major. Each Divisional Advisor…

Serves their residential college by representing one of the four major undergraduate academic divisions*:
- humanities
- social sciences
- natural sciences
- engineering
Is trained by and works closely with the Office of Academic Advising (OAA) to keep up to date on academic rules and regulations, graduation requirements, educational opportunities, academic resources, and other important or time-sensitive information.
Can advise you on a wide range of topics including personal interests, course choices, short and long term plans, and co-curricular opportunities, to name a few.
Has tremendous knowledge, insights, and experiences to share, but does not have expertise in all majors, so they will often also refer students to Major Advisors in academic departments or advisors in collaborative offices across campus.

*Due to their smaller size, the Schools of Architecture and Music have specific advisors within their respective schools and Business advisors serve multiple colleges.

Divisional Advisors 2023-2024

Baker College

Name	Division	Department	Phone	Email (@rice.edu)	Office
Su Chen	Engineering	Data to Knowledge Program		su.chen	2051 Duncan Hall
Kalil Erazo	Engineering	Civil & Environmental Engineering	3798	kalil.erazo	216 Ryon Lab
Maria Stasevicius	Humanities	Center for Languages and Intercultural Communication	5844	mls17	224 Rayzor
Scott Solomon	Natural Sciences	Biochemistry & Cell Biology	2661	scott.solomon	103D Anderson Biological Laboratories
Bobby Beaird	Natural Sciences	Physics & Astronomy	2971	robert.p.beaird	239 Brockman Hall
James DeNicco	Social Sciences	Economics	3899	james.denicco	437 Kraft Hall
Tom Stallings	Social Sciences	Sport Management	5764	tstallings	S205I Tudor Fieldhouse
Jonathan Miles	Business	Business	2059	jem10	252 McNair Hall

Brown College

Name	Division	Department	Phone	Email (@rice.edu)	Office
Sabia Abidi	Engineering	Bioengineering	8362	sabia.z.abidi	B24 Ryon
Laura Correa Ochoa	Humanities	History		laura.correa.ochoa	309 Humanities
Christopher Johns-Krull	Natural Sciences	Physics & Astronomy	3531	cmj	352 Herman Brown Hall
Elizabeth McGuffey	Engineering	Statistics	3859	elizabeth.mcguffey	111 Maxfield Hall
Caroline McNeil	Natural Sciences	Chemistry	4478	cvmcneil	241 Dell Butcher Hall
Bart Moore	Social Sciences	Cognitive Sciences		bart4	480 Sewall Hall
Leslie Schwindt-Bayer	Social Sciences	Political Science	2669	schwindt	107 Herzstein
Kelly Drakey	Business	Business	2038	kdrakey	320 McNair Hall

Duncan College

Name	Division	Department	Phone	Email (@rice.edu)	Office
Arko Barman	Engineering	Data to Knowledge Program		arko.barman	1036 Duncan Hall
Mack Joyner	Engineering	Computer Science	4397	mjoyner	2063 Duncan Hall
Ian Schimmel	Humanities	English	4325	ianschimmel	236 Herring Hall
Kory Evans	Natural Sciences	BioSciences		kory.evans	267 Anderson Biological Laboratories
Stephen (Steve) Wang	Natural Sciences	Mathematics	3467	sswang	410 Herman Brown Hall
Suzanne Kemmer	Social Sciences	Linguistics	6225	kemmer	209 Herring Hall
Anna Rhodes	Social Sciences	Sociology	4456	anna.rhodes	257 Kraft Hall
Jeff Russell	Business	Business	2549	jeff.russell	223 McNair Hall

Hanszen College

Name	Division	Department	Phone	Email (@rice.edu)	Office
John Greiner	Engineering	Computer Science	3838	greiner	3093 Duncan Hall
Matthew Wettergreen	Engineering	Oshman Engineering Design Kitchen	2043	mwettergreen	B03 Oshman Engineering Design Kitchen
Natasha Bowdoin	Humanities	Visual and Dramatic Arts	3451	natasha.bowdoin	413 Sewell
Edison P. Liang	Natural Sciences	Physics & Astronomy	3524	liang	342 Herman Brown Hall
Lam Yu	Natural Sciences	Physics & Astronomy	2894	lhyu	240 Brockman Hall
Bryan Denny	Social Sciences	Psychological Sciences	8257	bryan.denny	761 Bioscience Research Collaborative
Hua Gong	Social Sciences	Sport Management	3341	hua.gong	247 Kraft Hall
Karthik Balakrishnan	Business	Business	2817	karthik.balakrishnan	320 McNair Hall

Jones College

Name	Division	Department	Phone	Email (@rice.edu)	Office
Ricardo Zednik	Engineering	Materials Science & NanoEngineering	4681	rzednik@rice.edu	215 Mechanical Engineering Building
Bilal Ghosn	Engineering	Bioengineering	2648	bghosn	231 Bioscience Research Collaborative
Fay Yarbrough	Humanities	History	2780	fayann	319 Humanities
Barry Dunning	Natural Sciences	Physics & Astronomy	3544	fbd	320 Brockman Hall
Dereth Phillips	Natural Sciences	BioSciences	2343	derethp	101C Anderson Biological Laboratories
Michael Byrne	Social Sciences	Psychological Sciences	3770	byrne	211B Sewall Hall
Richard Stoll	Social Sciences	Political Science	3362	stoll	120 Herzstein Hall
Natalia Piqueira	Business	Business		Natalia .Piqueira	264 McNair Hall

Lovett College

Name	Division	Department	Phone	Email (@rice.edu)	Office
Lisa Biswal	Engineering	Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering	6055	biswal	E207 George R. Brown Hall
Vicky Yao	Engineering	Computer Science		vy	2070 Duncan Hall
Anne Chao	Humanities	History	3163	annechao	503 Fondren Library
Mike Gustin	Natural Sciences	BioSciences	5158	gustin	W200G George R. Brown Hall
George Phillips	Natural Sciences	BioSciences	6951	georgep	717 BioScience Research Collaborative
Nina Bobkova	Social Sciences	Economics		nina.bobkova	416 Kraft Hall
Molly Morgan	Social Sciences	Anthropology	2584	mm92	586 Sewall
George Andrews	Business	Business	5260	george.andrews	202C McNair Hall

Martel College

Name	Division	Department	Phone	Email (@rice.edu)	Office
Michael Diehl	Engineering	Bioengineering	4568	diehl	515 BioScience Research Collaborative
Hanyu Zhu	Engineering	Materials Science & Nanoengineering	2582	hanyu.zhu	E200J George R. Brown Hall
Leo Costello	Humanities	Art History	3472	lcostell	107 Herring Hall
Anthony Chan	Natural Sciences	Physics & Astronomy	2531	aachan	308 Herman Brown Hall
Andrea Isella	Natural Sciences	Physics & Astronomy	5491	isella	354 Herman Brown Hall
Gokce Gunel	Social Sciences	Anthropology		gg15	584 Sewall Hall
Hulya Eraslan	Social Sciences	Economics	3453	eraslan	415 Kraft Hall
Natalia Piqueira	Business	Business		Natalia.Piqueira	264 McNair Hall

McMurtry College

Name	Division	Department	Phone	Email (@rice.edu)	Office
Geoff Wehmeyer	Engineering	Mechanical Engineering	2130	geoff.wehmeyer	213 Mechanical Engineering
Gary Woods	Engineering	Electrical & Computer Engineering	3598	gary.woods	2097 Duncan Hall
Tim Schroeder	Humanities	Philosophy	5620	timothy.a.schroeder	206 Humanities
Laura Kabiri	Natural Sciences	Kinesiology	2012	laura.kabiri	S203K Tudor Fieldhouse
Krista Kobylianskii	Natural Sciences	Chemistry	4083	kristakobyl	242 Dell Butcher Hall
Sergio Chavez	Social Sciences	Sociology	5783	sc31	254 Kraft Hall
Louretha Adams	Social Sciences	Psychological Sciences		la53
Ginger Vaughn	Business	Business	6572	ginger.vaughan	221 McNair Hall

Sid Richardson College

Name	Division	Department	Phone	Email (@rice.edu)	Office
Maria Oden	Engineering	Bioengineering	4156	moden	107 Oshman
Rafael Verduzco	Engineering	Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering	6492	rafaelv	212 Keck Hall
David Messmer	Humanities	Program in Writing and Communication	5394	dmessmer	419 Fondren
Lesa Tran Lu	Natural Sciences	Chemistry/Institute of Biosciences and Bioengineering	4079	lesa	173 BioScience Research Collaborative
Augusto Rodriguez	Natural Sciences	Kinesiology	8817	augusto.x.rodriguez	S203F Tudor Fieldhouse
Joseph Cozza	Social Sciences	Political Science	2109	joseph.cozza	115 Herzstein
Ben Lansford	Business	Business	2347	lansford	226 McNair Hall

Wiess College

Name	Division	Department	Phone	Email (@rice.edu)	Office
Renata Ramos	Engineering	Bioengineering	2203	renata.ramos	1011 Duncan Hall
Rebecca Schreib	Engineering	Computer Science		rjs	2064 Duncan Hall
Helade Scutti Santos	Humanities	Center for Language and Intercultural Communication	3471	helade.santos	234 Rayzor Hall
Betul Orcan-Ekmekci	Natural Sciences	Mathematics		orcan	440 Herman Brown Hall
Daniel Wagner	Natural Sciences	BioSciences	5933	dswagner	351 Anderson Biological Laboratories
Mallesh Pai	Social Sciences	Economics	2289	mallesh.pai	414 Kraft Hall
Carissa Zimmerman	Social Sciences	Psychological Sciences	3413	caz3	472 Sewall Hall
Jeff Russell	Business	Business	2549	jeff.russell	223 McNair Hall

Will Rice College

Name	Division	Department	Phone	Email (@rice.edu)	Office
Daniel Cohan	Engineering	Civil & Environmental Engineering	5129	cohan	116B Keck Hall
Joseph Young	Engineering	Electrical & Computer Engineering		joseph.young	2098 Duncan Hall
Lora Wildenthal	Humanities	History	3526	wildenth	318 Humanities
Cassidy Johnson	Natural Sciences	BioSciences	4913	cbj5145	104B Anderson Biological Laboratories
Melodie French	Natural Sciences	Earth, Environmental & Planetary Sciences	5088	mefrench	203 Geology
Michele Biavati	Social Sciences	Economics	2354	michele.biavati	420 Kraft Hall
Sandra Parsons	Social Sciences	Psychological Sciences	4808	sandra.v.parsons	452 Sewall Hall
Jonathan Miles	Business	Business	2059	jem10	252 McNair Hall

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