Minor and Certificate Advisors

(last updated 09/19/2023)

Minor and certificate advisors represent their respective academic departments or disciplines and are intimately familiar with specific minor requirements. They have the most current knowledge of discipline-specific information such as:

course offerings
curricular sequence
independent study projects
research and internships
professional organizations
current trends
graduate schools
careers related to the field

We strongly recommend that students communicate frequently with minor advisors, even prior to declaring a minor, so they can make informed decisions. Feel free to reach out to any minor advisor at any time. You may declare a minor only after declaring a major, and we encourage you to meet with your major and minor advisors each semester.

Minor and Certificate Advisors 2023-2024

African and African American Studies

Daniel Domingues

domingues@rice.edu

304 Humanities

Anthropology

Mary Prendergrast

mary@rice.edu

590 Sewall Hall

Art History

Lida Oukaderova

Lida.Oukaderova@rice.edu

251B Herring Hall

Asian Studies

Sonia Ryang

sonia.ryang@rice.edu

309 Lovett Hall

Astronomy

Patrick Hartigan

hartigan@rice.edu

350 Herman Brown Hall

Biochemistry & Cell Biology

Kate Beckingham (A-H)	kate@rice.edu	W130 George R. Brown Hall
Jamie Catanese (I-P)	djc98@rice.edu	103A Anderson Biological Laboratories
Charles Stewart (Q-Z)	crs@rice.edu	W104 George R. Brown Hall

Business

Jonathan Miles

jem10@rice.edu

252 McNair Hall

Cinema and Media Studies

Martin Blumenthal-Barby	martin.blumenthal-barby@rice.edu	330 Rayzor Hall
Lida Oukaderova	lida.oukaderova@rice.edu	251B Herring Hall

Civic Leadership - Certificate Program

Rachel Bonini	rb107@rice.edu	208 Rice Memorial Center
Kelsey Ullom	keu1@rice.edu	208 Rice Memorial Center
Chris Burbridge	cjb8@rice.edu	208 Rice Memorial Center
Avery Hartwell	ah150@rice.edu	208 Rice Memorial Center

Classical Civilizations

Hilary Mackie

mackie@rice.edu

233 Rayzor Hall

Computational and Applied Mathematics

Jesse Chan	jesse.chan@rice.edu	3023 Duncan Hall
Andrew Schaefer	andrew.schaefer@rice.edu	2036 Duncan Hall
Shiqian Ma	shiqian.ma@rice.edu	3090 Duncan Hall

Creative Writing

Ian Shimmel

ianshimmel@rice.edu

236 Herring Hall

Data Science

Arko Barman (for MECH, MSNE, CEVE majors)	arko.barman@rice.edu	1036 Duncan Hall
Su Chen (for CAAM, BIOE, CHBE majors)	sc131@rice.edu	2051 Duncan Hall
Hua Gong (for Social Sciences majors)	hg37@rice.edu	203L Tudor Fieldhouse
Rudy Guerra (for STAT majors)	rguerra@rice.edu	228 Maxfield Hall
Christopher M. Jermaine (for COMP majors)	cmj4@rice.edu	3010 Duncan Hall
Elizabeth Petrick (for Humanities majors)	elizabeth.petrick@rice.edu	324 Humanities Building

Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences

Tim Diedesch (Geoscience, Environmental)	td65@rice.edu	221 Keith-Wiess Geological Lab
Melodie French (Geoscience, Planetary)	mefrench@rice.edu	203 Keith-Wiess Geological Lab

Ecology & Evolutionary Biology

Scott Solomon

scott.solomon@rice.edu

103D Anderson Biological Laboratories

Energy and Water Sustainability

Jorge Loyo

jorge.loyo@rice.edu

203-06 Lovett Hall

Engineering Design

Joseph Cavallaro	cavallar@rice.edu	3042 Duncan Hall
Deirdre Hunter	hunterd@rice.edu	B14 Oshman Engineering Design Kitchen
Maria Oden	moden@rice.edu	107 Oshman Engineering Design Kitchen
Heather Bisesti	heather.bisesti@rice.edu
Kevin James	kevin.holmes@rice.edu

Entrepreneurship

Hesam Panahi

hpanahi@rice.edu

244 McNair Hall

Environmental Studies

Joseph Campana	campana@rice.edu	315 Herring Hall
Richard Johnson	rrj@rice.edu	117 Facilities

Financial Computation and Modeling

Michael Jackson	mdj3@rice.edu	223 Maxfield Hall
Mahmoud El-Gamal	elgamal@rice.edu	429 Kraft Hall
Kathy Ensor	ensor@rice.edu	211 Maxfield Hall

French Studies

Julie Fette

fette@rice.edu

211 Rayzor Hall

German Studies

Martin Blumenthal-Barby

mb14@rice.edu

330 Rayzor Hall

Global Health Technologies

Meaghan Bond	meaghan.mc.bond@rice.edu	517 BioScience Research Collaborative
Yvette Mirabal	ymirabal@rice.edu	920 BioScience Research Collaborative
Michelle Nodskov	Fall 2023	Fall 2023

Greek Language and Literature

Hilary Mackie

mackie@rice.edu

233 Rayzor Hall

History

Aysha Pollnitz

aysha.pollnitz@rice.edu

310 Humanities

Jewish Studies

Joshua Furman	joshua.furman@rice.edu	120 Rayzor Hall
Matthias Henze	mhenze@rice.edu	205 Humanities

Languages & Intercultural Communication

Hossam Elsherbiny

he9@rice.edu

221 Rayzor Hall

Latin Language and Literature

Sophie Esch

sophie.esch@rice.edu

333 Rayzor Hall

Mathematics

Zhiyong Gao	zgao@rice.edu	416 Herman Brown Hall
Frank Jones	fjones@rice.edu	448 Herman Brown Hall
Betul Orcan	orcan@rice.edu	440 Herman Brown Hall
Stephen Semmes	semmes@rice.edu	414 Herman Brown Hall
Stephen Wang	sswang@rice.edu	410 Herman Brown Hall

Medical Humanities

Kirsten Ostherr

kostherr@rice.edu

313 Herring Hall

Medieval and Early Modern Studies

Claire Fanger

cfanger@rice.edu

307 Humanities Building

Museums and Cultural Heritage

Leo Costello	lcostell@rice.edu	107 Herring Hall
Molly Morgan	mollymorgan@rice.edu	586 Sewell Hall

Naval Sciences

Captain Daniel Collins	daniel.w.collins@rice.edu	216B Annex
Lieutenant Emily Konoza Garret	emily.m.konoza@rice.edu	216B Annex
Major Eric Kroeger	erkroeger@rice.edu	216B Annex
Lieutenant Danyelle Davis	danyelle.davis@rice.edu	216B Annex

Neuroscience

Jon Flynn	flynn@rice.edu	103B Anderson Biological Laboratories
Nele Lefeldt	nele.lefeldt@rice.edu	104C Anderson Biological Laboratories
Peter Lwigale	lwigale@rice.edu	371 Anderson Biological Laboratories
Cana Ross	cana.ross@rice.edu	101A Anderson Biological Laboratories

Physics & Astronomy