Advising
List of Electives & Substitutions for 2010-2011 Academic Year
The advisor you should see depends on your questions:
1. For questions about the ENVS major in general and about the major core and major electives you should see your major advisor. Assignment of major advisors is based on your concentration and for ESSJ on your last name:
- If your concentration is ESSJ and your last name begins with A-R, your major advisor is Glenn Fieldman
- If your concentration is ESSJ and your last name begins with S-W, your major advisor is Carlos Davidson
- If your concentration is NRMC, your major advisor is Barbara Holzman
- If your concentration is Humanities, Urban, or ESS, your major advisor is Barbara Holzman (while Carlos Davidson is on sabbatical Fall 2011)
2. For questions about your concentration see your concentration advisor:
• ESSJ – Glenn Fieldman or Joel Kassiola
• NRMC – Barbara Holzman
• Humanities – Nancy (Sami) Reist
• Urban – Raquel Pinderhughes
• ESS – Karen Grove
-for the ESS chemical analysis emphasis - Tomoko Komada
3. For questions about study abroad, graduation petitions, academic probation, departmental policy see the Program Director, Barbara Holzman.
Advisors' Contact Information
Please note: all office hours listed are drop-in hours, no appointment needed
Carlos Davidson
Professor
HSS 332
(415) 405-2127
Office hours: T 3-4, W 2-4, by appt.
Glenn Fieldman
Assistant Professor
ESSJ Advisor
HSS 330
(415) 405-2431
Office hours: M/W 2:15-3:45, by appt.
Karen Grove
Professor of Geosciences
ESS Advisor
TH 516
(415) 338-2617
Office hours: on sabbatical Spring '12
Barbara Holzman
Professor of Geography
NRMC Advisor
HSS 339
(415) 338-7506
Office hours: M/W 11-12:30, by appt.
Joel Kassiola
Professor of Political Science
ESSJ Advisor
HSS 353
(415) 338-3463
Office hours: TBA
Tomoko Komada
Ass't Professor of Chem & Biochem
ESS Chemical Analysis Advisor
SCI 102A
(415) 338-3748
Office hours: TBA
Brent Plater
Lecturer
HSS 332
(415) 405-0991
Office hours: M 1-2, W 4-5
Nancy (Sami) Reist
Professor of BECA
HUM Advisor
HUM 253
(415) 338-2241
Office hours: TBA
Raquel Rivera-Pinderhughes
Chair & Professor, USP
TUE Advisor
HSS 265
(415) 338-7520
Office hours: T/Th 11-12, 2-3
