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Who is My Academic Advisor?

BOBCAT ADVISING CENTER, KL 122

Academic advising caseload:

  • All first year (freshman) students in every major

  • All lower division undeclared transfers

  • All undeclared students in every class year
     

Dr. Michelle Roppeau, Director of First Year & Undeclared Advising, (maroppeau@ucmerced.edu)

Kenya Alas, Senior Academic Advisor and Coordinator of Peer Advising, (kalas2@ucmerced.edu)

  • Temporary summer academic advisor for Fall 2023 first years with last name M, O
  • Advises non-transfer second and third year undeclared A-Z  

Maria Ceja, Academic Advisor, (mcejalopez@ucmerced.edu)

  • Temporary summer academic advisor for Fall 2023 first years with last name E, F, G, J

Erendira "Dida" Estrada, Academic Advisor, (eestrada2@ucmerced.edu)

  • Temporary summer academic advisor for Fall 2023 first years with last name H, I, R

G. Erin Kandola, Academic Advisor, (gkandola3@ucmerced.edu)

  • Temporary summer academic advisor for Fall 2023 first years with last name S, T, U

L. Maichi Lor, Academic Advisor, (l.maichi@ucmerced.edu) 

  • Temporary summer academic advisor for Fall 2023 first years with last name C, N, X

Xiong Vang, Academic Advisor, (xvang8@ucmerced.edu)

  • Temporary summer academic advisor for Fall 2023 first years with last name B, K, V, Y

Chi Yang, Academic Advisor, (cyang88@ucmerced.edu)

  • Temporary summer academic advisor for Fall 2023 first years with last name D, P, Q, W, Z

Linda Yang, Senior Academic Advisor and Coordinator of Undeclared Transfer Student Support, (lyang66@ucmerced.edu)

  • Temporary summer academic advisor for Fall 2023 first years with last name A, L
  • Advises undeclared lower division transfers with last name A-Z

SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING, SE2 315

Academic advising caseload: 

  • All declared lower division transfers in SoE

  • All declared transfer students in SoE

  • Second/Third/Fourth+ year declared students in SOE
     

Karla Gonzalez, Director of Undergraduate Student Services (kgonzalez34@ucmerced.edu)

  • Advises all Engineering transfer students
  • Advises all non-first year Bioengineering
  • MSE and MAD Minor Advisor

Pa Vang, Academic Advisor, Public Relations and Student Success Coordinator (pvang48@ucmerced.edu)             

  • Advises Continuing Non-Transfer CE, CSE, EnvE, ME, MSE, and UENGR Students Last Names A-E & S

Christina Mayo,  Senior Academic Advisor, Publication and Digital Media Coordinator (cmayo@ucmerced.edu)

  • Advises Continuing Non-Transfer CE, CSE, EnvE, ME, MSE, and UENGR Students Last Names F-L & R

Phung Colvin, Senior Academic Advisor, Special Program and Communications Coordinator (pcolvin@ucmerced.edu)

  • Advises Continuing Non-Transfer CE, CSE, EnvE, ME, MSE, and UENGR Students Last Names M-Q & T-Z

Vacant Position, Academic Advisor, Transition and Retention Coordinator  

 

SCHOOL OF NATURAL SCIENCES, SE1 270

Academic advising caseload:

  • All declared lower division transfers in SNS

  • All declared transfer students in SNS

  • Second/Third/Fourth+ year declared students in SNS
     

Erica Robbins, Director of Student Services & Pre-health Advisor, (erobbins2@ucmerced.edu)

  • Advises all Natural Sciences transfer students
  • Temporarily advises 3rd & 4th+ Year non-transfer Biological Sciences students (Last names E-Ma)

Chelsea Flannery, Undergraduate Academic Advisor & Career Support Coordinator, (cflannery@ucmerced.edu)

  • Away from work on parental leave.  Please refer to advisee listing for Erica Robbins, Jenn Souza and Maricela Melendrez to find your temporary academic advisor.

Maricela Melendrez, Undergraduate Academic Advisor & Student Transition Coordinator, (mmelendrez2@ucmerced.edu)

  • Advises non-first year/non-transfer Biological Sciences (last name P-Z)
  • Temporarily advises 3rd & 4th+ years non-transfer Biological Sciences students (Last names A-D and Mc-O)

Jenn Souza, Undergraduate Academic and Pre-Health Advisor, (jsouza5@ucmerced.edu)

  • Advises non-first year/non-transfer Applied Mathematics, Chemistry, Earth Systems Science (prior to Fall 2019), Environmental Systems Science (Since Fall 2019), Physics, Undeclared NS, affiliated Minors
  • Temporarily advises 2nd Year non-transfer Biological Sciences students (Last names A-O)

Cynthia Granados, CalTeach Student Services Advisor, (cgranados10@ucmerced.edu)

  • Natural Sciences Education minor, Natural Sciences Education with Teaching Credential minor

SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES, HUMANITIES AND ARTS, COB-1 204

Academic advising caseload:

  • All declared lower division transfers in SSHA

  • All declared transfer students in SSHA

  • Second/Third/Fourth+ year declared students in SSHA

Brenda Maldonado-Rosas, Director of Student Services (bmaldonado-rosas@ucmerced.edu)

  • Advises all DCP students

Lauren Brackett, Senior Academic Advisor (lbrackett@ucmerced.edu)

Away from work on leave; please contact ssha.advising@ucmerced.edu or meet/contact any other SSHA academic advisor for assistance
  • Advises non-first year/non-transfer Critical Race and Ethnic Studies, English, History, Spanish, Public Health, Undeclared SSHA, American Studies minor, Chicano/a Studies minor, affiliated Minors
  • Temporary: non-first year/non-transfer Cognitive Science, Philosophy, affiliated Minors

Linda Safer, Academic Advisor, Transfer Coordinator (lsafer@ucmerced.edu)

  • Advises all School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts (SSHA) transfer students

Lorena Mejia, Academic Advisor (lemejia35@ucmerced.edu)

  • Advises non-first year/non-transfer Anthropology, Political Science, Sociology, Geospatial Technology minor, World Heritage minor, affiliated Minors

Evelyn Cardona, Academic Advisor (ecardona2@ucmerced.edu)

  • Advises non-first year/non-transfer Economics, Management and Business Economics, Global Arts Studies Program, Writing Studies, Community Research and Service minor, affiliated Minors

Valeria Salcedo Lomeli, Academic Advisor (vsalcedolomeli@ucmerced.edu)

  • Advises non-first year/non-transfer Psychology and affiliated Minor