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Contact the NAU Graduate College

Email:
GradCollegeOffice​@nau.edu
Call:
928-523-4819

Academic advising for NAU graduate students

Before enrolling in graduate courses at Northern Arizona University, you may contact a graduate coordinator or advisor for guidance. For general inquiries about advising, emails can be sent to graduate@nau.edu.

Graduate Program Coordinator Training

Coordinator Training Zoom Recording | Coordinator Training PowerPoint 

Advising and graduate coordinator contacts

Each college and graduate program at Northern Arizona University has its own advisors who specialize in information about those programs. Select your graduate program from the list below.

College of Arts and Letters

Students in some MA English programs (*) also have a professional advisor along with a faculty mentor. You may make an appointment with one of these advisors through the Online and Community Campus Appointment Planner.

Academic UnitProgramGraduate
Coordinator
Email
EnglishPhD Applied LinguisticsJesse.Egbert@nau.edu
MFA Creative WritingChelsey.Johnson@nau.edu
MA English - Literature*Steven.Rosendale@nau.edu
MA English - Professional Writing*Erika.Konrad@nau.edu
MA English - Rhetoric, Writing, and Digital Media Studies*Sibylle.Gruber@nau.edu
MA TESLNaoko.Taguchi@nau.edu
HistoryMA HistoryMichael.Amundson@nau.edu
Global LanguagesMAT SpanishJ.Collentine@nau.edu
MAT Spanish EducationJ.Collentine@nau.edu
MusicMM MusicEmily.Hoppe@nau.edu

College of Education

Students in most MEd programs (*) also have a professional advisor along with a faculty mentor. You may make an appointment with one of these advisors through the Online and Community Campus Appointment Planner.

Academic
Unit
ProgramGraduate
Coordinator
Email
Educational LeadershipMEd Educational FoundationsJennifer.Offutt@nau.edu,
MEd Educational Leadership*Jennifer.Offutt@nau.edu,
EdD Educational LeadershipJennifer.Offutt@nau.edu,
MEd International Educational LeadershipJennifer.Offutt@nau.edu,
Educational PsychologyMA Clinical Mental Health CounselingPit.Kolodinsky@nau.edu (FLG)
Steve.Farmer@nau.edu (PHX)
Saumya.Arora@nau.edu (TUC)
PsyD Clinical PsychologyFrederick.Wechsler@nau.edu
PhD Combined Counseling/School PsychologyY.Evie.Garcia@nau.edu
MEd Counseling - School CounselingPit.Kolodinsky@nau.edu (FLG)
Steve.Farmer@nau.edu (PHX)
Saumya.Arora@nau.edu (TUC)
MEd Counseling - Student AffairsSusana.Hernandez@nau.edu
MEd Human Relations*Ashley.Vaughan@nau.edu
EdS School PsychologyCarlos.Calderon@nau.edu (FLG)
Marianne.Fillhouer@nau.edu (PHX)
Educational SpecialtiesMEd Career & Technical Education*Nicole.Hampton@nau.edu
MEd Educational Technology*Laura.Sujo-Montes@nau.edu
MEd ESL and Bilingual Education*Shadow.Armfield@nau.edu
MEd Special Education*EdSpecialties@nau.edu
MEd Special Education with Certification*EdSpecialties@nau.edu
Teaching & LearningPHD Curriculum and InstructionGretchen.McAllister@nau.edu
MEd Early Childhood Education*Clement.Lambert@nau.eduu
MEd Elementary Education*Clement.Lambert@nau.edu
MEd Secondary Education*Clement.Lambert@nau.edu

College of the Environment, Forestry, and Natural Sciences

Academic
Unit
ProgramGraduate
Coordinator
Email
Astronomy and Planetary SciencesPhD Astronomy and Planetary ScienceTyler.Robinson@nau.edu
Biological SciencesMS BiologyAskBioGrad@nau.edu
PhD BiologyAskBioGrad@nau.edu
Chemistry & BiochemistryMS ChemistryStephanie.Hurst@nau.edu
Earth Sciences and Environmental SustainabilityMS Climate Science & SolutionsJohn.Fegyveresi@nau.edu
MS GeologyRyan.Porter@nau.edu
PhD Earth Sciences and Environmental SustainabilityNicholas.McKay@nau.edu
MS Environmental Science & PolicyRebecca.Best@nau.edu
ForestryMF ForestryDavid.Auty@nau.edu
MS ForestryDavid.Auty@nau.edu
PhD Forest ScienceDavid.Auty@nau.edu
Mathematics & StatisticsMS Mathematics Angie.Hodge@nau.edu
MS Mathematics Education Angie.Hodge@nau.edu
MS Statistics Angie.Hodge@nau.edu
Science Teaching and LearningMA Science TeachingRon.Gray@nau.edu
MAT Teaching Science with CertificationRon.Gray@nau.edu

College of Engineering, Informatics, and Applied Sciences

Academic
Unit
ProgramGraduate
Coordinator
Email
Applied Physics and Materials ScienceMS Applied PhysicsJohn.Gibbs@nau.edu
PhD Applied Physics and Material ScienceJohn.Gibbs@nau.edu
EngineeringPhD BioengineeringHeidi.Feigenbaum@nau.edu
PhD Mechanical EngineeringHeidi.Feigenbaum@nau.edu
Engineering
General Information
ceias@nau.edu
MS & MEng
Civil Engineering
Josh.Hewes@nau.edu
MS & MEng
Environmental Engineering
Josh.Hewes@nau.edu
MS & MEng
Mechanical Engineering
Heidi.Feigenbaum@nau.edu
Informatics and ComputingMS Computer ScienceViacheslav.Fofanov@nau.edu
PhD Informatics and ComputingViacheslav.Fofanov@nau.edu
MS Informatics and ComputingViacheslav.Fofanov@nau.edu

College Health and Human Services

Academic
Unit
ProgramGraduate
Coordinator
Email
Communication Sciences & DisordersMS Clinical Speech-Language PathologyAnna.Sosa@nau.edu
Health SciencesPublic Health (MPH)Brettania.OConnor@nau.edu
Interdisciplinary HealthPhD Interdisciplinary HealthMichelle.Parsons@nau.edu
Nursing, School ofMS Nursing- Family Nurse PractitionerChristina.Mooroian-Pennington@nau.edu
MS Nursing- GeneralistAnn.Vert@nau.edu
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)Judith.Ohaver@nau.edu
Occupational TherapyOccupational Therapy (OTD)Blake.Spiekerman@nau.edu
Physical Therapy & Athletic TrainingAthletic Training (MS)Athletic.Training@nau.edu
Physical Therapy (DPT)physical.therapy@nau.edu
Physician Assistant StudiesPhysician Assistant Studies (MPAS)Kay.Look@nau.edu

College of Social and Behavioral Sciences

Academic
Unit
ProgramGraduate
Coordinator
Email
AnthropologyMA AnthropologyEmery.Eaves@nau.edu
Applied Indigenous StudiesIndigenous and Tribal Nation-Building, Leadership, Management and AdministrationKaren.Jarratt-Snider@nau.edu
CommunicationMA CommunicationRichard.Rogers@nau.edu
Criminology & Criminal JusticeMS Applied CriminologyNancy.Wonders@nau.edu
Geography, Planning, & RecreationMS Applied Geospatial SciencesErik.Schiefer@nau.edu
MS Parks and Recreation ManagementErik.Schiefer@nau.edu
Interdisciplinary HealthPhD Interdisciplinary HealthMichelle.Parsons@nau.edu
Politics & International AffairsMA Political SciencePIAGradCoordinator@nau.edu
PhD Political SciencePIAGradCoordinator@nau.edu
MPA Master of Public AdministrationEric.Otenyo@nau.edu
Psychological SciencesMA Psychological ScienceAndy.Walters@nau.edu
SociologyMA Applied SociologyJanine.Schipper@nau.edu
Social WorkMaster of Social Work (MSW)Natalie.Randolph@nau.edu
Sustainable CommunitiesMA Sustainable CommunitiesPeter.Friederici@nau.edu

Online and Community Campus programs

Students in Online and Community Campus programs also have a professional advisor along with a faculty mentor. You may contact these advisors through the Online and Community Campus website.

Academic UnitProgramContact Email
Online and Campus Community ProgramsMGBA Global Business AdministrationColleen.byron@nau.edu;
Online and Campus Community ProgramsMaster of Organizational LeadershipKathleen.Carpenter@nau.edu
Personalized LearningMaster of Computer Information TechnologyKathleen.Carpenter@nau.edu

W.A. Franke College of Business

Academic
Unit
ProgramGraduate
Coordinator
Email
BusinessMBA Business AdministrationShelby.Waite@nau.edu
Graduate College
Location
Building 11
Ashurst Hall
624 S Knoles Drive
Flagstaff, AZ 86011
Mailing Address
P.O. Box 4125
Flagstaff, AZ 86011
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Email
Graduate@nau.edu
Phone
928-523-4348
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