Contact the NAU Graduate College
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.
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 Unit | Program | GraduateCoordinator |
|---|---|---|
| English | PhD Applied Linguistics | Jesse.Egbert@nau.edu |
| MFA Creative Writing | Chelsey.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 TESL | Naoko.Taguchi@nau.edu | |
| History | MA History | Michael.Amundson@nau.edu |
| Global Languages | MAT Spanish | J.Collentine@nau.edu |
| MAT Spanish Education | J.Collentine@nau.edu | |
| Music | MM Music | Emily.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 | Program | GraduateCoordinatorEmail |
|---|---|---|
| Educational Leadership | MEd Educational Foundations | Beatriz.Castillo@nau.edu |
| MEd Educational Leadership* | Michael.Schwanenberger@nau.edu | |
| EdD Educational Leadership | Michael.Schwanenberger@nau.edu | |
| MEd International Educational Leadership | Michael.Schwanenberger@nau.edu | |
| Educational Psychology | MA Clinical Mental Health Counseling | Pit.Kolodinsky@nau.edu (FLG) |
| Steve.Farmer@nau.edu (PHX) | ||
| Saumya.Arora@nau.edu (TUC) | ||
| PsyD Clinical Psychology | Frederick.Wechsler@nau.edu | |
| PhD Combined Counseling/School Psychology | Y.Evie.Garcia@nau.edu | |
| MEd Counseling - School Counseling | Sara.Haas@nau.edu | |
| MEd Counseling - Student Affairs | Dian.Squire@nau.edu | |
| MEd Human Relations* | Sara.Abercrombie@nau.edu | |
| EdS School Psychology | Carlos.Calderon@nau.edu | |
| Educational Specialties | MEd 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 & Learning | PHD Curriculum and Instruction | Gretchen.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 | Program | Graduate Coordinator |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomy and Planetary Sciences | PhD Astronomy and Planetary Science | Tyler.Robinson@nau.edu |
| Biological Sciences | MS Biology | Catherine.Gehring@nau.edu |
| PhD Biology | Catherine.Gehring@nau.edu | |
| Chemistry & Biochemistry | MS Chemistry | Stephanie.Hurst@nau.edu |
| Earth Sciences and Environmental Sustainability | MS Climate Science & Solutions | Amy.Wolkowinsky@nau.edu |
| MS Geology | Rebecca.Best@nau.edu | |
| PhD Earth Sciences and Environmental Sustainability | Nicholas.McKay@nau.edu | |
| MS Environmental Science & Policy | Amy.Wolkowinsky@nau.edu | |
| Forestry | MF Forestry | David.Auty@nau.edu |
| MS Forestry | David.Auty@nau.edu | |
| PhD Forest Science | David.Auty@nau.edu | |
| Mathematics & Statistics | MS Mathematics | Terence.Blows@nau.edu |
| MS Mathematics Education | Terence.Blows@nau.edu | |
| MS Statistics | Terence.Blows@nau.edu | |
| Science Teaching and Learning | MA Science Teaching | Ron.Gray@nau.edu |
| MAT Teaching Science with Certification | Ron.Gray@nau.edu |
College of Engineering, Informatics, and Applied Sciences
| Academic Unit | Program | Graduate Coordinator |
|---|---|---|
| Applied Physics and Materials Science | MS Applied Physics | Ines.Montano@nau.edu |
| PhD Applied Physics and Material Science | Ines.Montano@nau.edu | |
| Engineering | PhD Bioengineering | Heidi.Feigenbaum@nau.edu |
| PhD Mechanical Engineering | Heidi.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 Computing | MS Computer Science | Viacheslav.Fofanov@nau.edu |
| PhD Informatics and Computing | Viacheslav.Fofanov@nau.edu | |
| MS Informatics and Computing | Viacheslav.Fofanov@nau.edu |
College Health and Human Services
| Academic Unit | Program | GraduateCoordinator |
|---|---|---|
| Communication Sciences & Disorders | MS Clinical Speech-Language Pathology | Anna.Sosa@nau.edu |
| Health Sciences | Public Health (MPH) | Brettania.OConnor@nau.edu |
| Interdisciplinary Health | PhD Interdisciplinary Health | Michelle.Parsons@nau.edu |
| Nursing, School of | MS Nursing- Family Nurse Practitioner | Christina.Mooroian-Pennington@nau.edu |
| MS Nursing- Generalist | Ann.Vert@nau.edu | |
| Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) | Judith.Ohaver@nau.edu | |
| Occupational Therapy | Occupational Therapy (OTD) | Blake.Spiekerman@nau.edu |
| Physical Therapy & Athletic Training | Athletic Training (MS) | Athletic.Training@nau.edu |
| Physical Therapy (DPT) | physical.therapy@nau.edu | |
| Physician Assistant Studies | Physician Assistant Studies (MPAS) | Kay.Look@nau.edu |
College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
| AcademicUnit | Program | Graduate Coordinator |
|---|---|---|
| Anthropology | MA Anthropology | Emery.Eaves@nau.edu |
| Applied Indigenous Studies | Indigenous and Tribal Nation-Building, Leadership, Management and Administration | Karen.Jarratt-Snider@nau.edu |
| Communication, School of | MA Applied Communication | Jon.Torn@nau.edu |
| Criminology & Criminal Justice | MS Applied Criminology | Nancy.Wonders@nau.edu |
| Geography, Planning, & Recreation | MS Applied Geospatial Sciences | Erik.Schiefer@nau.edu |
| MS Parks and Recreation Management | Erik.Schiefer@nau.edu | |
| Interdisciplinary Health | PhD Interdisciplinary Health | Michelle.Parsons@nau.edu |
| Politics & International Affairs | MA Political Science | PIAGradCoordinator@nau.edu |
| PhD Political Science | PIAGradCoordinator@nau.edu | |
| MPA Master of Public Administration | Eric.Otenyo@nau.edu | |
| Psychological Sciences | MA Psychological Science | Andy.Walters@nau.edu |
| Sociology | MA Applied Sociology | Janine.Schipper@nau.edu |
| Social Work | Master of Social Work (MSW) | Natalie.Randolph@nau.edu |
| Sustainable Communities | MA Sustainable Communities | Peter.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 Unit | Program | Contact Email |
|---|---|---|
| Online and Campus Community Programs | MGBA Global Business Administration | Alex.Steenstra@nau.edu |
| Online and Campus Community Programs | Master of Organizational Leadership | Kathleen.Carpenter@nau.edu |
| Personalized Learning | Master of Computer Information Technology | Kathleen.Carpenter@nau.edu |
W.A. Franke College of Business
| AcademicUnit | Program | Graduate Coordinator |
|---|---|---|
| Business | MBA Business Administration | Lydia.Wielgus@nau.edu |