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First-Year Advisors

  • Stephanie Anglin

    Psychological Science | First-Year AdvisorStephanie AnglinAssistant Professor of Psychological Science

    Education

      Ph.D., Rutgers University
      M.S., Rutgers University
      B.A., Hamilton College

    Contact

    Telephone: (315) 781-3415
    Office: Gulick

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    • Christopher Annear

      Africana Studies | Anthropology and Sociology | Asian Studies | Critical Museum Studies | Environmental Studies | International Relations | Anthropology | First-Year AdvisorChristopher AnnearAssociate Professor of AnthropologyChair, Anthropology

      Education

        Ph.D., Sociocultural Anthropology, Boston University
        M.A., Sociocultural Anthropology, Boston University
        B.A., Cultural Anthropology, Hampshire College

      Contact

      Telephone: (315) 781-3447
      Office: Stern Hall

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      • Etin Anwar

        Asian Studies | Environmental Studies | Gender, Sexuality, and Intersectional Justice | Religious Studies | First-Year AdvisorEtin AnwarProfessor of Religious Studies

        Education

          Ph.D., SUNY Binghamton University
          M.A., McGill University
          B.A., State Institute for Islamic Studies

        Contact

        Telephone: (315) 781-3712
        Office: Demarest

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        • Geoffrey Babbitt

          Gender, Sexuality, and Intersectional Justice | English and Creative Writing | Writing and Rhetoric | First-Year AdvisorGeoffrey BabbittAssociate Professor of Writing and Rhetoric and English and Creative Writing

          Education

            Ph.D., University of Utah (2010)
            M.F.A., University of Utah (2005)
            B.A., Connecticut College (2003)

          Contact

          Telephone: (315) 781-4643
          Office: Smith Hall

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          • Becca Barile

            Master of Arts in Higher Education Leadership | Gender, Sexuality, and Intersectional Justice | First-Year AdvisorBecca B. BarileVice President of Campus Life and Director of the Master of Arts in Higher Education Leadership

            Education

              Ed.D., Organization Leadership Studies, Northeastern University (Emphasis in Queer leadership studies)
              M.A., Social Sciences and Diversity, Binghamton University
              B.A., English, Keuka College

            Contact

            Telephone: (315) 781-3900
            Office: Office of Campus Life, Smith Hall, First floor

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            • Shelle Basilio

              First-Year AdvisorShelle BasilioAssociate Vice President for Campus Life and Dean of Student Wellness and Support

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              • Bayer

                Gender, Sexuality, and Intersectional Justice | Comparative Literature | Environmental Studies | First-Year AdvisorBetty M BayerWilliam R. Kenan Jr. Chair Professor of Gender, Sexuality, and Intersectional Justice

                Education
                  Ph.D., Carleton University
                  M.A., Carleton University
                  B.A., Carleton University
                Contact

                Telephone: (315) 781-3460
                Office: Demarest

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                • Biermann

                  Mathematics & Computer Science | First-Year AdvisorJennifer BiermannAssociate Professor of Mathematics & Computer Science

                  Education

                    Ph.D., Cornell, 2011

                  Contact

                  Telephone: (315) 781-4658
                  Office: Lansing Hall

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                  • Lara Blanchard

                    Art and Architecture | Asian Studies | Critical Museum Studies | Gender, Sexuality, and Intersectional Justice | First-Year AdvisorLara C. W. BlanchardChair, Asian StudiesProfessor of Art and Architecture

                    Education

                      Ph.D., Art History, University of Michigan
                      M.A., Art History, University of Michigan
                      B.A., Art History and Mathematics, College of William & Mary

                    Contact

                    Telephone: (315) 781-3893
                    Office: Houghton House

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                    • Walter Bowyer

                      Chemistry | Environmental Studies | Aquatic Science | Critical Museum Studies | First-Year AdvisorWalter J BowyerProfessor of Chemistry

                      Education

                        Postdoctoral, University of Delaware; University of Bordeaux
                        Ph.D, Vermont
                        M.S., Virginia
                        B.A., Johnson State

                      Contact

                      Telephone: (315) 781-3608
                      Office: Rosenberg

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                      • Carson

                        Comparative Literature | Gender, Sexuality, and Intersectional Justice | English and Creative Writing | English and Comparative Lit. | First-Year AdvisorRob CarsonAssociate Professor of English and Creative Writing

                        Education

                          PhD (2008), University of Toronto
                          MA, Philosophy, Queen's University
                          MA, English, Queen's University

                        Contact

                        Telephone: (315) 781-3358
                        Office: Demarest

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                        • Melanie Conroy-Goldman

                          English and Creative Writing | Gender, Sexuality, and Intersectional Justice | English and Comparative Lit. | First-Year AdvisorMelanie M Conroy-GoldmanProfessor of English and Creative Writing

                          Education

                            M.F.A., Oregon
                            B.A., Columbia (summa cum laude)

                          Contact

                          Telephone: (315) 781-3374
                          Office: Demarest

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                          • Donna Davenport

                            Aesthetics | Dance and Movement Studies | Business Management and Entrepreneurship | Gender, Sexuality, and Intersectional Justice | First-Year AdvisorDonna R DavenportProfessor of Dance and Movement Studies

                            Education

                              Ed.D., Dance Education, Temple University
                              M.Ed., Dance Education, Temple University
                              B.F.A., Dance, University of Massachusetts
                              B.A., Psychology, University of Massachusetts

                            Contact

                            Telephone: (315) 781-3760
                            Office: Gearan Center for the Performing Arts

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                            • deutschlander

                              Biology | Critical Museum Studies | Environmental Science | Environmental Studies | First-Year AdvisorMark E DeutschlanderProfessor of Biology

                              Education

                                1998   Ph.D., Indiana University

                                1992   B.S. summa cum laude, SUNY Geneseo

                              Contact

                              Telephone: (315) 781-3921
                              Office: Rosenberg

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                              • Dickinson

                                Gender, Sexuality, and Intersectional Justice | Writing and Rhetoric | Writing Colleagues Program | First-Year AdvisorHannah A DickinsonAssociate Professor of Writing and RhetoricChair, Writing Colleagues Program

                                Contact

                                Telephone: (315) 781-3352
                                Office: Smith Hall

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                                • Farnsworth

                                  Comparative Literature | Latin American Studies | Gender, Sexuality, and Intersectional Justice | Business Management and Entrepreneurship | Spanish and Hispanic Studies | First-Year AdvisorMay S FarnsworthProfessor of Spanish and Hispanic StudiesChair, Spanish and Hispanic Studies

                                  Education

                                    Ph.D., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Spanish American Literature.
                                    M.A., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Spanish American Literature.
                                    B.A., The Evergreen State College, Olympia Washington.

                                  Contact

                                  Telephone: (315) 781-3785
                                  Office: Smith Hall

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                                  • David Finkelstein

                                    Geoscience | Aquatic Science | Environmental Science | First-Year AdvisorDavid FinkelsteinAssociate Professor of GeoscienceChair, Geoscience

                                    Education

                                      Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
                                      M.S., University of Massachusetts, Amherst
                                      B.S., University of Massachusetts, Amherst

                                    Contact

                                    Telephone: (315) 781-4443
                                    Office: Lansing Hall

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                                    • Katie Flowers

                                      First-Year AdvisorKatie FlowersExecutive Director, Center for Community Engagement and Service Learning

                                      Contact

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                                      • Free

                                        American Studies | Critical Museum Studies | History | Gender, Sexuality, and Intersectional Justice | Law and Society | First-Year AdvisorLaura E FreeAssociate Professor of History

                                        Education

                                          Ph.D., Cornell University
                                          M.A., Cornell University
                                          M.A., Binghamton University
                                          B.A., Grinnell College

                                        Contact

                                        Telephone: (315) 781-3554
                                        Office: Henry House

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                                        • Himmelhoch

                                          Greek and Roman Studies | Gender, Sexuality, and Intersectional Justice | Critical Museum Studies | First-Year AdvisorLeah R HimmelhochAssociate Professor of Greek and Roman Studies

                                          Education
                                            Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin, 1997
                                            M.A., University of Texas at Austin, 1990
                                            B.A., Yale University, 1988
                                          Contact

                                          Telephone: (315) 781-3907
                                          Office: Smith Hall

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                                          • Ivanchikova

                                            Comparative Literature | English and Creative Writing | Environmental Studies | Gender, Sexuality, and Intersectional Justice | International Relations | English and Comparative Lit. | First-Year AdvisorAlla IvanchikovaProfessor of English and Creative Writing

                                            Contact

                                            Telephone: (315) 781-3380
                                            Office: Demarest

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                                            • Joyce Jacobsen

                                              Economics | Gender, Sexuality, and Intersectional Justice | Business Management and Entrepreneurship | First-Year AdvisorJoyce JacobsenProfessor of Economics

                                              Education
                                                Ph.D. in Economics, Stanford University
                                                M.Sc. in Economics, London School of Economics
                                                A.B. in Economics, Harvard University
                                              Contact

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                                              • Kafrawi

                                                Asian Studies | Religious Studies | Peace Studies | Middle Eastern Studies | First-Year AdvisorShalahudin KafrawiAssociate Professor of Religious StudiesChair, Peace Studies

                                                Education

                                                  Ph.D., Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY, 2004
                                                  M.A., McGill University, Montreal, Canada, 1998
                                                  B.A., Sunan Gunung Djati State Institute for Islamic Studies, Bandung, Indonesia, 1991

                                                Contact

                                                Telephone: (315) 781-3833
                                                Office: Demarest

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                                                • Kelly

                                                  Child Advocacy | Educational Studies | Gender, Sexuality, and Intersectional Justice | Teacher Education Program | First-Year AdvisorMary L KellyAssociate Professor of Educational Studies

                                                  Education

                                                    Ph.D., Indiana University
                                                    M.P.H., University of Hawai'i
                                                    B.A., University of Illinois

                                                  Contact

                                                  Telephone: (315) 781-3084
                                                  Office: Merritt Hall 205

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                                                  • Kendrick

                                                    Geoscience | Environmental Science | Environmental Studies | Critical Museum Studies | First-Year AdvisorDavid C KendrickAssociate Professor of Geoscience

                                                    Education

                                                      Ph.D., Harvard University
                                                      B.S., Yale University

                                                    Contact

                                                    Telephone: (315) 781-3929
                                                    Office: Lansing Hall

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                                                    • Portrait of Kirk

                                                      Chemistry | First-Year AdvisorSarah R. KirkProvost and Dean of Faculty

                                                      Contact

                                                      Office: Coxe Hall

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                                                      • Lemelin

                                                        Russian Area Studies | Gender, Sexuality, and Intersectional Justice | First-Year AdvisorChristopher LemelinAssociate Professor of Russian Area Studies

                                                        Education

                                                          Ph.D., Yale University
                                                          M.A., Yale University
                                                          B.A., Yale University (cum laude)

                                                        Contact

                                                        Telephone: (315) 781-4540

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                                                        • Whitney Mauer

                                                          Development Studies | Environmental Studies | Gender, Sexuality, and Intersectional Justice | Business Management and Entrepreneurship | American Studies | Sustainable Community Development | First-Year AdvisorWhitney MauerAssociate Professor of Environmental StudiesChair, Environmental Studies

                                                          Education

                                                            Ph.D., Cornell University, Development Sociology

                                                            M.S., Cornell University, Development Sociology

                                                            M.En.S., Miami University, Environmental Science

                                                            B.S., University of Puget Sound, Natural Sciences: Geology

                                                          Contact

                                                          Telephone: (315) 781-4662
                                                          Office: 451 Pulteney Street

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                                                          • mccorkle

                                                            Africana Studies | History | Gender, Sexuality, and Intersectional Justice | First-Year AdvisorJames McCorkleVisiting Associate Professor of Africana StudiesCo-Chair, Africana Studies

                                                            Education

                                                              Ph.D., University of Iowa, English
                                                              M.F.A., University of Iowa, Creative Writing, Iowa Writers Workshop (Poetry)
                                                              M.A., University of Iowa, English
                                                              B.A., Hobart College, English

                                                            Contact

                                                            Telephone: (315) 781-3491
                                                            Office: Demarest

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                                                            • Portrait of Miller

                                                              Chemistry | Biochemistry | First-Year AdvisorJustin S MillerProfessor of Chemistry

                                                              Education

                                                                Postdoctoral, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
                                                                Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
                                                                A.B., Princeton University

                                                              Contact

                                                              Telephone: (315) 781-3884
                                                              Office: Rosenberg

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                                                              • Rene Monson

                                                                Anthropology and Sociology | Gender, Sexuality, and Intersectional Justice | Public Policy Studies | Sociology | First-Year AdvisorRenee MonsonProfessor of Sociology

                                                                Education

                                                                  Ph.D., Sociology, Wisconsin at Madison
                                                                  M.A., Public Affairs, Minnesota
                                                                  B.A., Sociology, Oberlin

                                                                Contact

                                                                Telephone: (315) 781-3426
                                                                Office: Stern Hall

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                                                                • Susan Pliner

                                                                  Social Justice Studies | Master of Arts in Higher Education Leadership | First-Year AdvisorSusan PlinerAssociate Provost

                                                                  Education

                                                                    Ed.D., Human Development, UMass Amherst
                                                                    C.A.G.S., Social Justice Education, UMass Amherst
                                                                    M.Ed., Special Education, UMass Amherst
                                                                    B.A., Secondary Education, Social Studies, UMass Amherst

                                                                  Contact

                                                                  Telephone: (315) 781-3354
                                                                  Office: Library

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                                                                  • Portrait of Schonning

                                                                    English and Creative Writing | First-Year AdvisorDaniel SchonningDirector of HWS Debate

                                                                    Contact

                                                                    Office: Demarest Hall

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                                                                    • Ruth Shields

                                                                      First-Year AdvisorRuth ShieldsDirector, Center for Teaching and Learning

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                                                                      • James Sutton

                                                                        American Studies | Gender, Sexuality, and Intersectional Justice | Anthropology and Sociology | Child Advocacy | Sociology | Law and Society | Public Policy Studies | First-Year AdvisorJames E SuttonProfessor of Sociology

                                                                        Education
                                                                          • Ph.D., Ohio State University
                                                                          • M.A.,  Ohio State University
                                                                          • B.A.,  California State University, Long Beach
                                                                          • A.A.,  Long Beach City College
                                                                        Contact

                                                                        Telephone: (315) 781-4635
                                                                        Office: Stern Hall

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                                                                        • Sarah Whitten

                                                                          History | Law and Society | First-Year AdvisorSarah WhittenAssistant Professor of History

                                                                          Education

                                                                            B.A., UC San Diego, 2005
                                                                            M.A., Ph.D., UCLA, 2010

                                                                          Contact

                                                                          Office: Henry House

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                                                                          • Iskandar Zulkarnain

                                                                            Media and Society | Asian Studies | First-Year AdvisorIskandar ZulkarnainAssistant Professor of Media and Society

                                                                            Education

                                                                              Ph.D., University of Rochester, 2015
                                                                              M.A., Florida State University, 2008
                                                                              B.A., Universitas Padjadjaran, 2001

                                                                            Contact

                                                                            Office: Demarest

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