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School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts (SSHA) Academic Advisors

*NOTE: Academic advising assignments listed below are for non-first year SSHA students. All first-year students are advised within the Bobcat Advising Center.

SSHA Academic Advisors Contact Information

	Brenda Maldonado-Rosas Director of Student Services E-Mail: bmaldonado-rosas@ucmerced.edu Phone: (209) 228-0037 Location: Classroom and Office Building 204 Advises non-first year, non-transfer students majoring and minoring in: Communications and Media Neuroscience
	Lauren Brackett Assistant Director of Student Services E-mail: lbrackett@ucmerced.edu Phone: (209) 228-0042 Location: Classroom and Office Building 204 Advises non-first year, non-transfer students majoring and minoring in: Critical Race and Ethnic Studies Global Arts Studies Program History Philosophy Political Science Psychology Major, Last Name M-Q Science, Technology, and Ethics Sociology Writing Studies Data Science and Policy Analysis Psychology Minor (All)
	Linda Safer Academic Advisor, Transfer Coordinator E-mail: lsafer@ucmerced.edu Phone: (209) 228-4278 Location: Classroom and Office Building 204 Advises all SSHA Transfer students.
	Faustino Aguilar Academic Advisor, Career Support Coordinator E-mail: faustinoaguilar@ucmerced.edu Phone: (209) 228-4063 Location: Classroom and Office Building 204 Advises non-first year, non-transfer students majoring and minoring in: Accounting Business Administration Economics Management and Business Economics Major/Minor, Last Name M-Z Psychology Major, Last Name A-E Public Health, BS Public Health, BS: Pre-Med Interdisciplinary Public Health Minor
	Elizabeth Whitmyre Academic Advisor, Degree Completion Program Coordinator E-mail: ewhitmyre@ucmerced.edu Phone: (209) 228-0347 Location: Classroom and Office Building 204 Advises non-first year, non-transfer students majoring and minoring in: Degree Completion Program, Last Name M-Z Anthropology Cognitive Science Environmental Humanities Liberal Studies Literatures in English Psychology Major, Last Name R-Z Spanish Undeclared SSHA American Studies Minor Chicanx Studies Minor Community Research and Service Minor Geospatial Technology Minor
	Darlene Saavedra Academic Advisor, Degree Completion Program E-mail: darlenesaavedra@ucmerced.edu Phone: (209) 228-0191 Location: Classroom and Office Building 204 Advises non-first year, non-transfer students majoring and minoring in: Degree Completion Program, Last Name A-Z Management and Business Economics Major/Minor, Last Name A-L Psychology Major, Last Name F-L Public Health, BA

Assistant Dean

Megan Topete

Assistant Dean, Student and Instructional Services

Associate Dean

Anne Zanzucchi

Associate Dean, Student Services and Academics