Undergraduate Advising Team

The Office of Student Academic Affairs is located at 180 Renaissance Park. Please see the Academic Services Directory for more department specific information.

Alain Akasa, MBA

Academic Advisor for Africana Studies, English (Last Names H – Z), Political Science (Last Names Pe – Z) & PPE (Politics, Philosophy, Economics) (Last Names A – L) Interim for Sociology & Anthropology (Last Names C – L)
Andrew Casasanto-Ferro, MEd

Director of Undergraduate Academic Advising
Maureen Desmond, MEd

Academic Advisor for International Affairs (Last names A-F); History; and History, Culture & Law, & Sociology & Anthropology (Last Names M – Z) Interim for International Affairs (Last Names G – Ko)
Kelliann Henry, MEd

Assistant Director of Undergraduate Student Engagement and Academic Advisor for American Sign Language, Spanish & Sociology & Anthropology (Last Names A – B)
Lingheshwari Kakkanaiah, MA

Academic Advisor for Economics (Last Names A – Go), & Political Science (Last Names A – H) Interim for Criminology & Criminal Justice (Last Names M – P)
Krissy Maloney, MEd

Academic Advisor for Criminal Justice (Last Names A – H), English (Last Names A – G), Human Services, & PPE (Politics, Philosophy, Economics) (Last Names M – Z) Interim for International Affairs (Last Names Ko – M)
Mary Mello

Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Academic Affairs

Mary Mello, Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Academic Affairs, primarily works with academic advising, admission yield efforts, retention, and cooperative education. She received her MA in English at Northeastern University. Before working as an assi…
Michaela (Kinlock) Modica, MEd

Senior Coordinator of Undergraduate Recruitment and External Engagement
Justin Repici, MBA

Coordinator of International Student Programs & Academic Advisor for Asian Studies, and Economics (Last Names S – Z)
Jason Riccio, MEd

Associate Director of Undergraduate Academic Advising
Sally Solomon, MS

Senior Coordinator of Student Support
Heather (Cullen) Stellberger, MAT

Senior Academic Advisor for Criminal Justice (Last Names Q – Z), International Affairs (Last Names N – Z), Philosophy

Heather Stellberger is a Senior Academic Advisor in the College of Social Sciences and Humanities and works with undergraduate students in Criminal Justice and International Affairs majors and combined majors. Heather received a Master of Arts in Tea…
K Michelle E’toile

Administrative Assistant for CSSH Undergraduate Academic Advising
Emma Magadan

Academic Advisor for Economics (Last Names Gr – R), and Political Science (Last Names I – Pa) Interim for Criminology & Criminal Justice (Last Names I – L)

Undergraduate Advising Team

Alain Akasa, MBA

Academic Advisor for Africana Studies, English (Last Names H – Z), Political Science (Last Names Pe – Z) & PPE (Politics, Philosophy, Economics) (Last Names A – L) Interim for Sociology & Anthropology (Last Names C – L)

Andrew Casasanto-Ferro, MEd

Director of Undergraduate Academic Advising

Maureen Desmond, MEd

Academic Advisor for International Affairs (Last names A-F); History; and History, Culture & Law, & Sociology & Anthropology (Last Names M – Z) Interim for International Affairs (Last Names G – Ko)

Kelliann Henry, MEd

Assistant Director of Undergraduate Student Engagement and Academic Advisor for American Sign Language, Spanish & Sociology & Anthropology (Last Names A – B)

Lingheshwari Kakkanaiah, MA

Academic Advisor for Economics (Last Names A – Go), & Political Science (Last Names A – H) Interim for Criminology & Criminal Justice (Last Names M – P)

Krissy Maloney, MEd

Academic Advisor for Criminal Justice (Last Names A – H), English (Last Names A – G), Human Services, & PPE (Politics, Philosophy, Economics) (Last Names M – Z) Interim for International Affairs (Last Names Ko – M)

Mary Mello

Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Academic Affairs

Michaela (Kinlock) Modica, MEd

Senior Coordinator of Undergraduate Recruitment and External Engagement

Justin Repici, MBA

Coordinator of International Student Programs & Academic Advisor for Asian Studies, and Economics (Last Names S – Z)

Jason Riccio, MEd

Associate Director of Undergraduate Academic Advising

Sally Solomon, MS

Senior Coordinator of Student Support

Heather (Cullen) Stellberger, MAT

Senior Academic Advisor for Criminal Justice (Last Names Q – Z), International Affairs (Last Names N – Z), Philosophy

K Michelle E’toile

Administrative Assistant for CSSH Undergraduate Academic Advising

Emma Magadan

Academic Advisor for Economics (Last Names Gr – R), and Political Science (Last Names I – Pa) Interim for Criminology & Criminal Justice (Last Names I – L)