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College of Health advisors can help you build your academic plans and pursue your educational, career and life goals. Many health programs have specific admissions criteria, degree requirements and course sequencing. Advisors can help you navigate the requirements, complete your degree successfully and prepare for a great job in your field.
Your assigned faculty advisor or academic advisor can help you with academic planning, completing program requirements, and navigating challenges.
If you need help finding your advisor, find your academic unit below or contact our Student Success Center at (907) 786-1318 or uaa_healthadvising@alaska.edu.
| Advising Area | Advisor name & title | Advisor Type & Location | Online Scheduler | |
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Dental Assisting |
Academic Advisor | Professional Advisor COH Student Success Center |
uaa_healthadvising@alaska.edu | |
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Dietetics |
Carey Brown Senior Academic Advisor |
Professional Advisor COH Student Success Center |
cbrow159@alaska.edu |  |
| Medical Office Coding |
Jennifer Spencer |
Professional Advisor COH Student Success Center |
jjspencer@alaska.edu | |
| Medical Lab Science Phlebotomy |
Lynda Hernandez Director of Student Success |
Professional Advisor COH Student Success Center |
lrhernandez@alaska.edu | |
|
Fire and Emergency Services |
Tory Volden Senior Academic Advisor |
Professional Advisor COH Student Success Center |
tavolden@alaska.edu | |
| Kinesiology | TJ Miller Program Chair/Associate Professor |
Faculty Advisor |
tjmiller@alaska.edu | |
| Advising Area | Advisor Name & Title | Advisor Type & Location | Online Scheduler | |
| Health Sciences Last names starting with A-L |
Carey Brown Senior Academic Advisor |
Professional Advisor COH Student Success Center |
cbrow159@alaska.edu | |
| Health Sciences Last names starting with M-Z |
Jennifer Spencer Academic Advisor |
Professional Advisor COH Student Success Center |
jjspencer@alaska.edu | |
| Junior/Senior BSHS majors Last names starting with A-E |
Kristin Stoepler Assistant Professor |
Faculty Mentor Department of Population Health Sciences |
kmstoepler@alaska.edu | |
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Junior/Senior BSHS majors |
Travis Hedwig Associate Professor |
Faculty Mentor Department of Population Health Sciences |
thhedwig@alaska.edu | |
| Junior/Senior BSHS majors Last names starting with K-O |
Kristin Stoepler Assistant Professor |
Faculty Mentor Department of Population Health Sciences |
kmstoepler@alaska.edu | |
| Junior/Senior BSHS majors Last names starting with P-S |
Lisa Schwarzburg Assistant Professor |
Faculty Mentor Department of Population Health Sciences |
llschwarzburg@alaska.edu | |
| Junior/Senior BSHS majors Last names starting with T-Z |
Corrie Whitmore |
Faculty Mentor Department of Population Health Sciences |
cwhitmor@alaska.edu |
| Advising Area | Advisor Name & Title | Advisor Type & Location | Online Scheduler | |
| BS in Human Services | Yvonne Chase Associate Professor |
Faculty Advisor Department of Human Services |
ymchase@alaska.edu | |
| AAS in Human Services | Lynn Paterna Associate Professor |
Faculty Advisor Department of Human Services |
lspaterna@alaska.edu | |
| Human Services Practicum I, II, III | Seta Kabranian-Melkonian Assistant Professor/Practicum Coordinator |
Faculty Advisor |
sbkabranian@alaska.edu | |
| OEC in Children's Behavioral Health | Ken Hamrick Academic Workforce Program Director |
Faculty Advisor Center for Human Development |
kehamrick@alaska.edu |
| Advising Area | Advisor Name & Title | Advisor Type & Location | Online Scheduler | |
| Justice Legal Studies |
Lynda Hernandez Director of Student Success |
Professional Advisor COH Student Success Center |
lrhernandez@alaska.edu | |
| Legal Studies | Ryan Fortson Associate Professor |
Faculty Advisor Justice Center |
hrfortson@alaska.edu | |
| Justice | Sharon Chamard Professor |
Faculty Advisor Justice Center |
sechamard@alaska.edu |
| Advising Area | Advisor Name & Title | Advisor Type & Location | Online Scheduler | |
| Nursing AAS & BS Last names starting with A-B |
Carey Brown Senior Academic Advisor |
Professional Advisor COH Student Success Center |
cbrow159@alaska.edu | |
| Nursing AAS & BS Last names starting with C RN to BSN Students |
Lynda Hernandez Director |
Professional Advisor COH Student Success Center |
lrhernandez@alaska.edu | |
| Nursing AAS & BS Last names starting with D-F RN to BSN Program |
Tory Volden Senior Academic Advisor |
Professional Advisor COH Student Success Center |
tavolden@alaska.edu | |
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Nursing AAS & BS |
Distance Advising Coordinator/Academic Advisor | Professional Advisor COH Student Success Center |
uaa_healthadvising@alaska.edu | |
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Nursing AAS & BS |
Academic Advisor | Professional Advisor COH Student Success Center |
uaa_healthadvising@alaska.edu | |
| Nursing AAS & BS Last names starting with T-Z |
Jennifer Spencer Academic Advisor |
Professional Advisor COH Student Success Center |
jjspencer@alaska.edu | |
| Nursing AAS & BS Southeast Alaska students |
Tyler McMichael UAA/UAS Health Sciences Advisor |
Professional Advisor University of Alaska Southeast |
tjmcmichael@alaska.edu | |
| Advising Area | Advisor Name & Title | Advisor Type & Location | Online Scheduler | |
| Pre-Medical | Ian Van Tets Associate Professor |
Faculty Advisor Department of Biological Sciences |
igvantets@alaska.edu | |
| Pre-Medical | Shannon Uffenbeck Professor/Academic Support Coordinator |
Faculty Advisor Department of Biological Sciences |
sruffenbeck@alaska.edu | |
| Pre-Pharmacy Post-Baccalaureate in Pre-Medical Studies |
Lynda Hernandez Director |
Professional Advisor COH Student Success Center |
lrhernandez@alaska.edu | |
| Post-Baccalaureate in Speech Language Pathology | Karen Gallagher Program Director/Assistant Professor |
Faculty Advisor |
klgallagher4@alaska.edu |
| Advising Area | Advisor Name & Title | Advisor Type & Location | Online Scheduler | |
| All established and prospective Social Work majors |
Kathi Trawver Professor |
Faculty Advisor School of Social Work |
krtrawver@alaska.edu |