Undergraduate Advising

We partner with faculty advisors, academic departments and other Simmons support staff to encourage academic and personal development of all students.

Meet with an Advisor

To schedule an appointment with an advisor in Undergraduate Advising, please call 617-521-2474 or send us an email at least one business day in advance.

Incoming and current Dix Scholar students receive advising from the Director of Undergraduate Advising, Cindy Firestein.

First-year students are assigned to a Simmons PLAN Advisor for their first year at Simmons. PLAN Advisors are a mix of faculty and professional advisors who are trained on PLAN requirements and are well-versed on all majors and programs offered at Simmons. First-year students receive an email from their PLAN advisor before June Orientation.

Elaine Augustine, Assistant Professor, Psychology
Caleb Bae, Academic Advisor, Undergraduate Advising
Shreya Bhattacharyya, Lecturer, Chemistry and Physics
Edie Bresler Associate Professor of Practice, Art and Music
Amanda Chapman Academic Advisor, Undergraduate Advising
Erin DeCurtis, Lecturer, School of Business
Leanne Doherty, Associate Professor, Political Science and International Relations
Cindy Firestein, Director, Undergraduate Advising
Valerie Geary, Lecturer, Honors Program
Viktor Grigoryan, Assistant Professor, Mathematics, Computing, and Statistics
Diane Grossman, Professor, Philosophy
Todd Herrmann, Professor of Practice, School of Business
Talia Hirsh Associate Director, Undergraduate Advising
Gina Mirela-Mustata, Assistant Professor, Chemistry and Physics
Erica Moura, Lecturer, Communications
Zinnia Mukherjee, Associate Professor, Economics
Arlene Ovalle-Child, Assistant Professor, Modern Languages & Literatures
Sara Purisky, Senior Academic Advisor, Undergraduate Advising
Ahmed Radwan, Lecturer, Chemistry and Physics
Cherie Ramirez, Assistant Professor, Chemistry and Physics
Katherine Robbins, Associate Professor of Practice, Nursing
Saher Selod, Professor, Sociology
Anthony Scotina, Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Computing and Statistics
Matthew Schwartz, Lecturer, Biology
Sara Squeglia, Associate Director, Undergraduate Advising

First-year students enrolled in the Honors program will be assigned to a PLAN Advisor who is well-versed on the Honors-specific curriculum. First-year students enrolled in both the Honors program and the School of Nursing and Health Sciences will be assigned a PLAN Advisor who is also well-versed on specific SNHS program requirements.