Academic Advisors

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  • Amy Arends.
    Amy Arends

    Phone: 716-645-6883

    Senior Academic Advisor
    College of Arts and Sciences

    Majors/Programs: Health and Human Services, Philosophy, Psychology

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    Phone: 716-645-6883

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    Christie Baynes, ’15, ’18

    Phone: 716-645-6883

    Assessment Coordinator
    Senior Academic Advisor
    College of Arts and Sciences

    Majors/Programs: Economics, Mathematics, Psychology

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    Phone: 716-645-6883

  • Headshot of Brittany Cozad.
    Brittany Cozad, '07

    Phone: 716-645-6883

    Senior Academic Advisor
    College of Arts and Sciences

    Majors/Programs: Criminology, English, International Trade, Philosophy, Sociology

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    Phone: 716-645-6883

  • George Deacon.
    George Deacon

    Phone: 716-645-6883

    Academic Advisor
    College of Arts and Sciences

    Majors/Programs: Biological Sciences, Criminology, Sociology

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    Phone: 716-645-6883

  • Headshot of Matt Doino.
    Matt Doino

    Phone: 716-645-6883

    Senior Academic Advisor
    College of Arts and Sciences

    Majors/Programs: Health and Human Services, Legal Studies, Media Studies, Urban and Public Policy Studies

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    Phone: 716-645-6883

  • Headshot of Brad Hendricks.
    Brad Hendricks

    Phone: 716-645-6883

    Senior Academic Advisor
    College of Arts and Sciences

    Majors/Programs: Chemistry, Classics, Cognitive Science, English, Linguistics, Medicinal Chemistry, Political Science

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    Phone: 716-645-6883

  • Headshot of Liz Kerr.
    Liz Kerr

    Phone: 716-645-6883

    Assistant Director of Academic Advisement
    Senior Academic Advisor
    College of Arts and Sciences

    Majors/Programs: American Studies, Environmental Sustainability, Environmental Studies, Environmental Science, Indigenous Studies

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    Phone: 716-645-6883

  • Headshot of Kassie McCarn.
    Kassie McCarn

    Phone: 716-645-6883

    Assistant Director for Student Success
    Senior Academic Advisor
    College of Arts and Sciences

    Majors/Programs: Art History, Fine Arts, Global Affairs, Studio Art

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    Phone: 716-645-6883

  • Headshot of Wendy Orosz.
    Wendy Orosz

    Phone: 716-645-6883

    Senior Academic Advisor
    College of Arts and Sciences

    Majors/Programs: African American Studies, Anthropology, Economics, Geographic Information Science, Geography, Global Gender Studies, International Trade, Judaic Studies, Philosophy, Politics, and Economics, Psychology

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    Phone: 716-645-6883

  • Erin Pawlak.
    Erin Pawlak

    Phone: 716-645-6883

    Senior Academic Advisor
    College of Arts and Sciences

    Majors/Programs: Communication, Economics, Psychology

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    Phone: 716-645-6883

  • Headshot of Adriana Maria Pera.
    Adriana Maria Pera, '05

    Phone: 716-645-6883

    Assistant Director of Academic Advisement
    Senior Academic Advisor
    College of Arts and Sciences

    Majors/Programs: Asian Studies, Dance, Film Studies, Music, Music Theatre, Romance Languages (French, Italian, Spanish), Theatre, Theatre Performance, Theatre Design and Technology

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    Phone: 716-645-6883

  • Xavier Perez Gonzalez.
    Xavier Perez Gonzalez, '18

    Phone: 716-645-6883

    Academic Advisor
    College of Arts and Sciences

    Majors/Programs: Biology, Psychology

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    Phone: 716-645-6883

  • Kevin Pole.
    Kevin Poles

    Phone: 716-645-6883

    Academic Advisor
    College of Arts and Sciences

    Majors/Programs: Mathematics, Psychology

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    Phone: 716-645-6883

  • Headshot of Shilah Richardson.
    Shilah Richardson

    Phone: 716-645-6883

    Senior Academic Advisor
    College of Arts and Sciences

    Majors/Programs: Biological Sciences, Communication, History, Political Science

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    Phone: 716-645-6883

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    Azita Safaie, '91

    Phone: 716-645-6883

    Academic Advisor
    College of Arts and Sciences

    Majors/Programs: Communication

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    Phone: 716-645-6883

  • Headshot of Joe Syracuse.
    Joe Syracuse

    Phone: 716-645-6883

    Senior Academic Advisor
    College of Arts and Sciences

    Majors/Programs: Bioinformatics, Computational Physics, Geology, International Studies, Media Studies, Physics, Speech and Hearing Sciences

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    Phone: 716-645-6883

  • Headshot of Meredith Volker.
    Meredith Volker

    Phone: 716-645-6883

    Coordinator of Professional Development
    Senior Academic Advisor
    College of Arts and Sciences

    Majors/Programs: Bioinformatics, Biological Sciences, History, Psychology

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    Phone: 716-645-6883