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    Christie Baynes, ’15, ’18

    Phone: 716-645-6883

    Senior Academic Advisor
    College of Arts & Sciences

    Majors/Programs: Economics (students with last names G-N), Mathematics (students with last names M-Z), Psychology (students with last names A-B)

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    Brittany Cozad, '07

    Phone: 716-645-6883

    Senior Academic Advisor
    College of Arts & Sciences

    Majors/Programs: Criminology (students with last names K-Z), English (students with last names A-H), Psychology (students with last names J-K), Sociology (students with last names L-Z)

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    Phone: 716-645-6883

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    Christine Dipiano

    Phone: 716-645-6883

    Senior Academic Advisor
    College of Arts and Sciences

    Majors/Programs: Asian Studies, Economics (students with last names O-Z), Psychology (students with last names S-Z)

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    Phone: 716-645-6883

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    Matt Doino

    Phone: 716-645-6883

    Academic Advisor
    College of Arts and Sciences

    Majors/Programs: Cognitive Science, Health and Human Services, International Studies, Legal Studies

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    Phone: 716-645-6883

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    Rebecca Engasser, '12

    Phone: 716-645-6883

    Academic Advisor
    College of Arts and Sciences

    Majors/Programs: Biological Sciences

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    Phone: 716-645-6883

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    Natalie Foster, '15

    Phone: 716-645-6883

    Academic Advisor Social Sciences Sector
    College of Arts and Sciences

    Majors/Programs: Communication (students with last names P-Z), Linguistics, Philosophy, Politics and Economics, Political Science (students with last names H-Z)

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    Phone: 716-645-6883

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    Brad Hendricks

    Phone: 716-645-6883

    Academic Advisor Arts and Humanities Sector
    College of Arts and Sciences

    Majors/Programs: English (students with last names I-Z), Film Studies, Media Studies

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    Phone: 716-645-6883

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    Liz Kerr

    Phone: 716-645-6883

    Assistant Director
    Senior Academic Advisor
    College of Arts and Sciences

    Majors/Programs: Biological Sciences (students with last names S-W), Psychology (students with last names E-I)

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    Phone: 716-645-6883

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    Amber McAninch, '13

    Phone: 716-645-6883

    Academic Advisor Arts and Humanities Sector
    College of Arts & Sciences

    Majors/Programs: African American Studies, American Studies, Art History, Fine Arts, French, Italian, Judaic Studies, Spanish, Studio Art

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    Phone: 716-645-6883

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    Kassie McCarn

    Phone: 716-645-6883

    Senior Academic Advisor
    College of Arts & Sciences

    Majors/Programs: Biological Sciences (students with last names N-R), Global Affairs, Psychology (students with last names M-R)

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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: Economics (students with last names A-F), Geographic Information Science, Geography, Global Gender Studies, International Trade, Psychology (students with last names L)

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    Phone: 716-645-6883

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    Adriana Maria Pera, '05

    Phone: 716-645-6883

    Academic Advisor Arts & Humanities Sector
    College of Arts and Sciences

    Majors/Programs: Dance, Music, Music Theatre, Theatre Performance, Theatre Design and Technology

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    Phone: 716-645-6883

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    Darren Portis

    Phone: 716-645-6883

    Assistant Director
    Senior Academic Advisor
    College of Arts and Sciences

    Majors/Programs: Environmental Geoscience, Environmental Studies, Political Science (students with last names A-G), Urban & Public Policy Studies

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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 (students with last names A-O)

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    Phone: 716-645-6883

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    Susan Stiner

    Phone: 716-645-6883

    Senior Academic Advisor
    Coordinator for Degree Applicable Credits
    College of Arts and Sciences

    Majors/Programs: Criminology (students with last names A-J), Psychology (students with last names C-D), Sociology (students with last names A-K)

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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, Biological Science (students with last names L-M), Classics, Geology, Geological Science, Latin Adolescence Education, Speech and Hearing Sciences

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    Phone: 716-645-6883

  • Headshot of Meredith Volker.
    Meredith Volker

    Phone: 716-645-6883

    Academic Advisor Natural Sciences and Mathematics Sector
    College of Arts and Sciences

    Majors/Programs: Biological Sciences (students with last names A-K)

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    Phone: 716-645-6883

  • Headshot of Pamela Wendling.
    Pam Wendling

    Phone: 716-645-6883

    Senior Academic Advisor
    College of Arts and Sciences

    Majors/Programs: Biological Science (students with last names X-Z), Chemistry Mathematics (students with last names A-L), Physics, Computational Physics

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    Phone: 716-645-6883

Last Updated January 27, 2023