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Departmental Advising

Need information on departmental requirements, graduate school, or career counseling? Make an appointment for advising with one of our following advisors!

Note that department advisors are only available during the regular academic year (i.e., fall & spring semesters).  During summer, very limited advising services for urgent issues (e.g., imminent graduation issues) may be available, as noted for specific department advisors below.  For more immediate assistance, please contact the College Academic Advising Program, University Career Services and/or Pre-Health Advising as listed below.

Students may also contact the College Academic Advising Program for questions about General Education requirements, visit University Career Services for assistance with pre-professional or pre-graduate advising, or Pre-Health Advising for interest in pursuing a professional degree in healthcare.

Department Advisors for the Neuroscience Major

Rachel Penton, Ph.D.
Teaching Associate Professor | Director of Undergraduate Neuroscience Advising
231 Davie Hall | (919) 962-9235
NSCIAdvising@unc.edu

Available: By Appointment (schedule an appointment via Calendly) to discuss:

  • Neuroscience B.S. and neuroscience minor requirements,
  • Registration questions,
  • Transfer students,
  • TarHeel Tracker adjustments, and
  • Graduate school or career counseling.

Sabrina Robertson, Ph.D.
Teaching Associate Professor | Director of Neuroscience Curricula
230 Davie Hall | (919) 962-9234
NSCIAdvising@unc.edu   Dr. Robertson will have very limited weekly hours available to support urgent issues between 7/24/2023 to 8/21/2023. For non-urgent issues, please contact one of the university programs/units as listed above and/or please email again after fall classes begin.

 

  • Neuroscience B.S. and neuroscience minor requirements,
  • Registration questions,
  • Transfer students,
  • TarHeel Tracker adjustments, and
  • Graduate school or career counseling.

Department Advisors for the Psychology Major

Desiree Griffin, Ph.D.
Teaching Associate Professor | Director of Undergraduate Psychology Advising
232 Davie Hall
dgriffin@unc.edu   Dr. Griffin will have very limited weekly hours available to support urgent issues between 7/24/2023 to 8/21/2023. For non-urgent issues, please contact one of the university programs/units as listed above and/or please email again after fall classes begin.

 

  • Psychology B.A. and B.S. major requirements,
  • Registration questions,
  • Transfer students,
  • TarHeel Tracker adjustments,
  • Study abroad credit consideration, and
  • Graduate school or career counseling.

Jeannie Loeb, Ph.D.
Teaching Professor | Director of Undergraduate Studies
235 Davie Hall | (919) 843-7753
loeb@unc.edu   Dr. Loeb will have very limited weekly hours available to support urgent issues between 6/26/2023 to 8/21/2023. When emailing Dr. Loeb, please include your PID# and details about your urgent issue. For non-urgent issues, please contact one of the university programs/units as listed above and/or please email again after fall classes begin. 

Available: By Appointment (schedule an appointment via Calendly) to discuss: Appointments are unavailable during summer; urgent issues will be addressed via email.

 

  • All matters related to department curricula and student majors,
  • Psychology B.A. and B.S. major requirements,
  • Registration questions,
  • Transfer students,
  • TarHeel Tracker adjustments,
  • Summer School department offerings, and
  • Graduate school or career counseling.

Additional Department Advisors

Vicki Chanon, Ph.D.
Teaching Assistant Professor | Director of the Cognitive Science minor | Assistant Director of Undergraduate Studies in Psychology & Neuroscience
236 Davie Hall | (919) 962-5081
vchanon@unc.edu

Available: By Appointment to discuss:

  • Cognitive science minor requirements
  • course scheduling,
  • graduate school, and
  • career counseling.

Natasha Parikh, Ph.D.
Teaching Assistant Professor | Director of Study Abroad in Psychology & Neuroscience
238 Davie Hall
nparikh@unc.edu

Available: By Appointment to discuss:

  • Psychology and/or Neuroscience study abroad oppurtunities

Sara Estle, Ph.D.
Teaching Assistant Professor | Director of the Undergraduate Learning Assistants Program in Psychology & Neuroscience
332 Davie Hall
sjestle@unc.edu

Available: By Appointment to discuss:

  • Undergraduate Learning Assistants Program in Psychology & Neuroscience