Undergraduate Advising

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 Teaching Professor, Department of Psychology
• Shreya Bhattacharyya, Lecturer, Chemistry and Physics
• Denise Carroll, Assistant Professor of Practice, MCS
• Aqueela Culbreath-Britt, Associate Professor of Practice and Director of On-ground BSW Practicum Education
• Valerie Geary, Lecturer, Honors Program
• Diane Grossman, Professor, Philosophy
• Kat Lombard-Cook, Assistant Professor, Department of Communications
• Megan McCarty, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology"
• Cherie Ramirez, Assistant Teaching Professor, Chemistry and Physics
• Spela Trefalt, Associate Professor and Diana K Trust Chair in Leadership Development
• Lauren Trichtinger, Assistant Professor Division of Mathematics, Computing and Statistics
• Michael Welch, Assistant Professor of Exercise Science
• Jason White, Professor, Department of Chemistry and Physics  

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.

• Diane Grossman Professor of Philosophy and Chair of Women & Gender Studies
• Valerie Geary, Lecturer and Honors Program Coordinator
• Niloufer Sohrabji, Professor of Economics