Graduate Advising

Graduate Academic Advising

Currently enrolled graduate students in the College of Health and Human Services (CHHS) should contact the administrative coordinator to identify their advisor. Faculty advisors are assigned by program, either alphabetically by last name or by program concentration.

Program coordinators are available to provide academic advising to graduate students within CHHS. The coordinators are listed below alphabetically by academic unit and program.

Department of Global and Community Health Advisors

Public Health, PhD
Dr. Amira Roess, PhD Program Director
703-993-1923
aroess@gmu.edu

Global Health, MS ; Public Health, MPH ; Public Health Graduate Certificate
Kelly Beckwith, Assistant Director of Academic Programs
703-993-4555
kbeckwi2@gmu.edu

Administrative Contact

L. Allan Weiss, Office Manager
703-993-3126
aweiss2@gmu.edu

Department of Health Administration and Policy Coordinators

Health Services Research, PhD ; Health and Medical Policy, Health Policy Concentration, MS
Dr. Panagiota (Yiota) Kitsantas, Program Director
703-993-9164
pkitsant@gmu.edu

Health Informatics, MS
Dr. Janusz Wojtusiak, Program Coordinator
703-993-4148
jwojtusi@gmu.edu

Health Systems Management, On-Campus MHA
Dr. Brenda Helen Sheingold, Director, MHA Program
703-993-9733
bsheingo@gmu.edu

Health Systems Management, Online MHA Program
Dr. Brenda Helen Sheingold, Director, MHA Program
703-993-9733
bsheingo@gmu.edu

Administrative Contact

Tracy Shevlin, Department Manager
703-993-1929
hap@gmu.edu

School of Nursing

Nursing, MSN and DNP
Dr. Angelina Harman, DNP, FNP-BC
Graduate Division Director
703-993-9659
aharman1@gmu.edu

Nursing, PhD
Dr. Kyeung Mi Oh, Doctoral Program Director
703-993-4550
koh5@gmu.edu

Administrative Contact

Victoria Hough
703-993-1961
vhough@gmu.edu

Department of Nutrition and Food Studies Coordinator

Nutrition, MS
Dr. Lilian de Jonge, Academic Program Manager
703-993-5153
edejonge@gmu.edu

Administrative Contact

Allison McKay, Department Manager
703-993-9709
amckay4@gmu.edu 

Department of Rehabilitation Science Coordinator

Rehabilitation Science, PhD
Dr. Rosemary D. Higgins, Interim Chair
703-993-1952
rhiggin@gmu.edu

Rebecca Warden, Administrative Contact
703-993-1950
rsutter@gmu.edu

Department of Social Work

Social Work, MSW
Evelyn Tomaszewski, Program Director
703-993-5976
etomasze@gmu.edu

Administrative Contact

Le Anne Wisnieski, Student Services Coordinator
703-993-4247
lwisnies@gmu.edu