Advising Faculty List

Fall 2025 ADVISING

Undergraduate Sociology Advisors

(major and minor course planning, declaring major and minor, graduation applications, major/minor course substitutions, petitions requiring advisor signatures, returning students including reinstatement and readmission)

Faculty Office Contact & Office Hours
morgan sanchez

Dr. Morgan Sanchez

DMH 220
  • 408-924-5365
  • morgan.sanchez@sjsu.edu
  • Office Hours: Mondays & Wednesdays 10:15- 10:45 AM
  • Advising (Drop In) Hours: Mondays & Wednesdays 11:00 AM- 1:00 PM
  • Advising (Zoom) Hours: Thursdays 1:00- 3:00 PM and by appointment in Spartan Connect
yolanda wiggins

Dr. Yolanda Wiggins

DMH 211
  • 408-924-5040
  • yolanda.wiggins@sjsu.edu
  • Office Hours: Thursdays 8:00- 9:00 AM
  • Advising (Drop In) Hours: Tuesdays & Thursdays 11:00 AM- 12:30 PM and by appointment
  • Advising (Zoom) Hours: Tuesdays & Thursdays 3:00- 4:30 PM in Spartan Connect 
natalie boero

Dr. Natalie Boero, Department Chair

DMH 241

 
  • 408-924-5345
  • natalie.boero@sjsu.edu
  • Office Hours: Mondays 8:30- 10:30 AM and Wednesdays 1:00- 2:30 PM and by appointment

 

Other Sociology Major and Minor Advisors

(major and minor course planning Fall and Spring Semester)

Faculty Office Contact & Office Hours
armaline

Dr. William Armaline

DMH    216
soma de bourbon

Dr. Soma de Bourbon

DMH 238A
  • 408-924-7747
  • soma.debourbon@sjsu.edu
  • Office Hours:

    Wednesdays 12:30 to 2:00 PM at the Native American and Indigenous Student Success Center (the old 

    Chapal near Tower Hall) and by appointment

     
Faustina

Dr. Faustina DuCros

Remote
carlos garcia

Dr. Carlos Garcia, Ph.D.

DMH 222
mariana

Dr. Mariana Manriquez, Ph.D.

DMH 216
Preston Rudy

Dr. Preston Rudy

DMH    222
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Dr.

Megan Thiele Strong

 

 

DMH 224
  • 408-924-3318
  • megan.thiele@sjsu.edu
  • Office Hours: Wednesdays 9:30- 10:15 AM in person and 1:30- 2:15 PM on Zoom

 

 

Asian American Studies Advisors

Faculty Office Contact & Office Hours
Hien Do

Dr. Hien Do

DMH    239B
wayne jopanda

Dr. Wayne Jopanda

DMH 220
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Dr. Yvonne Kwan

DMH    213
trung nguyen

Dr. Trung Nguyen

DMH 223
  • 408-924-5330
  • trung.p.nguyen@sjsu.edu
  • Office Hours:

    Mondays 1:30- 2:30 PM in DMH 223 and by appointment

    CAPISE Office in Student Union 1520 
Saugher Nojan

Dr. Saugher Nojan

DMH 221
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Dr. Joanne Rondilla AAS Coordiantor

 

DMH

223
  • 408-924-1543
  • joanne.rondilla@sjsu.edu
  • Office Hours:

    (Advising): Tuesdays 11:00 AM- 1:00 PM via Google Meet

    Google Meet

    Office Hours: Thursdays 2:00- 4:00 PM in person

 

Sociology of Education Minor Advisors

Faculty Office Contact & Office Hours
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Dr. Megan Thiele Strong

DMH 224
  • 408-924-3318
  • megan.thiele@sjsu.edu
  • Office Hours:

    Wednesday 9:30-10:15 AM and

    1:30- 2:15 PM on Zoom appointment

 

 

Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Advisors

Faculty    Office Contact & Office Hours
bakhru

Dr. Tanya Bakhru

Associate Chair

DMH

213
gallardo

Dr. Susana Gallardo

WGSS Coordinator

DMH    238A
cj

Dr. CJ Jones, Ph.D.

DMH 211