Program Advisors

Meet your Program Advisors

Alongside the knowledgeable staff at the BA Advising Centre, who can address inquiries regarding all undergraduate Arts programs, Undergraduate Program Advisors are available to assist with queries related to courses, research interests and additional opportunities within your particular field of study. Upon declaring their major, students are encouraged to connect with their designated program advisor.

Anthropology
Contact & Advisor	Dr. Rylan Higgins, Chair
Office & Administrative Assistant	MS 218; Sayan Maity
Appointment bookings	Anthropology email; 902-420-5628

Asian Studies
Contact & Advisor	Dr. Bill Sewell, Coordinator
Office & Administrative Assistant	MS 424; Allison Denney
Appointment bookings	ASNT email; 902-420-5808

Atlantic Canada Studies
Contact & Advisors	Dr. Jennifer VanderBurgh, Coordinator (Undergraduate) Dr. Alexander MacLeod, Coordinator (Graduate)
Office & Administrative Assistant	MN 214; Susan Lake
Appointment bookings	ACST email; 902-420-5438

Criminology
Contact & Advisor	Dr. Stephen Schneider, Acting Chair TBA, Coordinator (Graduate)
Office	MS 424
Appointment bookings	Criminology email; 902-420-5871

Economics
Contact & Advisor	BComm Advising Centre
Office & Administrative Assistant	SB 302; Bernadine Halliday
Appointment bookings	BComm Advising Centre

English Language and Literature
Contact & Advisor	Dr. Tatjana Takseva, Chair
Office & Administrative Assistant	MN 314; Mustafa Hussaini
Appointment bookings	English email; 902-420-5701

Entrepreneurship
Contact & Advisor	BComm Advising Centre
Office & Administrative Assistant	SB 245; Sandra Fougere
Appointment bookings	BComm Advising Centre

Environmental Studies
Contact & Advisor	Dr. Jason Grek-Martin, Coordinator
Office & Administrative Assistant	B 109; Nicole Luttrell
Appointment bookings	BES email; 902-420-5737

Geography
Contact & Advisor	Dr. Philip Giles, Chair Dr. Mathew Novak, Coordinator (Graduate)
Office & Administrative Assistant	B 109; Nicole Luttrell
Appointment bookings	Geography email; 902-420-5737

Global Development Studies
Contact & Advisors	Dr. Gavin Fridell, Acting Coordinator Dr. Kate Ervine, Coordinator (Graduate)
Office	MN 414; Laura Becerril
Appointment bookings	GDS email; 902-420-5768

History
Contact & Advisors	Dr. Bill Sewell, Acting Chair Dr. Heather Green, Honours and Graduate Coordinator
Office & Administrative Assistant	MN 214; Susan Lake
Appointment bookings	History email; 902-420-5756

Irish Studies
Contact & Advisor	Dr. Seán Kennedy, Coordinator
Office & Administrative Assistant	MM 202; Mustafa Hussaini (MN 314)
Appointment bookings	Irish Studies email; 902-420-5519

Linguistics
Contact & Advisor	Dr. Egor Tsedryk, Coordinator
Office & Administrative Assistant	MN 314; Mustafa Hussaini
Appointment bookings	Linguistics email; 902-420-6360

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Mathematics
Contact & Advisor	Dr. Robert Dawson
Office & Administrative Assistant	MN 114; Tara Inman
Appointment bookings	Mathematics email; 902-420-5784

Languages and Cultures (French, German, Spanish)
Contact & Advisor	Dr. Augie Westhaver, Chair
Office & Administrative Assistant	MN 414; Laura Becerril
Appointment bookings	MLC email; 902-420-5808

Philosophy
Contact & Advisors	Dr. Scott Edgar , Chair Emma McClure, Undergraduate/Graduate Coordinator
Office & Administrative Assistant	MN 508; Ashley MacKinnon
Appointment bookings	Philosophy email; 902-420-5823

Political Science
Contact & Advisor	Dr. Stella Gaon, Chair
Office & Administrative Assistant	MN 414; Laura Becerril
Appointment bookings	Political Science email; 902-420-5836

Psychology
Contact & Advisor	Robyn McIntosh, Undergraduate Advisor
Office	MM 218; BA Advising Centre
Appointment bookings	Online booking form

Social Justice & Community Studies
Contact & Advisor	Chair
Office & Administrative Assistant	MS 211; Sayan Maity
Appointment bookings	SJCS email; 902-491-6624

Sociology
Contact & Advisor	Dr. Augie Westhaver, Chair
Office & Administrative Assistant	MS 424; Maria Shaw
Appointment bookings	Sociology email; 902-420-5871

The Study of Religion
Contact & Advisors	Dr. Syed Adnan Hussain, Chair Dr. Mary Hale, Undergraduate Advisor Dr. Lindsay Macumber, Graduate Coordinator
Office & Administrative Assistant	MN 508; Ashley MacKinnon
Appointment bookings	Study of Religion email; 902-420-5823

Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies (WGST & WGSS)
Contact & Advisor	Dr. Michele Byers, Coordinator (Undergraduate & Graduate)
Office & Administrative Assistant	MS 424; Maria Shaw
Appointment bookings	WGST email; 902-420-5871

MINORS
Business Studies
Contact & Advisors	BComm Advising Centre
Office	SB 252
Appointment bookings	BComm Advising Centre

Film Studies
Contact & Advisor	Dr. Jennifer VanderBurgh
Office	MN 314
Appointment bookings	English email; 902-420-5701

Spanish / Latin American Studies
Contact & Advisor	Dr. Adam Spires and Dr. Andrés Arteaga
Office	MN 414
Appointment bookings	MLC email; 902-420-5808

Sciences
Contact & Advisor	Courtenay Kyle
Office & Administrative Assistant	A 301; Carla Sestito
Appointment bookings	902-420-5661; online booking form

Contact us

Faculty of Arts

BAadvising@smu.ca

902-420-5437

Mailing address:

Saint Mary’s University

923 Robie Street

Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3H 3C3

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