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Undergraduate Student Services

Staff

Don Curtis, PhD 
Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Office 
dcurtis@tamu.edu

Laura Wimberley, PhD  
Assistant Director of Advising   
lwimberley@tamu.edu

Dana Hernandez
Operations Manager    
danahernandez@tamu.edu

Monica Leyba 
Customer Service Associate III   
leybam@tamu.edu

Macy Narro
Student Assistant

Ruben Estrella
Student Assistant

Contact

Office of Undergraduate Student Services
School of Public Health, Texas A&M University
Suite 147,  Reynolds Medical Sciences Building (REYN)
1114 TAMU
206 Olsen Blvd., College Station, TX 77843-1114
979.436.9463

ABOUT THE OFFICE OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT SERVICES

We assist all School of Public Health Undergraduate students in their journey to become successful professionals in public health fields.

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Advising Availability

Advising Hours are subject to change. For Summer 2024, advisors are available for the following:

Walk-In Hours: Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays 9:00-11:30 am and 1:30-4:00 pm. 

Appointments Only: Mondays and Fridays 9:00-11:30 am and 1:30-4:00 pm.

New Student Conference Black-Out Dates: Advisors will not be available to current students on the following dates:

  • June 12, 13, and 28
  • July 10, 11, 17, 18, 23, and 24
  • August 15

Campus Closures:

  • June 19 (Juneteenth)
  • July 4 (Independence Day)

Students make appointments using Navigate through the Howdy portal (24 hours in advance). Appointments can be scheduled no earlier than 7 days in advance.

Contact your assigned academic advisor (by last name) for questions and/or appointments.

Undergraduate Advisors

A-Cannon:

Valeria Ortegon '18
Academic Advisor III
valeria.ortegon@tamu.edu

Cano-Dufresne (and PHLT 256-266 section):

Lenora Yanez, MPH
Academic Advisor III
lenora.yanez@tamu.edu 

Dugger-Grosz (and PHLT 265-266 section):

Katherine Crabill, MS '12
Academic Advisor III
kcrabill@tamu.edu

Grot-Keenan:

Haley Atkins
Academic Advisor II
haleyatkins@tamu.edu 

Kelley-McDonald:

Christine Cooper '19
Academic Advisor II
christine.cooper@tamu.edu

McFatridge-Palmer:

David Haney '23
Academic Advisor II
dhaney@tamu.edu

Palos-Russo:

Cashondra Porch
Academic Advisor II
cashondra.porch1@tamu.edu 

Sabir-Zaklaruk (and PHLT 265-266 section):

Patricia Fetter '18, Med '19 
Academic Advisor II
pfetter@tamu.edu

Ta-Z:

Jessica Markowski
Academic Advisor II
jmarkowski7@tamu.edu