Meet Your Advisors

BA Advising Centre Advisors

All first-year students and any student who has not yet declared a major should meet with a BA Program Advisor. They will help you develop a good academic plan to achieve your educational goals. Contact the advisors at BAadvising@smu.ca

Emily Anderson
Senior BA Program Advisor

Shawn Simamba
BA Program Advisor

Abhishek Bhuchar
BA Program Advisor

Robyn McIntosh
Psychology; Undergraduate Advisor, Programs and Transfer

Academic Advisors

Students who have declared a major and are interested in more information about their specific field of study and individual courses should meet with their Academic Advisor. Refer to the following list to connect with the advisor relevant to your area of study:

Anthropology
Contact & Advisor

Dr. Rylan Higgins, Chair

Office

Olivia Denman: MS 218

Appointment bookings 

Anthropology email; 902-420-5628

 
Asian Studies
Contact & Advisor

Dr. Bill Sewell, Coordinator

Secretary & office

Laura Becerril: MN 414

Appointment bookings

MLC email; 902-420-5808

 
Atlantic Canada Studies
Contact & Advisors

Dr. Jennifer VanderBurgh, Coordinator (Undergraduate)
Dr. Alexander MacLeod, Coordinator (Graduate)

Secretary & office

Susan Lake: MN 214

Appointment bookings 

ACST email; 902-420-5438

 

Criminology

Contact & Advisor Dr. Diane Crocker, Chair
Dr. Jamie Livingston, Coordinator (Graduate)
Secretary & office  Kazi Niaz Ahmed: MS 424
Appointment bookings Criminology email; 902-420-5871
 
Economics
Contact & Advisor

Dr. Mark Raymond, Chair

Secretary & office

Bernadine Halliday: SB 302

Appointment bookings 

Economics email; 902-420-5671

 
English Language and Literature
Contact & Advisor

Dr. Gugu Hlongwane, Acting Chair

Office

MN 314

Appointment bookings 

English email; 902-420-5701

 
Entrepreneurship
Contact & Advisor

Dr. Ellen Farrell

Secretary & office

Sandra Fougere: SB 245

Appointment bookings 

902-420-5781

 
Environmental Studies
Contact & Advisor

Dr. Cathy Conrad, Coordinator

Secretary & office

Nicole Luttrell: B 109

Appointment bookings 

BES email; 902-420-5737

 
Geography
Contact & Advisor

Dr. Philip Giles, Chair
Dr. Min-Jung Kwak, Coordinator (Graduate) 

Secretary & office

Nicole Luttrell: B 109

Appointment bookings 

Geography email; 902-420-5737

 
History
Contact & Advisors

Dr. Blake Brown, Chair
Dr. Nicole Neatby, Coordinator (Graduate)

Secretary & office

Susan Lake: MN 214

Appointment bookings

History email; 902-420-5756

 
Global Development Studies
Contact & Advisors

Dr. Gavin Fridell, Acting Chair
Dr. Kate Ervine, Coordinator (Graduate)

Secretary & office

Kazi Niaz Ahmed: MS 424

Appointment bookings 

IDST email; 902-420-5768

 
Irish Studies
Contact & Advisor

Dr. Seán Kennedy, Coordinator

Office

MM 202

Appointment bookings 

Irish Studies email; 902-420-5519

 
Linguistics
Contact & Advisor

Dr. Daniel Hall, Coordinator

Office

MM 202

Appointment bookings

Linguistics email; 902-420-6360

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Mathematics
Contact & Advisor

Dr. Robert Dawson

Secretary & office

Rose Daurie: MN 114

Appt. bookings 

902-420-5784

 
Languages and Cultures (French, German, Spanish)
Contact & Advisor

Dr. Andrés Arteaga, Acting Chair

Secretary & office

Laura Becerril: MN 414

Appointment bookings 

MLC email; 902-420-5808

 
Philosophy
Contact & Advisors

Dr. Scott Edgar, Chair
Dr. Todd Calder, Graduate Coordinator

Secretary & office

Fatema Ali: MN 508

Appointment bookings 

902-420-5823

 
Political Science
Contact & Advisor

Dr. Stella Gaon, Chair

Secretary & office

Laura Becerril: MN 414

Appointment bookings 

Political Science email; 902-420-5836

 
Psychology
Contact & Advisor

 Robyn McIntosh, Undergraduate Advisor

Office

 BA Advising Centre

Appointment bookings 

Online booking form 

 
The Study of Religion 
Contact & Advisors

Dr. Alexander Soucy, Chair
Dr. Mary Hale, Undergraduate Advisor
Dr. Syed Adnan Hussain, Graduate Coordinator

Secretary & office

Fatema Ali: MN 508

Appointment bookings 

902-420-5823

 
Social Justice and Community Studies
Contact & Advisor  Dr. Val Johnson, Chair
Secretary & office  Olivia Denman: MS 211
Appointment bookings   SJCS email; 902-491-6624
 
Sociology
Contact & Advisor

Dr. Randle Hart, Chair

Secretary & office

Maria Shaw: MS 424

Appointment bookings 

Sociology email; 902-420-5871

 
Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies (WGST & WGSS)
Contact & Advisor

Dr. Michele Byers, Coordinator (Undergraduate & Graduate)

Secretary & office

Maria Shaw: MS 424

Appointment bookings 

WGST email; 902-420-5871

 
MINORS
Business Studies
Contact & Advisors

Jill Thomas and Emma Wicks in the BComm Advising Centre

Secretary & office

Secretary: SB 252

Phone #

902-491-6532

 
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

Secretary & office

Carla Sestito: A 301

Appointment bookings 

902-420-5661; online booking form

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Mailing address:
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923 Robie Street
Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3H 3C3