Academic, major and career advising are critical components to your progress toward graduation from Western Michigan University. Advisors answer questions, offer guidance and ensure you fulfill all of the requirements for your chosen area of study.

Call (269) 387-2656 to schedule an appointment with an academic advisor.

The advising office is located in Room 2125 of the Health and Human Services Building. Please see our directions to the building page.

Undergraduate program advisors

• Interdisciplinary health services: Gwendolyn Thomas, (269) 387-2656, gwen.thomas@wmich.edu
• Nursing: Andy Brown, (269) 387-8150, andrew.brown@wmich.edu
• Occupational therapy, pre-physical therapy: Sarah Anderson, (269) 387-2656, sarah.anderson@wmich.edu
• Pre-nursing, social work: Sheena Bolton, (269) 387-2656, sheena.bolton@wmich.edu
• Pre-physician assistant: Melinda Lockett, (269) 387-2656, melinda.lockett@wmich.edu
• Speech pathology and audiology, health informatics and information management: Jill Hamilton, (269) 387-2656, jill.hamilton@wmich.edu

Graduate program advisors

• Audiology: Mary Peterson, (269) 387-8062,  mary.peterson@wmich.edu
• Blindness and low vision studies
• Interdisciplinary health sciences Ph.D.: Kieran Fogarty, (269) 387- 3342, kieran.fogarty@wmich.edu
• Nursing: Andy Brown, (269) 387-8150, andrew.brown@wmich.edu
• Occupational therapy: Sarah Anderson, (269) 387-2656, sarah.anderson@wmich.edu
• Physician assistant: Melinda Lockett, (269) 387-2656, melinda.lockett@wmich.edu 
• Social work: Amy Vliek, amy.vliek@wmich.edu , (269) 387-3200
• Speech pathology: sppa_info@wmich.edu, (269) 387-8045
• Graduate certificates in integrative holistic health and wellness or specialty program in alcohol and drug addiction: Gwen Thomas, (269) 387-2656, gwen.thomas@wmich.edu