Advising Faculty List

Spring 2026 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)

Office	Contact & Office Hours
Dr. Morgan Sanchez	DMH 220	morgan.sanchez@sjsu.edu Office Hours: 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
Dr. Yolanda Wiggins	DMH 211	yolanda.wiggins@sjsu.edu Office Hours: Mondays 9:00-10:00 AM (Zoom), Tuesdays & Thursdays 10:30-11:30 AM (in-person drop-in), Tuesdays & Thursdays 3:00 - 4:30 PM (Zoom)
Dr. Natalie Boero, Department Chair	DMH 241	natalie.boero@sjsu.edu Office Hours: Mondays 8:30- 10:30 AM and Wednesdays 1:00- 2:30 PM and by appointment

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Dr. Morgan Sanchez

DMH 220

morgan.sanchez@sjsu.edu
Office Hours:
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

Dr. Yolanda Wiggins

DMH 211

yolanda.wiggins@sjsu.edu
Office Hours: Mondays 9:00-10:00 AM (Zoom), Tuesdays & Thursdays 10:30-11:30 AM (in-person drop-in), Tuesdays & Thursdays 3:00 - 4:30 PM (Zoom)

Dr. Natalie Boero, Department Chair

DMH 241

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)

	Office	Contact & Office Hours
Dr. William Armaline	DMH 216	william.armaline@sjsu.edu Office Hours: Mondays and Wednesdays 4:30- 5:30 PM and by appointment
Dr. Soma de Bourbon	DMH 238A	soma.debourbon@sjsu.edu Office Hours: Wednesdays 10:30 AM- 12:00 PM at the Native American and Indigenous Student Success Center (the old Chapal near Tower Hall) and by appointment
Dr. Faustina DuCros	Remote/Zoom	faustina.ducros@sjsu.edu Office Hours: Tuesdays 11:00 AM- 12:30 PM via Zoom
Dr. Carlos Garcia	DMH 222	carlos.e.garcia@sjsu.edu Office Hours: Mondays & Wednesdays 10:45- 11:30 AM
Dr. Mariana Manriquez	DMH 216	mariana.manriquez@sjsu.edu Office Hours: Tuesdays & Thursdays 11:00 AM- 12:00 PM
Dr. Preston Rudy	DMH 222	preston.rudy@sjsu.edu Office Hours: Tuesdays & Thursdays 1:30- 2:15 PM and by appointment
Dr. Megan Thiele Strong	DMH 224	megan.thiele@sjsu.edu Office Hours: Wednesdays 9:30- 10:00 AM in person and Thursdays 1:00- 1:50 PM on Zoom and by appointment

Asian American Studies Advisors

	Office	Contact & Office Hours
Dr. Hien Do	DMH 211	hien.do@sjsu.edu Office Hours: Wednesdays 1:00 - 2:00 PM and by appointment
Dr. Wayne Jopanda	DMH 220	wayne.jopanda@sjsu.edu Office Hours: Tuesdays 3:00- 5:00 PM in person and by appointment
Dr. Yvonne Kwan	DMH 213	yvonne.y.kwan@sjsu.edu Office Hours: Mondays 3:00- 4:00 PM in person and by appointment
Dr. Trung Nguyen	DMH 223	trung.p.nguyen@sjsu.edu Office Hours: Not teaching Spring 2026
Dr. Saugher Nojan	DMH 221	saugher.nojan@sjsu.edu Office Hours: Tuesdays & Thursdays 12:00-1:00PM and by appointment
Dr. Joanne Rondilla AAS Coordinator	DMH 223	joanne.rondilla@sjsu.edu Office Hours: Mondays & Wednesdays 3:00 PM - 5:00PM in person, Tuesdays 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM via Zoom

Native American and Indigenous Studies Advisors


Faculty	Office	Contact & Office Hours
Dr. Kerri Malloy NAIS Coordinator	DMH 224	kerri.malloy@sjsu.edu Office Hours: Tuesdays & Thursdays 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM and by appointment
Dr. Abel R. Gomez	DMH 221	abel.gomez@sjsu.edu Office Hours: Mondays 12:00- 1:00 PM and by appointment

Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Advisors

	Office	Contact & Office Hours
Dr. Tanya Bakhru Associate Chair	DMH 239B	tanya.bakhru@sjsu.edu Office Hours: Mondays: 2:30- 4:30 PM and by appointment
Dr. Susana Gallardo WGSS Coordinator	DMH 238A	susana.gallardo@sjsu.edu Office Hours: Mondays 1:00- 3:00 PM in person
Dr. CJ Jones	DMH 212	cj.jones@sjsu.edu Office Hours: Mondays & Wednesdays 12:00- 1:00 PM

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