Open Advising Schedule
Open advising is held in a shared Zoom link, with this password 412922, for all open advising hours.
The open advising schedule is updated each Friday with the following week's information. If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out via email to comm@sfsu.edu.
Monday, May 5th
- No open advising on this day
Tuesday, May 6th
- 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. with Constance Gordon
- 2 – 3:30 p.m. with Christina Sabee
Wednesday, May 7th
- 10 – 11 a.m. with Susan Shimanoff
- 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. with Ana Terminel Iberri
- 2 – 3 p.m. with Vivian Huang
Thursday, May 8th
- 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. with Constance Gordon
Friday, May 9th
- Noon – 1:30 p.m. with Karen Lovaas
Monday, May 12th
- No open advising on this day
Tuesday, May 13th
- 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. with Constance Gordon
Wednesday, May 14th
- 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. with Ana Terminel Iberri
Thursday, May 15th
- No open advising on this day
Friday, May 16th
- No open advising on this day
Monday, May 19th
- 2 – 5 p.m. with Gust Yep
Tuesday, May 20th
- No open advising on this day
Wednesday, May 21st
- No open advising on this day
Thursday, May 22nd
- No open advising on this day
Friday, May 23rd
- No open advising on this day

Degree Progress Report
The Degree Progress Report (DPR) for self advising is a great resource for students to self-advise.The DPR tracks your current progress toward meeting the requirements for General Education and the COMM major. Color coding indicates which requirements are complete, in progress, and not yet complete.
Faculty Office Hours and Contact Information
Please consult class syllabi or contact faculty directly for office hours.
Major and minor advising is only offered by faculty indicated as "COMM Advisor" in the far right cell.
Name |
Title |
|
Advisor Status |
Shadee Abdi | Undergraduate Advising Coordinator | By request from comm@sfsu.edu | COMM Advisor |
Fatima Alaoui | Associate Professor | By request from comm@sfsu.edu | COMM Advisor |
Ashmi Desai | Assistant Professor | ashmidesai@sfsu.edu | Conflict Resolution Advisor |
Constance Gordon | Assistant Professor | cgordon@sfsu.edu | COMM Advisor |
Alexandra Hinck | Assistant Professor | ahinck@sfsu.edu | COMM Advisor |
Vivian Huang | Associate Professor | vhuang@sfsu.edu | COMM Advisor |
Amy Kilgard | Department Chair | akilgard@sfsu.edu | |
Christopher Koenig | Professor | cjkoenig@sfsu.edu | COMM Advisor |
Karen Lovaas | Associate Professor | klovaas@sfsu.edu | COMM Advisor |
Paloma Mathern | Internship Director | amolap@sfsu.edu | COMM Advisor |
Samuel McCormick | Professor | mccrmck@sfsu.edu | COMM Advisor |
Angelina Moles | Lecturer Faculty | amoles@sfsu.edu | |
Miranda Olzman | Lecturer Faculty | molzman@sfsu.edu | |
Suzanne Pullen | Lecturer Faculty | spullen@sfsu.edu | |
Sage Russo | Lecturer Faculty | srusso@mail.sfsu.edu | |
John Ryan | Lecturer Faculty | jbr@sfsu.edu | |
Christina Sabee | Professor | csabee@sfsu.edu | COMM Advisor |
Susan Shimanoff | Professor | shimanof@sfsu.edu | COMM Advisor |
Badu Smith | Assistant Professor | lsmith1914@sfsu.edu | COMM Advisor |
Orion Steele | Lecturer Faculty | osteele@sfsu.edu | |
Ana Terminel Iberri | Assistant Professor | atermineliberri@sfsu.edu | COMM Advisor |
Leah Wingard | Graduate Coordinator | wingard@sfsu.edu | |
Gust Yep | Professor | gyep@sfsu.edu |