The School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences / Center for Student Success

Center for Student Success

About the HASS Center for Student Success

The Center for Student Success within the School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (HASS) helps with academic, career, and extracurricular planning. Whether on campus or online, the team is dedicated to providing students with the support they need to succeed in their academic pursuits.

Contact Information

Students collaborate with the HASS Center for Student Success to plan course loads, develop academic goals, and tap into resources across campus. Please see below to direct your Student Success question to the best team member.

Registration, credits, academic planning and advising, and transfer credits for HASS majors:

Madison Bearden
Academic Advisor
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 201.216.3575

Kerri DeBoer, Ed.M.
Senior Academic Advisor
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 201.216.3585

Admissions, internship and career planning, student events, and alumni engagement for HASS majors:

Nicole Malantchouk, Ed.D.
Director of Student Success
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 201.216.3596

Academic programs and policies, transfer credits for Humanities and Social Sciences, and/or any additional questions pertaining to the undergraduate experience:

Jennifer McBryan, Ph.D.
Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies
Email: [email protected] 
Phone: 201.216.3397

Location: Peirce 308

Faculty Advising

Experts in their respective knowledge domains, faculty advisors guide students towards success not only during their time at Stevens but also in their future endeavors. These faculty advisors assume the role of mentors, connecting students' academic pursuits and career aspirations. They may also suggest extracurricular opportunities that can enrich a student's education.

Each student is assigned a faculty advisor associated with their chosen program of study. To locate your designated faculty advisor, please navigate to the "Academics" tab within Workday.

For your convenience, faculty contacts for each of HASS's majors are provided below. When reaching out to these faculty members via email, kindly include your name and major in the subject line.

Faculty Contacts by HASS Major

Music and Technology

Mario Diaz de Leon
Assistant Professor
[email protected]
201.216.3737

Visual Arts and Technology

Jeff Thompson
Associate Professor
[email protected]
201.216.8245

Science, Technology, and Society

Samantha Muka
Associate Professor
[email protected]
201.216.8245

Quantitative Social Sciences

Kristyn Karl
Assistant Professor
[email protected]
201.216.8245

Science Communications

John Horgan
Director of the Center for Science Writings
[email protected]
201.216.5057

Literature

Anthony Pennino
Associate Professor
[email protected]
201.216.8245

Philosophy
Accelerated Law Program

Joyce Mullan
Pre-Law Advisor
[email protected]
201.216.8245