Advising Hours Fall '25 Semester

- Hours subject to change

  • Please select an advisor that matches with your concentration or "subject" as listed below.
  • To see all advisors' availabilities in your concentration, go to Navigator (https://sfsu.campus.eab.com/home) and select "Advising for Declared Major/Minor".
  • To see availability for a specific advisor on Navigator, use their Personal Availability Link (PAL), listed in the table below.
  • Not all advisors use Navigator for scheduling, so check the instructions provided for each faculty advisor. 

Undergraduate

                     

Subject

Advisor

Email

Office

M

T

W

TH

F

Notes

Planned Absences

Cell & Molecular/
GOLD

Mark
Chan

yhmchan@sfsu.edu

Hensill 
Hall
755

 

10-2

 

 

 

Please make a 
Navigator appointment 
and use the Zoom link.
Navigator
Zoom 

 

Cell & Molecular

Zachary
(Zheng-Hui)
He

zhe@sfsu.edu

Hensill 
Hall
550

3-4

 

 

 

 

In person or 
Zoom

 

Cell & Molecular 

Scott 
Roy 

roy@sfsu.edu 

Hensill 
Hall
449

 

 

 

 

 

In Person

 

Cell & Molecular 

Blake Riggs

riggs@sfsu.edu

Hensill Hall 724

 

11-12

 

 

 

 

In Person

 

Cell & Molecular 

Cathy Samayoa 

csamayoa@sfsu.edu 

Hensill 
Hall
665 

 

 

1-2 
and
 5-6

 

 

drop-in

 

Cell & Molecular, 
Biology Minor, 
Climate Change Certificate

Kai
Burrus 

lburrus@sfsu.edu 

Hensill 
Hall 
710

 

2-3 

2-3 

 

 

Drop-in or email to schedule a Zoom appt

Zoom only Sept 9 and Sept 10:

https://sfsu.zoom.us/j/5255835521?pwd=WEZzQkNNWE9tS3NQRXVYdVlOUDlpQT09

Subject

Advisor

Email

Office

M

T

W

TH

F

Notes

Planned Absences

Ecology, Evolution,
and Conservation
Biology

Jaime Chaves

jachaves@sfsu.edu

Hensill 
Hall
759

 

10- 12

 

 

 

Drop-in; email to schedule zoom appointment

https://sfsu.zoom.us/my/jaimechaves?pwd=YTVieEFIeGVLanNJUkxrNkhKZUszQT09

 

Ecology, Evolution,
and Conservation
Biology

Mitzy Porras

mitzyfpb@sfsu.edu 

Hensill Hall 825

 

 

 

9-11

 

 

 

 

Ecology, Evolution,
and Conservation
Biology

Jade Tonos

jade@sfsu.edu

Hensill Hall 450

 

 

11-12 Navigator only

11-12

 

Wednesday use Navigator: https://sfsu.campus.eab.com/pal/EjSr5s_Vgf

Thursday in-person

 

Ecology, Evolution,
and Conservation
Biology

Kevin Simonin

simonin@sfsu.edu

Hensill 
Hall
433 

 

 

 

10 - 12

 

 

 

Ecology, Evolution,
and Conservation
Biology, Grad Program Integrative Biology 

Robert 
Boria 

rboria@sfsu.edu 

Hensill 
Hall
763

12-2

 

 

 

 

In Person

 

Ecology, Evolution,
and Conservation
Biology

Jenna 
Ekwealor

ekwealor@sfsu.edu 

Hensill 
Hall
432 

 

 

 

10-12

 

Drop in

 

Ecology, Evolution,
and Conservation
Biology and General Biology BA

Jason Cantley

cantley@sfsu.edu

Remote scheduled through Navigator

 

8-9 am

 

8-9 

 

All appointments remote & scheduled using Navigator https://sfsu.campus.eab.com/pal/cvq3AZkust

 

Ecology, Evolution,
and Conservation
Biology, Integrative Biology, 
Graduate Program Coordinator 

Andrea
Swei

aswei@sfsu.edu

Hensill 
Hall
664 

10-12

 

 

 

 

In person or Zoom.
Zoom

 

Subject

Advisor

Email

Office

M

T

W

TH

F

Notes

Planned Absences

General Biology BA

Ravinder 
Sehgal

sehgal@sfsu.edu

Hensill 
Hall
723

 

 

4-6 

 

 

In Person
or Zoom
Meeting ID: 
928 3417 1992
Passcode: 
468948

 

General Biology BA

Sally 
Pasion 

pasion@sfsu.edu

Zoom 

 

9-10

2:30-
3:30

 

 

Please make a 
Navigator appointment 
Navigator
And a zoom link 
will be sent to you

 

General Biology BA

Kimberly 
Tanner

kdtanner@sfsu.edu 

SEPAL Lab 
Hensill 
Hall
243

 

2-3 pm

 

2-3

 

Email to schedule your visit, either in person or on Zoom, also at other days/times.
kdtanner@sfsu.edu

 

General Biology BA

Gretchen 
Le Buhn

lebuhn@sfsu.edu

Zoom
Only

 

 

 

2:30-
4:30

 

Please make a 
Navigator appointment 
Navigator
And a zoom link 
will be sent to you

 

Subject

Advisor

Email

Office

M

T

W

TH

F

Notes

Planned Absences

Marine
Science

Sarah 
Cohen 

sarahcoh@sfsu.edu 

Hensill 
Hall
545

10:30-
11:30

 

 

11:30-
12:30

 

 

 

Marine
Science

Karen
Crow

crow@sfsu.edu

Hensill 
Hall
705

 

 

 

2-4 pm

 

In-Person

 

Subject

Advisor

Email

Office

M

T

W

TH

F

Notes

Planned Absences

Microbiology

José
de la Torre

jdelator@sfsu.edu 

Hensill 
Hall
760

 

10-12 

 

 

 

In-Person
Only

 

Microbiology 

Joseph
Chen 

chenj@sfsu.edu 

Zoom
Only

 

3-5 

 

 

 

https://sfsu.zoom.us/j/86929974763?pwd=R0BjSKRyRcDMo4lVQacuCrI684e1KS.1

 

Meeting ID: 869 2997 4763

Passcode: 183006

 

Microbiology

Archana 
Anand

archanand@sfsu.edu

Zoom

 

 

3-5

 

 

 

Zoom

 

Microbiology/
M.S. Biomedical Science/CIRM

Lily Chen 

lilychen@sfsu.edu 

Hensill 
Hall
546

 

 

 

3-4 

 

In person or email for Zoom link

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Subject

Advisor

Email

Office

M

T

W

TH

F

Notes

Planned Absences

Physiology,
Climate Change Certificate

Derrick
Groom

dgroom@sfsu.edu

Hensill 
Hall
419

 

 

2-4 

 

 

Drop in

 

Physiology

Christopher Moffatt

moffatt@sfsu.edu

Zoom

 

11-12

 

11-12

 

https://sfsu.zoom.us/j/94245464409?pwd=T1pIWUNGMjhuT0gzb2xOM1dVOWhwUT09

Meeting ID: 942 4546 4409

Passcode: Moffatt

 

 

Physiology

Jonathon 
Stillman

stillmaj@sfsu.edu

Hensill
Hall
420

 

1-2 

12-1 

 

 

Drop in or Zoom

 

Physiology

Nick Silva

njsilva@sfsu.edu

Hensill Hall 418

 

1-2 

2-3 

 

 

 

 

Physiology

Megumi
Fuse

fuse@sfsu.edu

Zoom
Only

 

 

1-3

 

 

First come 
first served
Zoom
Only

 

 

Physiology 

Robyn 
Crook

rcrook@sfsu.edu

Hensill 
Hall
421 

10-12

 

 

 

 

By appointment
on 
Navigator

 

Faculty on Leave/Sabbatical

Unavailable

Unavailable

Unavailable

Unavailable

Notes

Cell & Molecular/
Physiology

Ivan
Anastassov

Unavailable

Unavailable

Sabbatical
Fall 2025

Cell & Molecular

Diana Chu

Unavailable

Unavailable

On Leave

General Biology BA

Andy Zink

Unavailable

Unavailable

On Leave