Advising Faculty List

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)

We are transitioning to Spartan Connect for booking most appointments. Please go through Spartan Connect in the One.SJSU.edu portal. Here are step-by-step instructions for how to book appointments or find drop-in hours—be sure to scroll all the way to the bottom of the location list for Sociology and Interdisciplinary Social Sciences. If you're having difficulty booking, please let us know. 

Spring 2025 

Faculty Office Contact & Office Hours
Morgan Sanchez

Dr. Morgan Sanchez

DMH    220
  • Designated Advisor 
  • Sociology Advising Hours:
  • Drop in: Mondays & Wednesdays 10:30 AM- 12:00 PM
  • Zoom: Mondays & Wednesdays 3:00- 4:30 PM and by appointment.
  • Check Spartan Connect for availability.
  • Find a Zoom Appointment
  • [email protected]
  • Office Hours: Mondays 7:00- 9:00 AM in person
Yolanda Wiggins

Dr. Yolanda Wiggins

DMH    211
natalie boero

Dr. Natalie Boero, Department Chair

DMH 241

 

 

Other Sociology Major and Minor Advisors

(major and minor course planning)

Faculty Office Contact & Office Hours
armaline

Dr. William Armaline

DMH    216
  • 408-924-2935
  • [email protected]
  • Office Hours: Mondays & Wednesdays 3:00- 4:00 PM in person
soma de bourbon

Dr. Soma de Bourbon

DMH 238A
  • 408-924-7747
  • [email protected]
  • Office Hours: Mondays 12:00-1:30 PM in person and by appointment
Faustina

Dr. Faustina DuCros

Remote

 408- 924-5325
[email protected]
Office Hours:Tuesdays 11:30 AM-1:00 PM via Zoom and Appointment
carlos garcia

Dr. Carlos Garcia

DMH 212
  • 408-924-5804
  • [email protected]
  • Office Hours: Mondays & Wednesdays 10:45- 11:30 AM in person and by appointment
Preston Rudy

Dr. Preston Rudy

DMH    222
  • 408-924-5333
  • [email protected]
  • Office Hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays 10:30- 11:00 AM, Wednesdays 4:00- 4:30 PM in person and by appointment
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Dr.

Megan Thiele Strong

 

 

DMH 224
  • 408-924-3318
  • [email protected]
  • Office Hours: Wednesdays 9:30- 10:30 AM on Zoom and by appointment

 

 

Asian American Studies Advisors

Faculty Office Contact & Office Hours
Hien Do

Dr. Hien Do

DMH    239B
  • 408-924-5747
  • [email protected]
  • Office Hours: Wednesdays 1:00- 2:00 PM in person and by appointment
wayne jopanda

Dr. Wayne Jopanda

DMH 220
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Dr. Yvonne Kwan

DMH    213
  • 408-924-5258
  • [email protected]
  • Office Hours: Monday 12:00-1:00 PM & Tuesdays 10:00-11:00 AM and by appointment
trung nguyen

Dr. Trung Nguyen

DMH 223
  • 408-924-5330
  • [email protected]
  • Office Hours: Wednesdays 3:00- 4:00 PM and by appointment
  • Wednesdays CAPISE Student Union 1520 (Feb 5th)
Saugher Nojan

Dr. Saugher Nojan

DMH 221
  • 408-924-5340
  • [email protected]
  • Office Hours: Tuesdays & Thursdays 3:30- 4:30 PM in person MOSAIC CCC
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Dr. Joanne Rondilla

 

DMH

223
  • 408-924-1543
  • [email protected]
  • Office Hours: Mondays 1:00- 2:30 PM in person, Tuesdays 2:00- 3:30 PM by appointment, and Wednesdays 4:30- 5:30 PM in person

 

Sociology of Education Minor Advisors

Faculty Office Contact & Office Hours
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Dr. Megan Thiele Strong

DMH 224
  • 408-924-3318
  • [email protected]
  • Office Hours: Wednesdays 9:30- 10:30 AM on Zoom and by appointment

 

Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Advisors

Faculty    Office Contact & Office Hours
gallardo

Dr. Susana Gallardo

DMH    238A
bakhru

Dr. Tanya Bakhru

DMH

213
  • 408-924-5744
  • [email protected]
  • Office Hours: Mondays & Wednesdays 10:30- 11:30 AM in person