Penn State faculty members advise graduate students. Your adviser will work with you to plan your path through a program and to help find answers to other academic questions you may have.
If you need information about your adviser, please contact one of the following graduate degree program academic leads. Please note that not all graduate certificate programs assign advisers. For questions related to your student record or processes, such as changing majors, please contact Penn State’s Graduate Enrollment Services at 814-865-1795 or gswww@psu.edu.
| Academic Program | Contact Information |
| Adult Education | Courtney Robison 814-865-0473 cjr24@psu.edu |
| Applied Statistics | Dr. Jim Rosenberger 814-865-1340 jlr@psu.edu |
| Art Education | Dr. Karen Keifer-Boyd 814-865-6570 (main art ed office) kk-b@psu.edu |
| Business Administration (iMBA) | Ann Silverthorn 814-898-6827 ams59@psu.edu |
| Community and Economic Development | Julie Patosky 814-863-5884 jeb50@psu.edu |
| Curriculum and Instruction — Children's Literature | Judith Nastase 814-865-2168 jcn3@psu.edu |
| Earth Sciences | Dr. Eliza Richardson 814-863-2507 eur10@psu.edu |
| Educational Leadership — Teacher Leadership | Becky Contestabile 814-865-1487 rqc2@psu.edu |
| Engineering Management | Laurene Wisler 610-648-3277 enghelponline@psu.edu |
| Finance | JoAnn Kelly 610-648-3248 jek2@psu.edu |
| Geographic Information Systems | Beth King 814-865-9164 bethking@psu.edu |
| Homeland Security Base Program | Erica A. Peiffer 717-948-6322 eap16@psu.edu |
| Homeland Security in Agricultural Biosecurity and Food Defense | Lori Long 814-865-7069 laj5@psu.edu |
| Homeland Security in Geospatial Intelligence | Dr. Todd Bacastow 814-863-0049 bacastow@psu.edu |
| Homeland Security in Information Security and Forensics | Sherry Rogers 814-863-9461 mps@ist.psu.edu |
| Homeland Security in Public Health Preparedness | Rachel Reager 717-531-0003, ext (285655) rreager@psu.edu |
| Human Resources and Employment Relations | Amy Dietz 814-863-4026 ard5@psu.edu |
| Information Sciences | Sherry Rogers 814-863-9461 mps@ist.psu.edu |
| Instructional Systems — Educational Technology | Courtney Robison 814-865-0473 cjr24@psu.edu |
| Nuclear Engineering | Deb Zimmerman 814-865-7643 dlz1@psu.edu |
| Project Management | Ann Burbules 814-898-7255 PSBehrendMPM@psu.edu |
| Public Administration | Lareve (Eve) Lyons 717-948-6773 EvesPA@psu.edu |
| Software Engineering | Laurene Wisler 610-648-3277 enghelponline@psu.edu |
| Supply Chain Management | Tami Barnes 814-865-0073 tbarnes@psu.edu |
| Systems Engineering | Laurene Wisler 610-648-3277 enghelponline@psu.edu |
| Turfgrass Management | Gretchen Rebarchak 814-865-8480 ger3@psu.edu |