Health, Science & the Earth Pathway

Majors and Pre-Professional Programs:

Majors: Applied Health & Fitness; Biology; Biochemistry; Chemistry; Earth Science; Environmental Science; Environmental Studies; Geography; Geology; Public Health Studies; Science

Pre-professional programs: Pre-Chiropractic Medicine, Pre-Dental Hygiene, Pre-Dentistry, Pre-Medical Laboratory Science, Pre-Medicine, Pre-Naturopathic Medicine Pre-Nursing, Pre-Occupational Therapy, Pre-Optometry, Pre-Pharmacy, Pre-Physical Therapy, Pre-Physician Assistant, Pre-Radiation Therapy

Important information for students starting PSU in Fall 2021:

Incoming freshmen and transfer students should complete Orientation prior to scheduling an appointment with their advisor for their first term. Completing Orientation opens access to registration and covers the information necessary to select and register for classes. If you still need help after completing the Orientation, you may follow up with your advisor afterwards using the links below.

How to meet with an HSE Advisor:

Students in this Pathway, including Exploratory, are assigned to their advisor based on the major or pre-professional program. Please see the listing below.

To schedule an appointment, call our Front Desk at 503-725-3822 or use the appropriate advisor's link below. Please note that if you have a pre-professional program, you should meet with that advisor, regardless of your major.

For general questions, email hse.advising@pdx.edu. Please do not use this email to request an appointment.

Advisors by Pre-Professional Program

Pre-Professional advisors serve all majors, unless noted otherwise.

Pre-Chiropractic Medicine

Leena Shrestha (Schedule with Leena)

Pre-Dental Hygiene

Laura Marsh (Schedule with Laura)

Pre-Dentistry

Ari Douangpanya (Schedule with Ari)
Leena Shrestha (Schedule with Leena)
Liz Shatzer (Schedule with Liz)
Melissa Yates

Pre-Medical Laboratory Science

Liz Shatzer (Schedule with Liz)

Pre-Medicine

Abby Schmidt (unavailable in August)
Ari Douangpanya (Schedule with Ari)
Leena Shrestha (Schedule with Leena)
Liz Shatzer (Schedule with Liz)
Melissa Yates

Pre-Naturopathic Medicine

Leena Shrestha (Schedule with Leena)

Pre-Nursing

Abby Schmidt (unavailable in August)
Alyssa Dart (on leave through Dec 2021)
Kristen Kordecki (Schedule with Kristen)
Leena Shrestha (Schedule with Leena)
Laura Marsh (Schedule with Laura)

Pre-Physician Assistant

Abby Schmidt (unavailable in August)
Alyssa Dart (on leave through Dec 2021)
Ari Douangpanya (Schedule with Ari)
For additional advisor availability, schedule online or call 503-725-3822 to make an appointment.

Pre-Radiation Therapy

Abby Schmidt (unavailable in August)
Laura Marsh (Schedule with Laura)

Pre-Veterinary Medicine

Liz Shatzer (Schedule with Liz)
Sang Rich (Schedule with Sang)

Advisors by Major

If you are considering a pre-health track (i.e. pre-dentistry, pre-medicine, pre-nursing, pre-pharmacy, etc.), please find your advisor using the pre-professional list instead.

Applied Health & Fitness

Alyssa Dart (on leave through Dec 2021)
Jane Mercer (Schedule with Jane)
Kristen Kordecki (Schedule with Kristen)
Belinda Zeidler
For additional availability, schedule online or call 503-725-3822 to make an appointment.

Biology

Sang Rich (Schedule with Sang)
Leena Shrestha (Schedule with Leena)
Stephanie Hamington (Schedule with Stephanie)

Biochemistry

Ari Douangpanya (Schedule with Ari)
Sang Rich (Schedule with Sang)

Chemistry

Ari Douangpanya (Schedule with Ari)
Sang Rich (Schedule with Sang)

Earth Science

Stephanie Hamington (Schedule with Stephanie)

Environmental Science/Environmental Studies

Stephanie Hamington (Schedule with Stephanie)
Sang Rich (Schedule with Sang)

Exploratory/Undecided

All Health, Science, and the Earth advisors

Geography

Stephanie Hamington (Schedule with Stephanie)

Geology

Stephanie Hamington (Schedule with Stephanie)

Public Health Studies: Community Health Promotion

Alyssa Dart (on leave through Dec 2021)
Jane Mercer (Schedule with Jane)
Kristen Kordecki (Schedule with Kristen)
Liz Shatzer (Schedule with Liz)
Belinda Zeidler
For additional availability, schedule online or call 503-725-3822 to make an appointment.

Public Health Studies: Health Services Administration

Alyssa Dart (on leave through Dec 2021)
Jane Mercer (Schedule with Jane)
Kristen Kordecki (Schedule with Kristen)
Belinda Zeidler
For additional availability, schedule online or call 503-725-3822.

Public Health Studies: Healthy Aging

Alyssa Dart (on leave through Dec 2021)
Jane Mercer (Schedule with Jane)
Belinda Zeidler
For additional availability, schedule online or call 503-725-3822 to make an appointment.

Public Health Studies: Pre-Clinical Health Science

See the list on the left to choose an advisor based on your pre-health track or call 503-725-3822 to make an appointment.

Public Health Studies: School Health Educator

Alyssa Dart (on leave through Dec 2021)
Jane Mercer (Schedule with Jane)
Belinda Zeidler
Schedule online or call 503-725-3822 to make an appointment.

Science*

Ari Douangpanya (Schedule with Ari)
Stephanie Hamington (Schedule with Stephanie)
Sang Rich (Schedule with Sang)
Melissa Yates

* *Students who change to the Science major may continue to meet their original advisor.

Health, Science & the Earth Advisors

Schedule an appointment with Alyssa Dart

Alyssa Dart: unavailable through Dec 2021
Pronouns: she/her/hers
dart@pdx.edu

Alyssa advises for:

Applied Health & Fitness
Pre-Nursing
Pre-Physician Assistant
Public Health Studies
Exploratory/Undecided

Schedule an appointment with Ari Douangpanya

Ari Douangpanya
Pronouns: she/her/hers
arid@pdx.edu

Ari advises for:

Biochemistry
Chemistry
Pre-Dentistry
Pre-Medicine
Public Health Studies
Science
Exploratory/Undecided

Schedule an appointment with Stephanie Hamington

Stephanie Hamington
Pronouns: she/her/hers
step27@pdx.edu

Stephanie advises for:

Biology
Earth Science
Environmental Science
Environmental Studies
Exploratory/Undecided
Geography
Geology

Schedule an Appointment with Kristen Kordecki

Kristen Kordecki
Pronouns: she/her/hers
kordecki@pdx.edu

Kristen advises for:

Applied Health & Fitness
Pre-Nursing
Pre-Occupational Therapy
Pre-Optometry
Pre-Pharmacy
Pre-Physical Therapy
Public Health Studies
Exploratory/Undecided

Schedule an appointment with Laura Marsh

Laura Marsh
Pronouns: she/her/hers
marshl@pdx.edu

Laura advises for:

Applied Health & Fitness
Pre-Dental Hygiene
Pre-Nursing
Pre-Optometry
Pre-Pharmacy
Public Health Studies
Exploratory/Undecided

Schedule an appointment with Jane Mercer

Jane Mercer, Public Health Faculty
Pronouns: she/her/hers
mercerj@pdx.edu

Jane is a faculty advisor for:

Applied Health & Fitness
Public Health Studies

Schedule an appointment with Sang Rich

Sang (Nguyen) Rich
Pronouns: she/her/hers
sang4@pdx.edu

Sang advises for:

Biology
Biochemistry
Chemistry
Environmental Science
Environmental Studies
Pre-Veterinary Medicine
Exploratory/Undecided

Schedule an appointment with Liz Shatzer

Liz Shatzer
Pronouns: she/her/hers
shatzere@pdx.edu

Liz advises for:

Applied Health & Fitness
Pre-Dentistry
Pre-Medical Lab Science
Pre-Medicine
Pre-Occupational Therapy
Pre-Physical Therapy
Pre-Veterinarian Medicine
Public Health Studies
Exploratory/Undecided