Contact Information:

Phone: 503-725-3822
Email: sipathway@pdx.edu
Location: 360 Fariborz Maseeh Hall
Appointments: You can schedule with Society & Identity Advisors at the bottom of the page

Majors and Pre-Professional Programs:

Majors: Black Studies; Chicano/Latino Studies; Child, Youth & Family Studies: Elementary Education; Human Services; Indigenous Nations & Native American Studies; Psychology;  Sexuality, Gender & Queer Studies; Social Science; Social Work; Sociology; Special Education; Women's Studies.

Pre-Professional Programs: Pre-Education


Meeting with a Society & Identity Advisor:

Students in this Pathway, including Exploratory, are assigned to their advisor based on the major and the last two digits of their PSU ID number as listed below.  If you would like to request a different advisor than the one assigned to you, please fill out an Advisor Change Request form. If you change your major to a different pathway, your new advisor will be updated automatically within a week.

Use the links below to schedule a phone, virtual or in-person appointment. You will be required to sign in with your Odin account. If you cannot access the appointment scheduler, call our front desk at (503) 725-3822. For in-person appointments, please review PSU's current Mask Policy. Please note that if you have a pre-professional program, you should meet with that advisor, regardless of your major.

Students starting at PSU in a future term: You may either meet with a S&I Pathway advisor prior to your first term but must participate in New Student Orientation in order to register for your first term classes. Transfer students should also check out our Transfer Guides!

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

Black Studies

  • Cierra Wade 

Chicanx/Latinx Studies

  • KD DeLorio

Child, Youth, & Family Studies

  • ID ending 00-57: KD DeLorio 
  • ID ending 58-99: Elizabeth Benner
  • Planning to attend PSU and/or want to learn more about CYFS? Attend a CYFS Information Session. Find dates, times, and RSVP on the SSW Information Sessions Calendar

Elementary Education

  • Elizabeth Benner
  • For information on Elementary Education admissions and teacher licensing, contact Laura Sequeira, Admissions Advisor and Recruiter, Undergraduate Elementary Education

Exploratory/Undeclared

  • ID ending 00-20: Ben Alberts
  • ID ending 21-48: Meghan Opbroek
  • ID ending 49-69: Cierra Wade
  • ID ending 70-99:  Hao Nguyen

Human Services

  • Students with ID ending 00-39: Ben Alberts
  • Students with ID ending 40-99: KD DeLorio

Indigenous Nations & Native American Studies

  • KD DeLorio 

Psychology

  • ID ending 00-22: Ben Alberts
  • ID ending 23-49: Meghan Opbroek
  • ID ending 50-72: Cierra Wade
  • ID ending 73-99: Hao Nguyen

Pre-Education

Students who have chosen a pre-education professional track work with the advisor in their major. 

For questions about admissions to teacher licensing programs, attend a College of Education Information Session or email askcoe@pdx.edu

For information on Bilingual Teacher Program admissions and teacher licensing, contact Tatiana Nochevnaya, Admissions Advisor and Recruiter, Bilingual Teacher Pathway 

Sexuality,  Gender, & Queer Studies

  • KD DeLorio 

Social Science*

  • ID ending 00-20: Ben Alberts
  • ID ending 21-48: Meghan Opbroek
  • ID ending 49-69: Cierra Wade
  • ID ending 77-99: Hao Nguyen

Social Work

  • Students with ID ending 00-49: KD DeLorio
  • Students with ID ending 50-99: Elizabeth Benner
  • Planning to attend PSU and/or want to learn more about Social Work? Attend a Social Work Information Session. Find dates, times, and RSVP on the SSW Information Sessions Calendar

Sociology

  • ID ending 00-49: Ben Alberts
  • ID ending 50-99: Cierra Wade

Special Education

  • Elizabeth Benner
  • For information on Special Education admissions and teacher licensing, contact Laura Sequeira, Admissions Advisor and Recruiter, Undergraduate Special Education.

Women's Studies

  • KD DeLorio

*Students who change to Social Science may continue to meet their original advisor and do not need to change to a Society & Identity advisor.

Society & Identity Advisors