Academic Advising Team

The Academic Advisors in the Graduate Student Services office can help with various concerns regarding your program and student record.

Contact us via email, individual appointments, and virtual office hours.  To prepare for your appointment, please review the Graduate School of Engineering Appointments & Advising Policies.

Graduate students are expected to be professional and respectful at all times in their interactions with the Graduate School of Engineering staff. Please review a summary of these expectations.


Topics best for Virtual Drop-In Advising Hours
(Drop-in hours limited to 10 minutes)
  • Registration errors and issues
  • Questions about GSS Forms
  • Apply to Graduate questions
  • Holds on students’ records

Topics best for pre-scheduled individual appointments
(20 minutes)
  • Academic Probation/ Subject to Dismissal
  • Graduation Clearance
  • PlusOne students advising
  • Review and resolve student degree audit issues (DARS)

Many questions can be answered quickly if you email your Academic Advising Department contact listed below. Please include your home department, NUID, and a detailed account of your questions. Accelerated Bachelor/Graduate Engineering students, who are still in undergraduate standing, please email the Academic Advising Department contact listed below.

Email us

* Contact Khoury Academic Advisor, Cailyn Ellard for MS in Robotics with Computer Science

Virtual Drop-in Advising

During virtual office hours, students can drop in without an appointment to ask an advisor questions in a breakout room for their privacy. Students attending the hours must log in to Zoom with their NU credentials. Upon joining, you will need to submit a response to a survey to connect with an Academic Advisor. To join on the dates and times listed below, please click Spring 2025 hours.

  • Spring 2025 Hours
    • February 13th 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM EST
    • February 27th 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM EST
    • March 13th 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM EST
    • March 27th 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM EST
    • April 10th 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM EST
    • April 24th 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM EST

One-on-one advising appointments

Graduate Engineering students, you can schedule a 20-minute virtual or in-person appointment to meet with your assigned academic advisor via Navigate. (See Navigate Instructions).

Email us

One-on-one advising appointments

Graduate Engineering students, you can schedule a 20-minute virtual or in-person appointment to meet with your assigned academic advisor via Navigate. (See Navigate Instructions).

Boston Campus


Lindsay Werner
Lindsay Werner
Director of Graduate Student Services,  Graduate School of Engineering


Allison Jacobs
Associate Director of Graduate Student Services,  Graduate School of Engineering


Laura Eberly
Laura Eberly
Assistant Director of Academic Advising,  Graduate School of Engineering


Danika Ghersi
Danika Ghersi
Assistant Director of Academic Advising,  Graduate School of Engineering


Danielle Freshnock
Danielle McKaig
Assistant Director of Academic Advising,  Graduate School of Engineering


Kirsten Bilas
Kirsten Bilas
Senior Academic Advisor,  Graduate School of Engineering


Nicole Brewer
Nicole Brewer
Senior Academic Advisor,  Graduate School of Engineering


Josh Cain
Josh Cain
Academic Advisor,  Graduate School of Engineering


Jacob Cherry
Jacob Cherry
Academic Advisor,  Graduate School of Engineering


Marie East
Marie East
Senior Academic Advisor,  Graduate School of Engineering


Lusine Galajyan
Lusine Galajyan
Senior Academic Advisor,  Graduate School of Engineering


Rumana Khan
Rumana Khan
Academic Advisor,  Graduate School of Engineering


Ed Reavey
Ed Reavey
Academic Advisor,  Graduate School of Engineering


Jen Schiffman
Jen Schiffman
Academic Advisor,  Graduate School of Engineering


Russell Wesdorp
Russell Wesdorp
Senior Academic Advisor,  Graduate School of Engineering


Molly Xue
Academic Advisor,  Graduate School of Engineering

Arlington Students


Tyler Leslie
Tyler Leslie
Academic Advisor & Program Manager - Arlington,  Graduate School of Engineering

Oakland Students


Samantha Snow
Samantha Snow
Academic Advisor & Program Manager - Oakland,  Graduate School of Engineering

Roux Institute (Portland, ME) Students

Seattle Students


Errold Nabong
Academic Advisor and Program Manager - Seattle,  Graduate School of Engineering

Silicon Valley Students


Kimberly Wright
Kimberly Wright
Academic Advisor and Program Manager, Silicon Valley,  Graduate School of Engineering

Toronto Students


Colin Dykes
Colin Dykes
Assistant Director of Academic Advising, Toronto,  Graduate School of Engineering

Vancouver Students


Antonio Fadda
Antonio Fadda
Academic Advisor and Program Manager, Vancouver,  Graduate School of Engineering

1. Academic Advisor 2. Senior Academic Advisor 3. Assistant Director - Academic Advising 4. Director of Graduate Student Services 5. Associate Dean of Graduate or PhD Education

If you are struggling to find a solution to an issue that falls under academic advising by working with your Advisor, please follow the steps below to escalate your case to the next level of leadership within Graduate Student Services.

Please note that if you escalate yourself outside of this pathway your concerns will be redirected to follow the published pathway. Going outside the pathway may cause delays in the resolution of your concerns. Your advising team is here to support you however we can and will assist you in escalating as needed.

Please note it is the responsibility of the student to adhere to the Code of Student Conduct in all your communications with student services.

It is recognized that all members of an academic community, individually and collectively, have a right to express their views publicly on any issue; however, the University insists that all such expressions be peaceful and orderly, conducted in a manner consistent with the Code and University policies, and in such a way that University business and respectful academic discourse are not unduly disrupted Any bullying, harassment, or derogatory language is not tolerated under the code of student conduct.

  • Step 1
    • Sometimes, things can get lost in translation via email. If you have not done so already, please start this process by scheduling a call with your Advisor to discuss your concerns.
    • You may schedule an appointment with your Advisor through Navigate.
      • You can find your Advisor listed on your student portal, please reach out to coe-gradadvising@northeastern.edu if you are not sure who your Advisor is or are not sure how to set an appointment.
      • If you can’t schedule an appointment with your advisor for any reason, please send an email to coe-gradadvising@northeastern.edu with the subject line “Requesting to Escalate”
  • Step 2
    • If your concerns cannot be resolved by your Academic Advisor, you can request to escalate to the next level of leadership within student services.
    • Please ask to escalate with your Academic Advisor, and someone from the next level of leadership will contact you within 2 business days to discuss your concerns.
    • Please note that your assigned Advisor may be a Senior Advisor or Assistant Director, but you can still escalate from your assigned Advisor if you’re not able to resolve your concerns with them directly.
  • Step 3
    • Work with the next level of leadership to resolve your concerns.