Contact Academic Advising
Advising Email Addresses
Students in any SPS program can contact the SPS Academic Advising Inbox to connect with an academic adviser that can help.
Each academic program also has a dedicated inbox to reach the academic advisers for your program directly.
- Data Science Advising: Data Science and Predictive Analytics degree and certificate programs
- ProHealth Advising: Premedicine and Professional Health Careers Post-baccalaureate Certificate programs
- Writing Advising Advising: Creative Writing, Poetry & Prose, and Writing programs
- Public Policy Administration Advising: part-time and accelerated programs in Public Policy and Administration
- Global Health Advising
- Health Informatics Advising
- Health Analytics Advising
- Information Design and Strategy Advising
- Information Systems Advising
- Liberal Studies Advising
- Literature Advising
- Regulatory Compliance Advising
- Sports Administration and Sports Communication Advising
- Students at Large Advising
Compliments or concerns can be directed to the advising manager, Sean Kavanaugh
Academic Advisers
Undergraduate and Post-baccalaureate Advisers
Colleen Kjellberg: Biological Sciences, Mathematics, Psychology, Pre-Professional Health Post-baccalaureate Certificates
Lauren Sirota: Anthropology, Communication Studies, Communication Systems, Economics, English Literature, English Writing, History, Humanities, Information Systems, Leadership and Organization Behavior, Organization Behavior, Political Science, Social Sciences, Sociology, Radio/Television/Film, all non-professional health post-baccalaureate certificates
Advising Team: Students-at-Large
Graduate Advisers
Amanda John: Information Systems, Information Design and Strategy, Regulatory Compliance, Health Analytics, Health Informatics
Lauren Sirota: Literature, Liberal Studies, Prose & Poetry, Writing
Jacob Schornak: Data Science (last names N-Z), Data Science Certificates, & Sports Administration
Colleen Kjellberg: Global Health
Megan Talpash: Public Policy and Administration program (part-time and accelerated)
Tim Gaherty: Data Science (last names A–M)
Student Services Team
Administrative Staff
Margaret McCarthy
Associate Dean of Student and Alumni Services
SPSDeanforStudents@northwestern.edu
Sean Kavanaugh
Director of Student Services
seank@northwestern.edu
Jigbie Aguirre
Assistant Director of Events and Alumni Engagement
jigbie.aguirre@northwestern.edu
Vanessa Carpenter
Student Services Assistant
v-carpenter@northwestern.edu
Student Services Offices
Chicago campus:
Wieboldt Hall
339 East Chicago Avenue, 8th floor
Chicago, Illinois 60611
847-491-5612
405 Church Street
Evanston, Illinois 60208
847-491-5611
Concerns and Complaints
While we strive to ensure a positive student experience at SPS, we realize that issues can arise in and out of the classroom. If you have a complaint or a concern, your adviser is an excellent first resource for resolution. Students also have the option of emailing the Associate Dean of Student Services to voice your concerns at SPSDeanForStudents@northwestern.edu.
If you are in need of assistance, please let us know.
Accessibility
Northwestern University and AccessibleNU (ANU) are committed to providing a supportive and challenging environment for all students with disabilities who attend the University. Additionally, the University and ANU work to provide students with disabilities a learning and community environment that affords them full participation, equal access, and reasonable accommodation of their disabilities.It is important for a student who needs assistance with regard to any disability to notify ANU and SPS promptly for assistance in obtaining appropriate services. SPS Students seeking disability accommodations should contact ANU at 847-467-5530 in Evanston or 312-503-4042 in Chicago.