Academic Advisement

PPH students receive advisement either by telephone or in person appointments (e-mail advisement is also available). To schedule a telephone or in-person advisement appointment, call 631.444.2074. Advisement appointments are generally available morning and/or afternoon, Monday through Thursday.

To receive advisement by e-mail, be sure to include your full name and Stony Brook ID number in the subject and/or body of the e-mail, in addition to specifically stating your advisement questions. You may e-mail the Academic Coordinator and expect to receive a response within two business days. (Note: The PPH office is closed Saturday and Sunday).

Although you may schedule appointments with your advisor as often or as seldom as you wish throughout your program of study, new and continuing students are individually responsible for meeting program requirements.

Questions about course offerings, plans of study, degree requirements, deadlines, practicum requirements, and procedural issues including registration, academic standing, leaves of absence, change of concentration, graduation, and attendance at grand rounds should be directed to the MPH Academic Coordinator (444-2074).

Questions about classroom assignments, text books, and required readings should be directed to the Program Secretary, Eileen Zappia (444-9396). Questions related to student employment, research assistantships, scholarships, and other matters related to finance, should be directed to the Office Administrator, Mary Vogelle-Buscemi (444-1120).

Faculty Advisor (MPH Only)
Each student in the MPH program (or any of the combined and current degree programs) is assigned a Faculty Advisor upon matriculation into the program. Whenever possible, that advisor will be a faculty member in the student’s concentration: Evaluative Sciences, Community Health, or Public Health Practice. The student may change advisors at any time with the consent of the Director of the Graduate Program in Public Health. In addition, students who change their concentration will be assigned, or may select, a Faculty Advisor in the new concentration.

Faculty Advisors must meet with their advisees at least twice a year to discuss students’ progress through the program, assess academic growth, and provide guidance with independent study and practicum projects. The Faculty Advisor also discusses the students’ expectations for the future and acts as a touchstone if the student is having problems. The two mandatory meetings take place at the end of the Fall and Spring semesters and can be conducted in person or by phone, whichever is preferred by both the student and Faculty Advisor. Students will be contacted by the Program to schedule an appointment with their Faculty Advisor. At other times, students should contact their Faculty Advisor directly to make appointments.