# Contact an Advisor

**Source**: https://agecon.tamu.edu/contact-advisor/
**Parent**: https://agecon.tamu.edu/

In the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences we have aligned our academic advising to better support students during their time at Texas A&M University. We have assembled a diverse and knowledgeable advisor community dedicated to providing our students with high-quality academic advising services.  Our advisors are grouped into [advising hubs](https://aglifesciences.tamu.edu/academic-advisors/) based on location, courses of study and/or related commonalities. Advisors in AGLS Advising Hub support students in the Department of Agricultural Economics.

## Undergraduate Advising

To make an appointment with an advisors, student should schedule an appointment through the [Navigate Student App](https://studentsuccess.tamu.edu/NAVIGATE/For-Students#collapsexdmyplbzzxt). Click on their individual profiles below to view their individualized Navigate scheduling link.

- ## [Susan Alcala](https://agecon.tamu.edu/people/alcala-susan/)

  Academic Advisor I

  [[email protected]](https://agecon.tamu.edu/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f5868086949bdb949996949994b581949880db909180)
- ## [Hannah Chavarria](https://agecon.tamu.edu/people/chavarria-hannah/)

  Academic Advisor III

  [[email protected]](https://agecon.tamu.edu/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#cfa7aea1a1aea7e1aca7aeb9aebdbda6ae8faea8e1bbaea2bae1aaabba)
- ## [Melyssa-Anne Stricklin](https://agecon.tamu.edu/people/stricklin-melyssa-anne/)

  Senior Academic Advisor

  [[email protected]](https://agecon.tamu.edu/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b2dfd7decbc1c1d39cc1c6c0dbd1d9dedbdcf2d3d59cc6d3dfc79cd7d6c7)
- ## [Bridgette Vickers](https://agecon.tamu.edu/people/vickers-bridgette/)

  Academic Advisor IV

  [[email protected]](https://agecon.tamu.edu/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2a4858434e4d4f5e5e4f045c4349414f58596a4b4d045e4b475f044f4e5f)

## Graduate Advising

Graduate students will work as a team with their faculty committee chair, their Academic Advisor, and The Graduate School to learn steps to graduate and navigating their graduate program.

### Students will contact [Lauren Johnson](https://agecon.tamu.edu/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#771b1c1d181f190418193703161a0259121302) for:

- academic policies
- Registration questions
- Graduation requirements
- DPSS, DocuSign, Adobe Sign, ARCS questions
- Learning about on-campus resources, or if you don’t know where to go.

### Students will contact [Donna Adcock](https://agecon.tamu.edu/people/adcock-donna/) for:

- Assistantships
- Scholarships
- Departmental funding questions
- Variable credit registration, etc.
- Admissions/application questions are to be directed to [[email protected]](https://agecon.tamu.edu/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4c2d29612b3e2d28232a2a252f293f3b0c2d2b62382d213962292839)

### Students will contact their Faculty Committee Chair to:

- discuss course selection
- Degree plan approval prior to submitting via DPSS
- Research/project questions
- Committee member help, etc.

[Dr. Leatham](https://agecon.tamu.edu/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#733712051a175d3f1612071b121e3312145d07121e065d161706) is the Associate Head for Graduate Programs and can assist with course work selection if you do not have a Faculty Committee Chair

- ## [Donna Adcock](https://agecon.tamu.edu/people/adcock-donna/)

  Academic Advisor IV

  [[email protected]](https://agecon.tamu.edu/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#acc8c3c2c2cd82cdc8cfc3cfc7eccdcb82d8cdc1d982c9c8d9)

### Advising Support for MAB and ABME Students

The individuals below serve as a resource for helping you navigate your graduate program.

- ## [Karen S. Lepley](https://agecon.tamu.edu/people/lepley-karen-s/)

  Assistant Director – Master of Agribusiness

  (979) 393-0884

  [[email protected]](https://agecon.tamu.edu/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#8fe4eefdeae1a1e3eaffe3eaf6cfeee8a1fbeee2faa1eaebfa)