Contact Us
How to contact the advising office, and who we are.
Office Information
- Office: Humanities and Social Sciences Building, room 2126.
- Office Hours: Monday-Friday from 8:00 AM-12:00 PM and 1:00 PM-4:30 PM Pacific Time except for campus holidays and during the campus closure over winter break.
- Advising Hours: see the advising calendar.
- Email: muiradvising@ucsd.edu
- Phone/Voicemail: 1-858-534-3580
Current and past Muir students can reach us on the Virtual Advising Center.
If you need us to sign a form, submit the form as an attachment to an email to muiradvising@ucsd.edu. We may need to follow up with you on the Virtual Advising Center or have you come in to a drop in or appointment if we need more information from you to complete the form!
General emails from parents, family members, prospective students, and other members of the community can be sent to muiradvising@ucsd.edu. However, most prospective student questions will be directed to UC San Diego Admissions.
Meet the Muir Academic Advisors
Doug Easterly, Dean of Academic Advising
- Pronouns: He | Him | His
- From: San Diego, CA
- BA, UC Santa Cruz, English Literature.
- MA, UC San Diego, Teaching and Learning
- EdD, UC San Diego, Teaching and Learning
- At Muir College since: 2003
Cathy Baez, Assistant Dean of Academic Advising
- Pronouns: She | Her | Hers
- From: Calexico, CA
- BA, UC San Diego, Sociology, Minors: Spanish Lit. & Communication
- MA, University of San Diego, Counseling in Higher Education
- At Muir College since: 2012
Karla Kastner, Senior Academic Advisor
- From: Calgary, Alberta, Canada and Poway, CA
- BA, San Diego State University, Liberal Studies, Minor: Biology
- At Muir College since: 2010
Alyssa Patricio, Senior Academic Advisor
- Pronouns: She | Her | Hers
- From: Temecula, CA
- BA, UC San Diego, Psychology, Minor: Health Care Social Issues
- MA, San Diego State University, Educational Leadership w/ Specialization in Student Affairs
- At Muir College since: 2012
Joje Reyes Alonzo, Senior Academic Advisor
- Pronouns:She | Her | Hers
- From: Illinois and Cerritos, CA
- BA, UC San Diego, Ethnic Studies and Human Development
- MA, San Diego State University, Multicultural Counseling
- At Muir College since: 2022
Janel Agnew, Academic Advisor
- Pronouns: She | Her | Hers
- From: San Antonio, TX
- BS, Texas A&M University, Sociology
- MS, Texas A&M University Corpus Christi, Counseling
- At Muir College since: 2023
Amber Rivera Munoz, Academic Advisor
- Pronouns: She | Her | Ella
- From: Chula Vista, CA
- BA, UCLA Psychology and Education Studies
- MA, Point Loma Nazarene University School Counseling
- At Muir College since: 2025
Jazmarian Perez, Academic Advisor
- Pronouns: She | Her | Hers
- From: Riverside, CA
- BA, University of California San Diego, Psychology
- At Muir College since: 2025
Meet Our Peer Advisors
Peer advisors are seasoned students trained to answer common questions for first and second year students.
Samantha Ultreras, Senior Peer Advisor
- Pronouns: She | Her | Hers
- Majors: Human Biology
- Year at UCSD: 4th
- Years working as Muir Peer Advisor: 2
- Fun Fact: "I bake the best coffee cake"
Lauren Agarwala, Senior Peer Advisor
- Pronouns: She | Her | Hers
- Major: Physics specialization in Astrophysics
- Year at UCSD: 3rd
- Years working as Muir Peer Advisor: 2
- Fun Fact: "I was part of the 2023 Summer Bridge Cohort!"
Nethra Nair, Peer Advisor
- Pronouns: She | Her | Hers
- Major: Neurobiology and Global Health
- Year at UCSD: 3rd
- Years working as Muir Peer Advisor: 1
- Fun Fact: "I can speak 5 languages (and counting)"
Farzad Haghighat Kashani, Peer Advisor
- Pronouns: He | Him | His
- Major: Biology with specialization in Informatics
- Year at UCSD: 2nd
- Years working as Muir Peer Advisor: 1
- Fun Fact: "I have been to 15 countries"
Asiya Shaikh, Peer Advisor
- Pronouns: She | Her | Hers
- Major: Business Economics and Political Science
- Years at UCSD: 2nd, Transfer student from De Anza Community College
- Year working as Muir Peer Advisor: 1
- Fun Fact: "I love to play board games and video games!"
