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 Ferguson, 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. 

Lauren Agarwala, Senior Peer Advisor

• Pronouns: She | Her | Hers
• Major: Physics - specialization in Astrophysics
• Year at UCSD: 3rd
• Years working as Muir Peer Advisor: 3
• Fun Fact: "I was part of the 2023 Summer Bridge Cohort!"

Nethra Nair, Senior Peer Advisor

• Pronouns: She | Her | Hers
• Major: Neurobiology and Global Health
• Year at UCSD: 4th
• Years working as Muir Peer Advisor: 2
• Fun Fact: "I can speak 5 languages (learning a 6th)"

Erika Villa, Peer Advisor

• Pronouns: She | Her | Hers
• Major: Education Studies
• Year at UCSD: 4th
• Years working as Muir Peer Advisor: 1
• Fun Fact: "I love Halloween and anything to do with Five Nights at Freddy's."

 Nayomi Herriott Campos, Peer Advisor

• Pronouns: She | Her | Hers
• Major: Psychology
• Years at UCSD: 3rd
• Year working as Muir Peer Advisor: 1
• Fun Fact: "I am a board member of Xclusive Magazine at UCSD and also an active
  member of Women in Business at UCSD."

Rida Kazani, Peer Advisor

• Pronouns: She | They
• Major: Psychology and Educational Studies
• Year at UCSD: 3rd
• Years working as Muir Peer Advisor: 1
• Fun Fact: "I love junk journaling."

Hadi Natour, Peer Advisor - Transfer Students

• Pronouns: Any pronouns
• Major: Education Studies
• Year at UCSD: 4th
• Years working as Muir Peer Advisor: 1
• Fun Fact: "I technically have 7 (9 if you count my 2 duplicate AA-Ts) associate degrees."