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Peer Advisor Drop-In Office Hours:

Peer Office Hours have now ended for the semester. If you'd like to let us know about your interest in declaring an Econ major or minor, please fill out our statement of interest form here


Economics Peer Advisors are available to meet with students while fall and spring classes are in (not after classes end each fall/spring or before classes begin each fall/spring). During fall and spring, Econ Peers meet with students who would like to declare the Econ major or minor (more details here). They also answer questions about Econ major and minor course requirements, classes, registration, Spire, Schedule Builder, the Econ Department and beyond. Ask anything!  You're also welcome to ask our peers questions via Google form here (form only active during fall/spring) Peers answer questions on the form during business hours, but it may take longer to get back to you during peak busy times. You're always welcome to drop in to Crotty 221 during the fall/spring hours listed above! 

Current Economics majors may schedule advising appointments with Econ professional Staff Advisors in Navigate. You may also use the schedule an advising appointment link under your assigned advisor's name at the bottom of this page. Staff Advisors do not offer drop in advising, so please make an appointment in Navigate. Thank you. Staff advisors can assist you with course and graduation requirements, problems that come up during the semester, referrals to campus resources on tutoring, counseling, disability support, career, financial assistance and more.

Current Economics minors may seek advising from an Econ Peer Advisor or ask questions on their minor by emailing their assigned Staff Advisor listed below. 

Course Override Requests Read this form carefully and provide the requested information. An advisor will contact you when you have been added to the class or if more information is needed. If an instructor's permission is required, an advisor will contact you after we have received the request from the instructor. 

For assistance with studying abroad, study abroad course approvals, domestic exchange or transfer course approvals, please use Navigate to make an appointment with Valerie Voorheis or Stephanie Brewer. Please use one of the following services when booking your appointment: Economics Study Abroad (ICAF) appointment, Economics Study Abroad/Domestic Exchange appointment, or Economics Transfer Courses appointment.

For assistance with internship credits, graduate school questions or the Economics Co-Op Certificate, please use Navigate to make an appointment with Valerie Voorheis. Please use one of the following services when booking your appointment: Economics Internships and Careers, Economics Graduate School Planning, or Economics Certificate Advising. 

For Econ Majors who are Honors students, and have detailed questions on Honors requirements, please email Econ Honors Coordinator Itai Sher at @email to make an appointment.

For further information on Economics Department contacts, email @email

Advising Team

Stephanie Babinski Brewer
Director of Undergraduate Advising
220 Crotty Hall
@email
413-545-0855 (email pref'd)
Student last names: S-Z
Schedule an advising appointment with Stephanie online

Leah Dodson
Senior Academic Advisor
219 Crotty Hall
413-545-2568 (email pref'd)
@email
Student last names: A-H
Schedule an advising appointment with Leah online

Meghan Shewchuk
Senior Academic Advisor
218 Crotty Hall
413-545-2560 (email pref'd)
@email
Student last names: I-R
Schedule an advising appointment with Meghan online

Valerie Voorheis
Faculty Advisor/Internships, Grad School, Co-Op Certificate
214 Crotty Hall
voorheis@econs.umass.edu
413-545-0954 (email pref'd)
Schedule an advising appointment with Valerie online