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Your Academic Advising Dean in the College of Arts and Sciences can advise you on academic matters, help you to think broadly about your long-term plans, and connect you to the appropriate support services at the University. Your Advising Dean is committed to your academic success throughout your UVA experience. Find your Academic Advising Dean below!

To schedule a meeting with your Advising Dean, call the Undergraduate Advising Office at (434) 924-3351 or visit 101 Monroe Hall (M-F, 8-5). 

Also, every weekday that classes are in session, the College hosts drop-in Dean of the Day Zoom advising hours from 2:30-4:00pm.

The College's Senior Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Affairs

The College's Senior Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Affairs leads the Academic Advising Deans in administering College policies and programs, and providing individualized support to help each College student meet their academic goals. 

Who is my Academic Advising Dean in the College?

Usually, your Advising Dean is based on the dorm you lived in your first semester, but Transfer Students, Student Athletes, Echols Scholars, Veterans, and Visiting International Students have dedicated Advising Deans. Find your Advising Dean below.

Elizabeth Ozment

Dean Ozment advises:

Transfer Students with last names that begin with A-J.

Karlin Luedtke

Dean Luedtke advises:

Student Athletes (football & basketball only)

 

Erin Eaker

Dean Eaker advises:

Student Athletes — Olympic sports

 

Shawn Lyons

Dean Lyons advises:

Veterans

Students whose first semester dorm was:

  • Balz-Dobie
  • Dabney
  • Gooch

Melissa Frost

Dean Frost advises:

Visiting International Students

Students whose first semester dorm was:

  • Cauthen
  • Lefevre
  • Metcalf

Francis Curran

Dean Curran advises:

Transfer Students with last names beginning with P-Z

UVA Wise transfer students

Shilpa Davé

Dean Davé advises:

Students whose first semester dorm was:

  • Bonnycastle
  • Hancock
  • Lile-Maupin

Echols students with last names beginning A-G

Mark Hadley

Dean Hadley advises:

Students whose first semester dorm was:

  • Echols House
  • Gibbons
  • Humphreys

Kevin Rose

Dean Rose advises:

Students whose first semester dorm was:

  • Dillard
  • Emmet

Echols students with last names beginning H-O

 

Sandra Seidel

Dean Seidel advises:

Students whose first semester dorm was:

  • Tuttle-Dunnington
  • International Residential College

Connie Chic Smith

Dean Smith advises:

Students whose first semester dorm was:

  • Hereford College (Norris and Whyburn)
  • Kellogg
  • Kent

Echols students with last names beginning P-Z

Libby Taylor

Dean Taylor advises:

Transfer Students with last names beginning with K-O

Students whose first semester dorm was:

  • Brown
  • Page
  • Woody

Brianna Clark-Williams

Students whose first semester dorm was:

  • Shannon
  • Watson Webb

Beth McClanahan

Students whose first semester dorm was:

  • Courtenay
  • Dunglison
  • Fitzhugh
Last updated: August 13, 2025
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