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Community Studies and Public Affairs advising

Advising Contact Information

Your advisor's name and contact information is on the Degree Audit Report. Login to , click Academic Records, Degree Audit, Request a Degree Audit, Run Declared Programs, and View Audit.

Note: Saint John's Hall 200 suite is temporarily closed for renovations this summer. 

Human Services, Pre-Social Work, Psychology

Sarah Dahl, academic advisor 
651.999.5890
sarah.dahl@metrostate.edu

Jennifer Broadrick, academic advisor 
651.793.1613
jennifer.broadrick@metrostate.edu

Kristina Sande
651.999.5891
kristina.sande@metrostate.edu 

Alcohol and Drug Counseling

Cynthia Olson, academic advisor 
763.657.3766
cynthia.olson@metrostate.edu 
Public Safety and Police Science Center
Brooklyn Park

Nallie Xiong, academic advisor
651.793.1746
nallie.xiong@metrostate.edu 

Co-occurring Disorders Recovery Counseling

Dr. Dharshini Goonetilleke, graduate program director (sabbatical FY27)
651.793.1359
dharshini.goonetilleke@metrostate.edu

Karin Jax, academic advisor (fall 2026 and spring 2027)
651.793.1363
karin.jax@metrostate.edu

Psychology Early Childhood Studies

Carmen Cook
651.999.5821
carmen.cook@metrostate.edu 

Heidi Frankard
651.999.5829
heidi.frankard@metrostate.edu 

School of Criminology and Criminal Justice (SCJ Advising Center)

Cynthia Olson, academic advisor 
763.657.3766
cynthia.olson@metrostate.edu
Public Safety and Police Science Center
Brooklyn Park

Mary Schober Martin, academic advisor 
763.657.3751
mary.schobermartin@metrostate.edu
Public Safety and Police Science Center
Brooklyn Park

SCJ Graduate Programs

James Densley, department chair and graduate program director
763.657.3761
james.densley@metrostate.edu

CCSPA-SCJ-UED Director of Advising

Wachen Bedell Anderson, director of advising
651.793.1426
wachen.anderson@metrostate.edu