# Advising ## expand\_more ## **The Undergraduate Program Team** ### **Associate Director of Undergraduate Studies** Sort ![Emily Fairchild Photo](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/sociology/files/fairchild_july22_headshot.jpg) **Dr. Emily Fairchild** 616 William James Hall 33 Kirkland Street Cambridge, MA 02138 [efairchild@fas.harvard.edu](mailto:///efairchild@fas.harvard.edu) [**Schedule an Appointment**](https://calendly.com/fairchild-sociology/officehours) - What is sociology (sub-fields, methods and general approach)? - Sociology course information - Concentration advising & declaration of concentration signature - Switching into Sociology from another concentration - Release advising hold on Crimson Cart - Course substitutions - Thesis questions: choosing a thesis topic, finding a thesis advisor, and securing funding - Preparing and submitting human subjects research applications - Sociology 91R: Supervised Reading and Research - Sociology 92R: Faculty Research Assistant - Pre-approval of study abroad courses for concentration credit and final study abroad approval ### **Director of Undergraduate Studies** ![waters_mary.jpg](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/sociology/files/waters_mary.jpg) [**Mary C. Waters**](https://sociology.fas.harvard.edu/people/mary-c-waters) 33 Kirkland Street Cambridge, MA 02138 **Email to Schedule an Appointment** - General Sociology questions and thesis questions ### **Undergraduate Advising & Program Administrator** ![Rebecca Russell](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/sociology/files/profile-pic-rr.jpg) **Rebecca Russell** 650 William James Hall 33 Kirkland Street Cambridge, MA 02138 [rrussell@fas.harvard.edu](/) [**Schedule an Appointment**](https://calendly.com/rrussell-upa/advising) - First-year Advising - Declaring Sociology as a concentration - Releasing advising hold on Crimson Cart - Concentration requirements - Department policy questions or concerns - Add/drop electronic release - Study Abroad planning - Change-of-course petition (pass/fail) - Secondary field inquiries - Changes to AAR ### **House Concentration Advisors** Concentration Advisors are Sociology PhD students assigned to the Houses as either a resident or non-resident tutor, who are available to talk with sophomores, juniors, and seniors about the concentration. If you'd like to learn more about the discipline, hear about research in the department, or have questions about Sociology courses, [schedule an appointment with your Concentration Advisor](/concentration-advisers-house). ### **Peer Concentration Advisors** [Sociology Peer Concentration Advisors (PCAs)](https://sociology.fas.harvard.edu/peer-concentration-advisors) are current Sociology concentrators who have volunteered to meet with students interested in declaring or switching into the Sociology concentration. PCAs are happy to chat with you about their experience in the concentration and what led them to Sociology. You can reach out to any PCA with similar academic, career, or extracurricular interests.