Academic Advising
Meet our team of advisors fostering students’ success by providing meaningful resources and purposeful support in career development.
When booking an appointment with your advisor, read the meeting description to learn about the meeting format. If given an option to choose between Zoom, in-person, or phone, note your preference in the appointment description or right next to your name. Here are your options for getting in touch with us:
- Students can email any questions to psychadvise@ncsu.edu.
- Schedule a meeting with your assigned advisor by using the Google calendar links in the PSY Advising Contact Info document.
- For the Spring 2025 semester, walk-in hours are listed in the Office Hours document.
Contact Us
Advisors
Dr. Dana Kotter-Gruehn
Director of the Advising Center
Dr. Dana Kotter-Gruehn is a teaching professor and serves as the director of undergraduate advising in the Psychology department at NC State University. She obtained her B.S. and M.S. in Psychology from Dresden University of Technology (Germany) and her Ph.D. in Psychology from the Free University, Berlin (Germany). Trained at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development in Berlin, she is a lifespan developmental psychologist with a research focus on psychosocial development in adulthood. Dr. Kotter-Gruehn is committed to fostering students’ academic, cognitive, and personal growth through advising, mentorship, and teaching. She is involved in course, curriculum, and program development centered around students’ critical career skills. She co-developed and co-teaches the Psychology department’s teaching practicum for Ph.D. students and conceptualized and oversees the department’s Undergraduate Learning Assistant program.
Dr. Anna Behler
Dr. Behler earned her bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Fordham University and a master’s degree from Queens College of the City University of New York, both in New York City. She earned a second master’s degree and her Ph.D. in Experimental Social Psychology from Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia. She currently teaches Research Methods and Social Psychology at NCSU, and has also taught courses in Statistics, Psychology of Personality, and Psychology of Motivation at VCU, the University of Mary Washington, and Queens College. Her research focuses on emotions, identity, and psychological measurement.
Larsen Bartholomew
Larsen earned her bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education from The University of North Florida and her master’s in Higher Education with a concentration in community college and university leadership from Appalachian State University. Prior to working as an advisor at NCSU, she worked as an advisor in AppState’s Psychology Department where she not only advised students majoring in psychology but also taught a Careers in Psychology course assisting students in the major as they navigate their career journey. In her free time, she enjoys baking and walking her dog, Boone.
Rickey Williams
Rickey earned his Bachelor’s degree in Sociology and Master’s degree in Student Affairs in Higher Education from Western Kentucky University. He has previously advised Exploratory students at UNC-Greensboro and students majoring within the College of Arts and Sciences at UNC-Chapel Hill. In his current role as an Academic Advisor within the Psychology department, he is passionate about helping students to understand their degree requirements, and explore post graduate plans. In his spare time he enjoys watching movies and spending time with his wife and son.
Jasmine Lee
Jasmine is a doctoral student in the Industrial and Organizational Psychology program. She received her bachelor’s degree in Psychology and Sociology from the University of Washington. Her research interests include occupational health in the workplace, focusing on how workplace burnout and mental health for telecommuting. In her free time, she enjoys helping out with her fellowship group and exploring new cafes around the area.
Melissa Holland
Melissa is a doctoral student in the Applied Social Psychology program. She received her bachelor’s degree in Psychology with double minors in Spanish and International Studies from Saint Louis University. Her research interests include well-being and identity among understudied and underrepresented populations, specifically focusing on the implications of online environments on Black health. In her free time, Melissa enjoys reading a good book and solo traveling to new places.
Jennifer Fredette
Jennifer Fredette is a doctoral student in the Lifespan Development Psychology program. She received her bachelor’s in psychology with a second major in political science and a minor in music from UNC–Chapel Hill. She later received her JD from UNC–Chapel Hill as well. Her research interests include death anxiety and death acceptance in older adults as well as anticipatory grief. In her free time, she enjoys singing and playing with her dog, Luna.
Ashley Hettman
Ashley is a doctoral student in the Lifespan Developmental Psychology program. She received her bachelor’s in Psychology with a concentration in Human Services and a minor in Communication Sciences and Disorders from Appalachian State University. Her research interests include how general assumptions of the older population can impact self-perception as people age and dementia patient care in nursing homes. In her free time, she enjoys playing pickleball and spending time with her family and friends.