About Us
Meet your Advisors
We have Pre-Health Professions and Pre-Law Advisors at USF to assist students from all majors in course selection, career advisement, professional program requirements, recommendations, and more.
The Pre-Professional Advising office
Jessica Hoffmann
Pre-Health Advising Chair
Alina Thompson
Pre-Law Advising Chair
Health Professions Certified Advisors
Select academic advisors are officially recognized by the USF Office of Pre-Professional Advising: Pre-Health & Pre-Law as Health Professions Certified and can provide pre-health professions advisement to students in their major/designated areas.
Dr. Ana Torres-Ayala
Science Transfer students, Tampa campus
Arnaldo (Arnie) Mejias
Honors Students, Tampa campus
Astrid hilson
Biology Majors, Tampa campus
Audra Santerre
National Merit Scholars Students
bobby brown
Exercise Science Majors
Carter Harbert
Honors Students, Tampa campus
christina Csensich
Anthropology, Biomedical Anthropology, Religion & Health, & Religious Studies Majors, Tampa campus
Christopher (Chris) Kerr
Biomedical Sciences Majors, Tampa campus
connie giffuni
Psychology Majors, Tampa campus
Lynda Howe
Biology Majors, Tampa campus
Mark Johnson
Medical Laboratory Science & Biomedical Sciences Majors, Tampa campus
Sabrina Hansen
Psychology, Anthropology, English, History, Political Science Majors, St. Pete campus
Steven Bird
Biology & Environmental Science & Policy Majors, St. Pete campus
Special Thanks!
Dr. Melvin James
We would like to thank Dr. James for his 37 years of service. In December of 2020, Dr. James retired from USF. He was integral to the design of Health Professions Advising at USF. In addition, he served as an adjunct professor teaching courses in the Judy Genshaft Honors College and portfolio courses for pre-health students. At USF, Dr. James was an expert in the area of student success, assessment, diversity and strategic planning. Congratulations to Dr. James on an amazing career and we wish him the best of luck with everything that he will continue to accomplish during his retirement!
Anthony Iannelli
We would also like to thank Anthony Iannelli for his 10 years in College of Arts and Sciences advising our Pre-Health Students. He has created many programs over the years, including the Rising Health Professionals LLC. He also served as an adjunct instructor assisting USF students on their pre-health journey, whether through Academic Foundations or Devleoping the Health Professions Portfolio. He is a USF Bull through and through, so he did not go far! We wish him all the best at USF Health!