Advising & Tutoring
Balancing a chemistry course load along with the rest of your responsibilities can be challenging, but we are here to help. Whether the issue is personal, academic or related to career plans and opportunities, talking to your academic advisor is a good place to start.
We also offer tutoring options to chemistry students, in addition to university student services like the Academic Commons.
Advisors
Your academic advisor can support or direct you to the correct person to help resolve a problem.
Director of Undergraduate Studies
Dear chemistry majors and chemistry minors,
Please reach out to our Director of Undergraduate Studies at duschem
gwu [dot] edu, if you have any questions.
Be safe and be well.
Thank you
Director of Undergraduate Studies
duschemgwu [dot] edu (duschem[at]gwu[dot]edu)
202-994-6121
Chemistry Major Advisor
Chemistry Major Advisor
Prof. Wagner
duschemgwu [dot] edu (duschem[at]gwu[dot]edu)
or
wagnergwu [dot] edu
202-994-6121
Chemistry Minor Advisor
Chemistry Minor Advisor
Prof. Massiah
duschemgwu [dot] edu (duschem[at]gwu[dot]edu)
or
Massiahgwu [dot] edu
202-994-6121
Pre-Health Advisors
Office Hours
Don’t forget about office hours! Faculty set aside time each semester for student visits. If you’re having trouble with a course, need feedback on a project or simply want to talk through an idea, visit your advisor or professor. All department advisors are available by appointment or email as well as during regular office hours.
Current Tutors
Find a specific tutor, organized by topic area, or take advantage of free services like the Academic Commons located in Gelman Library.
Names marked with an asterisk (*) are undergraduates in the Chemistry Department. Please gwchemgwu [dot] edu (email) the department if you are having any difficulty connecting with a tutor.
Contemporary Chemistry for Non-science Majors (CHEM 1003 and 1004)
| Kevin McKenzie Jr. | kevmckenzieemail [dot] gwu [dot] edu (kevmckenzie[at]email[dot]gwu[dot]edu) |
| Ashley Frankenfield | afrankenfieldgwmail [dot] gwu [dot] edu (afrankenfield[at]gwmail[dot]gwu[dot]edu) |
| Darren Dolan | darren_dolangwmail [dot] gwu [dot] edu (darren_dolan[at]gwmail[dot]gwu[dot]edu) |
| Danielle Gomes Rodrigues | danigrodriguesgwmail [dot] gwu [dot] edu (danigrodrigues[at]gwmail[dot]gwu[dot]edu) |
| Brysa Alvarado | balvarado02gwmail [dot] gwu [dot] edu (balvarado02[at]gwmail[dot]gwu[dot]edu) |
| Ritu Manickavelu | ritu [dot] manickaveluemail [dot] gwu [dot] edu (ritu[dot]manickavelu[at]email[dot]gwu[dot]edu) |
| Sumayya | fsumayya91gwmail [dot] gwu [dot] edu (fsumayya91[at]gwmail[dot]gwu[dot]edu) |
| Chloe Waldt | c [dot] waldtgwu [dot] edu |
| *Abigail Klink | abbyklinkgwmail [dot] gwu [dot] edu (abbyklink[at]gwmail[dot]gwu[dot]edu) |
| *Jamison Shih | shihj1gwmail [dot] gwu [dot] edu (shihj1[at]gwmail[dot]gwu[dot]edu) |
| *Liz Hartmetz | aehartmetzgwmail [dot] gwu [dot] edu (aehartmetz[at]gwmail[dot]gwu[dot]edu) |
General Chemistry for Science Majors (CHEM 1111, 1112 and 1113)
| Kevin McKenzie | kevmckenzieemail [dot] gwu [dot] edu (kevmckenzie[at]email[dot]gwu[dot]edu) |
| Christopher Hossack | chossackgwmail [dot] gwu [dot] edu (chossack[at]gwmail[dot]gwu[dot]edu) |
| Ashley Frankenfield | afrankenfieldgwmail [dot] gwu [dot] edu (afrankenfield[at]gwmail[dot]gwu[dot]edu) |
| Darren Dolan | darren_dolangwmail [dot] gwu [dot] edu (darren_dolan[at]gwmail[dot]gwu[dot]edu) |
| Haorong Li | haoronggwmail [dot] gwu [dot] edu (haorong[at]gwmail[dot]gwu[dot]edu) |
| Danielle Gomes Rodrigues | danigrodriguesgwmail [dot] gwu [dot] edu (danigrodrigues[at]gwmail[dot]gwu[dot]edu) |
| Brysa Alvarado | balvarado02gwmail [dot] gwu [dot] edu (balvarado02[at]gwmail[dot]gwu[dot]edu) |
| Ritu Manickavelu | ritu [dot] manickaveluemail [dot] gwu [dot] edu (ritu[dot]manickavelu[at]email[dot]gwu[dot]edu) |
| Sumayya | fsumayya91gwmail [dot] gwu [dot] edu (fsumayya91[at]gwmail[dot]gwu[dot]edu) |
| Liz Decoteau | edecoteaugwmail [dot] gwu [dot] edu (edecoteau[at]gwmail[dot]gwu[dot]edu) |
| Chloe Waldt | c [dot] waldtgwu [dot] edu |
| Jamie Pearce | jamierosepearce [dot] pearcegwmail [dot] gwu [dot] edu |
| * Diego Asencio | dasenciogwmail [dot] gwu [dot] edu (dasencio[at]gwmail[dot]gwu[dot]edu) |
| *Omar Saadi | ehomarsaadigwmail [dot] gwu [dot] edu (ehomarsaadi[at]gwmail[dot]gwu[dot]edu) |
| *Jamison Shih | shihj1gwmail [dot] gwu [dot] edu (shihj1[at]gwmail[dot]gwu[dot]edu) |
| *Zachary Schumacher | zschumachergwmail [dot] gwu [dot] edu (zschumacher[at]gwmail[dot]gwu[dot]edu) |
| *Shani Glassberg | shani [dot] glassberggwmail [dot] gwu [dot] edu (shani[dot]glassberg[at]gwmail[dot]gwu[dot]edu) |
| *Liz Hartmetz | aehartmetzgwmail [dot] gwu [dot] edu (aehartmetz[at]gwmail[dot]gwu[dot]edu) |
| *Melina Nicou | mnicougwmail [dot] gwu [dot] edu |
| *Faith Mwangi | fmwangi18gwu [dot] edu |
Introductory Quantitative Analysis Lab (CHEM 2123W)
| *Ishan Abdullah | ishan2001gwmail [dot] gwu [dot] edu (ishan2001[at]gwmail[dot]gwu[dot]edu) |
Organic Chemistry (CHEM 2151 and 2152)
| Christopher Hossack | chossackgwmail [dot] gwu [dot] edu (chossack[at]gwmail[dot]gwu[dot]edu) |
| Brysa Alvarado | balvarado02gwmail [dot] gwu [dot] edu (balvarado02[at]gwmail[dot]gwu[dot]edu) |
| Lara Skibbie | lskibbiegwmail [dot] gwu [dot] edu (lskibbie[at]gwmail[dot]gwu[dot]edu) |
| Nicole Conte | nicolecontegwmail [dot] gwu [dot] edu (nicoleconte[at]gwmail[dot]gwu[dot]edu) |
| Benjamin England | benenglandgwmail [dot] gwu [dot] edu (benengland[at]gwmail[dot]gwu[dot]edu) |
| Ritu Manickavelu | ritu [dot] manickaveluemail [dot] gwu [dot] edu (ritu[dot]manickavelu[at]email[dot]gwu[dot]edu) |
| Jamie Pearce | jamierosepearce [dot] pearcegwmail [dot] gwu [dot] edu |
| *Faith Mwangi | fmwangi18gwu [dot] edu |
| *Ramis Khan | rkhan12gwu [dot] edu |
| *Kate McLean | ktmcleangwu [dot] edu |
| *Diego Asencio | dasenciogwu [dot] edu |
| *A'Mya Butler | butleramyajgwmail [dot] gwu [dot] edu |
| *Jessica Shapiro | jessicashapirogwu [dot] edu |
| *Samantha Brown | sbrown9gwmail [dot] gwu [dot] edu |
Biochemistry (CHEM 3165)
| Ashley Frankenfield | afrankenfieldgwmail [dot] gwu [dot] edu (afrankenfield[at]gwmail[dot]gwu[dot]edu) |
| Lihui Bai | lihui9gwu [dot] edu |
Physical Chemistry (CHEM 3171) | |
| Chloe Waldt | c [dot] waldtgwu [dot] edu |
Instrumental Analytical Chemistry (CHEM 4122) | |
| Brysa Alvarado | balvarado02email [dot] gwu [dot] edu (balvarado02[at]email[dot]gwu[dot]edu) |
| Chloe Waldt | c [dot] waldtgwu [dot] edu |
Inorganic Chemistry (CHEM 4134) | |
| Christopher Hossack | chossackgwmail [dot] gwu [dot] edu (chossack[at]gwmail[dot]gwu[dot]edu) |
| Ritu Manickavelu | ritu [dot] manickaveluemail [dot] gwu [dot] edu (ritu[dot]manickavelu[at]email[dot]gwu[dot]edu) |
| Sumayya | fsumayya91gwmail [dot] gwu [dot] edu (fsumayya91[at]gwmail[dot]gwu[dot]edu) |
We provide the names of potential tutors as a courtesy. We neither vet nor endorse any tutor, and they work independently of the Department and University.
Additional Tutoring Options
Alpha Chi Sigma (AXE)
Free tutoring to GW students. AXE will provide tutoring on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 7:00-8:00 PM. Tutoring sessions will be held in Philips 416. Exceptions will be on Feb 12 & 19th where they will be held in Gelman B108. You can contact axegwu [dot] edu (axe[at]gwu[dot]edu) or find them on instagram (@the_axestagram) for more information.
Academic Commons
In-person or online peer tutoring, group or individual coaching, drop-in hours and review sessions