One-on-One Advising

The Faculty Link Core Advisors are a group of seasoned faculty from a variety of academic fields who are available for ongoing one-on-one advising for senate faculty during the academic year. Core Advisors provide individual advice and support, whether you're looking for ongoing mentorship or simply a chance to have a casual conversation.

How to get in touch

There are two ways to connect with our Core Advisors, depending on your preference:

Reach out directly: Click on an advisor below and then click "read more" for more information, including the email address that can be used to contact them directly.
Fill out our contact form: Indicate the general topic(s) you would like to dicuss and we will connect you with a Core Advisor who will follow up with an email to you.

Please don't hesitate to reach out. Our Core Advisors have set aside time for advising and are excited to hear from you!

Faculty Core Advisors

The topics below can be used to find faculty with corresponding expertise, but all Core Advisors are available to discuss much more than these listed topics.

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Adrian Aguilera

I am excited to provide advice on working towards a balance of career and broader life success for faculty. I'm especially committed to working with underrepresented faculty to help them feel included and achieve success at Berkeley.Read more about Adrian Aguilera

Benjamin Recht

I have mentored undergraduate, graduate students, and junior faculty in Computer Science at Berkeley since I arrived in 2013. I look forward to working with faculty at the assistant and associate levels to navigate their way towards success at Berkeley.Read more about Benjamin Recht

Chung-Pei Ma

As the pace of discoveries quickens and as we move up the academic ladder, the demands on our time and the responsibilities of our faculty role also change. I have mentored and collaborated with other faculty members, postdocs, graduate and undergraduate students, and high school students. I look...Read more about Chung-Pei Ma

David Marno

As a literature teacher, I can offer specific support to those in the humanities, but my door is open to any colleague interested in classroom strategies, overcoming mentoring challenges, and, most importantly, discovering the joy of teaching for both themselves and their students.Read more about David Marno

Grace O'Connell

I am joining as a core advisor because I benefited greatly from my own faculty advisor as an assistant professor.Read more about Grace O'Connell

Kris Gutiérrez

I believe mentoring the next generation of scholars, particularly first generation faculty and students, is one of the most important responsibilities and commitments I have. I have had the privilege of mentoring and apprenticing both students (graduate, undergraduate, and postdocs) and faculty (...Read more about Kris Gutiérrez

Laura Kray

As someone who has benefited enormously throughout my 25-year career from mentors who have been extremely committed to my career development, I am eager to “pay it forward.” I am proud to have mentored undergraduate and graduate students, post-docs, junior and mid-career faculty. As chair of the...Read more about Laura Kray

Lisa García Bedolla

As a core advisory I bring my twenty years of experience navigating the UC system as a woman of color. I have expertise in understanding complex institutions and ensuring that your needs are met within those institutions. When mentoring junior faculty, graduate students, and undergraduates I have...Read more about Lisa García Bedolla

Lok Siu

Experience matters, but listening is paramount when it comes to mentoring. As a woman of color and a first generation scholar, I have more than 20 years of experience navigating complex institutions like UC Berkeley and the academy, more generally. I bring my own insights, but I am most interested...Read more about Lok Siu

Mairi McLaughlin

Mairi McLaughlin is Professor in the Department of French and an Affiliated Member of the Departments of Linguistics and Italian Studies. She specializes in French/Romance Linguistics and in Translation Studies. She has published extensively on language contact in French and Romance, on the...Read more about Mairi McLaughlin

Martin Head-Gordon

I hope that I can be a useful sounding board for many of the challenges that young faculty face in trying to succeed at Berkeley. I will be happy to listen, to discuss, and to advise as best I can on any topic of interest or concern. While I have considerable experience in mentoring and advising,...Read more about Martin Head-Gordon

Matthew B. Francis

I think one of the most difficult challenges Berkeley faculty face is time management. The competing demands of research, teaching, student mentoring, committee service, and family life can be completely overwhelming at times, and one must learn that not everything can be done to perfection. While...Read more about Matthew B. Francis

Matthew Welch

When I started at Berkeley my mentoring relationships were mainly informal and my mentors were junior faculty friends in my department as well as senior faculty with whom I shared research interests. However, I now see that new faculty can benefit from a broader spectrum of mentoring and advising...Read more about Matthew Welch

Maximilian Auffhammer

I am the recipient of the 2017 Cheit Teaching Award in the Haas School of Business, the 2009 Campus Distinguished Teaching Award the 2007 Cozzarelli Prize awarded by the National Academies of Sciences, and the 2007 Sarlo Distinguished Mentoring Award. I have advised 40+ doctoral students in my 17...Read more about Maximilian Auffhammer

Noah Whiteman

I am thrilled to be on the faculty in the Department of Integrative Biology at the University of California. Because of my personal history, I am interested in encouraging those from all backgrounds to join and enrich the scientific enterprise with their perspectives--this includes, of course,...Read more about Noah Whiteman

Rebecca Heald

I have entered a career stage in which mentoring has become as important to me as research. By engaging in the Life Sciences Initiative to enhance faculty diversity and inclusion, and as Associate Dean of the BEST Region, I hope to improve the situation for new faculty and make the Berkeley campus...Read more about Rebecca Heald

Rodolfo Mendoza-Denton

Consider me your one-stop shop if you have questions or concerns about navigating, relating, or working at Cal. I can point you in the right direction if I'm not able to help myself.Read more about Rodolfo Mendoza-Denton

Rodrigo Almeida

I have been on the Berkeley faculty since 2006 and currently serve as Division Chair in my department (ESPM). I came to the US for my PhD, and I was not confident I belonged or fit anywhere until well past tenure; great mentors were instrumental in that journey.Read more about Rodrigo Almeida

Sanjay Kumar

I have been on the Berkeley faculty since 2005 and currently direct QB3-Berkeley. I chaired the Department of Bioengineering from 2019-22, where I oversaw multiple successful faculty/staff recruitment and retention cases and wrote many Chair's letters for merit, tenure, and promotion. In addition...Read more about Sanjay Kumar

Serena Chen

I have served as a primary mentor for graduate students for nearly 25 years. These graduate students have come from very diverse backgrounds, with equally diverse current circumstances, and a broad range of strengths, interests, and career goals. Over the years, I have also mentored and regularly...Read more about Serena Chen

Sharon Inkelas

In both linguistics and administrative capacities, I always look for opportunities to collaborate, create transparency, and empower others to be independent, creative, and successful.Read more about Sharon Inkelas

Sonia Katyal

I have served as an Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development for several years (both here and elsewhere) at the Law School and can advise colleagues regarding mentoring, campus leadership and collaboration, work/life balance, and how to design research projects that engage with various...Read more about Sonia Katyal

Steven Raphael

Throughout my career, I have benefited greatly from the advice and guidance of key senior mentors on everything from teaching and research, to key career choices. I make it a priority to model my interactions with up-and-coming faculty accordingly. I believe that I am a good (and neutral) sounding...Read more about Steven Raphael

Teresa Caldeira

For the last 20 years, I have worked for the creation and implementation of DEIB initiatives in the UC system. At UC Irvine, I was an ADVANCE Equity Advisor. At UC Berkeley, I served several times as the Diversity/Equity officer for my department and was instrumental in creating its first Strategic...Read more about Teresa Caldeira

Thomas M. Philip

I’ve always engaged in interdisciplinary collaborations and scholarship, which have been immensely rewarding. Earlier in my career, I found it extremely challenging to participate in distinct fields and speak across them, especially when addressing issues of race and power as a researcher. (These...Read more about Thomas M. Philip

Participant feedback:

"It was a lifeline in a semester when I was really rethinking everything about my career. Very helpful to have frank conversations with faculty outside my department."

"The on-demand consultation was fantastic."