People

Dr. Steven Heine
Founding Director of Asian Studies
Professor of Religious Studies and History
Office: SIPA-I 511
Phone: 305-348-1788
Email: heines@fiu.edu

Asian Studies Staff

• Dr. María Sol Echarren, Assistant Director
• Elizabeth Quiñonez, Program Assistant
• Irascema Castro, Graduate Assistant
• Nyrah Fisher, Graduate Assistant
• Abigail Rashid, Graduate Assistant
• Alezandrez Martinez, Graduate Assistant
• Laura Milan Serret, Graduate Assistant
• Gabriel Lopez, FWS Student Office Assistant
• Kaden Johns, FWS Student Office Assistant

For Upper Division advising on:

• majors and tracks
• minors and certificates
• coursework, study abroad, internships
• graduation certification and career planning

Please request an appointment at asian@fiu.edu or 305-348-1914. Asian Studies majors (excluding 2nd majors, minors, and certificate students) can also reach Monica Grandal, the Academic Advisor for SIPA:

For Lower Division Advising, especially:

• university core curriculum requirements
• transfer credits

Please contact:

Monica Grandal, Academic Advisor II
Asian Studies - SIPA Advisor
Office: SIPA-II 252
mgran005@fiu.edu

Please email to set up an appointment

(Preferred method of contact is via Dashboard)

For Asian Studies majors only (not including 2nd majors, minors, and certificate students). All other students must contact Asian Studies directly for advising (see above).