• Student Advisors

  • Nearly every program at NSSR is served by student advisors. Student advisors are NSSR students who assist fellow students in planning their programs of study, providing advice on program requirements, general information, and help with course registration. They also act as liaisons between students and faculty and participate in orientation activities for new students. Students are expected to consult their faculty and student advisors at least once each semester.

    Creative Writing MFA and Creative Publishing and Critical Journalism MA students are advised by Lori Lynn Turner, the associate director of Student Affairs for these programs.

    Course registration happens online in April for the summer and fall semesters and in November for the spring semester. For more information about registering for classes, please visit the University Registrar page.

    New students can learn more about additional university support services, financial aid information, and more on the Student Resources page.

  • Lori Lynn Turner

    Lori Lynn Turner

    Creative Writing & CPCJ Advisor
    Lori Lynn Turner

    Lori Lynn Turner

    Creative Publishing & Critical Journalism & Creative Writing Advisor; Associate Director of Student Affairs

    Contact: [email protected]

    Handbook (CPCJ only): CPCJ Handbook

    What I Love About Creative Writing Students

    It's an honor to witness the transformation of graduate writing students from our first time meeting to the day I read their names as they cross the stage at the recognition ceremony and everything in between. The highlight and culmination of the program is the two dazzling nights in May when the students about to graduate read from their theses. The readings are as celebratory as the graduation itself. When students decide to come to the program, they may live in one of the five boroughs, New Jersey, Connecticut, or Philly, or they may travel a great distance to attend school. They often do not know a single person. It happens almost magically that they find their people. What I always tell incoming MFA students is that you may find your lifelong friends and writing community here. I know I did as an alum of the MFA program in Nonfiction. I advocate for and advise graduate writing students and champion them along their journey and beyond—attending their readings, their book launches, their weddings. Once at The New School, we held a memorial for a beloved student.

    What I Love About CPCJ Students

    I'm excited for the collaboration between the Creative Writing Program and the Creative Publishing and Critical Journalism Program. It's a perfect match. Public Seminar, a much-respected publication at NSSR, is co-edited  by an alum of the MFA program. I’m new to advising CPCJ students, but I marvel at the flexibility of the program and the variety of fascinating courses that the students can take. I look forward to getting to know the CPCJ students and finding out more about their vibrant community. I'm ready to cheer for them alongside the MFA students!

    Favorite Book

    If I had to list every book published by an alum of the MFA program that stands as one of my favorites, I would need to write a book simply giving their names! I don’t want to leave anyone out, but I must name one of my favorite books by one of my favorite authors: The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa.

    Anna de Moura Leite

    Anna de Moura Leite

    International Affairs Student Advisor
    Anna de Moura Leite

    Anna de Moura Leite

    International Affairs (SGPIA) Student Advisor

    Contact: [email protected]

    Research Interests: Urban Economics, Urban Policy, Competition Policy, Economics of Sports

    Favorite NSSR Courses: Work and Pay, taught by David Howell, professor emeritus of economics and public policy; Decolonizing International Affairs, taught by Sakiko Fukuda-Parr, professor of international affairs; Urban Century, taught by Michael Cohen, professor of international affairs

    Sebastean Pujols

    Sebastean Pujols

    Liberal Studies & Politics Student Advisor
    Sebastean Pujols

    Sebastean Pujols

    Liberal Studies & Politics Student Advisor

    Contact: [email protected]
    Handbook: Liberal Studies Student Handbook

    Contact: [email protected]
    Handbook: Politics Student Handbook

    Research Interests: Marxist Political Ecology, Marxist Political Theory, Critical Geopolitics, Imperial History, Environmental History, Energy Transitions,Infrastructure Studies, STS, U.S. Empire, Latin America, Affect Theory

    Favorite NSSR Courses: Imperial Ecologies, taught by Emma Park, past assistant professor of history; Political Space, taught by Rafi Youatt, associate professor of politics

    Paige Griffith

    Paige Griffith

    Clinical Psychology PhD Student Advisor
    Paige Griffith

    Paige Griffith

    Clinical Psychology PhD Student Advisor

    Contact: [email protected]
    Handbook: Psychology Student Handbook
    Research Interests: Embodiment, Identity Development, Relational Functioning, Strengths-Based Interventions 
    Favorite NSSR Course:     Evidence-Based Approaches to Psychosis, Suicidality, and Other Extreme States with Leo Cancelmo, postdoctoral fellow and assistant clinic director in the Safran Center for Psychological Services

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Undergraduates

To apply to any of our undergraduate programs (except the Bachelor's Program for Adults and Transfer Students and Parsons Associate of Applied Science programs) complete and submit the Common App online.

Undergraduate Adult Learners

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Graduates

To apply to any of our Master's, Doctoral, Professional Studies Diploma, and Graduate Certificate programs, complete and submit the New School Online Application.