Contact me for:
- Policies impacting the international community
- Government and University directives
Our Staff
Meet the OISS department administration and advisors and learn about the specific audiences they serve.
Please contact your advisor via email or telephone and we will do our best to respond within three business days (we are closed on weekends). You can also schedule an appointment with your advisor on the OISS portal.
Contacting multiple people at the International Office only causes confusion and delay. Thank you for your patience.
Adam Blough
Int'l Student Advisor (Kellogg)
Phone: 847-467-4294
Email: international-advising@kellogg.northwestern.edu
Contact me for:
- F-1/J-1 student advising: Kellogg FT 1Y and 2Y MBA, MMM, MBAi, Kellogg MBA Quarterly Exchange and EMBA
Taya Carothers
Assistant Director Advising Services
Phone: 847-467-6899
Email: taya.carothers@northwestern.edu
Stephanie Cisneros
Int'l Student Advisor
Phone: 847-467-4025
Email: stephanie.cisneros@northwestern.edu
Contact me for:
- Employment/Scholar visas for: Feinberg School of Medicine and Affiliates
Contact me for:
- F-1/J-1 student advising: Surnames/Family Names M-T
Colleen Keefe Poungsiri
Coordinator, International Student Experience
Phone: 847-491-8980
Email: c-keefe@northwestern.edu
Contact me for:
- F-1/J-1 student advising: Surnames/Family Names A-F
Cara Mitchell Lawson
Assistant Director of Scholar Services
Phone: 847-467-6522
Email: c-lawson@northwestern.edu
Contact me for:
- Employment/Scholar visas for: McCormick School of Engineering, Bienen School of Music, Medill, Weinberg College of Arts & Sciences, Northwestern University-Qatar, NUIT, School of Communication, School of Education and Social Policy, Northwestern Buffett, Central Administration (Athletics, Block Museum, Library, etc.), and Centers: ANSER, CBIE, ChiMaD, CIERA, CLP, IIN, ISE, NAISE, NUANCE, Sleep & Circadian Biology, SQI, and Materials Research Center.
- Legal Permanent Residency
Contact me for:
- Employment/Scholar visas for: Feinberg School of Medicine including Basic Administration, Pritzker School of Law, WCAS Physics and Astronomy
Contact me for:
All J-1 Scholar Requests
Ryan Radebaugh
Int'l Student & Scholar Advisor
Phone: 847-491-3836
Email: ryan.radebaugh@northwestern.edu
Contact me for:
- F-1/J-1 student advising: Surnames/Family Names U-Z
- Scholar advising: Kellogg School of Management
Contact me for:
- Travel signature on immigration document
- I-20/DS-2019 reprint requests
- document pick-up/shipments
Contact me for:
- Technology and communications
Contact me for:
- F-1/J-1 student advising for new (incoming) students:
Immigration document requests & deferrals; transferring SEVIS record to NU; F-1/J-1 visa application questions - Int'l student admissions