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Program Contacts and Faculty

Professor-in-Charge
Mary Zaborskis, Ph.D.

Academic Program Coordinator
Carrie Bonanno
[email protected]
717 948 6330

W356, Olmsted

Faculty

Jeffrey P. Beck

Jeffrey P. Beck, Ph.D.

Director, School of Humanities
Professor of English, School of Humanities
[email protected]
Olmsted Building, W351A
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Anthony B. Buccitelli, Ph.D.

Interim Assistant Dean for Graduate Programs
Associate Professor of American Studies and Communication, School of Humanities
Director, Pennsylvania Center for Folklore
[email protected]
717 948 6334 (Grad. Studies); 717 948 6727 (Am. Studies)
Olmsted Building, C120 (Grad. Studies); W356K (Am. Studies)
John Haddad, Ph.D.

John Haddad, Ph.D.

Interim School Director, School of Business Administration
Professor of American Studies, School of Humanities
[email protected]
717 948 6142
Olmsted Building, E355
Charles D. Kupfer, Ph.D.

Charles D. Kupfer, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of American Studies, School of Humanities
[email protected]
717 948 6195
Olmsted Building, W356P
Mariah Kupfner, Ph.D.

Mariah Kupfner, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of American Studies and Public Heritage, School of Humanities
program Coordinator, Heritage and Museum Practice (Graduate Certificate)
[email protected]
717 948 6470
Olmsted Bldg, W356N
Michael G. Stefany , Ph.D.

Michael G. Stefany , Ph.D.

Associate Teaching Professor of History and Humanities, School of Humanities
[email protected]
717 948 6659
Olmsted Building, W356H
Jeff Tolbert

Jeffrey A Tolbert, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of American Studies and Folklore, School of Humanities
[email protected]
Olmsted Building, W356M
David Witwer, Ph.D.

David Witwer, Ph.D.

Distinguished Professor of American Studies and History, School of Humanities
Penn State Laureate, 2020-21
[email protected]
717 948 6494
Olmsted Building, W356V
Mary Zaborskis, Ph.D.

Mary Zaborskis, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of American Studies and Gender Studies, School of Humanities
Program Chair, Bachelor of Arts in American Studies
Professor-in-Charge, Master of Arts in American Studies; Doctor of Philosophy in American Studies; Accelerated B.A./M.A. in American Studies (IUG)
Program Coordinator, Minor in American Studies
[email protected]
717 948 6198
Olmsted Building, W356G

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