Credit: Patrick Mansell
June 12, 2023
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The following is a list of non-tenure-line faculty promotions at Penn State, effective July 1, 2023.
The list of tenure-line faculty promotions is available here.
The following individuals have been promoted to assistant teaching professor:
- Shawn Bernecky, Division of Business, Engineering, and Information Sciences and Technology, Penn State Altoona
- Matthew Checchio, Department of Marketing, Smeal College of Business
- Stephen Cohen, Division of Arts and Humanities, Penn State Abington
- Lori Connelly, Office for Undergraduate Education, College of Agricultural Sciences
- Simon Cottart, Department of French and Francophone Studies, College of the Liberal Arts
- Erin Dick, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
- Marly Doty, human development and family studies, Penn State DuBois
- Cassandra Ghinos, Department of Risk Management, Smeal College of Business
- David Hozza, College of Information Sciences and Technology
- Bradley Jakubowski, Department of Plant Science, College of Agricultural Sciences
- Guadalupe Kasper, Division of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, Penn State Berks
- Ying Kline, Department of Asian Studies, College of the Liberal Arts
- Megan Kohler, John A. Dutton Institute for Teaching and Learning Excellence, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
- Gabe Kramer, School of Science, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
- Brian Lani, School of Engineering, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
- Shuishui Long, Department of Asian Studies, College of the Liberal Arts
- Megan Lorenz, business, Penn State York
- Keith Machtinger, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, College of Education
- Heidi Manfred, Division of Education, Human Development and Social Sciences, Penn State Altoona
- Kevin Mayhew, Division of Social Sciences, Penn State Abington
- Christine McDonald, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, College of Education
- Zack Mclaughlin-Alcock, Division of Science and Engineering, Penn State Abington
- Jennifer Meengs, Department of Nutritional Sciences, College of Health and Human Development
- Miki Murakami, Department of Asian Studies, College of the Liberal Arts
- Kathleen O'Toole, Department of Journalism, Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications
- Susan Owens, Division of Science and Engineering, Penn State Abington
- Michelle Paret, Department of Statistics, Eberly College of Science
- Jonathan Price, history, Penn State York
- Dawn Renninger, Division of Business, Engineering, and Information Sciences and Technology, Penn State Altoona
- Brad Sottile, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, College of Engineering
- Kelly Sprinkle, kinesiology, Penn State Mont Alto
- Mami Tanaka, Department of Asian Studies, College of the Liberal Arts
- Stacy Tibbetts, Department of English, College of the Liberal Arts
- Fang Wan, Department of Asian Studies, College of the Liberal Arts
- Bill Zimmerman, Department of Advertising and Public Relations, Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications
The following individuals have been promoted to associate teaching professor:
- Charles Archer, Division of Arts and Humanities, Penn State Abington
- Roxanne Atterholt, human development and family studies, Penn State Shenango
- Jennifer Barton, Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing, Penn State Hershey
- Kristen Baxter, Department of Classics and Ancient Mediterranean Studies, College of the Liberal Arts
- Jonna Belanger, Department of Kinesiology, College of Health and Human Development
- Joanna Bissell-Havran, Department of Human Development and Family Studies, College of Health and Human Development
- Fernanda Bonafini, Department of Mathematics, Eberly College of Science
- Kevin Bowley, Department of Meteorology and Atmospheric Science, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
- Jeffrey Chiampi, computer science, Penn State Wilkes-Barre
- Thomas Cody, School of Music, College of Arts and Architecture
- Ashley Cowger, School of Humanities, Penn State Harrisburg, The Capital College
- Jennifer Croyle, psychology, Penn State Greater Allegheny
- Joseph Cuiffi, engineering, Penn State New Kensington
- Stephen Dillen, Division of Business, Engineering and Information Sciences and Technology, Penn State Altoona
- Michele Duffey, Department of Kinesiology, College of Health and Human Development
- Lisa Jo Elliott, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
- Matthew Endres, Department of Biology, Eberly College of Science
- Mark Fedkin, John A. Dutton Institute for Teaching and Learning Excellence, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
- Susana García Prudencio, Department of Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese, College of the Liberal Arts
- Andrea Gregg, Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering
- Melvin Gupton, Division of Arts and Humanities, Penn State Abington
- Eric Handley, Department of Recreation, Park, and Tourism Management, College of Health and Human Development
- Richard Hedderick, Black School of Business, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
- Jacquelyn Huff, School of Engineering Design and Innovation, College of Engineering
- Jackie Kaminski, Division of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Penn State Altoona
- Aris Karagiorgakis, psychology, Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus
- Michelle Kaschak, English, Penn State Lehigh Valley
- Talley Kayser, Department of English, College of the Liberal Arts
- Shawnee Kelly, Department of Nutritional Sciences, College of Health and Human Development
- Michelle Knotts, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, College of Education
- Christopher Kroft, Department of Communication Arts and Sciences, College of the Liberal Arts
- Kari Kugler, Department of Biobehavioral Health, College of Health and Human Development
- John Landmesser, information sciences and technology, Penn State Brandywine
- David Lenze, Department of Management and Organization, Smeal College of Business
- Melisa Littleton, rehabilitation and human services, Penn State Wilkes-Barre
- Xin Liu, Department of Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese, College of the Liberal Arts
- Chang Liu, Department of Mathematics, Eberly College of Science
- Sheri Matter, Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing
- Lucy McClain, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, College of Education (Shaver’s Creek)
- Heather McCune Bruhn, Department of Art History, College of Arts and Architecture
- Elaine Meils, Division of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, Penn State Berks
- Michele Mekel, Bioethics program, College of the Liberal Arts
- Taoufik Meklachi, School of Science, Engineering, and Technology, Penn State Harrisburg, The Capital College
- Lisa Melanson, Department of Mathematics, Eberly College of Science
- Kelly Mercorella, Department of Educational Psychology, Counseling, and Special Education, College of Education
- April Millet, John A. Dutton Institute for Teaching and Learning Excellence, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
- John Minbiole, Department of Communication Arts and Sciences, College of the Liberal Arts
- Robert Morehead, Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Eberly College of Science
- Deborah Morton, Linguistics program, College of the Liberal Arts
- John Neisser, Department of Biology, Eberly College of Science
- Mary Alyce Nelson, Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing
- David Nieves, Department of Mathematics, Eberly College of Science
- John Pachence, Division of Arts and Humanities, Penn State Abington
- Laurel Pearson, Department of Anthropology, College of the Liberal Arts
- Kristen Pueschel, mathematics, Penn State New Kensington
- Leslie Purcell, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, College of Health and Human Development
- Ellen Raineri, business, Penn State Hazleton
- Brandi Robinson, John A. Dutton Institute for Teaching and Learning Excellence, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
- Stevie Rocco, John A. Dutton Institute for Teaching and Learning Excellence, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
- Erick Rochette, Department of Anthropology, College of the Liberal Arts
- George Ruth, School of Hospitality Management, College of Health and Human Development
- Haley Sankey, John A. Dutton Institute for Teaching and Learning Excellence, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
- Kristin Sciulli, mathematics, Penn State Greater Allegheny
- Timothy Sichler, engineering, Penn State Wilkes-Barre
- Adam Simpson, School of Science, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
- Beatrice Sirakaya, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Eberly College of Science
- Joan Smeltzer, mathematics, Penn State York
- Brian Soulé, Department of Recreation, Park, and Tourism Management, College of Health and Human Development
- Tiffany Squires, Department of Education Policy Studies, College of Education
- Elizabeth Starkey, School of Engineering Design and Innovation, College of Engineering
- Frank Stec, Department of Communication Arts and Sciences, College of the Liberal Arts
- Rajarajan Subramanian, School of Science, Engineering, and Technology, Penn State Harrisburg, The Capital College
- Emily Thomas, wildlife technology, Penn State DuBois
- Kristin Thomas, Department of Recreation, Park, and Tourism Management, College of Health and Human Development
- Kim Trahan, School of Labor and Employment Relations, College of the Liberal Arts
- Anne Triolo, Department of English, College of the Liberal Arts
- Valerie Vanderhoff, Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing, Penn State Fayette
- Maria Vinca, Department of Psychology, College of the Liberal Arts
- Svetla Vitanova, Department of Finance, Smeal College of Business
- Gina Whalen, business, Penn State Schuylkill
- Beth White, Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing
- Leslie Womeldorf, Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing, Penn State Hershey
- Cynthia Wood, Division of Business, Engineering, and Information Sciences and Technology, Penn State Altoona
The following individuals have been promoted to teaching professor:
- Marianne Adam, Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing, Penn State Schuylkill
- Elizabeth Benedek-Wood, Department of Educational Psychology, Counseling, and Special Education, College of Education
- Nathaniel Bohna, engineering, Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus
- Mark Boudreau, biology, Penn State Brandywine
- Shannon Corkery, Department of Human Development and Family Studies, College of Health and Human Development
- Molly Countermine, Department of Human Development and Family Studies, College of Health and Human Development
- Benjamin Cramer, Department of Telecommunications and Media Industries, Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications
- Brian Crosby, Department of Psychology, College of the Liberal Arts
- Alicia Drais-Parrillo, Department of Psychology, College of the Liberal Arts
- JoAnn Foley-Defiore, Department of Biobehavioral Health, College of Health and Human Development
- Ryan Hassler, Division of Science, Penn State Berks
- Jamie Howard, Division of Science and Engineering, Penn State Abington
- Lauren Jacobson, Division of Education, Human Development, and Social Sciences, Penn State Altoona
- Erin Johnson, Division of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, Penn State Berks
- Alandra Kahl, engineering, Penn State Greater Allegheny
- Shannon Kennan, Department of Journalism, Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications
- Suzanne Kuhn, Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing, Penn State Altoona
- Dena Lang, School of Engineering Design and Innovation, College of Engineering
- Joshua Marquit, psychology, Penn State Brandywine
- Ana Matkovic, Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Eberly College of Science
- Pamela Pologruto, physical therapist assistant, Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus
- Sarah Ritter, School of Engineering Design and Innovation, College of Engineering
- Joseph Roberts, Department of Mathematics, Eberly College of Science
- Stacy Sekely, physical therapist assistant, Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus
- Howard Smith, Department of Sociology and Criminology, College of the Liberal Arts
- Susan Stewart, Department of Aerospace Engineering, College of Engineering
- Gina Tarud, physical therapy, Penn State Hazelton
- Leana Topper, Department of Biology, Eberly College of Science
- Giampietro Vairo, Department of Kinesiology, College of Health and Human Development
- Bryan Wang, Division of Science, Penn State Berks
- Andrew Wiesner, Department of Statistics, Eberly College of Science
- G. Burch Wilkes, Department of Recreation, Park, and Tourism Management, College of Health and Human Development
- Matthew Willyard, Department of Mathematics, Eberly College of Science
The following individuals have been promoted to librarian:
- Kevin Clair, Digital Collections Librarian, Eberly Family Special Collections Library
- Clara Drummond, Curator and Exhibitions Coordinator, Eberly Family Special Collections Library
- Rebecca Mattson, Head of Faculty and Research Services and Professor of Legal Research, Penn State Law
The following individuals have been promoted to assistant research professor:
- Guy Lavallee, Materials Research Institute, Office of the Senior Vice President for Research
- Hlengilizwe Nyoni, Institutes of Energy and the Environment, Office of the Senior Vice President for Research
- Nichole Wonderling, Materials Research Institute, Office of the Senior Vice President for Research
The following individuals have been promoted to associate research professor:
- Xiaoxiao Bai, Social Science Research Institute, Office of the Senior Vice President for Research
- Adrian Barragan, Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, College of Agricultural Sciences
- Gopal Bhatt, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering
- Frances Blanchette, Department of Psychology, College of the Liberal Arts
- Trevor Clark, Materials Research Institute, Office of the Senior Vice President for Research
- Sarah Craig, Department of Biology, Eberly College of Science
- Brendan Culleton, Institutes of Energy and the Environment, Office of the Senior Vice President for Research
- Tyler Dare, Applied Research Laboratory, Office of the Senior Vice President for Research
- Jeffery Dodds, Animal Resource Program, Office of the Senior Vice President for Research
- Chad Eichfeld, Materials Research Institute, Office of the Senior Vice President for Research
- Olga Esakova, Department of Chemistry, Eberly College of Science
- Mark Fanton, Applied Research Laboratory, Office of the Senior Vice President for Research
- Oren Gall, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, College of Engineering
- Jennifer Gray, Materials Research Institute, Office of the Senior Vice President for Research
- Verna Kale, Department of English, College of the Liberal Arts
- Malgorzata Kowalik, Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering
- Prabhani Kuruppumullage Don, Department of Statistics, Eberly College of Science
- Tatiana Laremore, Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences, Office of the Senior Vice President for Research
- Bangzhi Liu, Materials Research Institute, Office of the Senior Vice President for Research
- Tapas Mal, Department of Chemistry, Eberly College of Science
- David Miller, Department of Meteorology and Atmospheric Science, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
- Simon Miller, Applied Research Laboratory, Office of the Senior Vice President for Research
- Nicole Morgan, Social Science Research Institute, Office of the Senior Vice President for Research
- Jeremy Schreiber, Applied Research Laboratory, Office of the Senior Vice President for Research
- Taylor Scott, Edna Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center, College of Health and Human Development
- Yuning Shi, Department of Plant Science, College of Agricultural Sciences
- Meg Small, Edna Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center, College of Health and Human Development
- Michelle Spiering, Department of Chemistry, Eberly College of Science
- Josh Stapleton, Materials Research Institute, Office of the Senior Vice President for Research
- Timothy Tighe, Materials Research Institute, Office of the Senior Vice President for Research
- Ke Wang, Materials Research Institute, Office of the Senior Vice President for Research
- Douglas Warui, Department of Chemistry, Eberly College of Science
The following individuals have been promoted to research professor:
- Keith Aronson, Social Science Research Institute, Office of the Senior Vice President for Research
- Amira Barhoumi Meddeb, Materials Research Institute, Office of the Senior Vice President for Research
- Robert Campbell, Applied Research Laboratory, Office of the Senior Vice President for Research
- Michael Krane, Applied Research Laboratory, Office of the Senior Vice President for Research
- Laura Leites, Department of Ecosystem Science and Management, College of Agricultural Sciences
- Natasha Miles, Department of Meteorology and Atmospheric Science, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
The following individual has been promoted to assistant clinical professor:
- Ross Weinreb, Department of Architecture, College of Arts and Architecture
The following individuals have been promoted to associate clinical professor:
- Gopal Balachandran, Penn State Law
- Jamey Darnell, Department of Management and Organization, Smeal College of Business
- Jennifer Eury, Department of Management and Organization, Smeal College of Business
- Jeanette Miller, Department of Management and Organization, Smeal College of Business
- Richard Settgast, Penn State Law
- Rashmi Sharma, Department of Supply Chain and Information Systems, Smeal College of Business
- Johanna Slot, Department of Marketing, Smeal College of Business
- Hayley Springer, Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, College of Agricultural Sciences
- Sandra Testa Michelson, Department of Psychology, College of the Liberal Arts
The following individuals have been promoted to clinical professor:
- Scott Collins, Department of Accounting, Smeal College of Business
- Laurie Mulvey, Department of Sociology and Criminology, College of the Liberal Arts
The following individual has been promoted to senior instructor:
- Julie Lentes, Department of Public Health Sciences, College of Medicine
The following individuals have been promoted to assistant professor:
- Diwakar Bastihalli Tukaramrao, Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine
- Einat Slonimsky, Department of Radiology, College of Medicine
- Daniel Wingert, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, College of Medicine
The following individuals have been promoted to associate professor:
- Justen Aprile, Departments of Pediatrics and Humanities, College of Medicine
- Angela Choe, Department of Radiology, College of Medicine
- David Chu, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine
- Katharine Dalke, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health and Humanities, College of Medicine
- Anthony Dambro, Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine
- Sol De Jesus, Department of Neurology, College of Medicine
- Nicholas Duca, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine
- Diana Jho, Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine
- Rong Jin, Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine
- Rayford June, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine
- Kathryn Kasmire, Departments of Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics, College of Medicine
- Gurwant Kaur, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine
- Divpreet Kaur, Department of Neurology, College of Medicine
- Jaime Long, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine
- Susan MacDonald, Department of Urology, College of Medicine
- Mark Mason, Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, College of Medicine
- Jonathan Nunez, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine
- Nicole Osevala, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine
- Neha Patel, Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine
- Brandon Peterson, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine
- Joseph Petfield, Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, College of Medicine
- John Radtka, Departments of Surgery and Neurosurgery, College of Medicine
- Bunty Shah, Department of Anesthesiology, College of Medicine
- Rebecca Sivarajah, Department of Radiology, College of Medicine
- Natthapol Songdej, Departments of Medicine and Pediatrics, College of Medicine
- Leonard Tuanquin, Department of Radiation Oncology, College of Medicine
- Gary Updegrove, Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, College of Medicine
- Christopher Weller, Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine
- Elizabeth Werley, Department of Emergency Medicine, College of Medicine
- Meghan Wilson, Departments of Otolaryngology, Pediatrics, Surgery and Neurosurgery, College of Medicine
The following individuals have been promoted to professor:
- Esther Bowie, Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine
- Susan Glod, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine
- Monika Joshi, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine
- Guodong Liu, Departments of Public Health Sciences, Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, Pediatrics and Neurology, College of Medicine
- Max Lowden, Department of Neurology, College of Medicine
- John Oh, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine
- Seth Pantanelli, Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine
- Niraja Rajan, Department of Anesthesiology, College of Medicine
- Elias Rizk, Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine
- Deepa Sekhar, Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine
- Nelson Shu-Sang Yee, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine
- Scott Simon, Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine
- Behzad Soleimani, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine
- Krishnamoorthy Thamburaj, Department of Radiology, College of Medicine
- Andry Van De Louw, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine
- To-Nhu Vu, Department of Anesthesiology, College of Medicine
