Penn State announces non-tenure-line faculty promotions, effective July 1, 2024

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The following is a list of non-tenure-line faculty promotions at Penn State, effective July 1, 2024.

The list of tenure-line faculty promotions is available here. 

The following individuals have been promoted to assistant teaching professor:

• Faiza Abbas, School of Business Administration, Penn State Harrisburg, The Capital College
• Mark Birschbach, Department of Advertising & Public Relations, Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications
• Yuriko Brown, Division of Math and Natural Sciences, Penn State Altoona
• Angela Brown, business, Penn State Schuylkill
• Tracey Carbonetto, engineering, Penn State Lehigh Valley
• Amber Cesare, Science Education, College of Education
• Griselda Conejo Lopez, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, College of Engineering
• James Crivaro, kinesiology, Penn State York
• Stephen Fonash, Department of English, College of the Liberal Arts
• Brian Gardner, information sciences and technology, Penn State Schuylkill
• Bill Hallman, Department of Telecommunication Studies, Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications
• Paul Hefty, Department of Kinesiology, College of Health and Human Development
• William Kidd, School of Hospitality Management, College of Health and Human Development
• Mitch Lawson, School of Hospitality Management, College of Health and Human Development
• May Lee, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, College of Education
• Robert Lydick, Department of Meteorology and Atmospheric Science, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
• Rosemary Martinelli, business, Penn State Greater Allegheny
• Amber Miller, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Eberly College of Science
• Andrew Morrow, School of Business Administration, Penn State Harrisburg, The Capital College
• Storm Riddle, Department of Kinesiology, College of Health and Human Development
• Michael Ridenour, business, Penn State Fayette
• Jasper Sachsenmeier, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
• Geralyn Wallace, occupational therapy assistant, Penn State Shenango
• Zachary Williams, Black School of Business, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
• Rebecca Zysk, Division of Science and Engineering, Penn State Abington

The following individuals have been promoted to associate teaching professor:

• David Agler, Department of Philosophy, College of the Liberal Arts
• Jarl Ahlkvist, Department of Sociology, College of the Liberal Arts
• Muhammad Akram, School of Science, Engineering, and Technology, Penn State Harrisburg, The Capital College
• Benjamin Andrews, Integrative Arts, College of Arts and Architecture
• Jan Babcock, Department of English, College of the Liberal Arts
• Michelle Baker, Department of Advertising & Public Relations, Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications
• Christy Beck, Department of Educational Psychology, Counseling and Special Education, College of Education
• Samantha Beebe, biobehavioral health, Penn State Lehigh Valley
• Andrea Boito, Division of Math and Natural Sciences, Penn State Altoona
• Alison Bonner, mathematics, Penn State Lehigh Valley
• Erin Brennan, business, Penn State Wilkes-Barre
• Matthew Caputo, engineering, Penn State Shenango
• Gary Chinn, Integrative Arts, College of Arts and Architecture
• Tricia Clark, Division of Engineering, Business and Computing, Penn State Berks
• Stacey Conway Saxton, Division of Social Sciences, Business, and Education, Penn State Abington
• Julian Darragjati, Department of English, College of the Liberal Arts
• Maria Dawson, Department of Health Policy and Administration, College of Health and Human Development
• Anna Divinsky, Integrative Arts, College of Arts and Architecture
• Daniel Eaton, Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
• Dustin Elliott, Department of Psychology, College of the Liberal Arts
• Amy Fatula, occupational therapy, Penn State DuBois
• Adrienne Goldsberry, Department of Geography, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
• Lori Gravish Hurtack, Department of Kinesiology, College of Health and Human Development
• Borja Gutiérrez, Department of Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese, College of the Liberal Arts
• Noel Habashy, Department of Agricultural Economics, Sociology, and Education, College of Agricultural Sciences
• Abbygale Hackenberger, Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing
• Lauren Halberstadt, Department of Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese, College of the Liberal Arts
• John Haubrick, Department of Statistics, Eberly College of Science
• Jeffrey Heim, School of Hospitality Management, College of Health and Human Development
• Ok-sim Kim, Department of Anthropology, College of the Liberal Arts
• Yupeng Kou, Department of Anthropology, College of the Liberal Arts
• Jennifer Lane-Myler, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
• Debra Loop, Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
• Amila Madiligama, physics, Penn State DuBois
• Lauren McCarthy, Department of Biology, Eberly College of Science
• Faith McDonald, Department of English, College of the Liberal Arts
• Andrew McHugh, School of Science, Engineering, and Technology, Penn State Harrisburg, The Capital College
• Jesse McTernan, School of Engineering Design and Innovation, College of Engineering
• Zohra Melaouah-Shafer, Division of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, Penn State Berks
• Tammie Merino, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
• Jeremy Moeller, Department of Education Psychology, Counseling and Special Education, College of Education
• Kristen Nadermann, Department of Educational Psychology, Counseling and Special Education, College of Education
• David Norloff, Department of Telecommunication Studies, Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications
• Thad Olson, Department of Classics and Ancient Mediterranean Studies, College of the Liberal Arts
• Zeliha Ozdogan, School of Business Administration, Penn State Harrisburg, The Capital College
• Shaheen Pasha, Department of Journalism, Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications
• Amanda Passmore-Ott, Department of English, College of the Liberal Arts
• Brandi Peachey, Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing
• Tiffany Petricini, communications, Penn State Shenango
• Samantha Pezzimenti, mathematics, Penn State Brandywine
• Ginett Pineda, Spanish, Penn State Fayette
• Melissa Plaufcan, Department of Psychology, College of the Liberal Arts
• Andrea Ragonese, School of Engineering Design and Innovation, College of Engineering
• Miguel Ramirez Bernal, Department of Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese, College of the Liberal Arts
• Nichole Ream, Division of Math and Natural Sciences, Penn State Altoona
• Cindy Reed, School of Engineering Design and Innovation, College of Engineering
• Dawn Pfeifer Reitz, Division of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, Penn State Berks
• Lori Reno, business, Penn State Hazleton
• Daniel Richert, College of Information Sciences and Technology
• Matthew Rigilano, Division of Arts and Humanities, Penn State Abington
• Leslie Robertson Mateer, Department of English, College of the Liberal Arts
• Seong Mae Ryoo, School of Humanities, Penn State Harrisburg, The Capital College
• Amy Sattler, Department of English, College of the Liberal Arts
• Kailasam Satyamurthy, Engineering Management, Penn State Great Valley
• Kyle Schmid, Department of Chemistry, Eberly College of Science
• Steven Seman, Department of Meteorology and Atmospheric Science, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
• Christopher Sigler, Department of Food Science, College of Agricultural Sciences
• Michael Simon, Division of Engineering, Business, and Computing, Penn State Berks
• Amie Skattebo, Department of Psychology, College of the Liberal Arts
• Thomas Skibinski, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering
• Brent Smith, Department of Kinesiology, College of Health and Human Development
• Kathryn Stewart, Department of Mathematics, Eberly College of Science
• Kara Stone, English, Penn State Scranton
• Kimberly Streiff, Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
• Michael Sturm, human development and family studies, Penn State Brandywine
• Andrew Vitek, Department of Political Science, College of the Liberal Arts
• Ajaya Sankara Warrier, chemistry, Penn State Fayette
• James Wilkerson, business, Penn State Scranton
• Joshua Wretzel, Department of Philosophy, College of the Liberal Arts
• Deborah Wright, Division of Social Sciences, Business, and Education, Penn State Abington
• Michelle Zeiders, Department of Geography, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences

The following individuals have been promoted to teaching professor:

• Joseph Brian Adams, School of Science, Engineering, and Technology, Penn State Harrisburg, The Capital College
• Caren Bloom-Steidle, Department of Sociology and Criminology, College of the Liberal Arts
• Jason Brooks, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Eberly College of Science
• Eric Burkhart, Department of Ecosystem Science and Management, College of Agricultural Sciences
• Donna Chambers, Division of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, Penn State Berks
• Sharon Childs, Department of Applied Linguistics, College of the Liberal Arts
• Christina Daley, Department of Health Policy and Administration, College of Health and Human Development
• Marc Dingman, Department of Biobehavioral Health, College of Health and Human Development
• Tammy Divens, occupational therapy assistant, Penn State Shenango
• Sheryl Dykstra, Department of Chemistry, Eberly College of Science
• Beth Edwards, Department of Biobehavioral Health, College of Health and Human Development
• Nashwa Elaraby, School of Science, Engineering, and Technology, Penn State Harrisburg, The Capital College
• Laura Evans, human development and family studies, Penn State Brandywine
• Mark Gagnon, Department of Agricultural Economics, Sociology, and Education, College of Agricultural Sciences
• Christopher Garrison, Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing
• Mary High, Department of Communication Arts and Sciences, College of the Liberal Arts
• Kathleen Hill, Science Education, College of Education
• Elisa Hopkins, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, College of Education
• Vivian Hsu, Division of Social Sciences, Business, and Education, Penn State Abington
• Arthur C. Jones, Department of Supply Chain and Information Systems, Smeal College of Business
• Kurt Kistler, chemistry, Penn State Brandywine
• Lauren Kramer, Department of Kinesiology, College of Health and Human Development
• Louis Leblond, Department of Physics, Eberly College of Science
• Sheree Logue, Department of Biobehavioral Health, College of Health and Human Development
• Cobi Michael, School of Behavioral Sciences and Education, Penn State Harrisburg, The Capital College
• Melissa Miner, Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing, Penn State Fayette
• Michael Mohney, Department of Plant Science, College of Agricultural Sciences
• Lucas Passmore, Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics, College of Engineering
• Linda Rhen, School of Behavioral Sciences and Education, Penn State Harrisburg, The Capital College
• Timothy Robicheaux, Department of Sociology, College of the Liberal Arts
• Marietta Scanlon, Division of Engineering, Business and Computing, Penn State Berks
• Kathy Shaffer, chemistry, Penn State Shenango
• Elzbieta Sikora, Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics, College of Engineering
• Ryan Solnosky, Department of Architectural Engineering, College of Engineering
• Lori Stepan, Department of Chemistry, Eberly College of Science
• Thomas Stone, Division of Social Sciences, Business, and Education, Penn State Abington
• Samia Suliman, Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics, College of Engineering
• Sharon Wailes, Department of Germanic and Slavic Languages and Literatures, College of the Liberal Arts
• Alison Weimer, Department of Kinesiology, College of Health and Human Development
• Casey Wiley, Department of English, College of the Liberal Arts

The following individuals have been promoted to librarian:

• Shannon Richie, University Libraries - Hazleton
• Amy Rustic, University Libraries - New Kensington

The following individual has been promoted to associate librarian:

• Bradley Long, Penn State College of Medicine – Library

The following individuals have been promoted to assistant research professor:

• Kyle Homman, Department of Geosciences, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
• Jeffrey Shallenberger, Materials Research Institute, Office of the Senior Vice President for Research
• Lena Sheaffer, Department of Plant Science, College of Agricultural Sciences
• Eric White, Applied Research Laboratory, Office of the Senior Vice President for Research

The following individuals have been promoted to associate research professor:

• Diane Berish, Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing
• Barbara Birriel, Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing
• Steven Bloser, Larson Transportation Institute, College of Engineering
• Matthew Brandsema, Applied Research Laboratory, Office of the Senior Vice President for Research
• Daniel Brown, Applied Research Laboratory, Office of the Senior Vice President for Research
• Julia Cole, Applied Research Laboratory, Office of the Senior Vice President for Research
• Angel Ferrero-Serrano, Department of Biology, Eberly College of Science
• Jeff Harris, Applied Research Laboratory, Office of the Senior Vice President for Research
• Emily Hohman, Department of Nutritional Sciences, The Center for Childhood Obesity Research, College of Health and Human Development
• Sharilee Hrabovsky, Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing
• Jayme Keist, Applied Research Laboratory, Office of the Senior Vice President for Research
• Maurie Kelly, Institutes of Energy and the Environment, Office of the Senior Vice President for Research
• Jesse Kreye, Department of Ecosystem Science and Management, College of Agricultural Sciences
• Misha Kwasniewski, Department of Food Science, College of Agricultural Sciences
• Matthew Lear, Applied Research Laboratory, Office of the Senior Vice President for Research
• Wenjie Li, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
• Bellamarie Ludwig, Applied Research Laboratory, Office of the Senior Vice President for Research
• Allyson Muth, Department of Ecosystem Science and Management, College of Agricultural Sciences
• Anthony Pedley, Department of Chemistry, Eberly College of Science
• Arthur Person, Department of Meteorology and Atmospheric Science, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
• Anthony Richardella, Materials Research Institute, Office of the Senior Vice President for Research
• Yuan Tian, Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences, Office of the Senior Vice President for Research
• Amy Van Newkirk, Applied Research Laboratory, Office of the Senior Vice President for Research
• Tawanda Zimudzi, Materials Research Institute, Office of the Senior Vice President for Research

The following individuals have been promoted to research professor: 

• Christopher Beem, Department of Political Science, College of the Liberal Arts
• Dean Capone, Applied Research Laboratory, Office of the Senior Vice President for Research
• Sarah Chilenski, Edna Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center, College of Health and Human Development
• Mark Fanton, Applied Research Laboratory, Office of the Senior Vice President for Research
• Damon Jones, Edna Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center, College of Health and Human Development
• Michael Jonson, Applied Research Laboratory, Office of the Senior Vice President for Research
• Jules Lindau, Applied Research Laboratory, Office of the Senior Vice President for Research
• Anoop Narayanan, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Eberly College of Science
• Tinglu Yang, Department of Chemistry, Eberly College of Science

The following individual has been promoted to assistant clinical professor: 

• Kristal Hockenberry, Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing

The following individuals have been promoted to associate clinical professor:

• Estee Hausman, Department of Psychology, College of the Liberal Arts
• Bethany Schols, Penn State Law

The following individuals have been promoted to clinical professor:

• Michelle Darnell, Department of Management and Organization, Smeal College of Business
• Brian Davis, Department of Finance, Smeal College of Business
• Christoph Hinkelmann, Department of Finance, Smeal College of Business
• Matthew Kleiman, Department of Criminology, College of the Liberal Arts

The following individuals have been promoted to associate professor:

• Taha Al-Shaikhly, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine
• James Birkholz, Department of Radiology, College of Medicine
• Theodore DeMartini, Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine
• Michael Deutsch, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine
• Ailyn Diaz, Department Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, College of Medicine
• Chintan Gandhi, Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine
• Ravindra Gopaul, Departments of Emergency Medicine and Medicine, College of Medicine
• Julie Graziane, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, College of Medicine
• Seth Hardy, Department of Radiology, College of Medicine
• Cathy Henry, Departments of Surgery, Pediatrics, Otolaryngology, College of Medicine
• Paul Herickhoff, Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, College of Medicine
• Sarah Horvath, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine
• Sarah Hussain, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine
• Rohit Jain, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine
• Robert Kavanagh, Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine
• Puneet Kochar, Department of Radiology, College of Medicine
• Lindsay Lafferty, Departments of Family and Community Medicine, Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, College of Medicine
• Jasmin Lagman, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, College of Medicine
• Yassir Mahgoub, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, College of Medicine
• Charles Mormando, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, College of Medicine
• Haejoe Park, Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine
• Wayne Pearce, Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine
• Kevin Rakszawski, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine
• Sarah Ramirez, Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine
• Ravishankar Rao, Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine
• Marc Royo, Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, College of Medicine
• Jordan Schooler, Emergency Medicine, Surgery, College of Medicine
• Jeffrey Scow, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine
• Sonal Sharma, Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, College of Medicine
• Anthony Tsai, Surgery, Pediatrics, College of Medicine
• Monali Vasekar, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine
• Dennis Warfield, Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, College of Medicine
• Sanjay Yadav, Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, College of Medicine

The following individuals have been promoted to professor:

• Vinita Acharya, Department of Neurology, College of Medicine
• Brian Allen, Departments of Pediatrics, Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, College of Medicine
• Noel Ballentine, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine
• Raman Baweja, Departments of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, Public Health Sciences, College of Medicine
• Anthony Bonavia, Departments of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine and Pharmacology, College of Medicine
• Joseph Clark, Department of Urology, College of Medicine
• Matthew Coates, Departments of Medicine and Pharmacology, College of Medicine
• Claire Flaherty, Department of Neurology, College of Medicine
• David Giampetro, Departments of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine and Neurology, College of Medicine
• Evan Goldman, Departments of Radiology and Neural and Behavioral Sciences, College of Medicine
• Patricia Gordon, Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine
• Randy Hauck, Departments of Surgery, Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, College of Medicine
• Steven Hicks, Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine
• Jenelle Izer, Department of Comparative Medicine, College of Medicine
• Cheng Jiang, Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine
• John Levenick, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine
• Cayce Onks, Departments of Family and Community Medicine, Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, College of Medicine
• Alexander Payatakes, Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, College of Medicine
• Cunfeng Pu, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, College of Medicine
• G. Timothy Reiter, Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine
• Thomas Samson, Surgery, Pediatrics, Neurosurgery, College of Medicine
• Raghu Sinha, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Medicine
• Joshua Warrick, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Urology, College of Medicine
• Amy Westcott, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine
• Emmanuelle Williams, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine