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

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May 29, 2024

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

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

The following individuals have been promoted to professor:

Jonathan E. Abel, professor of comparative literature and Asian studies, Department of Comparative Literature and Asian Studies, College of the Liberal Arts
Eliyana R. Adler, professor of history and Jewish studies, Departments of History and Jewish Studies, College of the Liberal Arts
Aliasghar A. Alikhani-Koopae, professor of mathematics, Department of Science, Penn State Berks
Daniel Aobdia, professor of accounting, Department of Accounting, Smeal College of Business
Andres Aradillas-Lopez, professor of economics, Department of Economics, College of the Liberal Arts
Omar Ashour, professor of industrial engineering, School of Engineering, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
Sunday Azagba, professor of nursing, Department of Nursing, Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing
Friederike Baer, professor of history, Department of Arts & Humanities, Penn State Abington
Joseph M. Beilein, Jr., professor of history, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
Brian R. Belland, professor of education, Department of Educational Psychology, Counseling, and Special Education, College of Education
Elmer R. Block, professor of political science and African American studies, Departments of Political Science and African American Studies, College of the Liberal Arts
Justin L. Brown, professor of biomedical engineering, Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering
Cui-zu Chang, professor of physics, Department of Physics, Eberly College of Science
Christian M. Connell, professor of human development and family studies, Department of Human Development and Family Studies, College of Health and Human Development
Joseph A. Cotruvo, professor of chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Eberly College of Science
Rebekah I. Dawson-Rigas, professor of astronomy and astrophysics, Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics, Eberly College of Science
Paul D. Esker, professor of plant disease epidemiology & field crops extension plant pathologist, Department of Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology, College of Agricultural Sciences
Karen Gasper, professor of psychology, Department of Psychology, College of the Liberal Arts
Swaroop Ghosh, professor of electrical engineering, Department of Electrical Engineering, College of Engineering
Raymond F. Gibney, professor of management, School of Business Administration, Penn State Harrisburg, The Capital College
Neerav Goyal, professor of otolaryngology, neurosurgery, public health sciences, and surgery, Departments of Otolaryngology, Neurosurgery, Public Health Sciences, and Surgery, Penn State College of Medicine
Corey Gracie-Griffin, professor of architecture, Division of Arts and Humanities, Penn State Altoona
Steven Haas, professor of sociology and demography, Department of Sociology and Criminology, College of the Liberal Arts
Elizabeth A. Hajek, professor of geosciences, Department of Geosciences, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
Andrew C. High, professor of communication arts and sciences, Department of Communications Arts and Sciences, College of the Liberal Arts
Indrit Hoxha, professor of economics, School of Business Administration, Penn State Harrisburg, The Capital College
Hai Huang, professor of engineering, Division of Business, Engineering, and Information Sciences & Technology, Penn State Altoona
Lisa D. Iulo, professor of architecture, Department of Architecture, College of Arts & Architecture
Donghui Jeong, professor of astronomy and astrophysics, Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics, Eberly College of Science
Matthew F. Jordan, professor of film/video and media studies, Department of Film Production & Media Studies, Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications
Ann E. Killebrew, professor of classics and ancient mediterranean studies and Jewish studies, Departments of Classics and Ancient Mediterranean Studies and Jewish Studies, College of the Liberal Arts
Reuben H. Kraft, professor of mechanical engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering
Matthew R. Kumjian, professor of meteorology and atmospheric science, Department of Meteorology and Atmospheric Science, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
Janelle B. Larson, professor of agricultural economics, Department of Agricultural Economics, Sociology, and Education, College of Agricultural Sciences
Zhen Lei, professor of energy and environmental economics, Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
Robert M. Leicht, professor of architectural engineering, Department of Architectural Engineering, College of Engineering
Qunhua Li, professor of statistics, Department of Statistics, Eberly College of Science
Nancy E. Locke, professor of art history, Department of Art History, College of Arts & Architecture
Stephen P. Lynch, professor of mechanical engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering
Yingwei Mao, professor of biology, Department of Biology, Eberly College of Science
Molly A. Martin, professor of sociology and demography, Department of Sociology and Criminology, College of the Liberal Arts
Kim S. Ménard, professor of criminal justice, Division of Education, Human Development, and Social Sciences, Penn State Altoona
Christopher R. Moore, professor of philosophy and classics, Department of Philosophy and Classics and Ancient Mediterranean Studies, College of the Liberal Arts
Kohta Murase, professor of physics and of astronomy & astrophysics, Department of Physics, Eberly College of Science
Jennifer Murphy, professor of criminal justice, Department of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, Penn State Berks
Evelyn F. Nyadwera, professor of economics, Penn State DuBois
Esther A. Obonyo, professor of engineering design, School of Engineering Design and Innovation, College of Engineering
Heather E. Preisendanz, professor of agricultural and biological engineering, Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, College of Agricultural Sciences
Aleksandra Radlińska, professor of civil and environmental engineering, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering
Ihab Ragai, professor of engineering, Department of School of Engineering, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
Ramakrishnan Rajagopalan, professor of engineering, Penn State DuBois
Mohammad Rasouli, professor of electrical and computer engineering, School of Engineering, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
Dino J. Ravnic, professor of surgery, Department of Surgery, Penn State College of Medicine
Anthony C. Robinson, professor of geography, Department of Geography, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
Jonas Rubenson, professor of kinesiology, Department of Kinesiology, College of Health and Human Development
Cory R. Scherer, professor of psychology, Penn State Schuylkill
Michael Schweinberger, professor of statistics, Department of Statistics, Eberly College of Science
Sarah E. Shandera, professor of physics, Department of Physics, Eberly College of Science
Chaopeng Shen, professor of civil and environmental engineering, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering
Chan Shen, professor of surgery and public health sciences, Departments of Surgery and Public Health Sciences, Penn State College of Medicine
Noel J. Sloboda, professor of English, Penn State York
Bharath KK. Sriperumbudur, professor of statistics, Department of Statistics, Eberly College of Science
Moriah L. Szpara, professor of biology, Department of Biology, Eberly College of Science
Peggy N. Van Meter, professor of education, Department of Educational Psychology, Counseling, and Special Education, College of Education
Ashton M. Verdery, professor of sociology, demography, and social data analytics, Department of Sociology and Criminology, College of the Liberal Arts
Emily E. Weinert, professor of biochemistry and molecular biology, Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Eberly College of Science
Douglas E. Wolfe, professor, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
Vineeta Yadav, professor of political science, Department of Political Science, College of the Liberal Arts
Lauren D. Zarzar, professor of chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Eberly College of Science
Hong Zheng, professor of medicine, microbiology and immunology, Department of Medicine, Microbiology and Immunology, Penn State College of Medicine
Minghui Zhu, professor of electrical engineering, Department of Electrical Engineering, College of Engineering

The following individuals have been promoted to librarian:

Benjamin Goldman, librarian, Eberly Family Special Collections Library, University Libraries and Scholarly Communications
Mihoko Hosoi, librarian, Libraries Administration, University Libraries and Scholarly Communications
Heidi A. Moyer, librarian, Commonwealth Campus Libraries, University Libraries and Scholarly Communications
Manuel Ostos, librarian, George and Sherry Middlemas Arts and Humanities Library, University Libraries and Scholarly Communications
Stephen Woods, librarian, Social Sciences Library, University Libraries and Scholarly Communications

The following individuals have been promoted to associate professor:

Saeed Abdullah, associate professor, College of Information Sciences and Technology
Jennifer P. Agans, associate professor of recreation, park, and tourism management, Department of Recreation, Park, and Tourism Management, College of Health and Human Development
Abigail O. Akande, associate professor of rehabilitation & human services, Department of Social Sciences, Penn State Abington
Daniel Allen, associate professor of ecosystem science and management, Department of Ecosystem Science and Management, College of Agricultural Sciences
Sarah E. Allen, associate professor of biology, Division of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Penn State Altoona
Lauren E. Altenburger, associate professor of human development and family studies, Penn State Shenango
Andrea P. Argüelles, associate professor of engineering science and mechanics, Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics, College of Engineering
Deborah M. Aruguete, associate professor of environmental science, School of Science, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
Abu Asaduzzaman, associate professor of chemistry, School of Science, Engineering and Technology, Penn State Harrisburg, The Capital College
Michelle S. Bae-Dimitriadis, associate professor of art education, School of Visual Arts, College of Arts & Architecture
Saurabh Basu, associate professor of industrial and manufacturing engineering, Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, College of Engineering
Roger E. Beaty, associate professor of psychology, Department of Psychology, College of the Liberal Arts
Antonio Blanca Pimentel, associate professor of computer science engineering, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, College of Engineering
John W. Boney, associate professor of poultry science, Department of Animal Science, College of Agricultural Sciences
Janice A. Byrd, associate professor of education, Department of Educational Psychology, Counseling, and Special Education, College of Education
Maria del Carmen Carmona Benitez, associate professor of physics, Department of Physics, Eberly College of Science
Jessica G. Caron, associate professor of communication sciences and disorders, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, College of Health and Human Development
Darrell W. Cockburn, associate professor of food science, Department of Food Science, College of Agricultural Sciences
Mohamad Darayi, associate professor of systems engineering, Department of GV Engineering, Penn State Great Valley
Zhanel B. DeVides, associate professor of accounting, Department of Social Sciences, Penn State Abington
Francesco Di Gioia, associate professor of vegetable crop science, Department of Plant Science, College of Agricultural Sciences
Todd J. Eckroat, associate professor of chemistry, Department of School of Science, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
Elizabeth A. Elacqua, associate professor of chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Eberly College of Science
Vinayak Elangovan, associate professor of computer science, Department of Science & Engineering, Penn State Abington
Linlin Fan, associate professor of agricultural economics, Department of Agricultural Economics, Sociology, and Education, College of Agricultural Sciences
Maria C. Fellie, associate professor of Spanish, Department of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, Penn State Berks
Lindsay Fernandez-Rhodes, associate professor of biobehavioral health, Department of Biobehavioral Health, College of Health and Human Development
Renee Flasher, associate professor of accounting, School of Business Administration, Penn State Harrisburg, The Capital College
Sara Gerke, associate professor of law, Penn State Dickinson Law
Melissa M. Gervais, associate professor of meteorology and atmospheric science, Department of Meteorology and Atmospheric Science, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
Jiawei Gong, associate professor of mechanical engineering, School of Engineering, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
Sandilya M. Gopalan, associate professor of education and public policy, Department of Education Policy Studies, College of Education
Mahanth K. Gowda, associate professor of computer science engineering, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, College of Engineering
Seonghee Han, associate professor of finance, Department of Social Sciences, Penn State Abington
Long He, associate professor of agricultural and biological engineering, Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, College of Agricultural Sciences
Christopher H. Heaney, associate professor of modern Latin American history, Department of History, College of the Liberal Arts
Burleigh Hendrickson, associate professor of French and francophone studies, Department of French and Francophone Studies, College of the Liberal Arts
Kevin Hockett, associate professor of microbial ecology, Department of Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology, College of Agricultural Sciences
Louisa M. Holmes, associate professor of geography, Department of Geography, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
Hadi Hosseini, associate professor, College of Information Sciences and Technology
Charleen Hsuan, associate professor of health policy and administration, Department of Health Policy and Administration, College of Health and Human Development
Ting-Hao K. Huang, associate professor, College of Information Sciences and Technology
Faisal Husain, associate professor of history, Department of History, College of the Liberal Arts
Yuhta Ishii, associate professor of economics, Department of Economics, College of the Liberal Arts
Sarah J. Ivory, associate professor of geosciences, Department of Geosciences, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
Joyce Jose, associate professor of biochemistry and molecular biology, Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Eberly College of Science
Matthew G. Kelly, associate professor of education, Department of Education Policy Studies, College of Education
Dariush Khezrimotlagh, associate professor of mathematics, School of Science, Engineering and Technology, Penn State Harrisburg, The Capital College
Thomas R. Kirkscey, associate professor of English and technical and professional writing, School of Humanities, Penn State Harrisburg, The Capital College
Stephen R. Kodish, associate professor of nutritional sciences and biobehavioral health, Department of Nutritional Sciences and Biobehavioral Health, College of Health and Human Development
Melissa M. Kreye, associate professor of forest resources management, Department of Ecosystem Science and Management, College of Agricultural Sciences
Nathan E. Kruis, associate professor of criminal justice, Division of Education, Human Development, and Social Sciences, Penn State Altoona
Christopher M. Kube, associate professor of engineering science and mechanics, Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics, College of Engineering
Anil Kumar Chaudhary, associate professor of agricultural and extension education, Department of Agricultural Economics, Sociology, and Education, College of Agricultural Sciences
Yuliya V. Ladygina, associate professor of Slavic and global studies, Department of Germanic and Slavic Languages and Literatures, College of the Liberal Arts
Desiree Lim, associate professor of philosophy, Department of Philosophy, College of the Liberal Arts
Alberto Gino Lorenzoni Calvo, associate professor of poultry science and avian health, Department of Animal Science, College of Agricultural Sciences
Stephanie Madden, associate professor of advertising & public relations, Department of Advertising and Public Relations, Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications
Mehrdad Mahdavi, associate professor of computer science engineering, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, College of Engineering
Jennifer L. Moss, associate professor of family and community medicine, and public health sciences, Departments of Family and Community Medicine, and Public Health Sciences, Penn State College of Medicine
Amanda M. Nelson, associate professor of dermatology, Department of Dermatology, Penn State College of Medicine
Samuel Nutile, associate professor of biology, School of Science, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
Masataka Okutsu, associate professor of engineering, Department of Science & Engineering, Penn State Abington
Brian H. Onishi, associate professor of philosophy, Division of Arts and Humanities, Penn State Altoona
Sabahattin G. Ozden, associate professor of information sciences and technology, Department of Science & Engineering, Penn State Abington
Ying Pan, associate professor of meteorology and atmospheric science, Department of Meteorology and Atmospheric Science, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
Hee Man Park, associate professor of human resource management, Department of Labor and Employee Relations, College of the Liberal Arts
Gregory S. Pavlak, associate professor of architectural engineering, Department of Architectural Engineering, College of Engineering
Christian Peco Regales, associate professor of engineering science and mechanics, Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics, College of Engineering
Samantha J. Prince, associate professor of law, Penn State Dickinson Law
Elizabeth A. Proctor, associate professor of neurosurgery and pharmacology, Departments of Neurosurgery and Pharmacology, Penn State College of Medicine
Jack I. Pryor, associate professor of theater, Department of Arts & Humanities, Penn State Abington
David Radice, associate professor of physics, Department of Physics, Eberly College of Science
Ola Rashwan, associate professor of mechanical engineering, School of Science, Engineering and Technology, Penn State Harrisburg, The Capital College
Andrew B. Royston, associate professor of physics, Penn State Fayette
Alexis R. Santos, associate professor of human development and family studies, Department of Human Development and Family Studies, College of Health and Human Development
Megan K. Schall, associate professor of biology, Penn State Hazleton
Stephanie E. Schroeder, associate professor of education, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, College of Education
Jacob Schuman, associate professor of law, Penn State Law
Abhronil Sengupta, associate professor of electrical engineering, Department of Electrical Engineering, College of Engineering
Mingfu Shao, associate professor of computer science engineering, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, College of Engineering
Amir Sheikhi, associate professor of chemical engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering
Christopher R. Shelton, associate professor of clinical psychology, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
Ran I. Shorrer, associate professor of economics, Department of Economics, College of the Liberal Arts
Michelle M. Sikes, associate professor of kinesiology and African studies, Department of Kinesiology, College of Health and Human Development
Alexey Silakov, associate professor of chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Eberly College of Science
Danielle Smarsh, associate professor of equine science and equine extension specialist, Department of Animal Science, College of Agricultural Sciences
Glenn Sterner, associate professor of criminal justice, Department of Social Sciences, Penn State Abington
Jeffrey M. Sundstrom, associate professor of ophthalmology, neural and behavioral sciences, cellular and molecular physiology, Departments of Ophthalmology, Neural and Behavioral Sciences, Cellular and Molecular Physiology, Penn State College of Medicine
Troy C. Sutton, associate professor of immunology and infectious disease, Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, College of Agricultural Sciences
Mukul Talaty, associate professor of engineering, Department of Science & Engineering, Penn State Abington
Michele Tantardini, associate professor of public administration, School of Public Affairs, Penn State Harrisburg, The Capital College
Samantha L. Tornello, associate professor of human development and family studies, Department of Human Development and Family Studies, College of Health and Human Development
Guy E. Townsend, associate professor of biochemistry and molecular biology, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Penn State College of Medicine
Susan J. Veldheer, associate professor of family and community medicine, and public health sciences, Departments of Family and Community Medicine, and Public Health Sciences, Penn State College of Medicine
Meghan E. Vidt, associate professor of biomedical engineering, Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering
Gwendolyn Walker, associate professor of theatre, School of Theatre, College of Arts & Architecture
John M. Wallace, associate professor of plant sciences, Department of Plant Science, College of Agricultural Sciences
Suhang Wang, associate professor, College of Information Sciences and Technology
Sarah Watts, associate professor of music education, School of Music, College of Arts & Architecture
Linda B. Westrick, associate professor of mathematics, Department of Mathematics, Eberly College of Science
Charles M. White, associate professor of soil fertility and nutrient management, Department of Plant Science, College of Agricultural Sciences
David M. Williams, associate professor of mechanical engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering
Sarah J. Williams, associate professor of law, Penn State Dickinson Law
Shomir Wilson, associate professor, College of Information Sciences and Technology
Suzanna R. Windon, associate professor of youth/adult leadership, Departments of Agricultural Economics, Sociology, and Education, College of Agricultural Sciences
Stephanie Wissel, associate professor of physics and of astronomy & astrophysics, Department of Physics, Eberly College of Science
Aiping Xiong, associate professor, College of Information Sciences and Technology
Amulya Yadav, associate professor, College of Information Sciences and Technology
Xiang Yang, associate professor of mechanical engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering
Xiangquan Yao, associate professor of education, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, College of Education
Colin M. Zarzycki, associate professor of meteorology and atmospheric science, Department of Meteorology and Atmospheric Science, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
Shouhao Zhou, associate professor of public health services, Department of Public Health Sciences, Penn State College of Medicine
Timothy Zhu, associate professor of computer science engineering, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, College of Engineering
Anna Ziajka Stanton, associate professor of comparative literature, Department of Comparative Literature, College of the Liberal Arts
Daniel M. Zolli, associate professor of art history, Department of Art History, College of Arts & Architecture

The following individuals have been promoted to associate librarian:

Andrew M. Dudash, associate librarian, Social Sciences Library, University Libraries and Scholarly Communications
Ana E. Enriquez, associate librarian, Office of Scholarly Communications and Copyright, University Libraries and Scholarly Communications
Tara M. Grove, associate librarian, George and Sherry Middlemas Arts and Humanities Library, University Libraries and Scholarly Communications
Sarah M. Hartman-Caverly, associate librarian, Commonwealth Campus Libraries, University Libraries and Scholarly Communications
Andrea L. Pritt, associate librarian, Commonwealth Campus Libraries, University Libraries and Scholarly Communications
Theresa K. Tarves, associate librarian, Penn State Law Library, University Libraries and Scholarly Communications
Kelly Thormodson, associate librarian, Harrell Health Sciences Library, University Libraries and Scholarly Communications