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      Penn State announces academic promotions, effective July 1, 2022

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      UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The following is a list of academic promotions for tenured and tenure-line faculty members at Penn State, effective July 1, 2022.

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

      The following individuals have been promoted to professor: 

      • Sarah Ades, professor of biochemistry and molecular biology, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Eberly College of Science
      • Kofi Adu, professor of physics, Division of Math and Natural Sciences, Penn State Altoona
      • Youakim Badr, professor of data analytics, Penn State Great Valley
      • Mary Barnard, professor of Spanish, Department of Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese, College of the Liberal Arts
      • Arthur Berg, professor of public health sciences, statistics, surgery, neurosurgery, and family and community medicine, Department of Public Health Sciences, Statistics, Surgery, Neurosurgery, and Family and Community Medicine, Penn State College of Medicine
      • Amie Boal, professor of chemistry and biochemistry and molecular biology, Department of Chemistry, Eberly College of Science
      • Samuel Bonsall, professor of accounting, Department of Accounting, Smeal College of Business
      • Rachel Brennan, professor of civil engineering, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering
      • Donald Bruckner, professor of philosophy, Penn State New Kensington
      • Soo-yong Byun, professor of education, Department of Education Policy Studies, College of Education
      • Cathleen Cahill, professor of history, Department of History, College of the Liberal Arts
      • Xun Cao, professor of political science, Department of Political Science, College of the Liberal Arts
      • Tomas Carlo-Joglar, professor of biology, Department of Biology, Eberly College of Science
      • Isabella Cattadori, professor of biology, Department of Biology, Eberly College of Science
      • John Cheslock, professor of education, Department of Education Policy Studies, College of Education
      • Arash Dahi Taleghani, professor of petroleum engineering, John and Willie Leone Family Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
      • Sarah Damaske, professor of sociology and labor and employment relations, Department of Sociology and Criminology, College of the Liberal Arts
      • Nicolas de Warren, professor of philosophy and Jewish studies, Department of Philosophy, College of the Liberal Arts
      • Patrick Drew, professor of engineering science and mechanics, Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics, College of Engineering
      • Matthew Evans, professor of political science, Division of Arts and Humanities, Penn State Altoona
      • Nicolas Fernandez-Medina, professor of Spanish and philosophy, Department of Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese, College of the Liberal Arts
      • Gregory Fosco, professor of human development and family studies, Department of Human Development and Family Studies, College of Health and Human Development
      • Aquila Kikora Franklin, professor of theater, School of Theatre, College of Arts and Architecture
      • Matthew Fury, professor of mathematics, Department of Science and Engineering, Penn State Abington
      • Noel Chris Geibink, professor of electrical engineering, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, College of Engineering
      • Ramesh Giri, professor of chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Eberly College of Science
      • Paul Grieco, professor of economics, Department of Economics, College of the Liberal Arts
      • Ying Gu, professor of biochemistry and molecular biology, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Eberly College of Science
      • Chad Hanna, professor of physics, Department of Physics, Eberly College of Science
      • Sharon Huang, professor, College of Information Sciences and Technology
      • Peter Iliev, professor of finance, Department of Finance, Smeal College of Business
      • William Johnson, professor of management, Black School of Business, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
      • Rhoda Joseph, professor of information systems, School of Business Administration, Penn State Harrisburg
      • Kathleen Keller, professor of nutritional sciences, Department of Nutritional Sciences, College of Health and Human Development
      • Wanda Knight, professor of art education, African American studies, and women's gender and sexuality studies, School of Visual Arts, College of Arts and Architecture
      • Jingjing Li, professor of industrial and manufacturing engineering, Harold and Inge Marcus Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, College of Engineering
      • Dajiang Liu, professor of public health sciences and biochemistry and molecular biology, Department of Public Health Sciences and Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Penn State College of Medicine
      • Chaoxing Liu, professor of physics, Department of Physics, Eberly College of Science
      • Erika Lunkenheimer, professor of psychology, Department of Psychology, College of the Liberal Arts
      • Raffy Luquis, professor of health education, School of Behavioral Sciences and Education, Penn State Harrisburg
      • Scarlett Miller, professor of engineering design and industrial engineering, School of Engineering Design, Technology, and Professional Programs, College of Engineering
      • Jason Moore, professor of mechanical engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering
      • Suresh Muthulingam, professor of supply chain management, Department of Supply Chain and Information Systems, Smeal College of Business
      • Michael Nelson, professor of political science, Department of Political Science, College of the Liberal Arts
      • Jennifer Nesbitt, professor of English, Penn State York
      • Toan Nguyen, professor of mathematics, Department of Mathematics, Eberly College of Science
      • Edward O’Brien, professor of chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Eberly College of Science
      • Ibrahim Ozbolat, professor of engineering science and mechanics, Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics, College of Engineering
      • Sahin Ozdemir, professor of engineering science and mechanics, Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics, College of Engineering
      • Faranak Pahlevani, professor of mathematics, Department of Mathematics, Penn State Abington
      • Bing Pan, professor of recreation park and tourism management, Department of Recreation Park and Tourism Management, College of Health and Human Development
      • David Puts, professor of anthropology, Department of Anthropology, College of the Liberal Arts
      • Ziaur Rahman, professor of microbiology and immunology and medicine, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Penn State College of Medicine
      • Jacqueline Reid-Walsh, professor of education, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, College of Education
      • Paul Riccomini, professor of education, Department of Educational Psychology, Counseling, and Special Education, College of Education
      • Connie Rogers, professor of nutritional sciences, Department of Nutritional Sciences, College of Health and Human Development
      • Christopher Salguero, professor of Asian history and religious studies, Division of Arts and Humanities, Penn State Abington
      • A.K. Sandoval-Strausz, professor of history, Department of History, College of the Liberal Arts
      • Raghvinder Sangwan, professor of software engineering, Penn State Great Valley
      • Sven Schmitz, professor of aerospace engineering, Department of Aerospace Engineering, College of Engineering
      • Valerie Schrader, professor of communication arts and sciences, Penn State Schuylkill
      • Michael Schmierbach, professor of communications, Department of Film Production and Media Studies, Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications
      • Cyril Shepherd, professor of art, School of Visual Arts, College of Arts and Architecture
      • Parisa Shokouhi, professor of engineering science and mechanics, Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics, College of Engineering
      • Lee Silverberg, professor of chemistry, Penn State Schuylkill
      • Timothy Simin, professor of finance, Department of Finance, Smeal College of Business
      • Anna Squicciarini, professor and Frymoyer Chair, College of Information Sciences and Technology
      • Mark Threeton, professor of education, Department of Learning and Performance Systems, College of Education
      • Fang Tian, professor of biochemistry and molecular biology, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Penn State College of Medicine
      • Blair Tuttle, professor of physics, School of Science, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
      • Paris von Lockette, professor of mechanical engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering
      • Gordon Warn, professor of civil engineering, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering
      • Nicole Webster, professor of youth and international development, Department of Agricultural Economics, Sociology, and Education, College of Agricultural Sciences
      • William White, professor of communication arts and sciences, Division of Arts and Humanities, Penn State Altoona
      • Tak Sing Wong, professor of mechanical engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering
      • Bradley Wyble, professor of psychology, Department of Psychology, College of the Liberal Arts
      • Lynette Yarger, professor of information sciences and technology, College of Information Sciences and Technology
      • Hui Zhao, professor of supply chain management, Department of Supply Chain and Information Systems, Smeal College of Business
      • Bu Zhong, professor of communications, Department of Journalism, Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications

       

      The following individual has been promoted to librarian:

      • Lauren Reiter, Subject Libraries, University Libraries and Scholarly Communications

       

      The following individuals have been promoted to associate professor:

      • Jared Ali, associate professor of entomology, Department of Entomology, College of Agricultural Sciences
      • Etya Amsalem, associate professor of entomology, Department of Entomology, College of Agricultural Sciences
      • Amy Arnold, associate professor of neural and behavior sciences, Department of Neural and Behavioral Sciences, Penn State College of Medicine
      • Reuben Asempapa, associate professor of education, School of Behavioral Sciences and Education, Penn State Harrisburg
      • Jennifer Baka, associate professor of geography, Department of Geography, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
      • Jyoti Balachandran, associate professor of history, Department of History, College of the Liberal Arts
      • Darrell Bartholomew, associate professor of marketing, School of Business Administration, Penn State Harrisburg
      • James Berkey, associate professor of English, Penn State Brandywine
      • Claire Bourne, associate professor of English, Department of English, College of the Liberal Arts
      • Wilson Brown, associate professor of clinical psychology, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
      • Krista Brune, associate professor of Portuguese and Spanish, Department of Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese, College of the Liberal Arts
      • Jose Capriles Flores, associate professor of anthropology, Department of Anthropology, College of the Liberal Arts
      • Cui-zu Chang, associate professor of physics, Department of Physics, Eberly College of Science
      • Huanyu Cheng, associate professor of engineering, science and mechanics, Department of Engineering, Science and Mechanics, College of Engineering
      • Robert Chiles, associate professor of rural sociology, Department of Agricultural Economics, Sociology, and Education, College of Agricultural Sciences
      • Lisa Ciecierski, associate professor of language and literacy education, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
      • Jessica Conway, associate professor of mathematics, Department of Mathematics, Eberly College of Science
      • Rachel Copeland, associate professor of music, School of Music, College of Arts and Architecture
      • Daniel Cortes Correales, associate professor of mechanical engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering
      • Joseph Cotruvo, associate professor of chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Eberly College of Science
      • Jeffrey Coy, associate professor of finance, Black School of Business, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
      • Amy Crosson, associate professor of education, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, College of Education
      • David DeGraff, associate professor of pathology and laboratory medicine, urology, biochemistry & molecular biology, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Urology, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Penn State College of Medicine
      • Daniel DellaPosta, associate professor of sociology, Department of Sociology and Criminology, College of the Liberal Arts
      • Anthony Didlake, associate professor of meteorology and atmospheric science, Department of Meteorology and Atmospheric Science, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
      • Jing Du, associate professor of mechanical engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering
      • Nicole Etter, associate professor of communication sciences and disorders, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, College of Health and Human Development
      • Bradford Foley, associate professor of geosciences, Department of Geosciences, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
      • Karly Ford, associate professor of education, Department of Education Policy Studies, College of Education
      • Andrew Friesen, associate professor of kinesiology, Department of Science, Penn State Berks
      • Zhonghua Gao, associate professor of biochemistry and molecular biology and Penn State Cancer Institute, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and Penn State Cancer Institute, Penn State College of Medicine
      • Kristen Goessling, associate professor of human development and family studies, Penn State Brandywine
      • Sukran Guler, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering
      • Christian Haines, associate professor of English, Department of English, College of the Liberal Arts
      • Mathias Hanses, associate professor of classics and ancient Mediterranean studies, Department of Classics and Ancient Mediterranean Studies, College of the Liberal Arts
      • Wenrui Hao, associate professor of mathematics, Department of Mathematics, Eberly College of Science
      • William Heise, associate professor of English, Department of Arts and Humanities, Penn State Abington
      • Robert Hickey, associate professor of materials science and engineering, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
      • Michael Hillman, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering
      • Tyler Hollett, associate professor of education, Department of Learning and Performance Systems, College of Education
      • Helene Hopfer, associate professor of food science, Department of Food Science, College of Agricultural Sciences
      • Ying-Ling Jao, associate professor of nursing, Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing
      • Benjamin Johnson, associate professor of law, Penn State Law
      • Prasanna Karunanayaka, associate professor of radiology, public health sciences, and neural behavioral sciences, Department of Radiology, Penn State College of Medicine
      • Joseph Kasten, associate professor of information sciences and technology, Penn State York
      • Byung-Cheol Kim, associate professor of project and supply chain management, Black School of Business, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
      • Gerald Knizia, associate professor of chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Eberly College of Science
      • Xialing Lin, associate professor of corporate communications, Penn State Scranton
      • Xiao Liu, associate professor of biomedical engineering, Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering
      • Richard Lomotey, associate professor of information sciences and technology, Penn State Beaver
      • Francisco Lopez Frias, associate professor of kinesiology and philosophy, Department of Kinesiology, College of Health and Human Development
      • Margarita Lopez-Uribe, associate professor of entomology, Department of Entomology, College of Agricultural Sciences
      • Medha Makhlouf, associate professor of law, Penn State Dickinson Law
      • Guhaprasanna Manogharan, associate professor of mechanical engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering
      • Anne Martin, associate professor of mechanical engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering
      • Scott Medina, associate professor of biomedical engineering, Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering
      • Nicholas Meisel, associate professor of engineering design, School of Engineering Design, Technology, and Professional Programs, College of Engineering
      • Marsha Modeste, associate professor of education, Department of Education Policy Studies, College of Education
      • Penelope Morrison, associate professor of biobehavioral health, Penn State New Kensington
      • Ashkan Negahban, associate professor of engineering management, Penn State Great Valley
      • Bryan Nichols, associate professor of music, School of Music, College of Arts and Architecture
      • Selena Ortiz, associate professor of health policy and administration, Department of Health Policy and Administration, College of Health and Human Development
      • Babajide Osatuyi, associate professor of management information systems, Black School of Business, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
      • Julio Palma Anda, associate professor of chemistry, Penn State Fayette
      • Sheela Pandey, associate professor of management, School of Business Administration, Penn State Harrisburg, The Capital College
      • Dinesh Patel, associate professor of chemistry, Penn State Hazleton
      • Ashley Patterson, associate professor of education, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, College of Education
      • Xianghui “Richard” Peng, associate professor of project and supply chain management, Black School of Business, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
      • Bronwen Powell, associate professor of geography, African studies, and anthropology, Department of Geography, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
      • Lucas Redmond, associate professor of biology, Penn State Schuylkill
      • Jooyeon Rhee, associate professor of Asian studies and comparative literature, Department of Asian Studies and Comparative Literature, College of the Liberal Arts
      • Kelly Rosinger, associate professor of education, Department of Education Policy Studies, College of Education
      • Chaleece Sandberg, associate professor of communication sciences and disorders, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, College of Health and Human Development
      • Charles Seguin, associate professor of sociology, Department of Sociology and Criminology, College of the Liberal Arts
      • Yuval Silberman, associate professor of neural and behavior sciences, Department of Neural and Behavioral Sciences, Penn State College of Medicine
      • Andrew Smye, associate professor of geosciences, Department of Geosciences, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
      • Jeffrey Stone, associate professor of information sciences and technology, Penn State Lehigh Valley
      • Ashley Sullivan, associate professor of early childhood education, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
      • Fariborz Tavangarian, associate professor of mechanical engineering, School of Science, Engineering, and Technology, Penn State Harrisburg, The Capital College
      • Chloe Tergiman, associate professor of risk management, Department of Risk Management, Smeal College of Business
      • Christopher Tounsel, associate professor of history and African studies, Department of History and African Studies, College of the Liberal Arts
      • Pamela VanHaitsma, associate professor of communication arts and sciences, Department of Communication Arts and Sciences, College of the Liberal Arts
      • Massimo Verzella, associate professor of English composition, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
      • Alan Wagner, associate professor of aerospace engineering, Department of Aerospace Engineering, College of Engineering
      • William Walters, associate professor of nuclear engineering, Ken and Mary Alice Lindquist Department of Nuclear Engineering, College of Engineering
      • Ting Wang, associate professor, College of Information Sciences and Technology
      • Nathaniel Warner, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering
      • Laura Wellman, associate professor of accounting, Department of Accounting, Smeal College of Business
      • Rachel Wolkenhauer, associate professor of education, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, College of Education
      • Megan Wright, associate professor of law, medicine, and sociology, Penn State Law
      • Hong Wu, associate professor of landscape architecture, Department of Landscape Architecture, College of Arts and Architecture
      • Yi Yang, associate professor of computer science and electrical engineering, Department of Science and Engineering, Penn State Abington
      • Kuo-Chuan Yeh, associate professor of information sciences and technology, Penn State Brandywine
      • Hyunsoon Yim, associate professor of marketing, Black School of Business, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
      • William Yourey, associate professor of engineering, Penn State Hazleton
      • Lauren Zarzar, associate professor of chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Eberly College of Science
      • Tieyuan Zhu, associate professor of geosciences, Department of Geosciences, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences

       

      The following individuals have been promoted to associate librarian:

      • Joel Burkholder, Commonwealth Campus Libraries, Penn State York, University Libraries and Scholarly Communications
      • Carmen Cole, Subject Libraries, University Libraries and Scholarly Communications
      • Rachel Dreyer, Special Collections Library, University Libraries and Scholarly Communications
      • Elizabeth Hobart, Cataloging and Metadata Services, University Libraries and Scholarly Communications
      • Annie Jansen, Commonwealth Campus Libraries, Penn State Brandywine, University Libraries and Scholarly Communications
      • Brandy Karl, Office of Scholarly Communications and Copyright, University Libraries and Scholarly Communications
      • Mark Mattson, Global Engagement Initiatives, University Libraries and Scholarly Communications
      • Emily Mross, Commonwealth Campus Libraries, Penn State Harrisburg, The Capital College, University Libraries and Scholarly Communications
      • Victoria Raish, Library Learning Services, University Libraries and Scholarly Communications
      • Christina Wissinger, Subject Libraries, University Libraries and Scholarly Communications

       

      The following individuals have been promoted to associate extension educator: 

      • Hannah Alexander, 4-H youth development
      • Sarah Gregory, 4-H youth development
      • Cassie Yost, animal systems

       

      The following individuals have been promoted to extension educator:

      • Amber Denmon, food, families and health
      • Amanda Kanouff, 4-H youth development
      • Kristen Koch, agronomy and natural resources
      • Nicole McGeehan, food, safety and quality
      • Sarah Wurzbacher, agronomy and natural resources
      Last Updated July 6, 2022

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