UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The following is a list of academic promotions for tenured and tenure-line faculty members at Penn State, effective July 1.
The list of academic promotions for fixed-term faculty members is available here.
The following individuals have been promoted to professor:
Reginald Adams, psychology, College of the Liberal Arts
Nihal Bayraktar, economics, Penn State Harrisburg-The Capital College
Seth Blumsack, energy policy and economics, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
Marie P. Boltz, College of Nursing
Kathryn Brasier, rural sociology, College of Agricultural Sciences
Steve Broadnax, theatre, College of Arts and Architecture
Jonathan Brockopp, history and religious studies, College of the Liberal Arts
Kirsteen Naim Browning, neural and behavioral sciences, College of Medicine
Orfeu M. Buxton, biobehavioral health, College of Health and Human Development
Mark A. Casteel, psychology, Penn State York
H. Harrington Cleveland, human development and family studies, College of Health and Human Development
Lisa Conyers, education, College of Education
James Donovan, history, Penn State Mont Alto
Hosam K. Fathy, mechanical engineering, College of Engineering
Sandy Feinstein, English, Penn State Berks
Chris E. Forest, meteorology and atmospheric science, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
Lisa M. Galzke-Kopp, human development and family studies, College of Health and Human Development
Leland Glenna, rural sociology, College of Agricultural Sciences
Enrique Gomez, chemical engineering, College of Engineering
Wendy Hanna-Rose, biochemistry and molecular biology, Eberly College of Science
John Harlim, mathematics and meteorology, Eberly College of Science
Richard J. Harnish, psychology, Penn State New Kensington
Michael Hickner, materials science and engineering, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
Charlotte A. Holmes, English, College of the Liberal Arts
Cynthia L. Huang-Pollock, psychology, College of the Liberal Arts
Carrie N. Jackson, German and linguistics, College of the Liberal Arts
John E. Kaminski, turfgrass science, College of Agricultural Sciences
Christopher Kiver, music, College of Arts and Architecture
Julia Y. Lee, Penn State Law
Wansheng Liu, genomics, College of Agricultural Sciences
Monica Medina, biology, Eberly College of Science
Belen Rodriguez Mourelo, Spanish, Penn State Berks
Kimberly Rena Myers, humanities and medicine, College of Medicine
Byron Richard Parizek, mathematics and geosciences, Penn State DuBois
James M. Puckett, Penn State Law
Daniel I. Robinson, theatre, College of Arts and Architecture
Melissa Rolls, biochemistry and molecular biology, Eberly College of Science
Anthony P. Schmitt, molecular immunology and infectious diseases, College of Agricultural Sciences
Benjamin J. Schreier, English and Jewish studies, College of the Liberal Arts
Andrew Schulz, art history, College of Arts and Architecture
Erica A.H. Smithwick, geography, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
Rayne Sperling, education, College of Education
Robert Trumpbour, communications, Penn State Altoona
Bradford Vivian, communication arts and sciences, College of the Liberal Arts
Martha Wadsworth, psychology, College of the Liberal Arts
Donghai Wang, mechanical engineering, College of Engineering
James Waxmonsky, psychiatry, College of Medicine
Mort Webster, energy and mineral engineering, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
Michael D. Weiner, mathematics, Penn State Altoona
Jane M. Wilburne, mathematics education, Penn State Harrisburg-The Capital College
Karen Winterich, marketing, Smeal College of Business
Jian Hsu, engineering science and mechanics, College of Engineering
Xiaoye You, English and Asian studies, College of the Liberal Arts
Jun Zhu, physics, Eberly College of Science
J. Jerome Zolten, communication arts and sciences and integrative arts, Penn State Altoona
The following individuals have been promoted to librarian:
Jennifer R. Gilley, head librarian, Penn State New Kensington, University Libraries
Joseph A. Salem Jr., associate dean for learning, Undergraduate Services and Commonwealth Campuses, University Libraries
The following individuals have been promoted to senior scientist:
Stephen C. Conlon, Applied Research Laboratory
Timothy Eden, Applied Research Laboratory
The following individuals have been promoted to associate professor:
Charles T. Anderson, biology, Eberly College of Science
Ozge Aybat, marketing, Penn State Harrisburg-The Capital College
Lu Bai, biochemistry and molecular biology, Eberly College of Science
Kathlene Baldanza, history and Asian studies, College of the Liberal Arts
Saurabh Bansal, supply chain management, Smeal College of Business
Joseph M. Beilein Jr., history, Penn State Erie-The Behrend College
Anthony Bak Buccitelli, American studies and communication, Penn State Harrisburg-The Capital College
David L. Buehler, economics, Penn State Harrisburg-The Capital College
Jeffrey S. Case, mathematics, Eberly College of Science
Christopher S. Fowler, geography, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
Vikash V. Gayah, civil engineering, College of Engineering
Salar Ghahramani, business law and international law & policy, Penn State Abington
Chris Giebink, electrical engineering, College of Engineering
Santhosh Girirajan, biochemistry and molecular biology, Eberly College of Science
Mark R. Gruskin, finance and accounting, Penn State Lehigh Valley
Elizabeth A. Hajek, geosciences, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
Chad R. Hanna, physics and astronomy and astrophysics, Eberly College of Science
Kimberly A. Herrmann, physics, Penn State Mont Alto
Andrew T. Hieronymi, art, College of Arts and Architecture
Jennifer L. Hirt, creative writing and composition, Penn State Harrisburg-The Capital College
Mikhail A. Kagan, physics, Penn State Abington
Philip R. Kavanaugh, criminal justice, Penn State Harrisburg-The Capital College
Girish S. Kirimanjeswara, veterinary and biomedical sciences, College of Agricultural Sciences
Glenn J. Kumhera, history, Penn State Erie-The Behrend College
Jonathan Lee, criminal justice, Penn State Harrisburg-The Capital College
Qunhua Li, statistics, Eberly College of Science
Shimin Liu, energy and mineral engineering, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
Dajiang Liu, public health sciences, and biochemistry and molecular biology, College of Medicine
Chaoxing Liu, physics, Eberly College of Science
Brian Maicke, mechanical engineering, Penn State Harrisburg-The Capital College
Paul Medvedev, computer science and engineering and biochemistry and molecular biology, College of Engineering
Alfonso Mejia, civil engineering, College of Engineering
David A. Miller, wildlife population ecology, College of Agricultural Sciences
George Lucian Moldovan, biochemistry and molecular biology, College of Medicine
Suresh Muthulingam, supply chain management, Smeal College of Business
Megan L. Nagel, chemistry, Penn State Greater Allegheny
Courtney R. Nagle, secondary mathematics education, Penn State Erie-The Behrend College
Michael Nelson, political science, College of the Liberal Arts
Toan T. Nguyen, mathematics, Eberly College of Science
Chetan Nikhare, mechanical engineering, Penn State Erie-The Behrend College
Joseph A. Ranalli, engineering, Penn State Hazleton
David Reitter, information sciences and technology, College of Information Sciences and Technology
Alicyn Rhoades, engineering, Penn State Erie-The Behrend College
Syed S. Rizvi, information sciences and technology, Penn State Altoona
Naomi Seidman, music, College of Arts and Architecture
Sarah E. Shandera, physics, Eberly College of Science
Nicole Shoenberger, sociology, Penn State Erie-The Behrend College
Martin Skladany, law, Dickinson Law
Shedra Amy Snipes, biobehavioral health, College of Health and Human Development
David J. Starling, physics, Penn State Hazleton
Heather L. Stuckey, medicine and public health sciences and humanities, College of Medicine
Michelle C. Vigeant, acoustics and architectural engineering, College of Engineering
Nicolai Volland, Asian studies and comparative literature, College of the Liberal Arts
Alexey Zhdanov, finance, Smeal College of Business
Yimin Zhu, chemistry, Penn State Altoona
The following individuals have been promoted to associate librarian:
Amanda S. Clossen, learning design librarian, University Libraries
Ben Goldman, digital content and strategy archivist, University Libraries
Manuel Ostos, Romance languages and literatures librarian, University Libraries
Robyn B. Reed, biomedical informatics and emerging technologies librarian, University Libraries
Lauren M. Reiter, business liaison librarian, University Libraries
The following individual has been promoted to senior research associate:
Karl M. Reichard, Applied Research Laboratory
The following individual has been promoted to county extension educator:
Nicole Carutis, field and forage crops