(Nontenure-line faculty promotions do not appear on this list, but will be published in a separate story.)

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

The following individuals have been promoted to professor: 

·       Neyda M. Abreu, professor of geoscience, Department of Geoscience and Mathematics, Penn State DuBois

·       Mark S. Anner, professor of labor and employment relations and political science, Department of Labor and Employment Relations, College of the Liberal Arts

·       Edith F. Arbaugh, professor of education, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, College of Education

·       Corien Bakermans, professor of microbiology, Division of Mathematics and Natural Science, Penn State Altoona

·       Michael J. Bernstein, professor of psychology, Department of Psychological and Social Sciences, Penn State Abington

·       Pamela Black, professor of criminal justice, Department of Social Sciences and Education, Penn State Hazleton

·       Hester Blum, professor of English, Department of English, College of the Liberal Arts

·       Denise Bortree, professor, Department of Advertising/Public Relations, Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications

·       Gina M. Brelsford, professor of psychology, School of Behavioral Sciences and Education, Penn State Harrisburg, The Capital College

·       Mary Ann Bruns, professor of soil microbiology, Department of Ecosystem Science and Management, College of Agricultural Sciences

·       Guangqing Chi, professor of rural sociology, demography, and public health sciences, Department of Agricultural Economics, Sociology, and Education, College of Agricultural Sciences

·       Kimberly J. Cornaggia, professor of finance, Department of Finance, Smeal College of Business

·       Bruce Desmarais, professor of political science, Department of Political Science, College of the Liberal Arts

·       Michele F. Dunleavy, professor of theater, School of Theatre, College of Arts and Architecture

·       Jeremy D. Engels, professor of communication arts and sciences, Department of Communication Arts and Sciences, College of the Liberal Arts

·       Margaret R. Ernst, professor of English, Department of English, University College, Penn State Lehigh Valley

·       Elaine Farndale, professor of human resource management, Department of Labor and Employment Relations, College of the Liberal Arts

·       Xiang Gao, professor of nutritional sciences, Department of Nutritional Sciences, College of Health and Human Development

·       Andrzej J. Gapinski, professor of engineering, Department of Engineering, Penn State Fayette

·       Paul D. Greene, professor of ethnomusicology and integrative arts, Department of Integrative Arts, Penn State Brandywine

·       Susan Hafenstein, professor of biochemistry and molecular biology, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Eberly College of Science

·       Mari Haneda, professor of education, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, College of Education

·       Kevin J. Harvatine, professor of nutritional physiology, Department of Animal Science, College of Agricultural Sciences

·       John E. Hayes, professor of food science, Department of Food Science, College of Agricultural Sciences

·       Daniel J. Hayes, professor of biomedical engineering, Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering

·       Frank G. Hillary, professor of psychology, psychiatry, and neurology, Department of Psychology, College of the Liberal Arts

·       Gregory M. Holmes, professor of neural and behavioral sciences, Department of Neural and Behavioral Sciences, College of Medicine

·       Samuel T. Hunter, professor of psychology, Department of Psychology, College of the Liberal Arts

·       Jeah Jung, professor of health policy and administration, Department of Health Policy and Administration, College of Health and Human Development

·       Boris Kalinin, professor of mathematics, Department of Mathematics, Eberly College of Science

·       Daniel Kifer, professor of computer science and engineering, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, College of Engineering

·       Jennifer L. Kraschnewski, professor of medicine, pediatrics and public health sciences, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine

·       Joshua D. Lambert, professor of food science, Department of Food Science, College of Agricultural Sciences

·       Susan Mary Land, professor of education, Department of Learning and Performance Systems, College of Education

·       Jacob W. Langelaan, professor of aerospace engineering, Department of Aerospace Engineering, College of Engineering

·       Brian Lennon, professor of English and comparative literature, Department of English, College of the Liberal Arts

·       Li Li, professor of civil engineering, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering

·       Susan J. Loeb, professor of nursing, College of Nursing

·       Jonathan H. Marks, professor of bioethics, humanities, law and philosophy, Department of Bioethics, Humanities and Law, College of the Liberal Arts

·       John Marsh, professor of English, Department of English, College of the Liberal Arts

·       Amy D. Marshall, professor of psychology, Department of Psychology, College of the Liberal Arts

·       Amir Marvasti, professor of sociology, Division of Education, Human Development, and Social Sciences, Penn State Altoona

·       Scott McDonald, professor of education, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, College of Education

·       Vishal Monga, professor of electrical engineering, Department of Electrical Engineering, College of Engineering

·       Colin J. Neill, professor of software engineering and systems engineering, Department of Engineering, Penn State Great Valley

·       Justin Nordstrom, professor of history, Department of History, Penn State Hazleton

·       Guodong Pang, professor of industrial and manufacturing engineering, Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, College of Engineering

·       Mihran Papikian, professor of mathematics, Department of Mathematics, Eberly College of Science

·       Liang Peng, professor of risk management, Department of Risk Management, Smeal College of Business

·       Michael F. Polgar, professor of sociology, Department of Sociology, Penn State Hazleton

·       Kimberly Powell, professor of education, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, College of Education

·       Farshad Rajabipour, professor of civil engineering, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering

·       Joshua Robinson, professor of materials science and engineering, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences

·       Steven Rubin, professor of art, School of Visual Arts, College of Arts and Architecture

·       Timothy Michael Ryan, professor of anthropology, Department of Anthropology, College of the Liberal Arts

·       Jessica (Jaime) Schultz, professor of kinesiology, Department of Kinesiology, College of Health and Human Development

·       Shuhui Shen, professor of railroad transportation engineering, Division of Business and Engineering, Penn State Altoona

·       John A. Simpkins, professor of theater, School of Theatre, College of Arts and Architecture

·       Puneet Singla, professor of aerospace engineering, Department of Aerospace Engineering, College of Engineering

·       Martin Skladany, professor of law, Dickinson Law

·       Amara Solari, professor of art history, Department of Art History, College of Arts and Architecture

·       Jeanine Staples, professor of education, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, College of Education

·       Gang Tan, professor of computer science and engineering, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, College of Engineering

·       Pauline B. Thompson Guerin, professor of psychology, Department of Psychology, Penn State Brandywine

·       Kimberly S. Van Haitsma, professor of nursing, College of Nursing

·       Hui Yang, professor of industrial and manufacturing engineering, Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, College of Engineering

·       Jun Zhou, professor of mechanical engineering, School of Engineering, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College

The following individuals have been promoted to librarian:

·       Nancy J. Butkovich, librarian, Subject Libraries, University Libraries and Scholarly Communications

·       Bonnie B. Imler, librarian, Commonwealth Campus Libraries, Penn State Altoona, University Libraries and Scholarly Communications

·       Emily Rimland, librarian, Library Learning Services, University Libraries and Scholarly Communications

·       Rebecca M Waltz, librarian, Library Learning Services, University Libraries and Scholarly Communications

The following individual has been promoted to research professor:

·       David C. Swanson, research professor, Applied Research Laboratory, Office of the Senior Vice President for Research

The following individuals have been promoted to associate professor:

·       Jessamyn R. Abel, associate professor of Asian studies, Department of Asian Studies, College of the Liberal Arts

·       Jason Acimovic, associate professor of supply chain management, Department of Supply Chain and Information Systems, Smeal College of Business

·       Brian W. Alfred, associate professor of art, School of Visual Arts, College of Arts and Architecture

·       Faisal Aqlan, associate professor of industrial engineering, School of Engineering, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College

·       Magali Armillas-Tiseyra, associate professor of comparative literature, Department of Comparative Literature, College of the Liberal Arts

·       Somayeh Asadi, associate professor of architectural engineering, Department of Architectural Engineering, College of Engineering

·       Eugenio Bianchi, associate professor of physics, Department of Physics, Eberly College of Science

·       Evan D. Bradley, associate professor of psychology, Department of Psychology, Penn State Brandywine

·       Nicholas J. Buchkovich, associate professor of microbiology and immunology, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Medicine

·       Viveck Cadambe, associate professor of electrical engineering, Department of Electrical Engineering, College of Engineering

·       Amy S. Camodeca, associate professor, Department of Psychology, Penn State Beaver

·       Todd V. Cartee, associate professor of dermatology, Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine

·       Michela Centinari, associate professor of viticulture, Department of Plant Science, College of Agricultural Sciences

·       Anne-Marie Chang, associate professor of biobehavioral health, Department of Biobehavioral Health, College of Health and Human Development

·       Nilanjan Ray Chaudhuri, associate professor of electrical engineering, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, College of Engineering

·       Bo Cheng, associate professor of mechanical engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering

·       Todd D. Cook, associate professor of biology, School of Science, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College

·       Daniel M. Crowley, associate professor of human development and family studies, Department of Human Development and Family Studies, College of Health and Human Development

·       Felecia  Davis, associate professor of architecture, Department of Architecture, College of Arts and Architecture

·       Jonathan Daw, associate professor of sociology and demography, Department of Sociology and Criminology, College of the Liberal Arts

·       Allison  Fleming, associate professor of education, Department of Educational Psychology, Counseling and Special Education, College of Education

·       Jennifer L. Frank, associate professor of education, Department of Educational Psychology, Counseling and Special Education, College of Education

·       Steffany Fredman, associate professor of human development and family studies, Department of Human Development and Family Studies, College of Health and Human Development

·       Alyssa A. Gamaldo, associate professor of human development and family studies, Department of Human Development and Family Studies, College of Health and Human Development

·       Jeremy M. Gernand, associate professor of industrial health and safety, Leone Family Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences

·       Alison D. Gernand, associate professor of nutritional sciences, Department of Nutritional Sciences, College of Health and Human Development

·       Swaroop Ghosh, associate professor of electrical engineering, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, College of Engineering

·       Joy Giguere, associate professor of history, Department of History, Penn State York

·       Pearl Gluck, associate professor, Department of Film-Video, Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications

·       Varun Gupta, associate professor of operations and supply chain management, Black School of Business, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College

·       Michael N. Hallquist, associate professor of psychology, Department of Psychology, College of the Liberal Arts

·       Marinda Harrell-Levy, associate professor of human development and family studies, Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Penn State Brandywine

·       Allison  S. Henward, associate professor of education, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, College of Education

·       Adam Hollinger, associate professor of mechanical engineering, School of Engineering, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College

·       Elizabeth M. Hughes, associate professor of education, Department of Educational Psychology, Counseling, and Special Education, College of Education

·       Donghui Jeong, associate professor of astronomy and astrophysics, Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Eberly College of Science

·       Jiyoung Jung, associate professor of chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Penn State Scranton

·       Helen Kamens-Horton, associate professor of biobehavioral health, Department of Biobehavioral Health, College of Health and Human Development

·       Mehdi Kiani, associate professor of electrical engineering, Department of Electrical Engineering, College of Engineering

·       Hojong Kim, associate professor of materials science and engineering, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences

·       Mark T. Kissling, associate professor of education, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, College of Education

·       Timothy A. Krause, associate professor of finance, Black School of Business, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College

·       Ji Min Lee, associate professor of communication sciences and disorders, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, College of Health and Human Development

·       Kuei-Nuan Lin, associate professor of mathematics, Department of Mathematics, Penn State Greater Allegheny

·       Scott Lindner, associate professor of biochemistry and molecular biology, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Eberly College of Science

·       Chiara Lo Prete, associate professor of energy economics, Leone Family Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences

·       Katherine J. McLean, associate professor of administration of justice, Department of Administration of Justice, Penn State Greater Allegheny

·       Kevin McManus, associate professor of linguistics, Department of Applied Linguistics, College of the Liberal Arts

·       Timothy C. Meredith, associate professor of biochemistry and molecular biology, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology , Eberly College of Science

·       Timothy I. Miyashiro, associate professor of biochemistry and molecular biology, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Eberly College of Science

·       Daniel Morgan, associate professor of anesthesiology and perioperative medicine, pharmacology and neural and behavioral science, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, College of Medicine

·       Zita Oravecz, associate professor of human development and family studies, Department of Human Development and Family Studies, College of Health and Human Development

·       Anna Peterson, associate professor of classics and ancient mediterranean studies, Department of Classics and Ancient Mediterranean Studies, College of the Liberal Arts

·       Raymond Petren, associate professor of human development and family studies, Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Penn State Scranton

·       Megan L. Povelones, associate professor of biology, Department of Biology, Penn State Brandywine

·       Ihab Ragai, associate professor of engineering, School of Engineering, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College

·       David Ramey, associate professor of sociology and criminology, Department of Sociology and Criminology, College of the Liberal Arts

·       Mikael C. Rechtsman, associate professor of physics, Department of Physics, Eberly College of Science

·       Donghyun Rim, associate professor of architectural engineering, Department of Architectural Engineering, College of Engineering

·       Michael Roche, associate professor of psychology, Division of Education, Human Development, and Social Sciences, Penn State Altoona

·       Cristina Rosa, associate professor of plant virology, Department of Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology, College of Agricultural Sciences

·       Rudolf J. Schilder, associate professor of entomology, Department of Entomology, College of Agricultural Sciences

·       Roxanne M. Senyshyn, associate professor of applied linguistics and communication arts and sciences, Department of Arts and Humanities, Penn State Abington

·       Idan Shalev, associate professor of biobehavioral health, Department of Biobehavioral Health, College of Health and Human Development

·       Judith Sierra-Rivera, associate professor of Spanish and Latina/o studies, Department of Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese, College of the Liberal Arts

·       Bharath Kumar Sriperumbudur, associate professor of statistics, Department of Statistics, Eberly College of Science

·       Juliette  Tolay, associate professor of political science, School of Public Affairs, Penn State Harrisburg, The Capital College

·       Brenna E. Traver, associate professor of biology, Department of Biology, Penn State Schuylkill

·       Ashton M. Verdery, associate professor of sociology and demography, Department of Sociology and Criminology, College of the Liberal Arts

·       Rebecca L. Volpe, associate professor of humanities, Department of Humanities, College of Medicine

·       Lacey N. Wallace, associate professor of criminal justice, Division of Education, Human Development, and Social Sciences, Penn State Altoona

·       Daudi R. Waryoba, associate professor of engineering, Department of Engineering, Penn State DuBois

·       Christelle Wauthier, associate professor of geosciences, Department of Geosciences, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences

·       David Williamson IV, associate professor of kinesiology, School of Behavioral Sciences and Education, Penn State Harrisburg

·       Eunyoung (Sally) Whang, associate professor of accounting, Department of Social Science, Penn State Abington

·       Yuan Xuan, associate professor of mechanical engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering

·       Namiko Yamamoto, associate professor of aerospace engineering, Department of Aerospace Engineering, College of Engineering

·       Xin Zhang, associate professor of chemistry and biochemistry & molecular biology, Department of Chemistry, Eberly College of Science

·       Nan Zhu, associate professor of risk management, Department of Risk Management, Smeal College of Business

·       Katherine Y. Zipp, associate professor of environmental and resource economics, Department of Agricultural Economics, Sociology, and Education, College of Agricultural Sciences

·       Ran Zwigenberg, associate professor of Asian studies, Jewish studies, and history, Department of Asian Studies, College of the Liberal Arts

The following individuals have been promoted to associate librarian:

·       Linda M. Ballinger, associate librarian, Cataloging and Metadata Services, University Libraries and Scholarly Communications

·       Steve Borrelli, associate librarian, Library Assessment, University Libraries and Scholarly Communications

·       Barbara E. Eshbach, associate librarian, Commonwealth Campus Libraries, Penn State York, University Libraries and Scholarly Communications

·       Nathan B. Piekielek, associate librarian, Subject Libraries, University Libraries and Scholarly Communications

·       (David) Brett Spencer, associate librarian, Commonwealth Campus Libraries, Penn State Berks, University Libraries and Scholarly Communications

The following individuals have been promoted to associate research professor:

·       David M. Jenkins Jr., associate research professor, Applied Research Laboratory, Office of the Senior Vice President for Research

·       Michael Yukish, associate research professor, Applied Research Laboratory, Office of the Senior Vice President for Research

The following individuals have been promoted to county extension educators:

·       Jacqueline Amor-Zitzelberger, food families and health

·       Brianna L. Luckenbill, 4-H youth development

The following individuals have been promoted to county senior educator:

·       Mandel Smith, food families and health

·       Jennifer Fetter, agronomy and natural resources

·       Kirsten Dubbs, 4-H youth development

·       Amber Yutzy, animal systems