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

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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
  • Christina Taheri, Department of English, College of the Liberal Arts
  • 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
    Last Updated July 3, 2024