School of Humanities and Social Sciences Directory

School Leadership

Melanie Hetzel-Riggin, Ph.D.

Director, School of Humanities and Social Sciences

Professor of Psychology, Psychology program and Clinical Psychology M.A. program

Faculty Affiliate, Susan Hirt Hagen CORE

Faculty Affiliate, The Public Policy Initiative at Penn State Behrend

[email protected]

814-898-6949

170E Kochel

Matthew Levy, Ph.D.

Associate Director of Outreach, Research, and Creative Activities, School of Humanities and Social Sciences

Associate Professor of Art History, Music, Theatre, and Visual Arts program

[email protected]

814-898-6078

126 Kochel

Craig Warren, Ph.D.

Associate Director of Undergraduate Studies and Faculty Affairs, School of Humanities and Social Sciences

Professor, English

[email protected]

814-898-6445

136 Kochel

Staff

Beth Nemenz, M.P.A.

Administrative Support Manager, School of Humanities and Social Sciences

[email protected]

814-898-6152

170D Kochel

Kristen Gincott

Finance Assistant, School of Humanities and Social Sciences

[email protected]

814-898-6151

170 Kochel

Breanna McClain

(She, Her, Hers)

Marketing and Event Coordinator, School of Humanities and Social Sciences

[email protected]

814-898-6064

170 Kochel

Faculty

Leigh-Ann Bedal, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Anthropology, History

[email protected]

814-898-6070

125 Kochel

Joseph Beilein Jr., Ph.D.

Professor, History

[email protected]

814-898-6451

127 Kochel

Steven Berg, Ph.D.

Assistant Teaching Professor, Psychology

Affiliated Faculty, Clinical Psychology M.A. program

Faculty Affiliate, The Public Policy Initiative at Penn State Behrend

[email protected]

814-898-6975

112 Turnbull

Elisa Beshero-Bondar, Ph.D.

Program Chair and Professor of Digital Humanities, Digital Media, Arts, and Technology

Faculty Affiliate, The Public Policy Initiative at Penn State Behrend

[email protected]

814-898-6208

128 Kochel

Amy Carney, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, History

Assistant Director, Honors Programs

[email protected]

814-898-6304

141 Kochel

Emily Cassano, Ed.D.

Program Chair, Arts/Theatre

Associate Teaching Professor, Music, Theatre, and Visual Arts

[email protected]

814-898-6205

103 Turnbull

Michelle Cook, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Special Education, Elementary and Early Childhood Education

Faculty Affiliate, Susan Hirt Hagen CORE

[email protected]

814-898-6243

135 Kochel

Patrick Cosby, Ph.D.

Program Chair, General Arts and Sciences and Multidisciplinary Studies (two-year) programs

Associate Teaching Professor, History

[email protected]

814-898-6970

154 Kochel

Shariffah Sheik Dawood, Ph.D.

Program Chair, Psychology

Associate Teaching Professor of Psychology, Psychology program and Clinical Psychology M.A. program

[email protected]

814-898-6790

113 Turnbull

Thomas Deau, M.Ed.

Lecturer in Media Production, Media and Communication

[email protected]

814-898-7004

76 Kochel

Erin Dick, M.A.

Assistant Teaching Professor, English

[email protected]

814-898-6233

132 Kochel

Daniell DiFrancesca, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Educational Psychology, Psychology, Clinical Psychology M.A., and Functional Data Analytics programs

Faculty Affiliate, Susan Hirt Hagen CORE

[email protected]

814-898-6190

102 Turnbull

Erica Edwards, Ph.D.

Assistant Teaching Professor, Psychology

[email protected]

814-898-6767

107 Turnbull

Lisa Jo Elliott, Ph.D.

Associate Teaching Professor of Psychology, Psychology; Clinical Psychology M.A.; Digital Media, Arts, and Technology; and Functional Data Analytics programs

[email protected]

814-898-6952

133 Perry

Elizabeth Fogle, M.F.A.

Associate Teaching Professor of English, English and General Arts and Sciences programs

[email protected]

814-898-6821

139 Kochel

Sharon Gallagher, Ph.D.

Teaching Professor, English

[email protected]

814-898-6404

145 Kochel

Tommy Hartung, M.F.A.

Assistant Professor of Digital Art, Digital Media, Arts, and Technology

[email protected]

814-898-6689

75 Kochel

Melanie Hetzel-Riggin, Ph.D.

Director, School of Humanities and Social Sciences

Professor of Psychology, Psychology program and Clinical Psychology M.A. program

Faculty Affiliate, Susan Hirt Hagen CORE

Faculty Affiliate, The Public Policy Initiative at Penn State Behrend

[email protected]

814-898-6949

170E Kochel

Joel Hunt, Ph.D.

Associate Teaching Professor of Music, Digital Media, Arts, and Technology and Music, Theatre, and Visual Arts programs

Director, Music at Noon: The Logan Series

[email protected]

814-898-6951

138 Kochel

Tess Jones

Lecturer in Music, Music, Theatre, and Visual Arts program

[email protected]

814-898-6331

160 Kochel

David Kahl Jr., Ph.D.

Program Chair and Professor of Communication, Media and Communication

[email protected]

814-898-6207

44 Kochel

Kilic Kanat, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Political Science

Faculty Affiliate, The Public Policy Initiative at Penn State Behrend

[email protected]

814-898-6071

157 Kochel

Inkyu Kang, Ph.D.

Professor of Journalism and Communication, Media and Communication

[email protected]

814-898-6498

46 Kochel

Glenn Kumhera, Ph.D.

Program Chair and Associate Professor, History

[email protected]

814-898-6786

152 Kochel

Eva Kuttenberg, Ph.D.

Program Chair, Global Languages and Cultures

Associate Professor of German, Languages

[email protected]

814-898-6079

49 Kochel

Megan E. LaMotte, Ph.D.

Associate Director of Research and Evaluation, Susan Hirt Hagen CORE

Assistant Research Professor, School of Humanities and Social Sciences

[email protected]

814-898-6616

CORE, Federal House

Jennifer Lane-Myler, Ph.D.

Associate Teaching Professor of Education, Elementary and Early Childhood Education

[email protected]

814-898-7010

161 Kochel

Matthew Levy, Ph.D.

Associate Director of Outreach, Research, and Creative Activities, School of Humanities and Social Sciences

Associate Professor of Art History, Music, Theatre, and Visual Arts program

[email protected]

814-898-6078

126 Kochel

Lauren Liebe, Ph.D.

Assistant Teaching Professor of Game Design, Digital Media, Arts, and Technology

[email protected]

814-898-7013

130 Kochel

George Looney, M.F.A.

Distinguished Professor, Creative Writing and English

Editor, Lake Effect

[email protected]

814-898-6281

137 Kochel

Sara Luttfring, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of English, English and Functional Data Analytics programs

[email protected]

814-898-6072

146 Kochel

Frédérique Marty, Ph.D.

Assistant Teaching Professor of French, Languages

[email protected]

814-898-6768

151 Kochel

Emily Masghati, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, History

[email protected]

163 Kochel

Kristy McCoy, M.F.A.

Assistant Teaching Professor, English

[email protected]

814-898-6176

143 Kochel

William McLean, M.A.

Lecturer in Speech Communication, Media and Communication

[email protected]

814-898-6696

52 Kochel

Tammie Merino, Ph.D.

Associate Teaching Professor, English

[email protected]

814-898-6075

150 Kochel

Janet Neigh, Ph.D.

Program Chair and Associate Professor, English

[email protected]

814-898-6447

124 Kochel

Charisse Nixon, Ph.D.

Program Chair, Elementary and Early Childhood Education

Associate Director, Susan Hirt Hagen CORE

Professor of Psychology, Psychology program and Clinical Psychology M.A. program

[email protected]

814-898-6041

CORE, Federal House

Thomas Noyes, Ph.D.

Program Chair, Creative Writing

Professor, Creative Writing and English

Consulting Editor, Lake Effect

[email protected]

814-898-6209

142 Kochel

Carrie Payne, D.Sc.

Assistant Teaching Professor of Communications, Media and Communication and English programs

[email protected]

814-898-6073

50 Kochel

Tiffany Petricini, Ph.D.

Associate Teaching Professor of Communication, Media and Communication

[email protected]

814-898-6763

51 Kochel

Aimee Pogson, M.F.A.

Associate Teaching Professor, Creative Writing and English

Editor, Lake Effect

[email protected]

814-898-6635

159 Kochel

Evan Ringle, M.F.A.

Assistant Teaching Professor, English

[email protected]

814-898-6555

131 Kochel

Robert Roecklein, Ph.D.

Teaching Professor, English and Political Science

[email protected]

814-898-6080

45 Kochel

Daniel Schank, M.F.A.

Associate Teaching Professor of English and Art, English and Music, Theatre, and Visual Arts programs

[email protected]

814-898-6995

104 Turnbull

Joshua Shaw, Ph.D.

Professor of Philosophy and Bioethics, English and General Arts and Sciences programs

Faculty Affiliate, The Public Policy Initiative at Penn State Behrend

[email protected]

814-898-6444

140 Kochel

Christopher Shelton, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology, Psychology program and Clinical Psychology M.A. program

Director, Virtual/Augmented Reality Lab

[email protected]

814-898-6082

132 Perry

Maggie Shum, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Political Science

Faculty Affiliate, The Public Policy Initiative at Penn State Behrend

[email protected]

814-898-6648

164 Kochel

Robert Speel, Ph.D.

Program Chair and Associate Professor, Political Science

Director, The Public Policy Initiative at Penn State Behrend

[email protected]

814-898-6206

156 Kochel

Ashley Sullivan, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Early Childhood Education, Elementary and Early Childhood Education

[email protected]

814-898-6443

47 Kochel

Lena Surzhko Harned, Ph.D.

Associate Teaching Professor, Political Science

Associate Director, The Public Policy Initiative at Penn State Behrend

[email protected]

814-898-6074

149 Kochel

Laurie Urraro, Ph.D.

Assistant Teaching Professor of Spanish, Languages

[email protected]

814-898-6641

54 Kochel

Massimo Verzella, Ph.D.

Associate Professor and Coordinator of English Composition, English

[email protected]

814-898-7011

158 Kochel

Craig Warren, Ph.D.

Associate Director of Undergraduate Studies and Faculty Affairs, School of Humanities and Social Sciences

Professor, English

[email protected]

814-898-6445

136 Kochel

Sarah Whitney, Ph.D.

Director, Academic Affairs

Associate Teaching Professor, English and Women's Studies

[email protected]

814-898-6325

144 Kochel

Arpan Yagnik, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Advertising, Media and Communication

[email protected]

814-898-6393

48 Kochel

Part-Time Faculty

Benjamin Barbour

Lecturer (Part-Time), English

[email protected]

Kevin Belknap

Lecturer (Part-Time), English

[email protected]

129 Kochel

Erika Berlin, M.A.

Lecturer (Part-Time), Media and Communication

[email protected]

Rhonda Berlin

Lecturer in Music (Part-Time), Music, Theatre, and Visual Arts program

[email protected]

Gregory H. Bondar, M.A.

Lecturer (Part-Time), History

153 Kochel

147 Kochel

CORE, Federal House

Stacey Hetrick, B.S.

Lecturer (Part-Time), Media and Communication

[email protected]

James J. Hodge, Ph.D.

Director, Susan Hirt Hagen CORE

Assistant Research Professor, Psychology

Faculty Affiliate, The Public Policy Initiative at Penn State Behrend

[email protected]

814-898-7041

CORE, Federal House

155 Kochel

212 Erie Hall

162 Kochel

Faculty Emeriti

[email protected]

Mary Connerty, Ph.D.

Teaching Professor Emerita, English

[email protected]

Eric Corty, Ph.D.

Director Emeritus, School of Humanities and Social Sciences

Professor Emeritus, Psychology

[email protected]

[email protected]

352-212-5409

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Kathryn Willis Wolfe, Ph.D.

Professor Emerita of French, Languages

[email protected]