UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The following is a list of fixed-term faculty promotions at Penn State, effective July 1.
The list of academic promotions for tenured and tenure-line faculty members is available here.
The following individuals have been promoted to research or teaching professor:
Sydney Aboul-Hosn, comparative literature, College of the Liberal Arts, teaching professor
Sanjib Adhikary, anesthesiology and perioperative medicine, College of Medicine, professor
Scott Armen, surgery and neurosurgery, College of Medicine, professor
Stephanie Bernard, radiology, College of Medicine, professor
Dmitri Bezinover, anesthesiology and perioperative medicine, College of Medicine, professor
David Biddinger, entomology, College of Agricultural Sciences, research professor
Bettina Brandt, German, College of the Liberal Arts, teaching professor
Russell Chuderewicz, economics, College of the Liberal Arts, teaching professor
Stephen Conlon, Applied Research Lab, research professor
Mary Connerty, English, Penn State Behrend, teaching professor
Wesley Donahue, learning and performance systems, College of Education, teaching professor
Paula Droege, philosophy, College of the Liberal Arts, teaching professor
David Dzikowski, communication arts and sciences, College of the Liberal Arts, teaching professor
Timothy Eden, Applied Research Lab, research professor
Loida Escote-Carlson, biochemistry and molecular biology, Eberly College of Science, teaching professor
Robert Faux, engineering, Penn State Wilkes-Barre, teaching professor
N. Benjamin Fredrick, family and community medicine and public health sciences, College of Medicine, professor
Edward Glantz, College of Information Sciences and Technology, teaching professor
Kimberly Harbaugh, neurosurgery, College of Medicine, professor
Steven Haynes, College of Information Sciences and Technology, teaching professor
Mark Iantosca, neurosurgery, College of Medicine, professor
James Jaap, English, Penn State Greater Allegheny, teaching professor
Paul Kellermann, English, College of the Liberal Arts, teaching professor
Frank Koe, School of Engineering Design, Technology, and Professional Programs, College of Engineering, teaching professor
Grzegorz Krawczyk, entomology, College of Agricultural Sciences, research professor
Jeffrey Love, psychology, College of the Liberal Arts, teaching professor
Kimberly Mallett, Prevention Research Center, College of Health and Human Development, research professor
Guadalupe Marti-Pena, Spanish, College of the Liberal Arts, teaching professor
Christine Masters, engineering science and mechanics, College of Engineering, teaching professor
Heather McCoy, French, College of the Liberal Arts, teaching professor
Mark McLeod, economics, College of the Liberal Arts, teaching professor
Margaret Michels, communication arts and sciences, College of the Liberal Arts, teaching professor
Irina Mikaelian, Germanic and Slavic languages and literatures, College of the Liberal Arts, teaching professor
Michael Milligan, history, College of the Liberal Arts, teaching professor
Peter Miraldi, communication arts and sciences, College of the Liberal Arts, teaching professor
Kathleen Noce, management information systems, Penn State Behrend, teaching professor
Steele Nowlin, English, College of the Liberal Arts, teaching professor
Rosalie Ocker, College of Information Sciences and Technology, teaching professor
Christopher Palma, astronomy, Eberly College of Science, teaching professor
Andrew Peck, psychology, College of the Liberal Arts, teaching professor
Cynthia Pellock, learning and performance systems, College of Education, teaching professor
Rosemarie Petrilla, physical therapy, Penn State Hazleton, teaching professor
Juan (Jan) Qiu, family and community medicine, College of Medicine, professor
Samuel Richards, sociology, College of the Liberal Arts, teaching professor
Robert Roecklein, English, Penn State Behrend, teaching professor
Nabeel Sarwani, radiology, College of Medicine, professor
Laurie Scheuble, sociology, College of the Liberal Arts, teaching professor
Michael Siegel, astronomy, Eberly College of Science, research professor
Sanford Smith, ecosystem science and management, College of Agricultural Sciences, teaching professor
Olanrewaju Sodeinde, biochemistry and molecular biology, Eberly College of Science, teaching professor
Mansour Solaimanian, civil and environmental engineering and Larson Transportation Institute, College of Engineering, research professor
Laura Spielvogel, women's, gender, and sexuality studies, College of the Liberal Arts, teaching professor
Dana Stuchul, curriculum and instruction, College of Education, teaching professor
Deryn Verity, applied linguistics, College of the Liberal Arts, teaching professor
Gary Viebranz, music, Penn State Behrend, teaching professor
Lorena Waselinko, English, College of the Liberal Arts, teaching professor
Shirley Woika, educational psychology, counseling and special education, College of Education, teaching professor
Jill Wood, women’s, gender, and sexuality studies, College of the Liberal Arts, teaching professor
Robin Yaure, human development and family studies, Penn State Mont Alto, teaching professor
The following individuals have been promoted to associate research, teaching or clinical professor:
Brian Allen, pediatrics and psychiatry, College of Medicine, associate professor
Carl Anderson, English, College of the Liberal Arts, associate teaching professor
Melanie Archangeli, Spanish, College of the Liberal Arts, associate teaching professor
Seunghoon Bang, mathematics, Eberly College of Science, associate teaching professor
Raman Baweja, psychiatry, College of Medicine, associate professor
Andrew Baxter, mathematics, Eberly College of Science, associate teaching professor
Ryan Baxter, Dutton e-Education Institute, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, associate teaching professor
Lori Bedell, communication arts and sciences, College of the Liberal Arts, associate teaching professor
Terry Blakney, statistics, Penn State Behrend, associate teaching professor
Margaret Blue, Spanish, College of the Liberal Arts, associate teaching professor
Elizabeth Brady, communication arts and sciences, College of the Liberal Arts, associate teaching professor
Debbie Brooks, educational psychology, counseling and special education, College of Education, associate teaching professor
Jason Brooks, veterinary and biomedical sciences, College of Agricultural Sciences, associate clinical professor
Christine Brown, literacy, education, and American studies, Penn State Brandywine, associate teaching professor
Patricia Buchanan, statistics, Eberly College of Science, associate teaching professor
Jarrett Cain, orthopaedics and rehabilitation, College of Medicine, associate professor
Sommar Chilton, communication sciences and disorders, College of Health and Human Development, associate teaching professor
Scott Collins, accounting, Smeal College of Business, associate clinical professor
Frouke de Quillettes, information sciences and technology, Penn State Wilkes-Barre, associate teaching professor
David Dieteman, management, Penn State Behrend, associate teaching professor
Alicia Drais-Parillo, psychology, College of the Liberal Arts, associate teaching professor
Nancy Dreschel, animal science, College of Agricultural Sciences, associate teaching professor
Karen Duhala, accounting and finance, Penn State Great Valley, associate teaching professor
Sheryl Dykstra, chemistry, Eberly College of Science, associate teaching professor
Hassan El-Chabib, civil and environmental engineering, College of Engineering, associate teaching professor
Umar Farooq, medicine, College of Medicine, associate professor
Maureen Feineman, geosciences, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, associate research professor
Sara Ferguson, dermatology, College of Medicine, associate professor
Angela Fishman, mathematics, Penn State Beaver, associate teaching professor
Elizabeth Flaherty, art history, Penn State Lehigh Valley, associate teaching professor
Mark Gagnon, agricultural economics, sociology, and education, College of Agricultural Sciences, associate teaching professor
Sharon Gallagher, English, Penn State Behrend, associate teaching professor
Jacqueline Gianico, applied linguistics, College of the Liberal Arts, associate teaching professor
Beatriz Glick, Spanish, Penn State Hazleton, associate teaching professor
Joseph Gyekis, biobehavioral health, College of Health and Human Development, associate teaching professor
Nicole Hackman, pediatrics, College of Medicine, associate professor
Jonathan Hall, physics, Penn State Behrend, associate teaching professor
Tracy Halmi, chemistry, Penn State Behrend, associate teaching professor
Benjamin Henderson, communication arts and sciences, College of the Liberal Arts, associate teaching professor
Jamie Howard, science and engineering, Penn State Abington, associate teaching professor
Melissa Hunter, psychology, College of the Liberal Arts, associate teaching professor
Haruko Iwami, Japanese, College of the Liberal Arts, associate teaching professor
Nina Jenkins, entomology, College of Agricultural Sciences, associate research professor
Jennifer Jewell, physical therapy, Penn State Shenango, associate teaching professor
Erin Johnson, humanities, arts, and social sciences, Penn State Berks, associate teaching professor
Arthur Jones, supply chain and information systems, Smeal College of Business, associate teaching professor
Aditya Joshi, psychiatry, College of Medicine, associate professor
Elena Joshi, industrial and manufacturing engineering, College of Engineering, associate teaching professor
Monika Joshi, medicine, College of Medicine, associate professor
Karen Kackley-Dutt, biology, Penn State Lehigh Valley, associate teaching professor
Dipti Karamchandani, pathology, College of Medicine, associate professor
Mohamad Kassab, software engineering, Penn State Great Valley, associate research professor
Kevin Kelley, psychology, Penn State Lehigh Valley, associate teaching professor
Elizabeth King, Dutton e-Education Institute, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, associate teaching professor
Kurt Kistler, chemistry, Penn State Brandywine, associate teaching professor
Lauren Kramer, kinesiology, College of Health and Human Development, associate teaching professor
Robin Kramer, communication arts and sciences, College of the Liberal Arts, associate teaching professor
Stanley Kranc, English, College of the Liberal Arts, associate teaching professor
Teresa (Dena) Lang, School of Engineering Design, Technology, and Professional Programs, College of Engineering, associate teaching professor
Louis Leblond, physics, Eberly College of Science, associate teaching professor
Laura Leites, ecosystem science and management, College of Agricultural Sciences, associate research professor
Amy Linch, political science, College of the Liberal Arts, associate teaching professor
Jerome Lyn-Sue, surgery, College of Medicine, associate professor
Mark Mahon, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, College of Engineering, associate teaching professor
Ann Martinelli, social science, Penn State Abington, associate teaching professor
Ana Matkovic, astronomy, Eberly College of Science, associate teaching professor
Brian McGillen, medicine, College of Medicine, associate professor
Judith McKelvey, English, College of the Liberal Arts, associate teaching professor
Ines Meyer-Hoess, communication arts and sciences, College of the Liberal Arts, associate teaching professor
Anthony Mitchell, African and African American studies, Penn State Greater Allegheny, associate teaching professor
Timothy Niiler, chemistry and physics, Penn State Brandywine, associate teaching professor
Christopher O'Hara, pediatrics, College of Medicine, associate professor
Cayce Onks, family and community medicine and orthopedics and rehabilitation, College of Medicine, associate professor
Robert Nicholas, Earth and Environmental Systems Institute, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, associate research professor
Lucas Passmore, engineering science and mechanics, College of Engineering, associate teaching professor
Amanda Pearl, psychiatry, College of Medicine, associate professor
Pamela Pologruto, physical therapy, Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus, associate teaching professor
Xinshun Qu, plant pathology and environmental microbiology, College of Agricultural Sciences, associate research professor
Negar Rassaei, pathology, College of Medicine, associate professor
Karl Reichard, Applied Research Lab, associate research professor
Elias Rizk, neurosurgery, College of Medicine, associate professor
Timothy Robicheaux, sociology and criminology, College of the Liberal Arts, associate teaching professor
Gregg Rogers, English, College of the Liberal Arts, associate teaching professor
Sarah Root, industrial and manufacturing engineering, College of Engineering, associate teaching professor
Scott Roths, statistics, Eberly College of Science, associate teaching professor
David Salvia, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, College of Engineering, associate teaching professor
Thomas Samson, surgery, pediatrics, and neurosurgery, College of Medicine, associate professor
Maryellen Schaub, education policy studies, College of Education, associate teaching professor
Douglas Schumer, engineering design, Penn State Great Valley, associate teaching professor
Stacy Sekely, physical therapy, Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus, associate teaching professor
Jarrett Sell, family and community medicine, College of Medicine, associate professor
Elizabeth Seymour, history and women’s, gender, and sexuality studies, Penn State Altoona, associate teaching professor
Steven Shaffer, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, College of Engineering, associate teaching professor
Elzbieta Sikora, engineering science and mechanics, College of Engineering, associate teaching professor
Patricia Silveyra, pediatrics, biochemistry, and molecular biology, and humanities, College of Medicine, associate professor
Derek Sim, biology, Eberly College of Science, associate research professor
Lori Van der Sluys, chemistry, Eberly College of Science, associate teaching professor
Howard Smith, criminology, College of the Liberal Arts, associate teaching professor
Behzad Soleimani, surgery, College of Medicine, associate professor
Samia Suliman, engineering science and mechanics, College of Engineering, associate teaching professor
Lee Yong Tan, Chinese and coordinator of China engagements, College of the Liberal Arts, associate teaching professor
Roderick Thomas, agricultural and biological engineering, College of Agricultural Sciences, associate teaching professor
Leana Topper, biology, Eberly College of Science, associate teaching professor
Giampietro Vairo, kinesiology, College of Health and Human Development, associate teaching professor
Stephen Van Hook, physics, Eberly College of Science, associate teaching professor
Lauren Van Scoy, medicine and humanities, College of Medicine, associate professor
A. David Villani, communications and music, Penn State Altoona, associate teaching professor
John Weber, business and economics, Penn State Wilkes-Barre, associate teaching professor
Timothy Wheeler, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, College of Engineering, associate teaching professor
Andrew Wiesner, statistics, Eberly College of Science, associate teaching professor
Casey Wiley, English, College of the Liberal Arts, associate teaching professor
Nicole Williams, pathology, College of Medicine, associate professor
Matthew Willyard, mathematics, Eberly College of Science, associate teaching professor
Judith Withrow, psychology, College of the Liberal Arts, associate teaching professor
Thammajun Wood, chemical engineering, College of Engineering, associate research professor
Suzanne Wright, accounting, Smeal College of Business, associate teaching professor
Xinli Wu, School of Engineering Design, Technology, and Professional Programs, College of Engineering, associate teaching professor
Nelson Yee, medicine, College of Medicine, associate professor
Barbara Yener, accounting, Smeal College of Business, associate teaching professor
Shangming Zhang, physical medicine and rehabilitation, College of Medicine, associate professor
The following individuals have been promoted to assistant research, teaching or clinical professor:
Jan Babcock, English, College of the Liberal Arts, assistant teaching professor
Robert Beaury, School of Engineering Design, Technology, and Professional Programs, College of Engineering, assistant teaching professor
Theresa Clemente, business administration, Penn State Wilkes-Barre, assistant teaching professor
Marshall Davis, administration of justice, Penn State Wilkes-Barre, assistant teaching professor
Brian Egan, animal science, College of Agricultural Sciences, assistant teaching professor
Ola El-Rashiedy, science and engineering, Penn State Abington, assistant teaching professor
Ann Fetterman, English, Penn State York, assistant teaching professor
Melanie Ford, computer science and software engineering, Penn State Behrend, assistant teaching professor
Lori Gravish Hurtack, kinesiology, College of Health and Human Development, assistant teaching professor
Kira Hamman, mathematics, Penn State Mont Alto, assistant teaching professor
Craig Houghton, forest technology, Penn State Mont Alto, assistant teaching professor
Alison Jaenicke, English, College of the Liberal Arts, assistant teaching professor
Ronald Kelly, administration of justice, Penn State Schuylkill, assistant teaching professor
Tiffany MacQuarrie, English, Penn State Beaver, assistant teaching professor
LaVarr McBride, administration of justice, Penn State Beaver, assistant teaching professor
Faith McDonald, English, College of the Liberal Arts, assistant teaching professor
Rita Mejias, arts and humanities, Penn State Abington, assistant teaching professor
Lisa Melanson, mathematics, Eberly College of Science, assistant teaching professor
Lori Miraldi, School of Engineering Design, Technology, and Professional Programs, College of Engineering, assistant teaching professor
Fredrick Nitterright, engineering, Penn State Behrend, assistant teaching professor
Dale Olver, animal science, College of Agricultural Sciences, assistant teaching professor
Angela Pettitt, English, Penn State Shenango, assistant teaching professor
Brandi Robinson, Dutton e-Education Institute, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, assistant teaching professor
Ellen Rom, ecosystem science and management, College of Agricultural Sciences, assistant teaching professor
Barbara Rostick, kinesiology, Penn State Brandywine, assistant teaching professor
Haley Sankey, Dutton e-Education Institute, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, assistant teaching professor
Steven Seman, meteorology and atmospheric science, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, assistant teaching professor
Timothy Sichler, engineering, Penn State Wilkes-Barre, assistant teaching professor
Beatrice Sirakaya, biochemistry and molecular biology, Eberly College of Science, assistant teaching professor
Thomas Skibinski, civil and environmental engineering, College of Engineering, assistant teaching professor
Joan Smeltzer, mathematics, Penn State York, assistant teaching professor
Brian Soule, recreation, park, and tourism management, College of Health and Human Development, assistant teaching professor
Lisa Stevenson, psychology, College of the Liberal Arts, assistant teaching professor
Jodie Styers, mathematics education, Penn State Behrend, assistant teaching professor
Karen Stylianides, kinesiology, Penn State Hazleton, assistant teaching professor
Claudia Tanaskovic, chemistry, Penn State Beaver, assistant teaching professor
Patrick Tunno, School of Engineering Design, Technology, and Professional Programs, College of Engineering, assistant teaching professor
Kendra Sites Wolgast, education, Penn State Mont Alto, assistant teaching professor
