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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The following is a list of non-tenure-line faculty promotions at Penn State, effective July 1, 2023.

The list of tenure-line faculty promotions is available here

The following individuals have been promoted to assistant teaching professor:

  • Shawn Bernecky, Division of Business, Engineering, and Information Sciences and Technology, Penn State Altoona
  • Matthew Checchio, Department of Marketing, Smeal College of Business
  • Stephen Cohen, Division of Arts and Humanities, Penn State Abington
  • Lori Connelly, Office for Undergraduate Education, College of Agricultural Sciences
  • Simon Cottart, Department of French and Francophone Studies, College of the Liberal Arts
  • Erin Dick, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
  • Marly Doty, human development and family studies, Penn State DuBois
  • Cassandra Ghinos, Department of Risk Management, Smeal College of Business
  • David Hozza, College of Information Sciences and Technology
  • Bradley Jakubowski, Department of Plant Science, College of Agricultural Sciences
  • Jackie Kaminski, Division of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Penn State Altoona
  • Guadalupe Kasper, Division of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, Penn State Berks
  • Ying Kline, Department of Asian Studies, College of the Liberal Arts
  • Megan Kohler, John A. Dutton Institute for Teaching and Learning Excellence, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
  • Gabe Kramer, School of Science, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
  • Brian Lani, School of Engineering, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
  • Shuishui Long, Department of Asian Studies, College of the Liberal Arts
  • Megan Lorenz, business, Penn State York
  • Keith Machtinger, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, College of Education
  • Heidi Manfred, Division of Education, Human Development and Social Sciences, Penn State Altoona
  • Kevin Mayhew, Division of Social Sciences, Penn State Abington
  • Christine McDonald, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, College of Education
  • Zack Mclaughlin-Alcock, Division of Science and Engineering, Penn State Abington
  • Jennifer Meengs, Department of Nutritional Sciences, College of Health and Human Development
  • Miki Murakami, Department of Asian Studies, College of the Liberal Arts
  • Kathleen O'Toole, Department of Journalism, Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications
  • Susan Owens, Division of Science and Engineering, Penn State Abington
  • Michelle Paret, Department of Statistics, Eberly College of Science
  • Jonathan Price, history, Penn State York
  • Dawn Renninger, Division of Business, Engineering, and Information Sciences and Technology, Penn State Altoona
  • Brad Sottile, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, College of Engineering
  • Kelly Sprinkle, kinesiology, Penn State Mont Alto
  • Mami Tanaka, Department of Asian Studies, College of the Liberal Arts
  • Stacy Tibbetts, Department of English, College of the Liberal Arts
  • Fang Wan, Department of Asian Studies, College of the Liberal Arts
  • Bill Zimmerman, Department of Advertising and Public Relations, Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications

The following individuals have been promoted to associate teaching professor:

  • Charles Archer, Division of Arts and Humanities, Penn State Abington
  • Roxanne Atterholt, human development and family studies, Penn State Shenango
  • Jennifer Barton, Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing, Penn State Hershey
  • Kristen Baxter, Department of Classics and Ancient Mediterranean Studies, College of the Liberal Arts
  • Jonna Belanger, Department of Kinesiology, College of Health and Human Development
  • Joanna Bissell-Havran, Department of Human Development and Family Studies, College of Health and Human Development
  • Fernanda Bonafini, Department of Mathematics, Eberly College of Science
  • Kevin Bowley, Department of Meteorology and Atmospheric Science, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
  • Jeffrey Chiampi, computer science, Penn State Wilkes-Barre
  • Thomas Cody, School of Music, College of Arts and Architecture
  • Ashley Cowger, School of Humanities, Penn State Harrisburg, The Capital College
  • Jennifer Croyle, psychology, Penn State Greater Allegheny
  • Joseph Cuiffi, engineering, Penn State New Kensington
  • Stephen Dillen, Division of Business, Engineering and Information Sciences and Technology, Penn State Altoona
  • Michele Duffey, Department of Kinesiology, College of Health and Human Development
  • Lisa Jo Elliott, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
  • Matthew Endres, Department of Biology, Eberly College of Science
  • Mark Fedkin, John A. Dutton Institute for Teaching and Learning Excellence, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
  • Susana García Prudencio, Department of Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese, College of the Liberal Arts
  • Andrea Gregg, Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering
  • Melvin Gupton, Division of Arts and Humanities, Penn State Abington
  • Eric Handley, Department of Recreation, Park, and Tourism Management, College of Health and Human Development
  • Richard Hedderick, Black School of Business, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
  • Jacquelyn Huff, School of Engineering Design and Innovation, College of Engineering
  • Aris Karagiorgakis, psychology, Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus
  • Michelle Kaschak, English, Penn State Lehigh Valley
  • Talley Kayser, Department of English, College of the Liberal Arts
  • Shawnee Kelly, Department of Nutritional Sciences, College of Health and Human Development
  • Michelle Knotts, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, College of Education
  • Christopher Kroft, Department of Communication Arts and Sciences, College of the Liberal Arts
  • Kari Kugler, Department of Biobehavioral Health, College of Health and Human Development
  • John Landmesser, information sciences and technology, Penn State Brandywine
  • David Lenze, Department of Management and Organization, Smeal College of Business
  • Melisa Littleton, rehabilitation and human services, Penn State Wilkes-Barre
  • Xin Liu, Department of Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese, College of the Liberal Arts
  • Chang Liu, Department of Mathematics, Eberly College of Science
  • Sheri Matter, Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing
  • Lucy McClain, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, College of Education (Shaver’s Creek)
  • Heather McCune Bruhn, Department of Art History, College of Arts and Architecture
  • Elaine Meils, Division of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, Penn State Berks
  • Michele Mekel, Bioethics program, College of the Liberal Arts
  • Taoufik Meklachi, School of Science, Engineering, and Technology, Penn State Harrisburg, The Capital College
  • Lisa Melanson, Department of Mathematics, Eberly College of Science
  • Kelly Mercorella, Department of Educational Psychology, Counseling, and Special Education, College of Education
  • April Millet, John A. Dutton Institute for Teaching and Learning Excellence, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
  • John Minbiole, Department of Communication Arts and Sciences, College of the Liberal Arts
  • Robert Morehead, Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Eberly College of Science
  • Deborah Morton, Linguistics program, College of the Liberal Arts
  • John Neisser, Department of Biology, Eberly College of Science
  • Mary Alyce Nelson, Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing
  • David Nieves, Department of Mathematics, Eberly College of Science
  • John Pachence, Division of Arts and Humanities, Penn State Abington
  • Laurel Pearson, Department of Anthropology, College of the Liberal Arts
  • Kristen Pueschel, mathematics, Penn State New Kensington
  • Leslie Purcell, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, College of Health and Human Development
  • Ellen Raineri, business, Penn State Hazleton
  • Brandi Robinson, John A. Dutton Institute for Teaching and Learning Excellence, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
  • Stevie Rocco, John A. Dutton Institute for Teaching and Learning Excellence, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
  • Erick Rochette, Department of Anthropology, College of the Liberal Arts
  • George Ruth, School of Hospitality Management, College of Health and Human Development
  • Haley Sankey, John A. Dutton Institute for Teaching and Learning Excellence, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
  • Kristin Sciulli, mathematics, Penn State Greater Allegheny
  • Timothy Sichler, engineering, Penn State Wilkes-Barre
  • Adam Simpson, School of Science, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
  • Beatrice Sirakaya, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Eberly College of Science
  • Joan Smeltzer, mathematics, Penn State York
  • Brian Soulé, Department of Recreation, Park, and Tourism Management, College of Health and Human Development
  • Tiffany Squires, Department of Education Policy Studies, College of Education
  • Elizabeth Starkey, School of Engineering Design and Innovation, College of Engineering
  • Frank Stec, Department of Communication Arts and Sciences, College of the Liberal Arts
  • Rajarajan Subramanian, School of Science, Engineering, and Technology, Penn State Harrisburg, The Capital College
  • Emily Thomas, wildlife technology, Penn State DuBois
  • Kristin Thomas, Department of Recreation, Park, and Tourism Management, College of Health and Human Development
  • Kim Trahan, School of Labor and Employment Relations, College of the Liberal Arts
  • Anne Triolo, Department of English, College of the Liberal Arts
  • Valerie Vanderhoff, Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing, Penn State Fayette
  • Maria Vinca, Department of Psychology, College of the Liberal Arts
  • Svetla Vitanova, Department of Finance, Smeal College of Business
  • Gina Whalen, business, Penn State Schuylkill
  • Beth White, Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing
  • Leslie Womeldorf, Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing, Penn State Hershey
  • Cynthia Wood, Division of Business, Engineering, and Information Sciences and Technology, Penn State Altoona

The following individuals have been promoted to teaching professor:

  • Marianne Adam, Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing, Penn State Schuylkill
  • Elizabeth Benedek-Wood, Department of Educational Psychology, Counseling, and Special Education, College of Education
  • Nathaniel Bohna, engineering, Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus
  • Mark Boudreau, biology, Penn State Brandywine
  • Shannon Corkery, Department of Human Development and Family Studies, College of Health and Human Development
  • Molly Countermine, Department of Human Development and Family Studies, College of Health and Human Development
  • Benjamin Cramer, Department of Telecommunications and Media Industries, Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications
  • Brian Crosby, Department of Psychology, College of the Liberal Arts
  • Alicia Drais-Parrillo, Department of Psychology, College of the Liberal Arts
  • JoAnn Foley-Defiore, Department of Biobehavioral Health, College of Health and Human Development
  • Ryan Hassler, Division of Science, Penn State Berks
  • Jamie Howard, Division of Science and Engineering, Penn State Abington
  • Lauren Jacobson, Division of Education, Human Development, and Social Sciences, Penn State Altoona
  • Erin Johnson, Division of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, Penn State Berks
  • Alandra Kahl, engineering, Penn State Greater Allegheny
  • Shannon Kennan, Department of Journalism, Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications
  • Suzanne Kuhn, Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing, Penn State Altoona
  • Dena Lang, School of Engineering Design and Innovation, College of Engineering
  • Joshua Marquit, psychology, Penn State Brandywine
  • Ana Matkovic, Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Eberly College of Science
  • Pamela Pologruto, physical therapist assistant, Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus
  • Sarah Ritter, School of Engineering Design and Innovation, College of Engineering
  • Joseph Roberts, Department of Mathematics, Eberly College of Science
  • Stacy Sekely, physical therapist assistant, Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus
  • Howard Smith, Department of Sociology and Criminology, College of the Liberal Arts
  • Susan Stewart, Department of Aerospace Engineering, College of Engineering
  • Gina Tarud, physical therapy, Penn State Hazelton
  • Leana Topper, Department of Biology, Eberly College of Science
  • Giampietro Vairo, Department of Kinesiology, College of Health and Human Development
  • Bryan Wang, Division of Science, Penn State Berks
  • Andrew Wiesner, Department of Statistics, Eberly College of Science
  • G. Burch Wilkes, Department of Recreation, Park, and Tourism Management, College of Health and Human Development
  • Matthew Willyard, Department of Mathematics, Eberly College of Science

The following individuals have been promoted to librarian:

  • Kevin Clair, Digital Collections Librarian, Eberly Family Special Collections Library
  • Clara Drummond, Curator and Exhibitions Coordinator, Eberly Family Special Collections Library
  • Rebecca Mattson, Head of Faculty and Research Services and Professor of Legal Research, Penn State Law

The following individuals have been promoted to assistant research professor:

  • Guy Lavallee, Materials Research Institute, Office of the Senior Vice President for Research
  • Nichole Wonderling, Materials Research Institute, Office of the Senior Vice President for Research

The following individuals have been promoted to associate research professor:

  • Xiaoxiao Bai, Social Science Research Institute, Office of the Senior Vice President for Research
  • Adrian Barragan, Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, College of Agricultural Sciences
  • Gopal Bhatt, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering
  • Frances Blanchette, Department of Psychology, College of the Liberal Arts
  • Trevor Clark, Materials Research Institute, Office of the Senior Vice President for Research
  • Sarah Craig, Department of Biology, Eberly College of Science
  • Brendan Culleton, Institutes of Energy and the Environment, Office of the Senior Vice President for Research
  • Tyler Dare, Applied Research Laboratory, Office of the Senior Vice President for Research
  • Jeffery Dodds, Animal Resource Program, Office of the Senior Vice President for Research
  • Chad Eichfeld, Materials Research Institute, Office of the Senior Vice President for Research
  • Olga Esakova, Department of Chemistry, Eberly College of Science
  • Mark Fanton, Applied Research Laboratory, Office of the Senior Vice President for Research
  • Oren Gall, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, College of Engineering
  • Jennifer Gray, Materials Research Institute, Office of the Senior Vice President for Research
  • Verna Kale, Department of English, College of the Liberal Arts
  • Malgorzata Kowalik, Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering
  • Prabhani Kuruppumullage Don, Department of Statistics, Eberly College of Science
  • Tatiana Laremore, Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences, Office of the Senior Vice President for Research
  • Bangzhi Liu, Materials Research Institute, Office of the Senior Vice President for Research
  • Tapas Mal, Department of Chemistry, Eberly College of Science
  • David Miller, Department of Meteorology and Atmospheric Science, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
  • Simon Miller, Applied Research Laboratory, Office of the Senior Vice President for Research
  • Nicole Morgan, Social Science Research Institute, Office of the Senior Vice President for Research
  • Jeremy Schreiber, Applied Research Laboratory, Office of the Senior Vice President for Research
  • Taylor Scott, Edna Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center, College of Health and Human Development
  • Yuning Shi, Department of Plant Science, College of Agricultural Sciences
  • Meg Small, Edna Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center, College of Health and Human Development
  • Michelle Spiering, Department of Chemistry, Eberly College of Science
  • Josh Stapleton, Materials Research Institute, Office of the Senior Vice President for Research
  • Timothy Tighe, Materials Research Institute, Office of the Senior Vice President for Research
  • Ke Wang, Materials Research Institute, Office of the Senior Vice President for Research
  • Douglas Warui, Department of Chemistry, Eberly College of Science

The following individuals have been promoted to research professor: 

  • Keith Aronson, Social Science Research Institute, Office of the Senior Vice President for Research
  • Amira Barhoumi Meddeb, Materials Research Institute, Office of the Senior Vice President for Research
  • Robert Campbell, Applied Research Laboratory, Office of the Senior Vice President for Research
  • Michael Krane, Applied Research Laboratory, Office of the Senior Vice President for Research
  • Laura Leites, Department of Ecosystem Science and Management, College of Agricultural Sciences
  • Natasha Miles, Department of Meteorology and Atmospheric Science, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences

The following individual has been promoted to assistant clinical professor: 

  • Ross Weinreb, Department of Architecture, College of Arts and Architecture

The following individuals have been promoted to associate clinical professor:

  • Gopal Balachandran, Penn State Law
  • Jamey Darnell, Department of Management and Organization, Smeal College of Business
  • Jennifer Eury, Department of Management and Organization, Smeal College of Business
  • Jeanette Miller, Department of Management and Organization, Smeal College of Business
  • Richard Settgast, Penn State Law
  • Rashmi Sharma, Department of Supply Chain and Information Systems, Smeal College of Business
  • Johanna Slot, Department of Marketing, Smeal College of Business
  • Hayley Springer, Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, College of Agricultural Sciences
  • Sandra Testa Michelson, Department of Psychology, College of the Liberal Arts

The following individuals have been promoted to clinical professor:

  • Scott Collins, Department of Accounting, Smeal College of Business
  • Laurie Mulvey, Department of Sociology and Criminology, College of the Liberal Arts

The following individual has been promoted to senior instructor:

  • Julie Lentes, Department of Public Health Sciences, College of Medicine

The following individuals have been promoted to assistant professor:

  • Diwakar Bastihalli Tukaramrao, Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine
  • Einat Slonimsky, Department of Radiology, College of Medicine
  • Daniel Wingert, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, College of Medicine

The following individuals have been promoted to associate professor:

  • Justen Aprile, Departments of Pediatrics and Humanities, College of Medicine
  • Angela Choe, Department of Radiology, College of Medicine
  • David Chu, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine
  • Katharine Dalke, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health and Humanities, College of Medicine
  • Anthony Dambro, Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine
  • Sol De Jesus, Department of Neurology, College of Medicine
  • Nicholas Duca, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine
  • Diana Jho, Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine
  • Rong Jin, Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine
  • Rayford June, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine
  • Kathryn Kasmire, Departments of Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics, College of Medicine
  • Gurwant Kaur, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine
  • Divpreet Kaur, Department of Neurology, College of Medicine
  • Jaime Long, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine
  • Susan MacDonald, Department of Urology, College of Medicine
  • Mark Mason, Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, College of Medicine
  • Jonathan Nunez, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine
  • Nicole Osevala, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine
  • Neha Patel, Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine
  • Brandon Peterson, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine
  • Joseph Petfield, Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, College of Medicine
  • John Radtka, Departments of Surgery and Neurosurgery, College of Medicine
  • Bunty Shah, Department of Anesthesiology, College of Medicine
  • Rebecca Sivarajah, Department of Radiology, College of Medicine
  • Natthapol Songdej, Departments of Medicine and Pediatrics, College of Medicine
  • Leonard Tuanquin, Department of Radiation Oncology, College of Medicine
  • Gary Updegrove, Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, College of Medicine
  • Christopher Weller, Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine
  • Elizabeth Werley, Department of Emergency Medicine, College of Medicine
  • Meghan Wilson, Departments of Otolaryngology, Pediatrics, Surgery and Neurosurgery, College of Medicine

The following individuals have been promoted to professor:

  • Esther Bowie, Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine
  • Susan Glod, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine
  • Monika Joshi, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine
  • Guodong Liu, Departments of Public Health Sciences, Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, Pediatrics and Neurology, College of Medicine
  • Max Lowden, Department of Neurology, College of Medicine
  • John Oh, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine
  • Seth Pantanelli, Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine
  • Niraja Rajan, Department of Anesthesiology, College of Medicine
  • Elias Rizk, Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine
  • Deepa Sekhar, Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine
  • Nelson Shu-Sang Yee, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine
  • Scott Simon, Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine
  • Behzad Soleimani, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine
  • Krishnamoorthy Thamburaj, Department of Radiology, College of Medicine
  • Andry Van De Louw, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine
  • To-Nhu Vu, Department of Anesthesiology, College of Medicine