Penn State announces non-tenure-line faculty promotions, effective July 1, 2022

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The following is a list of non-tenure-line faculty promotions at Penn State, effective July 1, 2022. The University announced promotions for tenured and tenure-line faculty earlier this year. 

The following individuals have been promoted to assistant teaching professor:

• Jeff Barr, Division of Business, Engineering, and Information Sciences and Technology, Penn State Altoona
• Jordan Bittner, Division of Business, Engineering, and Information Sciences and Technology, Penn State Altoona
• Valerie Braman, School of Labor and Employment Relations, College of the Liberal Arts
• Christine Chichester, Department of English, College of the Liberal Arts
• Thomas Cody, School of Music, College of Arts and Architecture
• Theresa Cummins, Department of Human Development and Family Studies, College of Health and Human Development
• Chunyuan Di, Department of Asian Studies, College of the Liberal Arts
• Deb Dreisbach, Division of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, Penn State Berks
• William Fine, Department of English, College of the Liberal Arts
• Jared Frederick, Division of Arts and Humanities, Penn State Altoona
• Deborah Gaydos, mathematics, Penn State Greater Allegheny
• Catie Grant, Department of Telecommunications and Media Industries, Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications
• Erik Johnson, School of Theatre, College of Arts and Architecture
• Jill Johnson, School of Engineering, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
• Frank King, Department of Health Policy and Administration, College of Health and Human Development
• Ashu Kumar, information sciences and technology, Penn State Beaver
• Elise Lindquist, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, College of Health and Human Development
• Marc McCann, Department of Human Development and Family Studies, College of Health and Human Development
• Nancy McClure, Department of Accounting, Smeal College of Business
• Larry Musolino, mathematics, Penn State Lehigh Valley  
• Sharon Myers, Department of English, College of the Liberal Arts
• Gary Neal, Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering
• Marcy Nicholas, English, Penn State York
• Natsuko Osada, Department of Asian Studies, College of the Liberal Arts  
• Morella Ruscitti-Tovar, Department of Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese, College of the Liberal Arts  
• Frank Sorokach, business and economics, Penn State Scranton
• Diane Spradling, business and economics, Penn State DuBois
• Philip Stuczynski, Black School of Business, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
• Emily Wiggins, Department of Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese, Penn State College of the Liberal Arts
• Jia Yu, Department of Asian Studies, Penn State College of the Liberal Arts

The following individuals have been promoted to associate teaching professor:

• Patricia Aguilera-Hermida, School of Behavioral Sciences and Education, Penn State Harrisburg, The Capital College
• Brittany Anderson, School of Science, Engineering and Technology, Penn State Harrisburg, The Capital College
• Brad Baumgartner, Department of English, College of the Liberal Arts
• Amine Benkiran, Department of Mathematics, Eberly College of Science
• Chris Bonner, Division of Arts and Humanities, Penn State Abington
• Cathy Braasch, Department of Architecture, College of Arts and Architecture
• Laurie Breakey, business and economics, Penn State DuBois
• Joseph Bueter, Department of English, College of the Liberal Arts
• Priyangi Bulathsinhala, Department of Statistics, Eberly College of Science
• Rodrigo Cardenas, Department of Psychology, College of the Liberal Arts  
• Stacey Corle, Division of Education, Human Development and Social Sciences, Penn State Altoona
• Patrick Cosby, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
• Megan Costello, College of Information Sciences and Technology
• Barbara Dehart, Department of Biology, Eberly College of Science
• Ola El-Rashiedy, Division of Science and Engineering, Penn State Abington
• Maria Enriquez, School of Humanities, Penn State Harrisburg, The Capital College
• Mahfuza Farooque, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, College of Engineering
• Joey Fleck, Department of Learning and Performance Systems, College of Education
• Melanie Ford, School of Engineering, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
• George Gehring, School of Science, Engineering and Technology, Penn State Harrisburg, The Capital College
• Nick Giacobe, College of Information Sciences and Technology
• Allie Goldstein, Department of Education Policy Studies, College of Education
• Ahmet Guler, Department of Sociology, College of the Liberal Arts
• Linda Hajec, Black School of Business, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
• Derek Hall, Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
• Heather Hamilton, School of Humanities, Penn State Harrisburg, The Capital College
• Christopher Harben, Black School of Business, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
• Sarah Henneboehl, Department of Germanic and Slavic Languages and Literatures, College of the Liberal Arts
• Erika Hirano-Cook, Department of Asian Studies, College of the Liberal Arts
• Eileen Kowalski, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, College of Health and Human Development
• Christine Krewson, Division of Science and Engineering, Penn State Abington
• Taylor Lake, Department of Communication Arts and Sciences, College of the Liberal Arts
• Daonian Liu, Division of Engineering, Business and Computing, Penn State Berks
• Tiffany MacQuarrie, English, Penn State Beaver
• Joie Marhefka, engineering, Penn State New Kensington
• Efraín Marimón, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, College of Education
• Lavarr McBride, criminal justice, Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus
• Maung Min, business and economics, Penn State Lehigh Valley
• Lori Miraldi, School of Engineering Design, Technology and Professional Programs, College of Engineering
• Eugene Morgan, Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
• Anthony Nelson, Department of Psychology, College of the Liberal Arts
• Steven Nozaki, School of Engineering, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
• Meghan Owenz, Division of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, Penn State Berks
• Kristen Pearson, Division of Education, Human Development and Social Sciences, Penn State Altoona
• Lee Peterson, Division of Arts and Humanities, Penn State Altoona
• Katrina Porter, science, Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus
• Shobha Potlakayala, School of Science, Engineering and Technology, Penn State Harrisburg, The Capital College
• Eric Robbins, Black School of Business, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
• Daniel Schank, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
• Martha Sherman, Department of Sociology, College of the Liberal Arts
• Michael Smitka, Department of Physics, Eberly College of Science
• Karin Sprow Forte, School of Behavioral Sciences and Education, Penn State Harrisburg, The Capital College
• Michael Steward, Department of Mathematics, Eberly College of Science
• Karen Stylianides, health and human development, Penn State Hazleton
• Lena Surzhko Harned, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
• Michael Swogger, School of Behavioral Sciences and Education, Penn State Harrisburg, The Capital College
• Amy Thul, Department of Health Policy and Administration, College of Health and Human Development
• Patrick Tunno, School of Engineering Design, Technology and Professional Programs, College of Engineering
• Raymond Watkins, Department of English, College of the Liberal Arts  
• Kelly Webb, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, College of Health and Human Development
• Johnathan White, arts and humanities, Penn State Greater Allegheny
• Jason Whitney, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, College of Education
• Jason Williams, School of Engineering, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
• Tara Wyckoff, Department of Advertising and Public Relations, Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications
• Lecinda Yevchak, Department of Sociology, College of the Liberal Arts
• Nicole Young, mathematics, Penn State Hazleton
• Anita Yuskauskas, health and human development, Penn State Lehigh Valley
• Jianing Zhi, Black School of Business, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College

The following individuals have been promoted to teaching professor:

• Nicole Andel, English, Penn State Schuylkill
• Harold Aurand, history, Penn State Schuylkill
• Catherine Baumgardner, School of Public Policy, College of the Liberal Arts
• E. Christopher Byrne, Department of Mathematics, Eberly College of Science
• David  Clippinger, School of Engineering, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
• Daniel Costantino, Department of Physics, Eberly College of Science
• Karen Eppley, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, College of Education
• Catherine Fiorillo, theatre and speech, Penn State Schuylkill
• Sharon Gallagher, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
• Beatriz Glick, Spanish, Penn State Hazleton
• Steven Hair, Department of Mathematics, Eberly College of Science
• Nestor Handzy, Department of Mathematics, Eberly College of Science
• Michael Hills, College of Information Sciences and Technology
• Amber Jackson, Department of Communication Arts and Sciences, College of the Liberal Arts
• Amy Linch, Department of Political Science, College of the Liberal Arts
• Jason Litzenberg, Department of Applied Linguistics, College of the Liberal Arts
• Nikki Mattson, Department of Applied Linguistics, College of the Liberal Arts
• Jonathan Needham, Division of Arts and Humanities, Penn State Abington
• Jessica O'Hara, Department of Communication Arts and Sciences, College of the Liberal Arts  
• Douglas Page, Division of Arts and Humanities, Penn State Altoona
• Kirstin Purdy Drew, Department of Physics, Eberly College of Science
• Michele Stine, Department of Biobehavioral Health, College of Health and Human Development
• Mary Vollero, arts and humanities, Penn State DuBois

The following individuals have been promoted to associate librarian:

• Alexandria Chisholm, Reference and Instruction Librarian, Penn State Berks
• Andrew Marshall, Head Librarian, Penn State Greater Allegheny

The following individual has been promoted to librarian:

• William Minter, Digitization and Preservation, University Libraries and Scholarly Communications

The following individual has been promoted to assistant research professor:

• Zachary Barkley, Department of Meteorology and Atmospheric Science, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences

The following individuals have been promoted to associate research professor:

• Mohamed Almekkawy, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, College of Engineering
• Benjamin Stewart Beck, Applied Research Laboratory
• Matthew Beckman, Department of Statistics, Eberly College of Science
• Reid Berdanier, Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering
• Sawyer Campbell, Department of Electrical Engineering, College of Engineering
• Daniel Finke, Applied Research Laboratory
• Shanhai Ge, Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering
• Fabien Grise, Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Eberly College of Science
• Amanda Hanford, Applied Research Laboratory  
• Benjamin Jones, Department of Political Science, College of the Liberal Arts
• Erin Kitt-Lewis, Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing
• Ashley Linden-Carmichael, Edna Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center, College of Health and Human Development
• Michael Manahan, Jr., Applied Research Laboratory
• Sherri Mason, School of Science, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
• Felipe Montes, Department of Plant Science, College of Agricultural Sciences
• Susan Perrine, Department of Anthropology, College of the Liberal Arts

The following individuals have been promoted to research professor: 

• Suresh Iyer, Larson Transportation Institute, College of Engineering
• Cheryl Keller, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Eberly College of Science
• Gang Ning, Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences
• Bed Poudel, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
• Xiaoxing Wang, Energy Institute, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
• Neela Yennawar, Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences
• Gary Zajac, Department of Sociology, College of the Liberal Arts

The following individual has been promoted to assistant clinical professor: 

• Kenneth Friedhoff, School of Theatre, College of Arts and Architecture

The following individuals have been promoted to associate clinical professor:

• Chelsea Hammond, Department of Marketing, Smeal College of Business
• Kyle Kaplan, Department of Risk Management, Smeal College of Business
• Jason Lunn, Department of Finance, Smeal College of Business
• Heather Lutz, Department of Supply Chain and Information Systems, Smeal College of Business
• Mallory Meehan, Department of Risk Management, Smeal College of Business
• Christopher Solo, Department of Supply Chain and Information Systems, Smeal College of Business

The following individual has been promoted to clinical professor:

• Nancy Mahon, Department of Accounting, Smeal College of Business

The following individual has been promoted to senior instructor:

• Michelle LaClair, Department of Public Health Sciences, College of Medicine

The following individual has been promoted to assistant professor:

• Robert Kerris, Department of Anesthesiology, College of Medicine

The following individuals have been promoted to associate professor:

• Vamsi Alli, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine
• Mandee Baumer, Penn State Law
• Christoph Brehm, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine
• Jessica Butts, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, College of Medicine
• Rachel Casas, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine
• Melissa Coleman, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, College of Medicine
• Ami DeWaters, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine
• Michele Ferenci, Department of Radiation Oncology, College of Medicine
• Tanya Flohr, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine
• Krishne Gowda, Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine
• Shannon Grap, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, College of Medicine
• Mary Joyce Green, Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine
• Sarah Kawasaki, Department of Behavioral Health, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine
• John Kelleher, Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine
• Ashutosh Kumar, Department of Pediatrics, Department of Neurology, College of Medicine
• Jayson Loeffert, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, College of Medicine
• Andrew Lutzkanin, Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine
• Gayatra Mainali, Department of Pediatrics, Department of Neurology, College of Medicine
• Kathryn McGillen, Department of Radiology, College of Medicine
• Tao Ouyang, Department of Radiology, College of Medicine
• Catharine Paules, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine
• Shayne Roberts, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, College of Medicine
• Natasha Romanoski, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, College of Medicine
• Meredith Schade, Department of Medicine, Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, College of Medicine
• Weibin Shi, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, College of Medicine
• Madhavi Singh, Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine
• Dongxiao Sun, Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine
• Thomas Verbeek, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, College of Medicine
• Duane Williams, Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine
• Lichong Xu, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine

The following individuals have been promoted to professor:

• Faisal Aziz, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine
• Franklin Berkey, Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine
• Aman Dhawan, Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation, College of Medicine
• Jill Eckert, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, College of Medicine
• Fauzia Mahr, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine
• Jennifer McCall-Hosenfeld, Department of Medicine, Department of Public Health Sciences, College of Medicine
• Marsha Novick, Department of Pediatrics, Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine
• Jaimey Pauli, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine
• Michael Sather, Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine
• Arati Sharma, Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine
• Lauren Van Scoy, Department of Medicine, Department of Humanities, Department of Public Health Sciences, College of Medicine
• Tiffany Whitcomb, Department of Comparative Medicine, College of Medicine
• Christopher Zacko, Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine